Sherri Coale
Sherri Coale
Sherri Kay Coale is the current head coach of the University of Oklahoma Sooners women's basketball team...
celebrate euphoria games granted played proud single special taking team
I'm really proud of this team and what we've accomplished. Securing a Big 12 championship with games yet to be played is a pretty special accomplishment and we're not taking it for granted for one single second. We're just not going to celebrate it with all the euphoria yet, because there's so much out there still that we can do.
game proud realize team throw unity win
I'm so proud of our kids. I thought they competed well and showed team unity throughout. I realize we set the game back 15 years with our turnovers. You throw it to them 32 times and win - we must have done something right.
amazing easy games good straight
There's nothing easy about being good, and to be good for 16 straight games is a pretty amazing thing.
ball free game kinds loose lose maybe rebound tough
Maybe you lose a game by a bucket, a free throw, a rebound or a loose ball there are all kinds of things working up to the loss. She just made a tough shot.
ability frame game physical potential prototype talk
There isn't a physical prototype that preceded (Courtney). You have to look at the men's game and talk about comparisons to Shaq, how his frame and his ability transcended the game as we know it. She has the potential to have that kind of impact.
absolutely alive atmosphere eight elite emotion emotions energy environment final four game great passion sends
What a great preparatory environment for postseason play. We're going to get all the energy and passion and emotion from an Elite Eight game that sends you to the Final Four or the atmosphere of a Final Four. It will be absolutely alive in there.
game
Without Erin's three-point shots, we're not even in the game in the first half.
game
We probably set the game back about 15 years with our turnovers.
game realize spite win
I do realize that we probably set the game back about 15 years by our turnovers. But to win in spite of that ... there must be some other things that you're doing pretty well.
anne coach courtney floor nancy next watched
I just watched film of Anne Donovan and Nancy Lieberman and Cheryl Miller, and I've never been on the floor next to them when they played. But I've never in my 10 years as coach been on the floor with anything like Courtney Paris.
changing conference freshman graduation lost players talented
The Big 12 Conference lost a lot of talented players to graduation, but there are a lot of new names. It's kind of a changing of the guard. It is a very talented freshman group.
beat everybody fine matter point
I'm fine with it. It does not really matter to me. You have to beat everybody at some point anyway.
carrot directed dog front glad good hunting
I'm really glad that we have this carrot of going undefeated, to dangle out there in front of them to keep them directed and going after a prize. It's like a good hunting dog - they need something to chase.
anytime crazy fight hand sure
At the end of this week, they're going to hand a trophy. And anytime they're going to hand a trophy, we're going to go fight like crazy to make sure they hand it to us.