"I am just so proud of our team. Just before somebody asks, I'll just tell you that I just told them how much I love them, through thick and thin. I loved them during the 13-game winning streak, the three-game losing streak in the regular season, this four-game losing streak. I told them that I loved them, I think that we've made a lot of progress this year. We got knocked out in the first round two years ago, second round last year. We aimed high this year, and I told them that a lot of teams have to go through this."

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"This is going to really hurt this summer, and I hope it makes them work out harder; it makes me a better coach, because I'm willing to try it again."

"This is going to really hurt this summer, and I hope it makes them work out harder; it makes me a better coach, because I'm willing to try it again."