Coach’s comments: “I don’t ever believe in the word ‘rebuilding’ because it doesn’t give respect to the kids who are still here and who have put in a year’s worth of offseason workouts and practice. We are off to a great start practicewise. We are ahead of where we were last season because the kids know the drills and everything. We have our No. 1 and No. 2 guards and post players back. The seniors have done a great job in communicating with the younger players in a positive way. We are longer and more athletic at most positions. Our defensive system takes a while to get used to. I think we can have an exceptional team. We’ve got the talent this year to win ball games. If we win all the games were supposed to, and a few that we’re not, then we will have a good year.”