Lisa Mandeville Quotes (12 Quotes)

I think we settled instead of looking to attack the basket. We got away from what we like to do against the zone and thats attack the basket.

Pina did a lot of driving to the basket but she can make the outside jump shot, too.

We wanted to run to neutralize (Amitys height advantage). We spend a lot of time in practice running the floor ..Our big people were running as well.

In the big picture it was one of 20, but I think the kids gained a lot of confidence beating a very good team. We have so many things on which to improve, we're pretty much on an even keel.

We went through a rough stretch and stayed composed. Thats a good sign.

I don't think it was their defense so much. We just missed shots. We had open looks. In the first half, we missed a lot of chippies inside. That's the difference between winning and not, executing at crucial times.

I think the difference in this game was two things. I think their size. We were one and done for most of the evening. And our inability to hit shots, both in the paint and on the outside. Their defense is good but I dont think their defense affected our missing shots.

We made an adjustment at halftime and we were able to put more pressure on their outside shooters. Thats a credit to the adjustment the kids made.

I had whispered in her ear (earlier) that if you get the ball to take the shot. She missed the first one but the second one, thats what kind of kid Sarah Brown is, she has no conscience. The second one, bang for a three and the game-winner.

In education we call it the hidden curriculum, which is the intangible - the friendships, relationships and good times - and we celebrate those first. It just so happens were playing for first place, but win or lose, when we wake up Friday, were going to go to practice and continue to work hard.

At halftime, I told them if they score one more fast-break point on us, youre going to run a suicide in practice tomorrow. Im not being facetious -- they owe me two.

Its been a common recurring theme over the last couple of weeks that our defense has been very, very good. I think youre going to be successful more times than not if you play defense the way we did tonight.