I am the lone representative from the Mountain West that votes for the women's top 25 teams and I have been voting for Wyoming. The week they beat BYU on the road and New Mexico at home is the best week that any team in the MWC has had this year. |
I had great players when I was (at SDSU) before. Don't let any coach lie and tell you they're brilliant. Don't let them make that up. We had great players, great guard play back then. But it's a work in progress now. |
I personally thought, by getting her a little closer to the hoop, she'd rebound better, she'd get more opportunities, she'd get more double-doubles. |
I think we gave a great effort (today). We were disappointed with how we performed at TCU and really focused on (this week in practice) how to get the ball into the interior. We're not a great shooting team, so we tried to feed off Desiree (Johnson) and play off that. I thought everybody did a great job trying to do what we wanted to do. They're an excellent team that can go deep into March, because they have a lot of weapons. I'll take this effort against anybody, anytime. Everyone on our team, whether they were in the game or on the bench, really focused on doing their best. |
I'm older and wiser, and while patience is still a virtue most coaches lack, it's obviously part of the equation, |
It's a lot easier to sell when you have something to sell, especially where we're located. It helps us to make a statement that we have three teams in the Top 25, as opposed to a Pac-10 that has two. |
My good friend (Lobos assistant coach) Yvonne Sanchez told me New Mexico fans are looking forward to having me back. It's great going back to such a great basketball atmosphere. |
New Mexico's a powerhouse. We're going to work hard and do our best. |
She has that great attitude we're looking for and she's a great teammate. She's sure of herself and confident in her abilities, but she's humble. We just love her. We feel like we got ourselves a steal. |
That's why I came back. In the short term, it's a challenge, but in the long term, it's that much more exciting because if you want to be the best, you have to play the best. Night in, night out, that's what our conference has evolved to be. |
Their offense is so good it gets you demoralized and changes your pace. We cannot afford to do things at that kind of pace. |
There is a great hunger within the program for earning respect from the campus and community and conference. When you look at any team, any program, the difference between good and great is usually between the ears. We need confidence. But you also have to prepare for the success you're going to have. You have to act like a winner. You have to walk like a winner. You have to dress like a winner. You have to carry yourself like a winner. I'm a pretty straight shooter. You don't have to wonder what my thought process is. |
They're a pick-your-poison type (of team). They play great offense (in the paint and on the perimeter). They're not the kind of team you want to zone, but I really felt we couldn't keep up with their movement. |
We just didn't make shots. We hung in OK with it for a half. We weren't fatigued. Frustration caused everybody to come away from what everybody does best. |
We just have zero margin for error. We don't have any depth. We need for everyone to play well in order to have a chance to succeed. |