The last time, 15 guys were pretty much a lock. Now it's pretty wide open. There are a lot of younger kids who are doing really well. We'll see how they play in the regular season.

The Kings come first. I need to get the rest and try and get as healthy as I can.

It was a cool event. We're just thankful to be playing at the event and getting our name out there.

It's definitely made new relationships we never thought we would have. We create some beautiful sounds together because we're all so different.

Everybody seems more excited. Things are a lot looser, a little more fun. It feels like a good environment to win some games.

It's always an honor to be picked. You have to know that you can contribute 100 percent, you can't go over there with any doubts in your mind. I need to get the rest and try and get as healthy as I can.

It's a time where both sides would have to look inward to try to get some sense of what their publics want.

A lot is completely wrapped up in a first impression. But if you can take that first impression and buffer it by disseminating information to a person by the time you meet in person, there isn't so much of a shock-and-awe effect.

Definitely. I want to start somewhere, so I'm going to be going after a spot. When I first got here, we were getting hit really hard by the probation. Now we're starting to bounce back a little bit. All this competition is only going to make us better.

These are two very evenly matched teams. That's the way our league is.