(Parker) is a great player. She's what everyone said she was. |
(White) has been on everyone and she's just getting better. She played JV ball last year. She waited her turn, and a lot of athletes don't do that. |
At the beginning of the year everybody was blowing by her. She's had to learn how to play people and how to stop people. She's done that. |
Everything I asked him to do he would do double. He wanted to learn as much as he could and he would put in a lot of time. I really didn't want to give him any recommendations (for head coaching jobs) because he was a tremendous asset to our program. |
I thought Kristi did a great job. She showed what kind of gutsy kid she is. She realizes now she can come back. You can't ask for a better heart or effort. |
I'm very proud of the way they came back. Bangor's a good team and we were able to make them to some different things in the second half. |
If you give them open looks, they don't miss. But if you have someone there, and especially with Paradis because she shoots from the hip, it's going to be a little tougher than if they're open. |
Last year was an exceptional team (in terms of chemistry), but we had been together for two years. This team is brand new. The parts were all there. You were just hoping that the parts would come together and learn their roles. I didn't expect it this soon. I expected it hopefully more next year. But it came together a lot quicker than anticipated. |
Monica is a great athlete. That's probably why she was first team all-defense in the KVAC. |
That, I think, is a contract for life. I hope he never leaves. He has the same basic philosophy as I do and that is building the fundamentals. |
This is about as close as we are. When we can get to the middle of the court together, then we can become a team. |
Tonight reminded me of the old Dick Hunt days. What I'll remember more than anything else is the special crowds. |
We played soft (defense) early on and that was mostly my fault. I didn't want to get Cassie (Cooper) and Rachael (Mack) in foul trouble. |
We worked extremely hard. I think they wanted it for their teammates. This was the best game we've played all year. There's no doubt in my mind. |
We'll be OK. We've got the whole regular season to go, so we're going to be OK. I like my team. |