Anne Donovan
Anne Donovan
Anne Theresa Donovanis an American women's basketball player and coach. From 2013 to 2015, she was the head coach of the Connecticut Sun...
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The only thing that matters tonight, and I mean this sincerely, is that we just played a great defensive effort for 40 minutes. It's a great win for that reason. The icing on the cake is 100.
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I am so thrilled about the opportunity to coach the Storm for years to come, ... Winning a WNBA Championship last season was an incredible experience not only for me, but for the city of Seattle. I look forward to many more successful seasons with the Storm.
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Sheryl finds a way to help her team win a game, and it doesn't necessarily have to do with scoring.
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I don't know how many of those (triple-doubles) we get in the league but that's special. She was below her (scoring) average tonight but she's filling up other columns. So Sheryl finds a way to help her team win a game and it doesn't necessarily have to do with scoring.
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Dawn is a winner and the ultimate competitor. She has been successful at the highest level as a player for our country. Dawn is a three-time gold medal Olympian, who is respected as no other and a definite leader for our program. She has translated her on-court success into being one of the brightest coaches in our game today. Dawn defines everything 'golden' about USA Basketball, and I am so glad that she will be on the sidelines with me.
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I was dragging my feet. There was never a doubt that it wasn't going to get worked out. I'm happy. Very, very happy.
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I said right after we won the championship that I thought we could lose at least one starter. But I had no idea they were coming after our bench.
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I think it is huge that this team played that way down the stretch. At the end of the game we have to be focused and be able to execute.
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I think internally we're all feeling really good about it. To know that we accomplished the same record as last year with the experience we had, it says a whole lot about those 11 players.
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Sue went to a different level. She got everybody organized, kept everybody focused, moreso than a regular-season kind of deal. Betty stepped up verbally, so yeah, it's a different gear.
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I think everybody is disappointed how the season finished. I think many people are surprised we're not playing right now.
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We're relying on our practice guys, who have competed, to coming in morning and night.
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We are so fortunate to have Heidi join our staff. Heidi has tremendous experience in the WNBA as both an assistant and as a head coach, as well as many years in the college game.
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The reality now for Lauren is that she's never going to be healthy from the knee to ankle.