Kristy Curry
Kristy Curry
Kristy Lynn Curry née Sims is the head coach of the University of Alabama's women's basketball team, the Crimson Tide. She took the job in 2013...
ball care earlier extra looked matured pass problem second took year
Turnovers were a big problem earlier a year ago and we have matured so much. We really took care of the ball and looked for that extra pass in the second half.
boston carry chance four good half kids ncaa second teams
It said a lot about our kids in the second half. If we can carry the second half into the NCAA Tournament, I think we can play with anyone. It's 64 teams and four will end up in Boston and we feel like we have as good a chance as anybody.
accept explain grow pulled responsibility second tried
I pulled her out and tried to explain that to her. Katie's got to grow up and accept the responsibility and be more passionate, be more aggressive, be more spirited, especially in the second half.
compete fact happen lose matters minutes talked ten today urgency
We talked about its 20 minutes and today really matters a whole bunch. And it's a sense of urgency and the fact that if you want to compete for a Big Ten title, this can't happen today. We can't lose today.
against played road talented task team tougher year
We just played a team that has everyone returning. We were 3-1 against them a year ago and I said they were the most talented team in the league. There won't be a tougher task on the road than this.
change limit sure tried
We just wanted to make sure that we tried to we limit her touches. We shaded her in our zone. We wanted to change our defenses up and I think that was more disrupting.
bubble life relive scare year
We had the scare of our life a year ago, being on the bubble in February. We don't want to relive that experience.
across bad depends happens
We don't want that to happen. If it does, it does. It was not our goal. A lot depends on what happens across the country. I'll feel bad if it happens.
control matter stretch wants
We control our own destiny. It's going to be a matter of will down the stretch and who wants it the most.
sure
We're going to try to make sure we play our tempo.
control decisions good great job lately shots taken tempo
The shots that she's taken were all good shots and that's the difference. She has done a great job lately of being able to control the tempo more and making better decisions in our half-court offense.
coach huge improvement room work
There's so many things as a coach that you see. The room for improvement is huge for us, and we'll come back and work on that.
cut five plays stretch three unable
We cut it to five and then to three and I thought we had a chance. But you've got to make plays down the stretch and we were unable to do that.
consistent league team win
The team that is most consistent will win this league this year.