Pat Coyle
Pat Coyle
conversation key moments month private proven
We had a private conversation about a month ago. She told me that I could use her in key moments down the stretch, and she's proven that.
ball court walked
We're going to play a lot faster. You're not going to see the ball walked down the court any more.
half open passes second terrific understood
She understood in the first half how they were guarding her, and what was open in the second half. She made terrific decisions, unbelievable passes to our bigs. Her decision-making was terrific.
scholars-and-scholarship status sure turned
She turned it really good. And I'm not sure of the status yet.
athletic bigger decent fits league people
She's athletic. She's got decent size. She can score. That's where this league is going. This league is going bigger and to people that are athletic and can score. She fits that mold.
bench fits picked replace system
She fits into our system well and that is why we picked her up. We've been lucky. You can't replace Ann Wauters but what you get off the bench with Cathrine and (La'Keshia) Frett is what makes the difference.
best defensive goal
She's a difference-maker, especially on the defensive end. I think this is one of our best drafts. Our goal was to get more athletic, to get bigger.
against ball dictate easier fun net team tempo transition
When this team executes, they are fun to watch. You have to dictate tempo against them. When they take the ball out of the net it makes it a lot easier to get back into our transition defense.
anybody bench goal players tonight
Our goal tonight was to play the players on the bench and not get anybody hurt.
instead minutes players rotation
We have an eight-player rotation and those players are going to play. If I can keep their minutes in the 20s instead of the 30s, I'll do it.
five games people rotation
We have an eight-man rotation and those people are going to play the minutes. If we had five games left, two left, one left. It doesn't matter.
afford crucial mistakes
We made crucial mistakes at times when we couldn't afford it. We are going to regroup.
absolutely addition athletic bigger changes goal help needs rule shot
We absolutely addressed some of our needs today. Our goal was to get more athletic and bigger to help with the rule changes (the addition of the 24-second shot clock).
personnel press quicker
We're always physical, we'll always play like that. We're going to play a lot quicker than we have played. We're going to press a lot more. We have the personnel that can play the way we want to.