Richie Adubato
Richie Adubato
Richard Adam "Richie" Adubatois a former basketball coach in the National Basketball Association. He has served as head coach for three NBA teams: the Detroit Pistons, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Orlando Magic...
difficult finish game gave played season
This was a very difficult game for our players. We had to finish this season the way we played this season. We always gave it 110 percent.
believes build david league nba ok stern teams
Yes, there are some teams struggling, but the league will be OK as long as David Stern still believes in it, ... The play is much better than it was earlier. We're like the NBA was 20, 25 years ago. There is a foundation, and we need to build on it.
came close playoffs
We've had talks, ... I know that I would like to come back, especially after how close we came to making the playoffs this season.
blew catch mentally people pleased tank tough
When people catch up by a three-point play at the end, you can go right in the tank and be completely demoralized, ... I'm very pleased we were mentally tough enough after we blew the game.
emotional goes obvious support time tough tried trying
It's been a really tough time for Temeka, ... She tried to go, but it was obvious that she really was not herself. We're just trying to support her as she goes through a real emotional time.
almost beard goal performance steals team
It was the Alana Beard show tonight. Her performance was unbelievable. Our team goal is to get 10 steals per game, and Alana almost did that on her own. She was phenomenal.
beard entire gets goal phenomenal steals
It was an Alana Beard show tonight, ... Our goal is to get 10 steals a game, that's the entire team. So if someone gets seven, that's a phenomenal show.
best game held hot last offense putting sure
That is the best we've executed on offense all season, ... We were hot and putting down all of our shots. I wasn't sure where we'd be with this being the last game of a long trip, but we held on.
clutch proved
Tamika Catchings proved she is one of the best, ... She made the big, clutch plays.
carrying defense
We're just carrying out our assignments better, ... Our weak-side defense is better, and we're rebounding better.
horrible lie momentum pride struggling talked
This would have been a horrible momentum stopper, ... Horrible. We talked about that before the game. They are struggling but they have a lot of pride and they aren't just going to lie down for anyone.
changed free gotten hard hit inside might pound shot since start throws tried
They really jumped on us early, ... We tried to pound it inside and got nothing out of it. I thought we might have gotten hit one or two times, but the refs didn't agree. It's hard to complain, since we shot more free throws than they did, but I thought it really changed the start of the game.
boards box create match pound second shots starts
That's where it all starts for us because they will pound the boards and create second shots for themselves, ... That has killed us at times this season. Our bigs have to box out and match up with them for us to have a chance.
break defense execution familiar good helped offensive rotation schedule starting takes week
The break in the schedule a week ago helped us . . . to get our continuity, to get our defense together, ... Our offensive execution is way better than it was. . . . The big thing is we've got a pretty good rotation now. They're starting to feel more familiar with each other's games, and that takes a little time. We're still not there, but if we didn't have the break in the schedule I don't think we could have been able to get to where we are.