Van Chancellor Quotations

When we got a one-point lead we ought to find a way to win, but we didn't.

She's just a raw talent that's going to develop in time. She's never pushed herself. She's now pushing herself for the first time, and she is doing some good things out there.

She's been a possessed player -- no doubt about it. If she doesn't have the year she's having, we're not in the playoffs.

She's one of the 10 best players in the game right now.

She has a stomach virus and is dehydrated. They thought the best thing for her to do is not play today. We think she'll be ready for Tuesday night.

She has a stomach virus and is dehydrated,

One thing is, late in the game, I just could not get the play I wanted run, and that hurt us some. They did a good job of taking us out of our offense, ... They made the shot (by Powell), and I had four seconds to go. I should have never called the play that we take it to the basket and try to draw the foul.

I don't know when they're going to come back. We're taking it day by day and don't want to rush them back too early. That may hurt in the later stages of the Olympics. Both players are needed because they're two of our best perimeter shooters on the team.

Give Nicole Powell credit for making a great shot,

I enjoyed it when we were the favorites. I'm enjoying us being decisive underdogs, because nobody thinks we'll win this series. So, yeah, I'm enjoying it. I've enjoyed it all. What I'd like to do is see our players play as good as they can play.

I ain't planning on sleeping a lick tonight. I'm going to call my four grand boys to meet me at the airport, and I'm going to celebrate this game for 24 hours. I ain't going to think about Sacramento.

It can get to the hump. It just can't get over the hump.

I think the hardest single thing to do in the game other than shooting the ball is the steal. It's unbelievable what she has done.

I thought Tina Thompson played her best all year. So two great players played but it was a total team victory. I would have never thought that we could limit them to less than 60 points. I'm just really pleased.

I think that's the best Tina played all year,

I said ahead of time that if we were going to be a force in the playoffs, Tina Thompson had to be a force, and she was tonight. She was outstanding. I thought this was as big a win as it gets tonight for us. You just don't realize how hard it is to hold them to 66 points.

I respect everything about Sheryl, how she's handled herself on and off the court. To me, she will always be one of the greatest ambassadors for the game of women's basketball and as a person has helped me win four (WNBA) championships and two gold medals.

Our total effort was just so much better our focus, our enthusiasm.

My whole thought process has been this. Not one person picked us to make the playoffs. Not one person thought we'd beat Seattle in that series.

You just cannot drop behind 13 points and beat a team like this at home.

We've got our work cut out for us in Seattle, ... This format is when you lose the home game first, it's just a bear. But that's not to say that (a turnaround and winning the series) can't be done.

The day that we were eliminated from the playoffs was the day I vowed that would never happen again. I spent every waking moment, in some form or fashion, thinking about a way to get us back.

We do have great depth, and great depth is good,

When you get down to the nitty-gritty, I've always said I like good players who are experienced, ... That's what we have.

What she does in her personal life is her own decision. I respect everything about Sheryl.

But no one has her anticipation. I think right now she's the best defensive guard in the country.

We've had some frustrating moments with this team and this was just another tonight. We just could not get a shot to drop.

We had a great player who played great. I also thought Tina Thompson played her best all year. So two great players played, but it was a total team victory tonight.

Under any condition it's hard to believe that our team came in here and won two games on the road. I just thought we did an outstanding job defending them. Sheryl Swoops: 14 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds. We had a great player who played great.

Unbelievable. Oh, boy, she looks great. She's come back, lost weight, (is) in great shape, looks good.

We changed defenses in the second half ... and I thought it worked good for us.

We think she'll be ready for Tuesday night.

I see the maturity of Michelle Snow, getting better and better each day.

Our team, when they've had their backs against the wall this year, have played pretty good.

Offensively, that's the best Sacramento has ever played against us.

That was about as dominating as I've seen Lauren play, ... ... on the boards, rebounding, defense, scoring.

This is the first playoffs since 2000 we've been really healthy, ... Sheryl is having an MVP type of year, Tina's getting back into form. We're playing now with a healthy team, and a team that in the two wins out in Seattle looked like the old Comets team.

This is one of the most disappointing losses I've ever been in.

Always at this time of year, you just practice to kind of get them sharp, get them to feeling good,

You can't measure the value of a power forward who can score on the block and score from 25 feet.

There will be a lot of good women's coaches coming out of this league. It's only a matter of time.

According to all the media experts, we had no shot. No one picked us to make the playoffs.

It was an absolute fight to get in, ... I think these two teams are evenly matched. We almost won out there; they almost won in here. In four games, every stat you can find indicates that we're about dead even.

I told our team the general manager made a pretty good trade in the Dawn Staley deal.

It looks like that trade has just turned them around,

It's going to be a shootout at the OK Corral, ... One of the greatest games in playoff history. Being at home doesn't necessarily mean you're going to win. These are two of the most evenly divided teams to ever play in the history of the playoffs.

It's hard to believe we could come in here and win two games on the road.

It's hard to believe that we came in here and won two games on the road.

They did a good job of taking us out of our offense.

(Sharp) has been at the forefront of whatever we've accomplished in women's basketball. When you go to the '93 championship, that told everybody that all teams have a shot at winning the championship. It was no longer a championship for the elite or the few. I just think she's one of the giants of our game.

I'm going to tell you now. I've not said this much,

I hadn't slept a wink in a week. I've never been in a game that meant any more to me than this game.

If she had a bad back, I don't want to see her healthy, ... That was about as dominating as I've seen Lauren play, on the boards, rebounding, defense and scoring.

I am very excited to announce that Michelle Snow will be returning. Michelle gives us a great low-post presence with unique rebounding and shot-blocking abilities. She's a great young player who has made tremendous progress during her time here.

I don't want to get into names, and I've never been one to worry about male or female or keep track of the numbers game in the different genders,

I couldn't be happier with the trade for Dawn Staley. She's another coach out there, and she has a lot of gas still left in the tank. I would think she's happy, too. Everybody gets tired of losing.

The Comets organization proved to me their word is as good as gold. That's all I go by. If I can't trust you, I don't want to work for you.

The championship opened it up for so many teams out there. Everybody thought it was possible to win a championship after Texas Tech won it.