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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It may be the final game for these three seniors. But the one thing that feels good is watching banners drop in here, and we are going to try our hardest to keep that going.
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It was such an honor to walk out behind her and watch her stand there and look at the arena filled to the rafters. That was enough for me. Win, lose or draw, that said everything about her when she had to coach, tape ankles, teach, the whole nine yards. That moment right there was something I'll always remember.
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Watching that tape last night, it's amazing the mentality (of Washington) going after the basketball and not just the kids that are five, six, seven feet away from it. It boils down to your base defense, and being able to lock in on it. Being able to play people head up and contesting shots and getting the block-out scheme.
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I remember watching a 5-8 kid dunk with power, and she's a 10th grader.
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That's the part that was so bittersweet for Sue, ... It's so in line with so many things that happened in her career. From being head coach of the 1980 Olympic team when we boycotted, to our first Final Four when she watched the game in her hotel room in New Orleans. The irony of all that is that she was the one person who was OK with the circumstances.
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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.