Richie Adubato
Richie Adubato
Richard Adam "Richie" Adubatois a former basketball coach in the National Basketball Association. He has served as head coach for three NBA teams: the Detroit Pistons, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Orlando Magic...
beard entire gets goal phenomenal steals
It was an Alana Beard show tonight, ... Our goal is to get 10 steals a game, that's the entire team. So if someone gets seven, that's a phenomenal show.
facing road steal
Now we're facing a four-game road trip. We have to steal one very shortly.
emotional goes obvious support time tough tried trying
It's been a really tough time for Temeka, ... She tried to go, but it was obvious that she really was not herself. We're just trying to support her as she goes through a real emotional time.
clutch proved
Tamika Catchings proved she is one of the best, ... She made the big, clutch plays.
detroit good picked picks played players trying
I thought Detroit played very good defense, ... They picked up our picks and screens, and then, once we got behind, I think our players were just trying to do too much by themselves.
charlotte destiny detroit lost
I know Detroit lost to Charlotte so we have our own destiny in our hands. We still have a chance. We're still alive.
critical early five haunt home hurt knew last losses playing seven teams win
I said it back then, that those early losses at home were going to come back and haunt us because we knew we would be playing five of our last seven on the road, ... I just knew that those early losses were going to hurt us and they have. In this league, with how even the teams are, it's critical that you win those home games.
break defense execution familiar good helped offensive rotation schedule starting takes week
The break in the schedule a week ago helped us . . . to get our continuity, to get our defense together, ... Our offensive execution is way better than it was. . . . The big thing is we've got a pretty good rotation now. They're starting to feel more familiar with each other's games, and that takes a little time. We're still not there, but if we didn't have the break in the schedule I don't think we could have been able to get to where we are.
changes fire game hustling momentum near obviously
Sometimes the momentum changes when you are pressing and hustling around, ... We were ice-cold most of the game and then we obviously got on fire right near the end.
almost beard goal performance steals team
It was the Alana Beard show tonight. Her performance was unbelievable. Our team goal is to get 10 steals per game, and Alana almost did that on her own. She was phenomenal.
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We have to win our games at home with five of those last seven games on the road, ... We have to beat Indiana and Connecticut in these next two games.
challenge dropped essential finish five games head home next san seven six starts win
We have to win these games at home, ... This is a very important homestand. We need to take the challenge head on. Five of our next six games are at home, and we have already dropped this one. Then we finish with five of seven on the road. It is essential that we get these games at home and that starts with San Antonio.
amazing bigger jump people shot
Usually Temeka is able to go by you. But her pull-up jump shot . . . it's amazing how she can get it off on bigger people, ... She's done that to people 6-foot, 6-1.
horrible lie momentum pride struggling talked
This would have been a horrible momentum stopper, ... Horrible. We talked about that before the game. They are struggling but they have a lot of pride and they aren't just going to lie down for anyone.