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...
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.
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.
believe came games hard won
It's hard to believe that we came in here and won two games on the road.
everybody opened possible teams tech texas win won
The championship opened it up for so many teams out there. Everybody thought it was possible to win a championship after Texas Tech won it.
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.
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,
best both hurt later needed players rush stages taking
I don't know when they're going to come back. We're taking it day by day and don't want to rush them back too early. That may hurt in the later stages of the Olympics. Both players are needed because they're two of our best perimeter shooters on the team.