I hope that it's not health-related. I hope it's that she wants a life. It's a hard job, and she's been doing it a long time. And she's done it really, really well. She has been instrumental in the growth of the sport, one of the people who helped get the visibility and credibility we have today. |
I started the people who competed the hardest against Tennessee. I didn't care what class they were in. |
I think (Texas Western coach) Don Haskins probably opened a lot of doors for a lot of people. I can't identify totally with the African-American players, but I can identify as a woman doing things you're not supposed to do. That has been in my thoughts. |
I think that is pure speculation if we would have won with Tiffany in the game. But I do know that we are very dependent on her energy. |
I will say about the WNIT, I remember our football team had to go a couple times to the Holiday Bowl. There was not a great deal of excitement about doing that, and this WNIT is not the NIT. |
I would think extending the court could be one of our biggest changes and something we'll try to take advantage of. |
I'm always proud of a team that refuses to lose. There were times we looked like we would totally lose connection to Missouri, but we kept pecking away. |
I'm looking at where this team has been and what we're asking people to do, and I think we're a lot closer today than we've been at any time this season. |
If anyone knows how to play the guard position, it's her. I think this article really validated to some of our players that she was a really great player. |
If they look at Nina and she looks like she's befuddled, then they feed off of that. Who else is going to have the composure and experience to step up and do that? |
In my mind, they've under-achieved. And today probably was the low point of that. |
It had to be one of our defensive efforts. You're always proud of a team that just refuses to lose ... we just kept pecking away. |
It happened to work out that way. But it was competitive, and there were any number of teams that could have won. It's very much the same situation this season. |
It wasn't the kind of effort we expect. It wasn't the kind of effort that's going to be anything except a loss. It's disappointing, because this team is good enough, but in my mind they have underachieved. Today was probably the low point of that. |
It's a hard job, and she's been doing it a long time and doing it really, really well. She'll be missed not only at Texas Tech and by the players she's coaching, but in the basketball community. She's one of the solid people who has been really instrumental in the growth of our sport. |