Sylvia Hatchell
Sylvia Hatchell
Sylvia Rhyne Hatchellis the head coach of the women's basketball team at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She currently has the third most career wins in NCAA women's basketball history, behind only former Tennessee coach Pat Summitt and Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer. She competed with USA Basketball as the head coach of the 1994 Jones Cup Team that won the gold in Taipei...
ball normally push run
We didn't run and a lot of that had to do with Ivory. We didn't push the ball like we normally do, get it out and go. Some of that was not getting the rebounds.
again area commitment game rebound step
We didn't rebound again like I wanted us to and that's the only area of our game that I feel like we've really got to step up there. If we want to be a championship team, we've got to make a commitment to rebounding.
commitment
We don't have the commitment to rebounding we need to have. We need to get better in that area.
bracket final tougher
It's like the Final Four! I don't know how any bracket can get tougher than our bracket. ... But hey, that's just the way it is. We have to go play those games.
coaching dream enjoy fun game playing respect
It's fun when we play each other because we have a lot of respect for each other, and we enjoy playing in that kind of environment. I've been coaching 31 years, and that's what you dream about - a game like that.
good hard missed shots
It's hard to play at 11 o'clock in the morning. We missed a lot of shots in the first half. I don't know -- I thought we had a some real good looks, and they just didn't go in.
hard
It's hard to play at 11 o'clock in the morning.
fell love work
It was her attitude, her demeanor, her smile, her work ethic. I just fell in love with her.
great proud
I'm really proud of our team. I thought we had a great year. Today, we just didn't play well.
coach dreams exciting great hearts ladies playing team
I've got great kids, they're playing their hearts out for each other and for me. We're healthy, we're an exciting team, we've got great chemistry. This is the kind of team a coach dreams of because these young ladies are like my daughters.
great mistakes slow team
It was a great team effort. We were able to play a lot of kids. We made some mistakes -- we had way too many turnovers (22) -- but we didn't slow down.
game hope people shows skills start teams watch
I want the game to be exciting. I want people to want to watch women's basketball. It shows our skills and abilities. I hope other teams will start to play like we do.
slow throw
I want it to be exciting, up and down the floor. We can play bad, throw it all over the gym, but we're not going to slow it down.
exciting fall love people points reason score
I want people to fall in love with women's basketball, and that's one reason why we go up and down the floor. I want them to score a lot of points and make it exciting and fun.