Elaine Elliott
Elaine Elliott
Elaine Elliottis a former head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of Utah. During a year-long leave of absence to consider retirement, former Assistant Coach Anthony Levrets took over as head coach. She is the winningest basketball coach in school history, having compiled a career record of 582–234. She has led the Utes to 15 appearances in NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship, including an Elite Eight appearance in 2006. The Utes came within 3 points of...
difficult game gone post proved ways worked
We have shooters who make it difficult to just go zone. We don't have the post game but we've gone a long way without one. It's worked out OK. We've proved there's other ways to be successful.
game theirs
It was a game of runs. They had theirs and we made ours. And in the end, we had it.
fans fun game mountain positive team west
It was fun to be at the same site. My team went to their game and their team was at our game. All of our fans were for the Mountain West Conference. It was a really positive thing.
ball beholden game great handle inside players points support type weakness
They are very well-rounded. They have a great inside game and support it with great shooters, players who can handle the ball with the mid-range game. They don't have a weakness offensively. That's why you see them averaging 83 points a game. When you have that kind of versatility, you're never beholden into one place, one position, one style, or any type of shot.
basketball game good playing
We're playing good basketball right now. I thought the way we started the game really set the tone.
felt games people plays win
We felt like we could win games. That's probably what got us through the end. It wasn't one of those games where people are making plays to win.
excellent extremely game handled love played pressure program
This is excellent for our program and for our seniors. They handled the pressure extremely well. They played for the love of the game and didn't let the pressure get to them.
cheat difficult game great inside support team
That's always the most difficult thing, when you have a team that you don't have a place to cheat (defensively). They have a great inside game and support it with great shooters.
game overall
I really like that Julie's overall game is improving. She is getting to the rim. She can shot-fake you and put it on the floor.
good hit
Things always feel good when you hit shots.
comparing people playing plays thinking until
Everybody, in the end, plays the same games. So really, until it's over, there's no comparing where people are at. We have kind of done well just playing from behind. So, I think we'll just keep thinking of it in those terms.
chip enthusiasm love thinking
There's no chip on our shoulder. We really love to play. We try to keep thinking in these terms: Play for each other. Play because you love it. When you play, show the enthusiasm you have for the game.
credit phenomenal
There's no one that can take credit but them. They've done a phenomenal job.
felt win
We are thrilled, certainly. We felt like we could win games, and I think that is probably what got us through the end.