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,...
biggest difference eight last people starters stay year
That's been the biggest difference for us from last year to this year. Last year we only had eight players. This year we've got the depth.... We just keep rotating people in and it allows our starters to stay fresh.
basically depth ended experience five game great last luxury shows starting
When you think about it, we ended the game basically with our starting five from last year. So that's a great luxury to have. That just shows the depth of the team, the experience of the team.
both excellent last locker lost matter room time turned tv
We were in the locker room and we turned the TV off. It didn't really matter to us who won. They're both excellent teams. We have lost to both of them the last time out.
carolina fortunate home job last site year
I think we all need to do a better job of bidding to have sites. Carolina was fortunate to have a home site last year, as was Maryland. I think every year, year in and year out, we need to be bidding.
best conference country felt final four great last national teams top until win
We've felt like we've had a great conference for the last two years. It may be the best conference in the country from top to bottom. But until you can back it up and get teams to the Final Four and win the national championship, it's all talk.
against handle kids players playing prepared sellout
Initially, when we had our first sellout against Connecticut, our kids were not prepared to handle that. The Connecticut players were because they were used to playing in sellout environments.
battling dangerous fighting fights-and-fighting knew team tradition
I knew they were going to come out fighting and battling and they did. When you've got a team with such tradition and at home, it's a very dangerous combination.
impressed keeps somebody tough
I'm really impressed with Jefferson. She just keeps getting better and better. She's somebody who can get her own shots. She's strong, she's physical, she's athletic. She's just a tough kid.
create half impressed keeps physical several shot tapes tone tough watched
I'm really impressed with Jefferson. I've watched several tapes on them and she keeps getting better and better. She can create her own shot and she's strong, physical and athletic. She's a tough kid. She set the tone for them in the first half (against Kentucky).
certainly focusing good practice showing
It's something that we certainly have been focusing on. What we've done in practice is showing up in the games. We've done a pretty good job.
confidence continued gain longer played
They just continued to gain more confidence the longer they played with us.
continued defense gain good great half hit second shots
It was gradual. They hit shots and continued to gain more confidence. Our defense in the second half was not as good as it was in the first half, and they hit great shots.
enjoying point sure
I want to make sure we still have our focus, but at the same time, we need to make sure we're enjoying this process. I don't know if we have up to this point as much as we could've.
block changes gets might people thinking
Once she gets into your head, she changes the things you want to do. She has people thinking that she might block their shot.