Tara VanDerveer
Tara VanDerveer
Tara Ann VanDerveer is an American basketball coach who has been the head women's basketball coach at Stanford University since 1985. Designated the Setsuko Ishiyama Director of Women's Basketball, VanDerveer led the Stanford Cardinal to two NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championships: in 1990 and 1992. She stepped away from the Stanford program for a year to serve as the U.S. national team head coach at the 1996 Olympic Games. VanDerveer is the 1990 Naismith National Coach of the Year...
ball basket close point seems surprised taken tough
It is disappointing to get this close and to see the ball go in the basket and then have it taken away from you. I just think that's a really tough way to lose a game. It really surprised me that that would be called then. ... It seems at that point it would be a no-call.
except gave good needed played statistics stop
We weren't sloppy. We played well down the stretch. We needed a stop or two that we didn't get. I thought we gave a good effort. Basically, the statistics were the same except for one.
excited healthy seed three
We weren't going to do better than a three seed anyway. The most important thing is we're healthy and excited to be playing.
capable double player post stop talented talk tough
Brooke is tough to stop one-on-one. They didn't double her a lot. She's very talented and capable of this kind of game. She was the post player to talk about today.
season
You get to this point, and you don't want the season to end.
besides country player seven six stanford team
There's not a player in the country that I'd want on our team besides her. I think she'll have to go to Stanford for about six or seven years.
ball decisions focused force people plays second trying turn upset
I was upset with some of the knucklehead plays we made early. People were trying to force things they don't usually do. In the second half, people focused better, made better decisions and we didn't turn the ball over.
far playing
We need her to keep playing like that if we are going to go far in this tournament.
athletic stanford trademark
We have a very different team; it's a whole new show. We have one of our most athletic teams, and that's not necessarily been a trademark of Stanford basketball.
team
We have this thing where if we get a team down, we've got to keep them down.
include player
Ideally, I'd like to have an eight-or-nine player rotation, and I'd like to include another perimeter contributor.
game physical pro seems stronger
She's stronger physically, she's healthy, she's rested, and she understands the pro game and how physical it is. And she seems happy, and that's really important.
best chance hardest people players wants win
She wants to win more than anything, so she'll do what it takes. A lot of people want to win, but they won't do what it takes. When your best players are your hardest workers, you have the chance to be very good.
great post talk
She was the post to talk about (on Saturday). She doesn't have the dunk, but she has the hook. It's a great old-time move.