The crowd gives us so much energy and we are able to really feed off of it. Hitting those shots and having the crowd go crazy helps boost our confidence. We love our fans.

Anytime you play a finalist it's going to be a challenge.

I love basketball and I'm committed to it, but if I have to lock up my spirit because of basketball, it ain't worth it.

You have to rely on your preparation. You got to really be passionate and try to prepare more than anyone else, and put yourself in a position to succeed, and when the moment comes you got to enjoy, relax, breathe and rely on your preparation so that you can perform and not be anxious or filled with doubt.

I know the strengths and weaknesses of my teammates. I make my passing decisions accordingly

You have good games, you have bad games. You have good years, you have bad years. I have always been kind of philosophical about that.

You have the management team, coaching staff, film staff, analytics team, training staff and playing team, and you're trying to manage all that and it's overwhelming. And then you have the media responsibilities. I don't know that I help at all, but I would think my value would be to help provide more of a clear-headed view from the outside. It's not like I have huge opinions, but I do have my point of view and perspective.