Nykesha Sales
Nykesha Sales
Nykesha Simone Salesis a former professional basketball player in the WNBA, she most recently played in the Bosnian league for the ZKK Mladi Krajisnik club. Her primary position is the small forward. Her second position is shooting guard. In 1999 Sales was added to the roster of the USA FIBA Senior National Team. Her brother Brooks Sales played forward for Villanova from 1998–2002, and currently plays overseas in Spain for the Club Baloncesto Breogán of Lugo...
best few fighting fights-and-fighting might miss ran shots
We kind of ran out of juice. With all that fighting that you have to do, you might not get the best of shots or you might miss a few shots. Being down that many, you can't do that, and we did.
athletic stepped
We just stepped back and let her go. You've got to be athletic to keep up with her.
bring chance feeling felt last meant move remember remembered year
We felt we really had a chance this year and we really wanted to bring it back home, ... But you just remember this feeling and move on. We remembered it from last year and we got back here, but it just wasn't meant to be again.
games past
We didn't panic. There have been times in the past where we've panicked, and those are the games we don't want to revisit.
best picks team
No one ever picks us first for anything, we are used to it by now. We are the best team in the league. When we play like that, we can't be beat.
best team
We are the best team in the league. When we play like that, we can't be beat.
arena fans full gives help helps momentum playing tough win
This win helps lot. It gives us the momentum now. They had the momentum going in, and now we have it. But they're going to be tough playing in their building. The fans can do a lot to help a team, and their arena is just as full as ours, and it's actually a little bigger.
guard knock playing post practice smaller
Playing with her in practice, you know what she can do. You know she can rebound. You know she can guard some of those smaller post players, and obviously, she can knock down that three.
beaten certain extra gives home hopefully playing push realize teams
Playing at home gives most teams an extra push to play well, so hopefully we?ll be all right. But we realize they have beaten us and we need to play a certain way to beat them.
minutes playing playoffs prepare
Playing 40 minutes is a priority. We have to try and play like that to prepare for the playoffs because they're right around the corner.
defeats excited happened humbling job last purpose realize year
I think we were a lot more excited last year. This year we are excited but we realize that it defeats the purpose to go the championship and lose. We've been here before and after what happened last year, it's more humbling because we know the job is not done yet.
hurdle
I think Asjha was the X-factor in getting us over the hurdle tonight.
chance felt finish great happen refreshed sort sure ugly
I think it was great that it went to overtime, it sort of refreshed us. All of us felt like we got the ugly things out of the way. But now we have a chance to finish things out and make sure they don't happen again.
great overtime refreshed sort
I think it was great that it went to overtime it sort of refreshed us.