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...
came expecting players win
I came in here expecting that we could win two. I think that's the way our players think. We've got two at Arco (Arena) now, but I don't think homecourt makes a lot of difference. With these two teams, they are very close.
came court expecting home players win
I came in here expecting that we could win two, ... I think that's the way our players think. We've got two at Arco (arena) now, but I don't think home court makes a lot of difference. With these two teams, they are very close.
decent good
The good thing is they come back in decent shape.
days doctors easy gets lost missing practice quickly shots start
The doctors OK'd her to start practice two days ago. She was limited. She's very rusty, missing easy shots and it's frustrating her because she's lost her sharpness. How quickly she gets it back, we don't know.
definitely fights-and-fighting goal key less starters tonight
The goal tonight was to keep our rhythm, keep going and keep fighting. But we definitely wanted some of our key starters to play less minutes.
stars unique creating
Lindsay is unique in that she's a star in creating. She'll create something out of nothing, either for herself or her teammates. She's the Steve Nash of the WNBA.
rejection shooting assistants
We talked about it. An assistant coach suggested fouling, but I rejected it because I was afraid we'd foul them shooting and get beat that way. Hindsight couldn't have been worse than what happened to us.
moving impatient impatience
We weren't impatient. We just weren't moving.