Don Flanagan
Don Flanagan
Donald Elliott Flanagan is an American retired basketball coach. From 1995 to 2011, Flanagan was head coach of the University of New Mexico women's basketball team...
beat bigger good normally proved
Normally we just beat up on each other and no one has a real sense of how good we are. This year, we went out and proved we could beat some bigger schools.
anybody background buy dream good gotten hard nobody stands visualize
If we had gotten her, we would have been good right away. I don't think she could visualize the same dream that I had. I just had nothing to sell. The only thing I had was my idea of success. It's hard to get anybody to buy in when you've got nobody in the stands and your background is that your RPI is 325 out of 330 teams.
choice hand happy
My hand was forced, and I had no choice (but) to play more people. But I'm happy with the way everyone has responded.
nobody talked
Nobody that I talked to wanted to be part of this program.
count good help knew pleasant wants
She's someone I can count on to help us out when we're in trouble. She's aggressive, and she wants to play. She's been a pleasant surprise. I knew she could be good for us. I just didn't know she could be this good this quickly.
ability basket catch drives people remarkable unorthodox
She's very unorthodox on offense. She drives to the basket and has this remarkable ability to catch a lot of people off balance.
happy improved obviously plus work year
She's improved dramatically from one year to the next, plus she's healthy. She's still got some things to work on overall, but we're obviously very happy with where she's at.
game good stepped
She had a good game and stepped up for us.
chance hot point
She didn't have a chance to play. But she wasn't at that point being a big factor. But who knows, she can get hot and she's who they look at when they really need a hoop.
missed series shot three
She missed a three-point shot, went right back and shot another three-point shot. I think she shot three in one series and made one of them. She's got to shoot, and when she's open, she's got to shoot.
air beat extra games good rest rhythm team time unless whether worry
I can't say whether the rest is good for us unless we beat Air Force. I like to have the team in a rhythm with two games a week. With the extra time off, you worry about them being game-ready.
close good low possible quickly
It's a very good idea to close in quickly because she (Young) is so good in the low post. She's a mismatch and she will score, but you want to do anything possible to frustrate her.
defending difficult execute extremely national played
They played like they were the defending national champions. They are difficult to defend and they execute extremely well.
emotional game intensity match players prove senior
It's their Senior Night, and their players have been through a whole lot. We know it's going to be an emotional game for them. This is one of those times where our players have to be tough, match their intensity and prove they want it more.