Joanne McCallie Quotes (56 Quotes)

We'll learn from this game and move onto the next one.

I thought they just played a marvelous finish to a very, very good game a solid game. The defensive effort was exceptional, and the plays made down the stretch were exceptional.

They totally built and revitalized women's basketball at Michigan State. If it's possible for two people to sort of 'shake the world,' these two women have definitely done that in the great state of Michigan.

I can't wait to see her when she can use two arms. It's been a challenge for her to play with the injury. I'm sure it is in the back of her mind that she could get hurt. But she's very talented and she's willing to work and learn from Liz.

It was just a classic All-American performance, in terms of her aggressiveness and her willingness to take her team on her back and get the job done.

Of course this game is urgent, but I thought we were urgent and in the moment against Ohio State. People assume the team that advanced to the national championship game returned, and that team did not return. We're a young team, and we're learning how to be urgent. The key is to be consistently attacking.

The time off till next Friday will be a very good thing. Our seniors have logged a lot of minutes. I'd like for Lindsay and Liz to go get a massage or something, to live a little.

I don't think people (Purdue) will be unbeaten. I just think there are too many good teams and too many teams doing good things. I can't say when that will occur or I can't say how that will occur but I just think that the league is too good. ... It's a stronger conference this year, especially in the middle portion of it.

Oh, no. I had a plan, he didn't. And it almost worked.

We're hungry, we're motivated, we're well rested, and I think the team has had a great time kind of hanging out together and enjoying the break together and getting themselves focused for the next thing.

It was a game of halves, and I really loved our passion, the way we played in the second half. The game is not about easy. And you can really get into a trap if you think it is.

She can dunk the basketball, she can shoot, she can pass, she's athletic and she can run the floor.

I'm not going to tell them this is a moral victory. This is a loss. It hurts and we're not happy about it.

The state has high-level guards and tremendous depth at the position where so many (college) programs in the state can benefit,

I didn't care, yes, I called it regardless. I knew we had one or zero. But that wasn't the game.

They're a pretty big and physical team. We tried to get Liz to step out a little bit and use her from the high post more, but they did a great job of being aware of where Liz was on the floor. We certainly wanted her to shoot more than five times.

They have size, but our experience and our tough schedule should help us prepare for them. They are like a Maryland, like Oklahoma they have elements of Kentucky with more ability. I can look back on how we attacked those teams to help us prepare.

It's an interesting science. The science of where everybody goes. I feel like in that regard, you want to set the table with a great schedule, you want to attack the schedule and that's what we've done.

Our inability to disrupt their shot-making was the most critical element. To shoot 54 percent for the game 57 percent in the second half that's the factor that fatigues you, more than even people do. But I will say that Duke has great depth.

It's about time. We're overdue. We need about 10 more of these games to make up for some of the adversity.

It was a great game to play a lot of people, have a balanced attack and get past the Christmas blahs. Coming off a bitter loss at LSU, this game was really about us.

We had a lot of players with a lot of productivity. That has to become a habit as we get into these games. Our pressure defense is still a work in progress. But we've really grown in our ability to press and not just to take time off the shot clock.

The game is reaching and growing and getting better. Taller, faster, quicker, stronger. There's nothing wrong with that. Somewhere, we've just all got to catch up to what the women's game is doing.

To some extent, she's just getting started. She had to do a lot of adjustments and I just can't wait down the road for her to be totally healthy, and in that case she'll be one of the most athletic, exciting small forwardspost players in the country her sophomore year when she can get everything going for herself.

We're just getting busy on Wisconsin-Milwaukee. That's a team I'm not familiar with at the moment to talk much about, except for they obviously had a great season.

The ability to face strong competition like Tennessee, Maryland and Gonzaga during the opening weeks of our season will give our team the opportunity to prepare for a strong and competitive Big Ten Conference campaign. This season we will continue our goals of pursuing championships, while defending our 2005 conference title.

I think the credit there goes to Rene Haynes a lot and Victoria and the guards. They did an excellent job of playing her correctly and staying focused. She's a great player and I think our team defense was solid.

Their effectiveness in making shots, our inability to disrupt their shot making was the most critical element of the game. To shoot 54 for the game, 57 for the second half -- that's the factor that fatigues you more than the people. The defensive errors and not getting to people were critical.

I can't wait. Believe me, I am so tired of speaking and giving clinics. I am quite anxious and happy that practice is going to begin and we can get busy being tough and establishing ourselves and our grit.

We don't have time for it right now. It's not important. What's important is the team and what we have to focus on.

Liz and Lindsay built and revitalized basketball at Michigan State. If it's possible to have two people shake the world, than they did.

All the teams are very, very good. You can't make too much of the seeds or anything else. You have to have a real alertness and readiness about what you're going to do. We're excited.

We've got a game on Friday, we're not sure who we're playing and it doesn't matter anyway. We're probably not picked to win, and we've got to see if we can sneak up and do it.

The crowd was just fantastic - and all paid. Some places can have a big crowd and let everybody and their dog in. We recognize we're on a different stage. But we want to be a revenue-producer the way Connecticut and Tennessee have been.

I'm not pleased with our team's toughness. We really need to be strong on the court. It was a good lesson for us, but not at all the kind of basketball we play.

It was a good game for us to work on rebounding and making some tough plays. We had a lot of people contributing, playing and producing, and that's got to be a habit as we take on these games.

I thought this was the kind of game you have to win in the NCAA Tournament to keep moving (on).

We were not bad (defensively) on Jess. I know that sounds funny. She's grown and gotten more agile as a player. Once upon a time, if you took those (shots from the) blocks away ... but now she goes wide. I'm surprised she didn't hit a 3 tonight.

We're very excited for our fans to have an opportunity to go to Chicago and watch some great basketball and shop and eat a lot maybe a little deep dish pizza.

She's coming on strong, and she's just getting started. I can't wait, down the road, for her to be totally healthy.

If you remember Lindsay as a freshman, she couldn't get four steals if you paid her. It's amazing to think about how much more athletic Lindsay's become in her ability to anticipate.

I thought they would be excellent, very good players, no question. But no one could have envisioned all they have done.

She's a remarkable one. Tremendous courage and heart. She has been playing with one arm basically all season. She's coming on very strong for us. She's a very confident player.

I think that was so incredible of Lindsay to get her team off to that start. She was incredible in attacking and shooting -- just an All-American kind of thing to do to be attacking and to set the tempo for the game. I thought she was very impressive and Liz was really steady.

I think you could write a book on Liz and Lindsay and what they've brought to this program. The foundation they brought to this program. The kind of people they are. They're extremely bright. They work very hard, and the best compliment I could ever give them is that I never had to convince them of anything.

She's extraordinary. She listens. You tell Aisha to rebound, and she goes and rebounds. You tell her she's also a scorer, and she goes and scores. She has the biggest heart that you ever saw. And she cares more than anybody about being a Spartan.

Aisha has a tremendous spirit about her. Her attitude is the key. She loves competition. She's 60 percent of who she's capable of being because of her shoulder. Surgery is waiting for her.

When you play team basketball, it's so incredibly effective. At times we've had a little bit of it this year but not much. We've been more reliant on specific players, but this is the preferred way to play the game with just everybody getting involved and making the team more dangerous.

It was an excellent, balanced attack. They worked the basketball. They had 22 assists. That's a credit to their team. They didn't shoot too quickly too often. I think their high-low game is outstanding, obviously, because of their size.

Liz is an All-American. She played a great game. Lindsay's always attacking. She played 40 minutes without a turnover. Liz and Lindsay played superb. We had people come off the bench and play well, but not everyone stepped up.