Our defense was tenacious. We had the energy which we didn't have at Connecticut. The defense initiated a lot of our offense. |
Our offense was not as effective. I would not say our energy level was low. But, it was not tip top. I felt I needed to do something to step up my game. |
Regardless, we knew she'd want us to come back to Europe and go for the gold. While it was shocking when it happened, at the same time we knew what we had to do. |
She came in and talked to us like young women. I think we can take to the talking more than the yelling. We understand what we did wrong and what we needed to do in the second half. |
That helps motivate us. We witnessed everything that happened firsthand and the way we had to adjust and adapt to the situation. The Katrina victims really helped inspire us. |
That's not the motion offense that got us here. |
The first 10 minutes was not our best, but then we began to lock in. |
The play was running perfectly. I had a good screen, but it was a bad shot, I should have had my feet set once I turned. |
Then, I would go outside and perform those drills, until I had not only mastered them but got to the point where I could compete against men. And men who were 20, 30 plus, not just teenagers. |
They did a good job on the defensive end, but most of it dealt with our offense. We just stood around and basically didn't do anything. |
They were up nine. We cut into the lead, but they came back with two 3-pointers back-to-back. You can't let that happen. |
They'll be able to capitalize on some of our mistakes as far as coming out sluggish or not executing the way we should. Everybody is dangerous at this point of the season. |
This is another eye-opener for us, and I expect that our level of play will increase and it will pick up as we get into San Antonio. |
This would be the ultimate thing, to bring a national championship back to my hometown, back to the state of Louisiana, especially with everything that happened here. |
We didn't run our offense effectively. We just stood around too much and made it too easy for Duke to guard us. |