We're obviously excited to get that done. She's been a huge part of what we've done. That's a major step for us to get our pieces put together to keep the core of the team. |
Well, we go to the gym tomorrow, ... we get a little stretch and get a little shooting in and we'll try not to turn it over by ourselves. Then we're just getting ready for Tuesday's game. |
What I would call them is opportunistic, ... They take advantage of the little things. |
What it comes down to is: You never know what's going to happen so why not do everything you can to stay at home where you have that advantage? ... I think we all learned how important home court can be last year. |
When we went down there that, as a U.S. basketball player, you're kind of like a rock star off the court, but the minute you step on the court you are the most hated opponent that there is. Everybody measures their progress in international basketball by how they do against the U.S. That's a constant pressure every time you step onto the court. |
When you shoot as bad as we did, you don't give yourself a chance to win. We had one starter in double figures. Without (Ann) Wauters, they played a lot differently. They played all small people out on the perimeter. |
You didn't know how the trade was going to work out. She's given them a dimension they've never had. |
You just have to keep talking your team through the frustration. At the timeout, you gotta say, 'Hey, we just gotta play through it.' What I told them at halftime is that sometimes that is going to happen in a playoff game. You're going to get frustrated with whatever way the calls go, and it's not going to change, so you might as well use these games to get in that mode. |
Your veteran leaders are supposed to lead you to a win, and they did. |