Van Chancellor Quotes (34 Quotes)

I said ahead of time that if we were going to be a force in the playoffs, Tina Thompson had to be a force, and she was tonight. She was outstanding. I thought this was as big a win as it gets tonight for us. You just don't realize how hard it is to hold them to 66 points.

When you get down to the nitty-gritty, I've always said I like good players who are experienced, ... That's what we have.

We think she'll be ready for Tuesday night.

I see the maturity of Michelle Snow, getting better and better each day.

It's hard to believe we could come in here and win two games on the road.

We had a great player who played great. I also thought Tina Thompson played her best all year. So two great players played, but it was a total team victory tonight.

There will be a lot of good women's coaches coming out of this league. It's only a matter of time.

According to all the media experts, we had no shot. No one picked us to make the playoffs.

She's been a possessed player -- no doubt about it. If she doesn't have the year she's having, we're not in the playoffs.

We changed defenses in the second half ... and I thought it worked good for us.

I told our team the general manager made a pretty good trade in the Dawn Staley deal.

What she does in her personal life is her own decision. I respect everything about Sheryl, how she's handled herself on and off the court. To me, she will always be one of the greatest ambassadors for the game of women's basketball.

That was about as dominating as I've seen Lauren play, ... ... on the boards, rebounding, defense, scoring.

If she had a bad back, I don't want to see her healthy, ... That was about as dominating as I've seen Lauren play, on the boards, rebounding, defense and scoring.

Under any condition it's hard to believe that our team came in here and won two games on the road. I just thought we did an outstanding job defending them. Sheryl Swoops 14 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds. We had a great player who played great.

She's just a raw talent that's going to develop in time. She's never pushed herself. She's now pushing herself for the first time, and she is doing some good things out there.

(Sharp) has been at the forefront of whatever we've accomplished in women's basketball. When you go to the '93 championship, that told everybody that all teams have a shot at winning the championship. It was no longer a championship for the elite or the few. I just think she's one of the giants of our game.

We've had some frustrating moments with this team and this was just another tonight. We just could not get a shot to drop.

I couldn't be happier with the trade for Dawn Staley. She's another coach out there, and she has a lot of gas still left in the tank. I would think she's happy, too. Everybody gets tired of losing.

Always at this time of year, you just practice to kind of get them sharp, get them to feeling good,

The championship opened it up for so many teams out there. Everybody thought it was possible to win a championship after Texas Tech won it.

I am very excited to announce that Michelle Snow will be returning. Michelle gives us a great low-post presence with unique rebounding and shot-blocking abilities. She's a great young player who has made tremendous progress during her time here.

One thing is, late in the game, I just could not get the play I wanted run, and that hurt us some. They did a good job of taking us out of our offense, ... They made the shot (by Powell), and I had four seconds to go. I should have never called the play that we take it to the basket and try to draw the foul.

But no one has her anticipation. I think right now she's the best defensive guard in the country.

My whole thought process has been this. Not one person picked us to make the playoffs. Not one person thought we'd beat Seattle in that series.

It's going to be a shootout at the OK Corral, ... One of the greatest games in playoff history. Being at home doesn't necessarily mean you're going to win. These are two of the most evenly divided teams to ever play in the history of the playoffs.

The Comets organization proved to me their word is as good as gold. That's all I go by. If I can't trust you, I don't want to work for you.

I thought Tina Thompson played her best all year. So two great players played but it was a total team victory. I would have never thought that we could limit them to less than 60 points. I'm just really pleased.

I respect everything about Sheryl, how she's handled herself on and off the court. To me, she will always be one of the greatest ambassadors for the game of women's basketball and as a person has helped me win four (WNBA) championships and two gold medals.

You can't measure the value of a power forward who can score on the block and score from 25 feet.

It's hard to believe that we came in here and won two games on the road.

It looks like that trade has just turned them around,

I don't want to get into names, and I've never been one to worry about male or female or keep track of the numbers game in the different genders,

Give Nicole Powell credit for making a great shot,