Gail Goestenkors
Gail Goestenkors
Gail Ann Goestenkors, is an American basketball coach who was most recently an assistant coach with the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association. Previously, she was an assistant coach of the Los Angeles Sparks. Indiana Fever,...
basketball expect known passion playing
We just weren't playing with the effort, the intensity, the desire, the passion that I think we're known for and that we've come to expect from our basketball team.
game gets played senior shots starts sure team together
This team has always played together well. They've always been unselfish. It starts with the senior leadership. They could take 20 shots a game but they don't, and they make sure everyone gets involved.
far physical turn
This was by far the most physical game, and you can't just turn it on in one game.
ball court game good great job obviously score slowing walking
This was a really good game for us to play. Obviously we like to score in transition, and Auburn did a great job just walking the ball up the court and slowing down the tempo.
bench came double everybody five great knew players team win
We knew it was going to be a battle. It was a great team effort. Five players in double figures, and everybody who came off the bench contributed something to win the game.
great knew team
We knew it was going to be a battle. It was a great team effort.
confident consummate everybody grand greater knew leader night plays run sacrifice scheme score teammates willing win
We don't run many plays for her, which is different than in the past. But the grand scheme was to make everybody feel important so that, if and when she had an off night in a big game, her teammates would feel comfortable and confident that we were still going to win because they knew they could score as well. She's been the consummate leader for us in that she's been willing to sacrifice for the greater good.
everybody gone grand minutes per plays run scheme shots
We don't run many plays for her at all, which is different than we had in the past. But the grand scheme was to make everybody feel important. So her minutes have gone down, her shots have gone down, her productivity per minute has gone up.
certainly needed tone
We certainly needed her. She set the tone for us.
came deep everybody game gets lead mentally opportunity physically quick ready
We feel like we have a really deep team. Every game everybody that can play usually gets an opportunity to play. I think we came ready mentally and physically to and getting out to that quick lead (17-2) kind of set the tone.
best wants
Everyone wants parity. They want what?s best for women?s basketball. But everyone still wants what?s best for their program.
crank defense entire felt great hoping lights maryland needed playing shooting
At that point, I felt that Maryland was shooting lights out. They were playing great basketball. So I felt like - I was hoping - they wouldn't be able to shoot that way for the entire game. We just needed to crank our defense up a notch.
basketball couple fans feeling felt game great impressed places played
When we played there a couple of years ago, I was really impressed with their fans because I felt like they were knowledgeable but not out of control. It didn't feel intimidating to me. It just felt like a great basketball game with good, appreciative fans. It was a different feeling than some places you go to.
ball blocking changes extremely game gets shots transition
When she's blocking shots, I think it's extremely intimidating to the opponent, and it also changes shots and that gets the transition game going. She gets the ball out quickly.