I don't talk about winning and losing, even if we're the mammoth favorite. I talk about what we have to do to get us in position to win and what we have to do to win. You have to get guys mentally ready and take on personal challenges as a team. We're going to fight them. That's what you have to do as a coaching staff, get them out there to fight them.

Chicago has so many players, and I've recruited Illinois for nine years at Eastern Illinois and Southern Illinois. Players in Chicago -- really good players -- can fall under the radar because there's so many guys there.

He's really made some strides in learning how to handle things in the half court. His decision making in the last three or four games has been better, so his productivity in terms of scoring has gone up.

He's probably a little advanced right now in terms of scoring the ball as compared to other guys in our backcourt. But he just turned 18 this September and has a lot to learn. We're just looking forward to coaching him.

As a coaching staff, we've talked about trying to blend in the new guys with our returning guys. That will be our biggest challenge during the preseason.

They kept fighting. That's what I'm pleased with. But no one likes to lose. We practice and compete to put ourselves in position to win, and we didn't do that.

It's something we can't simulate in practice, ... We don't have that type of size and athleticism. We couldn't stop the bleeding out there.

It's something we can't simulate in practice. We don't have that type of size and athleticism. We couldn't stop the bleeding out there.

It's one-and-done, so a lot of things would have to go your way.

It's a step backward. You expect your guys to compete, play harder and take a chance.