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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This conference doesn't allow you to enjoy it a whole lot because you know there's a talented Georgia basketball team that got to sit home and rest. It has to be huge for the players to come in here and play against a quality opponent like Tennessee.
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It was extremely important to us to play well because there were some things we didn't do particularly well at the end of the season. You know this conference will humble you, and it is imperative that you correct those things.
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Going into the season, looking at our schedule and our conference and to prepare well against that and be rewarded is exciting.
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It was great having your two best players back to lead everyone this summer.
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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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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.
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I walked out onto the court and seen the arena filled to the top. That student section is tremendous. When you hear and feel the crowd, that's what galvanizes you to better play.
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I wanted us to have a little more sense of urgency because we had an opportunity to play for a share of a championship. It's nice to see us understand that, process that and come out in the second half and establish some things that have been good for us all year.
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Sylvia realized the last few times out she hadn't played to her capability. When she came out of the locker room at half, she made a conscious effort to establish herself and use some of her speed and quickness.
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It's December. I don't think anybody expects to play a full 40 minutes at the highest level at this time. I'm just glad we're moving in the right direction.
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It's amazing, the mentality to go after the rebound.
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It's huge from the standpoint of, obviously, it hadn't been done. To be honest, we hadn't come close. And that's a credit to Tennessee and what they've done here.
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We felt, coming into the game, that this game was going to be won in the paint. Bottom line, it boiled down to 42 rebounds for LSU and 27 for Duke.