Pokey Chatman
Pokey Chatman
Dana "Pokey" Chatman is the current general manager and head coach of the Chicago Sky of the WNBA. She is the former head coach of the LSU Lady Tigers basketball team and the Spartak Moscow women's basketball team...
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Overall it comes down to our defensive effort. We had 47 deflections, and that's always something good because that means you're able to pressure the basketball and not let them feel comfortable in their sets.
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Overall I'm extremely pleased with the outcome of this game. As far back as I can remember we have struggled in this building and it was nice to see us not only put together two halves of basketball, but in the manner in which we put it together.
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I acted like it was the most normal day. And that took so much energy out of me. I got my cup of coffee, read my e-mails. I let all the news come to me.
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It was great having your two best players back to lead everyone this summer.
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I opted to finish school, and she offered me a job. The rest is history, as I spent nearly 18 years, or half my life, with her.
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I can always tell the energy of the crowd when they come back in the locker room.
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Honestly, I didn't know I had any records left to break. The hope is to continue playing and get some fresh legs underneath some people. But it does seem like a pretty smooth move on my part.
respect
(Game-planning) is never about one player. But you have to respect someone that's going to put up a double-double.
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I am who I am in no small part because of the role she has played in my life both as a coach and as a person. I feel a great sense of responsibility to carry on her legacy at LSU.
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I'm not complaining about it at all. But we wasted about 7 1/2 or 8 minutes before we got into the scouting report offensively.
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I learned a lot about basketball. I learned more about life.
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The truth is, we really had no transition,'' Johnson said.
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You couldn't use cellphones down there but I needed to call the family that was staying in Coach Gunter's home, ... They didn't answer the phone - and there was Sue's voice on the answering machine. It brought a smile to my face after all the destruction of New Orleans.
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I'm overwhelmed with emotion. These kids have been through so much personally. Not just the aftermath of Katrina, but their families. I'm just happy that we could bring a little bit of joy to some people who faced a lot of devastation.