Essence Carson
Essence Carson
Essence Carsonis an American basketball player for the Los Angeles Sparks of the Women's National Basketball Association...
ProfessionBasketball Player
Date of Birth28 July 1986
CityPaterson, NJ
beat concerns conference game lose madness march matter talk team threat
There have been a lot of upsets, that's been the talk of this year. It's not called March Madness for nothing. Every game is a threat no matter what team it is or what conference you come from. Our concerns are ourselves. We're pretty much the only team that can beat ourselves. When we don't do things correctly, when we lose focus, that's when we lose games.
ask coming definitely madness march seed team upset
This is definitely March Madness. There's madness all over the place. A 16 seed can upset a higher-ranked team and you ask yourself, 'How does that happen?' But everybody's coming out to play.
aspect focus game great looking mental potential
We feel we have enough potential and talent. We have the mental aspect and focus. We?re just looking to go into this game very focused. It should be a great match-up.
eventually team understand
I understand what I have to do and what the team needs. Eventually it will come back around, and at the right time.
known
We like to play like what we're known for.
against believe bringing entire games intensity level teams work
We have our spurts in the games where we have our lapses and the intensity drops. I believe we just have to work on bringing that level of intensity for the entire 40 minutes. We can't let up especially against teams like St. John's and going into DePaul and then at Connecticut.
call definitely
You can call it that. Yes, you can definitely call it that.
gained slip
We've gained a big focus. We're buckling down, we want everything to be precise. We don't want anything to slip up.
believe cuts defense far half offense quick second seemed urgency
I don't believe we lacked urgency because in the first half we were really there on the cuts as far as defense goes. But our offense was really stagnant. That seemed to be our problem. Once we got it going in the second half, it was a very quick game.
basketball definitely guys gym leave people shortcut study time
We were there all day. In between, we had study hall, so we didn't leave the gym at all. Some people are like, 'Wow, you guys go for a really long time.' It was like a full-time job, 9-to-5. But it's like, hey, what you put in is definitely what you get out and you can't shortcut yourself. We put in the work. It's time to play the basketball we know how to play.
cut head knew tough
We knew if we cut the head off it would be tough for them.
cut game head knew rough stopping testimony
We knew that she was their go-to player. We knew that if we cut the head off then it was going to be a rough game for them, so that was our focus. Not only in stopping her, but it was a testimony to what we can really do on defense.
We've been out here a long time. Practice, practice, practice.
chance everywhere guys recruiting willing
It's a lot different for the guys who go here, there and everywhere on recruiting trips. A lot of them aren't willing to take a chance to come here.