Dream 106, Mercury 76
Postgame Quotes: Mercury at Dream - July 30, 2009
Corey Gaines | 
Diana Taurasi | 
Tangela Smith |
Marynell Meadors |
Angel McCoughtry |
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| Mercury Head Coach Corey Gaines
“They were hot tonight. We didn’t bring it tonight and they’re a good team.”
(On moving forward)
“They hurt us offensively tonight, on the offensive rebounds on the rebounds overall. We had too many turnovers. This loss means nothing. Losses like these happen. We’ll see these guys again in our place”
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| Mercury guard Diana Taurasi
(On poor offensive performance)
“I give a lot of credit to them. They played really well today at home. They got some things done that we didn’t and when you play like we did and the other team is feeling it, that’s the result you get.”
(On getting back on track)
“We play a lot of games in this league, and not all of them turn out the way you want. You can’t get too high and can’t get too low. We just have to come back tomorrow, practice and get going again.”
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| Mercury center Tangela Smith
(On getting outscored in the paint 46-30)
“They just had our number tonight. We didn’t come out aggressive in the beginning and that’s what held us back a lot, and it took a lot of energy to try to get back in the game. They definitely tried to pound it inside, and that’s what they did. They were more aggressive.”
(On slow start)
“We were just missing everything. We really just weren’t concentrating on our shots, and they were just hitting everything. It was a bad night for us. We knew they were a good team, we just started off slow, and there’s nothing you can do about that. You just have to keep shooting.”
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| Dream Head Coach Marynell Meadors
(On coaching a team with a 45-point lead)
“I looked at one of my staff and said I don’t know how to coach being up by so many points. I have always coached in close games in the WNBA. There is really never a blow out in the WNBA; the games are usually close. The reason we won the game is because our team was playing defense and rebounding. The offense came easy because we gave ourselves opportunities to score in the open court and that is what we wanted to do.”
(On getting out to a 15-0 lead to start the game)
“Phoenix shoots the ball very well, but we contested a lot of their shots. We shot as many shots as they did, but we just had a hand in their face and our defense just bothered them. They were capable of coming back in the game at that point.”
(On the interior game and grabbing 49 rebounds)
“I thought we played really well against Detroit last game on the interior, but the big right now is that Erika and Sancho are getting off to a great start. Michelle is also coming off the bench and making some big contributions and that is also another key. Jennifer has been hurt a little bit, but tonight she played well.”
(On physicality)
“We are big and we are physical. If people aren’t physical back with us then they struggle with us. Our arms and legs are long and we are just big. We have a lot of length on this team even at the guard spots.”
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| Dream forward Angel McCoughtry
(On defense factoring in the win)
“The coaching staff has really been preparing us on defense. The girls have gone through the game plan and are really going after it. We had great overall efforts from our entire team tonight. I have to commend all the ladies for their 100 percent effort tonight.”
(On offensive output)
“Everyone just played so well tonight. I feel like we have grown so much as a team and we are gelling now. We knew it would take some time but I think it has really happened now and we are ready to make a push for the playoffs.”
(On team chemistry)
“We have really gotten to know each other well and I think the Detroit game was really the turning point for us. We have come together as a team and are gelling. We just all really get along and I think that plays a huge role in the success of our team.”
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