Charli Turner Quotes (32 Quotes)

They don't have good depth. If any of their key players get in foul trouble, that's going to be a problem for them.

We have the mentality and we understand the expectations that have been set. Knowing you can do it and actually doing it are two different things, but for now, I know we can repeat from last year.

The expectations are to win it. We didn't win the Pac-10 regular championship, so this is the last chance to get a (Pac-10 title).

Sometimes, a loss helps you out because it helps you focus on things. One thing we have to do better as a team is evaluate and adjust.

I would hope that the kid didn't mean to. But I don't know, I didn't have a clear view of it.

It went probably better than according to plan. We were prepared for an all-out war.

(California) certainly has a highly touted freshman class. They've got big playmakers on their team.

It was coming, just based on how hard she is working before and after practice. She was the first one here today watching film with me, so ultimately when you put the time in, it always pays off.

We really wanted to make them work hard and I think they got tired. They were losing the game, and with the fatigue combined it's easy to not have positive responses sometimes.

(Late-game situations) are going to help our leadership grow and improve in terms of heat-of-the-battle moments.

It was a quick turn around for us the first time we played them we only had a day to prepare and we usually take it one game at a time. But, all three players are probably going to be first round draft choices and I don't think we played them as smart as

I thought everybody kind of found their shots today. Everybody was really playing to their strengths offensively, which we have not necessarily done the last three games.

We were real savvy in terms of when we gave it to her and we didn't force it. I thought she made great decisions about when to take it up and when to kick it out.

We just need to take it one game at a time. Obviously, the most formidable opponent is Stanford. We just need to come out and play hard and try to salvage this road trip.

We're playing aggressive basketball and we're playing fast paced and with that, as a coach, you've got to live with some turnovers.

We are still grooming our floor leadership.

They're better every which way. They're just a lot more consistent and a lot more confident. They're always a good team, you just see that level of confidence that last year, maybe, without any seniors, wasn't always there.

We weren't digging in at all. We weren't taking anything away, we weren't forcing the action. We were calling out their plays and we were watching them run them.

We thought the No. 1 key was controlling the boards. I thought we did a great job of accomplishing it, and tonight it was the difference.

We've worked so hard to put ourselves in this position that it's a positive thing that we have such high expectations to meet. We'll have to work a little harder this year, but we'll be in a position to contend again this season.

Not many people are drafted. It's a draft -- it doesn't determine the final roster.

The Mercury really do know how good of a player Kristen is and that's why they've invited her to their camp.

It's February, you better bring it. You better bring everything you have on every possession, and I thought we did that in the second half.

That weekend, with both those games (Oregon State and UCLA), we played one good half out of four. Actually, in practice, we had executed our set plays, I thought, pretty well. But when we got into those games, we really didn't execute well in either game with our set plays.

They're a young team, and we've got young players too. But, we've also got strong veterans on our team that we can rely on. Cal doesn't have that luxury.

It's hard to put into words how good she is and it certainly doesn't show up on the stat sheet how much she's put into this team. She has that toughness inside her--she's the black belt kid.

It's one win on the road at a time. Now, we seem ready to keep up our momentum.

Obviously, we're having our road woes, so to get a win on the road was huge for us. We know what lies ahead of us now after playing every Pac-10 team and we've got our momentum back.

Doing a softball game or a walk would not do him justice. He was a maniac in training and it takes an amazing amount of courage to run 4.2 miles.

We build a big lead and we let it go. We definitely played scoreboard basketball tonight.

It's neutral, but it's not. It's not Stanford's home floor, but it works to their advantage.

I thought that was a real highlight that we did a good job of establishing an inside game.