Brooke is playing too much. But I think Brooke has done great things for us. Look at how much she's improved her rebounding since Kristen went out. |
Brooke is tough to stop one-on-one. They didn't double her a lot. She's very talented and capable of this kind of game. She was the post player to talk about today. |
Cal is very athletic and balanced but we have to come out and do the things we need to do. |
Candice had an off night, but I think this might be motivating for her. She's real competitive and she likes to score. She likes to make things happen. She won't get down; she'll just come back and play. That's my prediction anyway. I'd hate to guard her on Saturday. |
Candice hit some big shots in the second half and we got it going. We rushed a little bit in the first half but we settled down and that gave us some good momentum into the tournament. |
Candice in foul trouble, we can't have that right now. |
Every single thing about our game is related to aggressiveness. This is going to be a big weekend. We've been in this situation before. Our backs are against the wall and we have to play well. |
For me, last night was as good as I think we can be. That's what I want us to be. |
I can't remember a year when I've moved on as quickly. I made a concerted effort to do that this morning when I got up. I talked to Candice (Wiggins); I talked to my assistant coaches. I am really motivated by the fact that I don't want to be feeling this way a year from today. |
I can't tell you I've ever enjoyed coaching anyone more. I don't have bad moments with the girl. She is a warrior. She just gets it. She understands team and competition at a very deep level. |
I cannot think of any other freshman who has played that position and posted those kind of numbers. |
I don't feel a lot of pressure with this team. |
I don't think we played inspired basketball. I honestly think we looked tired. That isn't how we've been playing. And it isn't going to help us. |
I hate doing this, but before the game I told our team this was a defining game for us. At halftime, I was wishing I hadn't said that. But we needed different people to step up and they did that. |
I have said to Candice, 'You are the leader of our team. That's just the way it is. Brooke is, too. |