Van Chancellor
Van Chancellor
Van Winston Chancelloris a former college and professional basketball coach. He coached University of Mississippi women's basketball, Louisiana State University women's basketball, and the professional Houston Comets. He was named head coach on April 11, 2007, replacing Pokey Chatman. In 2001, Van Chancellor was elected to the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, located in Knoxville, Tennessee. He was enshrined as a member of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in September 2007. Van Chancellor currently serves as an analyst...
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I said ahead of time that if we were going to be a force in the playoffs, Tina Thompson had to be a force, and she was tonight. She was outstanding. I thought this was as big a win as it gets tonight for us. You just don't realize how hard it is to hold them to 66 points.
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Under any condition it's hard to believe that our team came in here and won two games on the road. I just thought we did an outstanding job defending them. Sheryl Swoops: 14 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds. We had a great player who played great.
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I think the hardest single thing to do in the game other than shooting the ball is the steal. It's unbelievable what she has done.
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It's hard to believe we could come in here and win two games on the road.
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It's hard to believe that we came in here and won two games on the road.
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I thought Tina Thompson played her best all year. So two great players played but it was a total team victory. I would have never thought that we could limit them to less than 60 points. I'm just really pleased.
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Our total effort was just so much better our focus, our enthusiasm.
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You just cannot drop behind 13 points and beat a team like this at home.
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My whole thought process has been this. Not one person picked us to make the playoffs. Not one person thought we'd beat Seattle in that series.
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When you get down to the nitty-gritty, I've always said I like good players who are experienced, ... That's what we have.
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What she does in her personal life is her own decision. I respect everything about Sheryl.
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The day that we were eliminated from the playoffs was the day I vowed that would never happen again. I spent every waking moment, in some form or fashion, thinking about a way to get us back.
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When we got a one-point lead we ought to find a way to win, but we didn't.
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I enjoyed it when we were the favorites. I'm enjoying us being decisive underdogs, because nobody thinks we'll win this series. So, yeah, I'm enjoying it. I've enjoyed it all. What I'd like to do is see our players play as good as they can play.