Vivian Stringer

Vivian Stringer
Charlaine Vivian Stringer is an American basketball coach, with one of the best records in the history of women's basketball. She is currently the head coach of the Rutgers University women's basketball team...
great nice time win
It's nice that we win sometimes up here - one time in 50 years - it's kind of nice. We've had great games, but we haven't won. To win here is pretty special.
great instinct killer teach teams
It's about that killer instinct, the great teams have that and we need to look for it. We need to teach our team that killer instinct.
anyone arrive best decided four spread talent teams thinking trying
I don't know what anyone was thinking about when they decided to do this. I thought we were trying to spread the talent so the four best teams could arrive at the one spot.
certain compete great highest level mentality mindset player tennessee
You only go to Tennessee if you're a great player and want to compete at the highest level and want to get pushed. There's a certain kind of mentality that's there. This is a different kind of mindset that's been really important at the championship level.
games nice seen
It was nice to see them play free. It was one of the better games I've seen in a long time.
athletic coach deem develop directors head high hiring list necessary needs proposing skills
I think there needs to be a heightened sensitivity of athletic directors who are doing the hiring process. I'm proposing to see if we could develop a list of what I deem to be the important necessary skills to be a head coach at a high level.
extremely kid looks open
That kid was getting open looks for that shot. As a team, we usually play extremely well getting out on the 3.
imagine perspective puts saw
I can't imagine him not coaching. I just can't imagine it. It really puts everything in perspective for me. I never saw that day coming.
dying love
She is one of a dying breed. I love her very much.
blood choke game goes grab neck period pressure relaxing start teams time until
Every game we have a period of time when we slack. We grab teams by the neck and choke them until they can't breathe. Then we start relaxing and my blood pressure goes up.
anybody break distribute handle improvement next result simply understanding wants year zones
Anybody can distribute the ball, but what she wants to do is know how to break zones and how you can handle things. I think she wants to go to the next step, understanding that you can't play the same way. I think her improvement is simply a result of a year of reflection.
automatic ball feed goes help pilot soon team welcome
You try to help the team to see the big picture. I really welcome the day when I have a team that is on automatic pilot and they just feed off of it, and as soon as the ball goes up they just know. They just play.
clothes
They knew. I have clothes I want to wear.
listening
I'm not going to tell you now while everyone is listening.