Their starting five are title contenders. On paper, they are the team to beat. |
There has been little respect given to female coaches in this league. I downplay it [100 victories] because personal awards don't mean a whole lot, championships are what I'm about. The big picture is the more opportunities you have for women in this league, the more success we'll find for females. |
There's been little respect given to female coaches in this league. The opportunities, when in doubt, have gone to a male or an NBA guy – some with (coaching) experience, some without. To have been given an opportunity also is a responsibility. I don't take it lightly. The big picture is the more opportunity women have in this league, the more success women will have. |
There's no standing around in this camp. The defense is brand new, including to the returning players, so keeping my patience and cool now is important. |
This is a very focused group. They're very aware of what a few days' rest will do for Lauren. |
Tina's value is huge. As long as I've coached USA Basketball, I don't think we've had a four who drills the 3 as consistently as Tina does. Because she can do damage from the outside, she opens everything up for us offensively. Lisa really benefits from that. And she'll benefit even more in the next few games. |
To be drilled on your home court is not how any of us envisioned this. Coming in here with two home games and home-court advantage, we thought we had a great chance to move onto the Western Conference finals. ... I have to give Van Chancellor and Houston a ton of credit. |
To finish the season on this note is not how any of us envisioned this. |
Very happy about the defense tonight. Holding them to 19 points and 20-percent shooting in the first half was solid, and I was happy to see that we didn't let up in the second half. |
We are so fortunate to have Heidi join our staff. Heidi has tremendous experience in the WNBA as both an assistant and as a head coach, as well as many years in the college game. |
We don't have a lot of trade value. But my commitment is still getting that veteran leadership piece. |
We got steamrolled on our home floor. |
We just got steamrolled on our home floor and that doesn't happen very often. It surprised me that we could never get a grip. |
We just had to rely so much on Lauren in the first half and she really came up big for us. You know she wasn't 100 percent, but sometimes when you're hurt you are focused only on the game itself. |
We lose Betty's points, her energy. She takes a defender away from Lauren. So it changes the flow of our offense for sure. |