Q&A: Lindsay Whalen, Pick #4, Connecticut Sun

Whalen: I think the first question, obviously I played Connecticut in the Final Four. I had the chance to play against a great team and obviously I got to meet a lot of great Connecticut fans out at the Final Four. They were talking a little bit about the Draft. I think they’re very knowledgeable fans and they know a lot about the game and what’s going on.

Whalen: I think that the next level, everything’s a little bit more physical, everything’s a little bit faster and I think your jump shot needs to be a little bit more accurate. Obviously, I’ll play point guard, maybe a little two, but if you’re a guard you have to take care of the ball and I think that that’s something I’ll have to work on, as well as defense. There are a lot of things that I can work on in order to be a solid player at the next level.

Q: Talk about how you grew as a basketball player during your college career

Whalen: Well, I think starting out as a freshman and sophomore, I think we were figuring out what it took to win and I think that both myself and my teammates had to understand what it was really going to take for us to be a successful program. The last few years have been a reward for sticking out that first year when I was not so great and I think that my game’s just developed with our team’s and it’s just gotten better as our team’s gotten better.

Q: Are you disappointed that you’re not going to Minnesota?

Whalen: It’s definitely a challenge and I’m definitely going to welcome it and I’m definitely going to work hard. I’m going to bring the same competitive spirit and the same game that I played at Minnesota to Connecticut. Obviously, I’m from Minnesota and there’s a team there and that would have been a good opportunity, but that’s not going to change anything about the way I’m going to play or what I’m going to do. I’m going to be the same player I’ve always been.