Van Chancellor
Van Chancellor
Van Winston Chancelloris a former college and professional basketball coach. He coached University of Mississippi women's basketball, Louisiana State University women's basketball, and the professional Houston Comets. He was named head coach on April 11, 2007, replacing Pokey Chatman. In 2001, Van Chancellor was elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was enshrined as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2007. Van Chancellor currently serves as an analyst...
basket draw four good hurt job late seconds shot taking
One thing is, late in the game, I just could not get the play I wanted run, and that hurt us some. They did a good job of taking us out of our offense, ... They made the shot (by Powell), and I had four seconds to go. I should have never called the play that we take it to the basket and try to draw the foul.
basketball four game gold greatest handled helped herself respect win
I respect everything about Sheryl, how she's handled herself on and off the court. To me, she will always be one of the greatest ambassadors for the game of women's basketball and as a person has helped me win four (WNBA) championships and two gold medals.
boys call celebrate four game grand lick meet planning sleeping
I ain't planning on sleeping a lick tonight. I'm going to call my four grand boys to meet me at the airport, and I'm going to celebrate this game for 24 hours. I ain't going to think about Sacramento.
absolute almost dead fight four teams won
It was an absolute fight to get in, ... I think these two teams are evenly matched. We almost won out there; they almost won in here. In four games, every stat you can find indicates that we're about dead even.
good players
When you get down to the nitty-gritty, I've always said I like good players who are experienced, ... That's what we have.
life personal respect
What she does in her personal life is her own decision. I respect everything about Sheryl.
believe came condition defending games great hard job played player team won
Under any condition it's hard to believe that our team came in here and won two games on the road. I just thought we did an outstanding job defending them. Sheryl Swoops: 14 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds. We had a great player who played great.
great looks lost
Unbelievable. Oh, boy, she looks great. She's come back, lost weight, (is) in great shape, looks good.
changed good half second worked
We changed defenses in the second half ... and I thought it worked good for us.
best defensive guard
But no one has her anticipation. I think right now she's the best defensive guard in the country.
ready tuesday
We think she'll be ready for Tuesday night.
moments shot team
We've had some frustrating moments with this team and this was just another tonight. We just could not get a shot to drop.
best great played player players team thompson tina total victory
We had a great player who played great. I also thought Tina Thompson played her best all year. So two great players played, but it was a total team victory tonight.
depth great
We do have great depth, and great depth is good,