Storm 74, SILVER STARS 61
Post Game Quotes: Silver Stars vs. Storm 6/19/04
Dee Brown | 
Margo Dydek | 
LaToya Thomas | 
Anne Donovan | 
Lauren Jackson | 
Sue Bird |
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| Silver Stars Head Coach Dee Brown
On the game - We shot the ball better tonight. The last six or seven games we’ve only been shooting about 34%, so we shot much better tonight, we just didn’t stop anybody. Lauren Jackson is the MVP and she brought her “A” game like she always does. Betty Lennox had a good game, they stepped up.”
“When we shoot the ball, we don’t play defense. When we play defense, we don’t shoot the ball. We need to find a mid-point. Even when we started the season, it was either/or.”
On Lauren Jackson - “When you put a big on her, she’s quick enough to go around. When you put a small on her, you see what happens. She hits a turnaround jumper. We’d make a run and she’d make a shot, but you expect your franchise player to do that.” |
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| Margo Dydek
On the game - “It’s tough losing. For me, this is the first time in this league to lose eight games. It’s frustrating, but we’ll get over it.”
“Last year we didn’t start the season well, but we were playing much better as a team. We need to pick it up in practice, protect the ball and help each other better.” |
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| LaToya Thomas
On the game - “We need to play together. It’s our first time to play together as a team, but it will come. It’s going to take time. We have new coaches and new players.”
On Lauren Jackson - “She’s a great player. She found her rhythm tonight. She’s tough to guard, but you can’t make excuses. She’s one of the best players in the league.” |
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| Storm Head Coach Anne Donovan
On the game - “This being the third game of a three game road trip, I was most pleased with how hard we played. We didn’t look tired. We handled the boards really well tonight and that is something we didn’t do a good of last game. Also, nine assists and one turnover from Sue Bird. You have to be happy with that.”
“We just have so many threats offensively on this team. We had three people in double figures tonight. With as many threats as we have on the floor at one time we should be able to do that almost every night.”
On Lauren Jackson’s performance - “She was pretty impressive tonight to say the least. There was a match-up there that we wanted to take advantage of. We knew headed in that one-on-one she was going to be tough to stop. She did a great job of taking advantage of that match-up early in the game.”
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| Lauren Jackson
On the game - “We wanted to take advantage of some match-ups down there. I was able to get some open looks and really take advantage of my height. Defensively on Margo we played great team defense on her. She’s so tough down there and forces you to do that.” |
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| Sue Bird
On the game - “This whole team is starting to get it. It’s easier to play good defense when you trust your teammates. Everybody has everybody’s back. We are playing together really well right now and when you let a team get rolling and get confidence, things just get better and better. That’s what’s happening right now.”
“We just have so many weapons. Someone is bound to be shooting well at any given time. Tonight in the first half it was Lauren and then Betty and Kamila picked it up as well.”
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