Pat Coyle
Pat Coyle
best defensive goal
She's a difference-maker, especially on the defensive end. I think this is one of our best drafts. Our goal was to get more athletic, to get bigger.
best cash legs starting
That's the best Cash has played. She's probably starting to get her legs under her.
best centers replace
You can't replace someone like Ann Wauters. She's an All-Star, one of the best centers in this league. You're not going to replace her with one player. You're going to do it by committee, and that's what we're gong to do.
afford crucial mistakes
I thought we made crucial mistakes at times when we really couldn't afford it,
played poised veteran
I thought she played terrific. She was the poised veteran that you expect.
fits front room sideline
I think it's pretty cool. It fits great. It's the same measurements we have in the Garden. There's probably more room on the baselines and the sideline (at the front of the stage). We probably have more room here than we have in the Garden.
anybody bench goal players tonight
Our goal tonight was to play the players on the bench and not get anybody hurt.
gave half helps man second whether zone
Whether it's junk, zone, man ... if it helps us win, I'll play it as much as we can. If we can just play them zone and not give them second shots. We gave them too many in the first half, but in the second half we did a better job.
capable gets miles per playing typical
I think she's like a typical rookie: They want to do everything right and they want to do it 900 miles per hour. I think as she gets more comfortable with playing on the perimeter, you'll be able to see what she's capable of doing.
against couple defense figured finally five handle minutes rocket run took tried zone
We didn't handle their zone defense very well. It doesn't take a rocket scientist. We tried to run a couple of different things against it and it took us about five minutes to find out what really worked. When we finally figured it out, we just didn't keep going back to it.
afford crucial mistakes
We made crucial mistakes at times when we couldn't afford it. We are going to regroup.
instead minutes players rotation
We have an eight-player rotation and those players are going to play. If I can keep their minutes in the 20s instead of the 30s, I'll do it.
five games people rotation
We have an eight-man rotation and those people are going to play the minutes. If we had five games left, two left, one left. It doesn't matter.
conversation key moments month private proven
We had a private conversation about a month ago. She told me that I could use her in key moments down the stretch, and she's proven that.