(The loss to Florida) hopefully will make us refocus on our defense. We have been a poor defensive team all year. That is our biggest concern -- defense and turnovers. |
A lot of this tournament is about where you play and not who you play. |
A typical, I think, Georgia-Tennessee match-up is on the way because they like coming down and we like to push tempo as well. So it's going to be a big test for us. We've had some down-to-the-wire games; this could be the same. |
And we talked Tuesday and Wednesday and Thursday ... we talk all the time. But did we talk about playing each other? No, because we had a different agenda. |
Another valuable lesson was handed to us. Our defense and ball-handling killed us. |
As a great long-range shooter, she has drawn the best defender, usually the most athletic, sometimes players with a lot of size. In essence, with her ability to shoot the ball the way she can, she has become a target for every team we play. |
At Duke, they played great and we played bad. At times, North Carolina overwhelmed us with their speed and quickness. |
Candace commented that she had a lot of shots that seemed to go halfway down and come back out. We had to grind it out, and I wasn't particularly happy with that, but was proud at the end. Our ball movement and player movement was stagnant at times. |
Candace makes everyone on the floor better. She does a great job. |
Emotionally, this is a great boost for Alexis and our entire team going into the NCAA tournament. We recognize what Alexis has meant to our team this year. |
Everyone thinks we might curl up and die, both programs. I don't think it's going to happen, so put away your hankies. |
First was our lack of commitment to making stops on the defensive end. I think they (UT players) had another lesson handed to them on defense. |
Her wheels -- the spokes sometimes seem to come out. I always look to see what she grabs. |
Hey, Ivory. You did a great job. |
I didn't feel calm out there. When I looked at the schedule, I thought 'What have I done? |