I knew it would come down to foul shots and we hit just enough to pull it out. I thought we handled their pressure well and Nick (Mooney) handled the ball against their press and we were able to limit our turnovers.

It turned into a pretty nasty 2-v-1, ... and by the end, they had gotten the better of me and I was running around pouting like a 5-year-old.

Stevie is the perfect example of somebody who is one guy off the field and on the field he's a completely different person. He's usually a fairly passive, relaxed kind of guy, but on the field he can be a dirty little player. ... He's not always the one to kick first, but he'll get after you if it's an even game.

It's something I really wanted to have a run at. So far, it's gone well. I'm just enjoying that challenge, and hopefully over the next eight months or so I can get myself in a position to be a legitimate contender for that spot in the World Cup.

It's new to me. I felt very in-sync stepping in. It says a ton about the depth of this team.

Although the result might not be as important as it is for Costa Rica, it's a big game for a lot of players and a big game for the U.S..

This is definitely one of the hardest places to come and play, not only because it's a good, quality team but the fans and the stadium are fantastic.

Defensively I thought that we made some good plays that set up some easy baskets in that second quarter. The pressure caused some turnovers early and we were able to take advantage when we did force them into mistakes.

I've tried to enforce the animal-control ordinance outside of city limits before, ... It doesn't work. I just don't see where we can take a city ordinance and go beyond the corporate limits with it.

We'll just put a facade on. We'll put the people in the facilities, but we're not even making sure the trainers that train the officers are getting trained.