Gail Goestenkors
Gail Goestenkors
Gail Ann Goestenkors, is an American basketball coach who was most recently an assistant coach with the Indiana Fever of the Women's National Basketball Association. Previously, she was an assistant coach of the Los Angeles Sparks. Indiana Fever,...
basketball grow people
I didn't want them to just grow as basketball players. I wanted them to grow as people as well.
bit sails took wind
Once we got the lead, we were still anxious. I think it took the wind out of our sails a little bit and we were a little fatigued at that point.
aggressive gotten playing
I think we've gotten back to playing the way we want to play, and that's hard, aggressive defense.
concerned job people shows unselfish
It makes my job easier. I think it shows with our assists, how unselfish they are, but also with the minutes. People are only concerned with the end result.
aggressive anybody athletic extremely great job shut transition traps
They're extremely athletic and they do a great job with their traps and presses. They are extremely aggressive and they get out in transition better than anybody in the country. And they are really well balanced. You can't just shut down one person.
aggressive build four great hope paid passed shots start three wish
She was much more aggressive with the basketball, and it paid off for her and for us. She still passed up three or four shots that I wish she would have taken. But it's a great start for her, and I hope she can build on that.
beautiful fantastic history ugly war win work
That was probably the most beautiful ugly win we've had in the history of our program. Connecticut did a fantastic job. It was a war out there. They made us work for everything.
beautiful elated final ugly win
That was the most beautiful ugly win we've ever had. We're just elated to be going back to the Final Four.
athletic team
They're the most athletic team in the country.
dynamic heart players
She's one of the most dynamic players in the country. She's that team's heart and soul.
battling dangerous fighting fights-and-fighting knew team tradition
I knew they were going to come out fighting and battling and they did. When you've got a team with such tradition and at home, it's a very dangerous combination.
enjoying point sure
I want to make sure we still have our focus, but at the same time, we need to make sure we're enjoying this process. I don't know if we have up to this point as much as we could've.
crank defense entire felt great hoping lights maryland needed playing shooting
At that point, I felt that Maryland was shooting lights out. They were playing great basketball. So I felt like - I was hoping - they wouldn't be able to shoot that way for the entire game. We just needed to crank our defense up a notch.
becoming efficient minutes people players stay wear
I think we're very comfortable with (the rotation) now and I think our players are becoming much more efficient. (Currie) was just very efficient with her minutes and I think part of it is because she's able to stay fresh. And I think we wear people down that way as well.