Debbie Ryan
Debbie Ryan
Debbie Ryan is the former head coach for the women's basketball team at the University of Virginia. Ryan also coached the American women's basketball team at the 2003 Pan American Games. She was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2000 but is currently in remission. She was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008. Ryan was also inducted into the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame in 2012...
chance exciting great opportunity playing prove team win
It is going to be exciting because we have a chance to win a championship. I think that is how you get them excited. This is a championship. You are not just playing games. You are playing for a championship. I think this team would like to prove something with this. It is a great opportunity for us.
few five force forcing job key nice order winning within
I thought we did a nice job of forcing turnovers and that was a key to winning the game. They got within five and we had to force a few turnovers in order to put them away.
missed shots slow took
I thought we got off to a really slow start. We missed a lot of shots and that took us out of it.
defending evaporates hitting job lead miss nice respond shots
I thought they did a nice job defending us, but we weren't hitting our shots. When you miss shots and they respond with baskets on the other end, the lead evaporates quickly.
driving finishing great job nice score shots
I thought they did a great job in the first half, especially finishing, making shots and driving the score up. I thought they read things well and really did a nice job finishing the game.
adjusted boards defending good half indication job kids second
I thought that we really adjusted well from the first half to the second half, which is a good indication of how well these kids do at adjusting. We did a much better job of defending penetration and we got on the boards a lot better.
excuse leg overcome
I think we were a little leg tired. I don't want to use that as an excuse because it is not an excuse. We should have been able to overcome that.
boston college difficult four teams top tough
I think Boston College is one of the top four teams in the conference. They're a very tough team and very difficult to play against.
dance drive miles next son thinking
Just for activities, we drive between 60 to 90 miles a week. And now my daughter's thinking about dance next year, and my son 4-H.
great honor knew point
I think it?s a great honor for him, one that we all knew would come at some point or another. He?s one in a million.
bad good indicate shooting shots taking tonight
I think that we executed very well. In most offenses, we got what we wanted. ... We had some bad shots tonight for sure. That is what shooting percentages indicate -- that we are not taking good shots.
bit bounce class coming consistent good people
I think that we will bounce back. I think that I am still getting good leadership. We are getting very consistent play from the upper class but I need to get a little bit more from people coming off the bench.
changes excited indication seemed upbeat
He seemed upbeat and excited about the changes he was making. There was no indication there was anything wrong.
afraid asset behind came challenge coach great head knew program question stand strongly
He was a great asset to our program. He made me a better coach just because he was never afraid to challenge or make suggestions and stand strongly behind how he felt. There was no question from the day he came into my program that he?d be a head coach, and I knew he?d be very successful.