Anne Donovan
Anne Donovan
Anne Theresa Donovanis an American women's basketball player and coach. From 2013 to 2015, she was the head coach of the Connecticut Sun...
came focused game half hurt lauren rely
We just had to rely so much on Lauren in the first half and she really came up big for us. You know she wasn't 100 percent, but sometimes when you're hurt you are focused only on the game itself.
defense half happy holding points second shooting
Very happy about the defense tonight. Holding them to 19 points and 20-percent shooting in the first half was solid, and I was happy to see that we didn't let up in the second half.
betty great half second trying
She's a great player. In the second half she was trying to take it over. We had (Tanisha) Wright on her for a while and Betty doubled on her pretty well.
ability encouraged focus free half impressive knock lauren open second shots throw
In the second half we encouraged (Lennox) because we know they would focus in Lauren Jackson. Most impressive on her play was her ability to to knock down open shots and get to the free throw line.
green half knew lauren second sure
We relied too much on Lauren in the first half. We made sure (Betty) knew she had the green light. Her second half was the difference.
carried percent
It was gutsy, very gutsy. You could see she was not 100 percent out there. She carried us in the first half. I didn't think she'd be able to rebound.
aware few focused rest
This is a very focused group. They're very aware of what a few days' rest will do for Lauren.
depend great looked
She looked great while she was out there. It's not really going to depend on how she looks.
five starting team title
Their starting five are title contenders. On paper, they are the team to beat.
floor happen home surprised
We just got steamrolled on our home floor and that doesn't happen very often. It surprised me that we could never get a grip.
changes defender flow lose offense takes
We lose Betty's points, her energy. She takes a defender away from Lauren. So it changes the flow of our offense for sure.
offensive rebound talk three
Betty's three is what everyone will talk about, but (Burse's) offensive rebound was huge.
anybody betty determined lose losing marquee needed player three
Betty is a marquee player in this league. I think she needed to see our commitment. And after losing three players, we were determined not to lose anybody this year.
anytime fun good guard lauren people send soon tells
You had two MVPs on the court. Between Sheryl at one end and Lauren at the other end, it was fun to watch. And Swoopes, anytime you send two people to guard her as soon as she catches the ball, that tells you how good she was playing.