A little bit of it was they were getting tired physically because the game was so up and down. But we were rotating a lot of kids. We just have to keep getting better. |
A little piece here and a deflection there and we were off and running. It just seemed like the crowd got into it and the whole momentum just shifted. But it was our defensive effort, no doubt. |
A lot of people sold us short this year. I honestly believed it was in us and I think more is in them. |
At halftime, that was the last thing they said, 'Let's do this for KB,' and that's how they played. Emotionally, they were fighting it a little bit. I don't know how they did it, but it was awesome. |
Being able to recruit the pipeline out of Timberline has been really good for us. The Idaho spud connection has been fabulous. |
Eighteen months is a long time to just be out there playing in an open gym and not being coached. Not being able to work on your conditioning, your strength, your game the way you would be in an organized and disciplined situation. |
Everybody that I've talked to has been nothing but positive. I think people know that if you're in a major conference like the Pac-10 and go 11-7 to end up fourth [like UW did] and challenge yourself with the schedule we had, there's no doubt that we're in. We've done what we needed to do. |
For three halves, we played some really good basketball. We had a really nice taste of the NCAA tournament, and now the key is: Do you want to come back and make some noise? |
Going on the road in the Pac-10 is always a challenge. And Arizona State is playing great basketball. They're really going to make us have to play great defense and execute our offense. But it's another great chance for us to get better and build on what we've accomplished. |
Her legacy is unbelievable. Everyone knew how talented she was. Everybody knows what a great basketball player she is. |
Her scoring has improved. She needs to continue working on it. When she gets those open looks it gives us more scoring opportunities. |
Hopefully, we can get through it, get over it and get rested up. It's the strangest, quickest flu I've ever seen happen in all my days and I hope the fans don't get it. It comes on pretty quick. |
How intense her role will be now and whether she has a title, we'll determine that in a couple days. My thoughts are she will be a valuable asset whether her title is student coach or not. We look forward to that continued leadership from her. |
I don't think we have ever been able to do that. |
I don't want to take away from what they've done in San Jose, they've done a great job. But it's not a neutral court. It's an advantage for the two Bay Area schools to play down there. |