John Whisenant
John Whisenant
John Whisenantis an American former head coach for the New York Liberty in the Women's National Basketball Association. He graduated in 1966 with a B.S. degree in physical education from New Mexico State University and earned an M.A. in history from Pittsburg State University...
afraid beat foul happened shooting worse
I was afraid we'd foul them shooting and we'd get beat that way. (In) hindsight, it couldn't be any worse than what happened to us.
changes good knew needed replace trade
Yolanda's only thing when I started making all the changes was she requested that I trade her because she thought that I was rebuilding, ... We had an old team; she knew we needed to rebuild, get younger. I told her, 'I'm not going to trade you. You're too good and I can't replace you, and I'm not rebuilding, we're just reloading.'
encouraged holding instead last minutes tight
We encouraged them to come back instead of getting them down and holding them down like you would like. I'd like to have the last 3 or 4 minutes over. We got a little tight with the ball, and I was encouraging them to attack.
amiable best both direction henry regarded situation understand
We will regroup, ... This, in no way, will be regarded by us as a firing. We both understand that a different direction would be best for both Henry and the Sparks. It is an amiable situation for us both.
both chelsea effective
Kara and Chelsea can both play point, but they're more effective at the other guard,
final four minutes
I would like to have that final three, four minutes back,
concerned driving great keeping lindsay paint proven
Lindsay has proven that she is a great creator, facilitator for her team, and her replacement has not proven she can do that yet. But we'll still be concerned about keeping them out of the paint and driving them nuts.
beating finals next quite series straight win won
We've only won what we've won before, we have to win the next series to get into the finals for the first time. But beating them two straight is quite an accomplishment.
great sun team tickled
We're tickled to death, of course, to come here and play a great team like the Sun and get away with a win.
against boards close good key kicked shots stops
We kicked them good on the boards and that made up for some of it. We had some key stops when they got close and we got good shots against them. Now we go home, and we have to play better.
rooting teams
We are silently rooting for their teams not to advance.
point true
Without Ticha, Haynie is our only true point guard. We'll have to see what she can do.
five hold last minutes
We got them down, but we didn't hold them down. I'd like to have the last five minutes over. But we still got the win.
becomes facing good known plays shoot team
When you shoot the ball, everything becomes easier. We're facing a team known for its offense, but Connecticut plays pretty good defense, too.