Don Flanagan Quotes (34 Quotes)

This was a great stage for Dionne to show what she is capable of doing.

It swelled up pretty good. But we'll let her get treatment on it and see how it goes.

They hurt us real bad on the boards. We could not block them out. They were quicker and jumped at a higher level than we did.

We want people to come support us, and I think they're going to see a great game. They are an extremely quick team that plays hard. It should be fun to watch.

They're overachievers. They didn't come in with a whole lot of athletic ability, but they worked hard on the court, in the classroom and in the community. I knew they would be good for our program, but their work ethic and success really did surprise me.

I like the fact that we separate ourselves from the men's (Sunday announcement). The teams are deserving of that. Women's basketball can stand on its own, and that's a good way to get started.

She's got a really soft touch and is very accurate at getting the ball around the rim, so she gets some nice bounces. We've gotten her going in transition, but I wish she would shoot it even more. She is so good, she can hit it under more pressure or make the foul shots, if someone runs out at her.

This was a tough game for us. I saw so many things I didn't like. They weren't carrying out some things and then the mental part of it I was really disturbed with. I thought we would be mentally prepared.

We have had some inconsistency. But I do feel this is an excellent team. When they're good, they're very, very good. Last night I thought they were very, very good, and I think they can replicate that.

It's their Senior Night, and their players have been through a whole lot. We know it's going to be an emotional game for them. This is one of those times where our players have to be tough, match their intensity and prove they want it more.

I feel confident every time I put her in there that she's going to work hard and won't back down from anyone. She has some freshman moments from time to time, but I really don't feel like there's any drop-off when I put her in the game.

My hand was forced, and I had no choice (but) to play more people. But I'm happy with the way everyone has responded.

Dionne's kind of a tepid player who doesn't really go for that contact right away. But once you get her mad, she'll make you pay.

Julie just loves basketball, and I'm trying to get her to calm her down. She has a tendency to get a little hyper and when she does that she makes some errors in her decisions. When she's relaxed, she's difficult to defend.

I like triangle, but we have a hard time even running set plays with this team, so motion is definitely the better option. Even if everyone doesn't find the right spot, they're always making cuts and moving. If they move, they score.

I thought the second half we played harder. We executed a little better and we defended a little better.

We have to let this loss go and focus on playing our best basketball to end the regular season. I want all their energy channeled toward playing their best against BYU on Saturday. It's the least we can do for all seniors.

I'm not sure why we haven't been taking care of the ball as well at home. We have to make smarter passes and think about what we're doing at all times.

The good thing about being a basketball team is that you play a lot of games. We have a game against New Mexico State, and we have to bounce back.

I thought one of the things that really hurt us was offensive rebounding. When they got an offensive rebound, they scored off of it.

We had an opportunity. We fought for that. We just didn't take full advantage of it.

I can't say whether the rest is good for us unless we beat Air Force. I like to have the team in a rhythm with two games a week. With the extra time off, you worry about them being game-ready.

The players have surprised me, too. Defeating Texas was surprising, seeing all their talent, and we played so well. We've hung in there and showed heart. That's made me happy.

They were just quicker at every position. And that gave us trouble. They were the better team. They showed why they are the defending national champions.

She's very unorthodox on offense. She drives to the basket and has this remarkable ability to catch a lot of people off balance.

I knew Wyoming was a tough team capable of beating anybody. It just sure would have been nice if they hadn't of beaten us.

I think it's highly unlikely she'll play. We don't want to rush her back and risk aggravating the injury.

I thought our intensity was excellent. I thought our defense was excellent. We shot the ball. I was pride of our intensity and poise we had in the game.

I don't think she was fully recovered last year. She was very tentative, and that restricted her play more than anything else. The injury really held her back and didn't let her play her game.

We have to make sure that we don't get intimidated early on because they like to play really physical.

It's a very good idea to close in quickly because she (Young) is so good in the low post. She's a mismatch and she will score, but you want to do anything possible to frustrate her.

She's someone I can count on to help us out when we're in trouble. She's aggressive, and she wants to play. She's been a pleasant surprise. I knew she could be good for us. I just didn't know she could be this good this quickly.

We just didn't execute on offense. We had an opportunity, and we fought really hard for that opportunity, but we didn't do enough.

We really emphasize free-throw shooting and our whole team's ability to shoot free throws well at this time of the year is really important to our success.