On the experience their team has, growing up in New York City
A lot of us have played together - played with and against each other - along the way. Once we came here, we grew as a family. We know each other well, and look after each other. We have good chemistry.

On his initial thoughts of LSU
They have a good freshman in Thomas, he's a shotblcoker. And Glen Davis is going to be a tough to handle. Mitchell is a talented guard and is a good shooter. They're a very tough and scrappy team.

On the mood of the team
Well, it's nice to finally we know who we're going to play. Before that, our practices were just us scrimmaging and playing full-court. Today, we know who we're playing and things we have to work on. Today's practice was just different. We took things a little more seriously, we talked more and helped each other out more. It was a different feeling, a good feeling.