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...
maximize people talent trying
A lot of people think it is important about starting, but it really isn't. It is about trying to maximize the talent that you have on your team.
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.
ability court difficult game high last level minutes people played separates seven stay
What makes them No. 1 and separates them from us right now is their ability to play 40 minutes and to put 11 people on the court that can stay at a very high level at all times, which makes it difficult for seven people who just played a game last night.
staying worry
They have to worry about staying up with us too.
gonna hard
I'm gonna have to be hard on her in the beginning.
conference knew politics status teams
I'm disappointed to a point. I knew we were on the board, but I knew our status was tenuous because of our conference record. ... It was disappointing to see some of the other teams that got in that shouldn't have. There's a lot of conference politics in this.
rhythm team ugly
No team could get a rhythm out there. That's what made it an ugly game.
great herself major replace sets standards stepped tough
It will be different for us without Tiffany here and it will be tough to replace her. Tiffany has been the person that has stepped up in major situations. She sets great standards for herself and all those around her.
couple home lost
We lost a couple at home when we didn't play very well. That made the difference.
ball bit hole ourselves shoot start
We got ourselves in a little bit of a hole to start the game. We didn't shoot the ball very well, and we did some things that were uncharacteristic.
best good leadership might past points wait
We'll have to wait and see just how good we are, where we're going to get our points from. I'd say it might be my most inexperienced group, (but) it's the best leadership we've had in the past 13 years.
character courage good match played point run though
Even though we got down a little bit, we still made a little run to come back. We played a pretty good first half. We showed a lot of character and courage in the first half, being able to match them point for point.
chance game gave plan players post sure
We gave her the chance to get some experience, but it wasn't the game plan at all. I had to make sure I had post players to end the game, because they're a very big team.
expect half kept second veteran
We just kept going to her in the second half and she just kept delivering. That's what you expect from your veteran players.