Tom Collen
Tom Collen
Tom Collenis a former head women's basketball coach who was most recently the head coach at the University of Arkansas...
ball blow five game great hole incredible knowing ready run shoot
They just set an incredible pace, and want to blow you out in the first five minutes. If you?re not ready to run back in transition, you?re not ready for them to shoot the ball early, and they?re hot, you can find yourself in a hole really, really fast. I think you have to go in there knowing that they have a great home-court advantage, and I think you have to go in there knowing that the game is going to be intense.
boast game good lost maybe saw seed underdog west
I don't think we saw this coming. I thought we were ready. But there are not many conferences who can boast a 12 seed as good as West Virginia. We approached this game like we were the underdog having lost to them, but maybe that wasn't the right way to do it.
front games good kinds rivalry top turn
It was pretty ugly. But sometimes these kinds of games, rivalry games in front of big crowds, turn into brawls. And so if you can come out on top of the brawl, you've done some pretty good things.
continues credit good late played plays
She made all the plays late and to her credit she's going to be a good one for them as she continues to play for them the way she played tonight.
anxious east hearing reading time tournament
They've been hearing about and reading about being in the Big East, and now here we are. We're in the Big East tournament and I think they're anxious to see what the big time is about.
game intensity level stepped terms
When she stepped on the floor, her game went to another level in terms of intensity with a little more focus.
best guard herself limit looks might point sure tired
We wanted to make sure Duffy was tired at the end. We wanted to limit her touches. She might be the best point guard in the league. I don't think she looks at herself as a big-time scorer.
four hit plays score wall
We called four different plays and didn't score on any of them. I think that was it. We had hit the wall at that point.
against clearly guard left nine purpose straight team
We clearly left her unguarded on purpose at times because we were concentrating on their other kids. We rolled the dice. When you play against a team that's got like nine or 10 all-Americans and you can't guard all of them straight up, you have to take your chances.
believed built heart perplexed relationship
We were shocked. We really believed in our heart that through the relationship we had built with her that she wanted to come to Louisville. We were perplexed by what actually happened.
certainly compete hope
We certainly haven't been through anything like this with this team. I hope we're ready. If not, we're not going to be able to compete at this level.
advance final last maybe ncaa next sweet talent tournament year
We've been to the NCAA Tournament the last two years, but we've been one and done. I really think next year, with the talent we have, we could advance to the Sweet 16 and maybe all the way to the Final Four. It could be a real breakthrough year for us.
dice guard left tried
We left her unguarded on purpose. We rolled the dice with her. We tried to guard her late, but we didn't get it done.
against games ncaa player programs shine step talent type
When we play games against top-10 programs and in the NCAA Tournament, she's the type of player who's going to step up and shine and take us to another level. That's how much talent she has.