John Whisenant
John Whisenant
John Whisenantis an American former head coach for the New York Liberty in the Women's National Basketball Association. He graduated in 1966 with a B.S. degree in physical education from New Mexico State University and earned an M.A. in history from Pittsburg State University...
affect against expect guard might point prepare tougher
It makes it a little tougher on us actually to know how to prepare against them. We know what to expect when Lindsay?s back there; if she doesn?t play, we have to try to prepare for what (Thibault) will do differently and how a different point guard might affect their play.
college defensive excellent floor great kim learn percentage shooting style team throughout
Throughout her four-year college career, Kim has had a great shooting percentage from the floor and the line. We think she can learn our defensive style and be an excellent team player.
game saying
we're saying Game 3, but she could play in Game 2.
defensive great intense system throughout works
We got whipped. We were not active, alert, intense like we have been throughout the playoffs. Our defensive system only works with great intensity.
joke tried yogi
I just said it's not over 'til it's over - that old Yogi (Berra) thing, tried to make a joke of it,
But I never wanted a 'yes' person around,
great sun team tickled
We're tickled to death, of course, to come here and play a great team like the Sun and get away with a win.
against boards close good key kicked shots stops
We kicked them good on the boards and that made up for some of it. We had some key stops when they got close and we got good shots against them. Now we go home, and we have to play better.
beating finals next quite series straight win won
We've only won what we've won before, we have to win the next series to get into the finals for the first time. But beating them two straight is quite an accomplishment.
came players saw strong
When she came to our preseason, she saw our (new) players and has been going strong ever since.
against great loves opportunity shot stick tougher
(But) Kara is smart, and tougher than a knot on a log. And she loves the opportunity to stick the big shot against these great players.
rooting teams
We are silently rooting for their teams not to advance.
point true
Without Ticha, Haynie is our only true point guard. We'll have to see what she can do.
higher knocked seed slippery straight sure
There are no sure things in the WNBA. It's been two straight years that we knocked off a higher seed in the playoffs, so we know how slippery that can be.