FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Florida coach Paul Maurice keeps the day-to-day routine simple. Show up for work early and have copious amounts of coffee. Trust assistant coaches to do their jobs. Sit in on meetings when needed. Hammer home a consistent message with players. Swear a little bit sometimes, swear profusely at other times. Hey, it works.

Maurice's third straight trip to the Final has spread his quippy reputation — and rapport with his players — far and wide.

I'm not being disrespectful to the other teams I've coached, but the team here is just the best team I've ever coached. It's not really that close.'