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For those of you who think that any of your players are more talented than everyone in the Pac-10, all I can say is.......Really? Do you honestly think that All American candidates from the Pac-10 like Brockman, Gibson, Collison, Budinger, Harden and others are inferior to Mills? He might be as talented as many of them and better than some, but I don't think any Pac-10 team is going to be overwhelmed by his talent.

We definitely have a healthy amount of respect for him (and your entire team) and I expect that he will get his points. The deciding factor in this game is going to be the ability of either team to hit midrange and longer shots. Our two best scorers shot a combined 3 for 22 against UCLA and we were only down by seven points with 30 seconds to go in the game. They normally shoot around 40% (lots of threes from those guys) so even when we shot poorly, our defense kept us in the game. If we can shoot from outside, I like our chances. We will try to throw the ball into Baynes early to see how you react, but as long as you keep him 6' or more from the hoop, that will not be the gamechanger.

On your end, if you can shoot the three, you will have success. Our team relies on a "pack" defense that limits the ability of opposing teams to drive the lane and places a lot of doubles on your big men inside. Our team rotates and doubles better than any team in the country. If we double you, the guy that you think is open already has a different player on him. Your big guys are going to be worn out by the end of the game. Unfortunately, we have struggled when we played teams that were hitting those outside jumpers. Baylor, LSU and UCLA (first game) absolutely destroyed us by burying three pointers.

We'll see how it plays out, but expect it to be a two point ball game with two minutes to go. Who knows what will happen after that.