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POSTGAME QUOTES
JULY 25, 2002


On the game:
"12,000 people on a Thursday night - that's pretty good. I'm pretty happy with us. We're playing with a really sick Tina Thompson right now. It's amazing that she'd have eight rebounds and 18 points. Sheryl (Swoopes) is really holding us together. I thought (Sonja) Henning was so good in the second half defensively; she really kept them out of their offense. She had eight points, five rebounds and three assists. I don't see but one thing wrong with her tonight and that was turnovers. We came back in the second half and really hurt them on the boards."

On the difference between previous Comets-Sol games:
"I thought they had a really good offensive plan. Betty Lennox came in and made some really tough shots, but I thought we're getting a little closer. I said at the last game, we're getting a little closer offensively and I'm getting a little happier."

On the team's second half control:
"We began to run and get the ball where I wanted. I'm happy with this win. We've been a team that's really played well against a team that doesn't have a .500 record. They'’ve (Miami) been playing some really good ball. I'm really pleased with our rebounding, I would like to get a few less turnovers, but that's about it."

On Swoopes' defense of Sheri Sam:
"I thought that was a big key. In the second half she (Sam) didn't get the looks because Sheryl wouldn't let her."

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On the game:
"These are the kind of games you dread playing because they were going to come out playing hard. They're a fighting for that fourth playoff spot in the East; we knew we had to come out and be ready to play. We were hoping we could get a pretty good lead on them so we could sit down and rest a little bit, but it didn't happen. It was a tough game; we came out and were much more aggressive this time playing them then we played them the first time. We knew how they were going to come out playing. Coach told us at the beginning, before we even went out what to expect, not to get too frustrated, not to get too upset, just go out and do what we have to do and we walked away with a win."

On Janeth Arcain's high scoring night:
"I was very happy and proud of her because she has been waiting for that game. I think it did a lot for her confidence. That is what we are going to need. Coach said that now is the time that we need to come out and take it to a couple of more levels and get some momentum going into the playoffs."

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On her play:
"I think tonight I was so comfortable and got some confidence to make my shots. I played hard, Miami played hard, but tonight the Comets showed how to be the four-time champions. I hope we continue to play hard for the next game in New York."

On Miami playing for a playoff spot:
"They came to play hard and win this game, but we are at home and we have our fans to support us. We play hard for 40 minutes and try to do the best we can."

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On the game:
"I thought it was a very physical game. Their offensive rebounding really hurt us and that was the key. Their offensive rebounding and our lack of defensive rebounding was a real key. At the half we had them overall 13-9, they wind up 27-22 in the second half with 11 offensive rebounds. They got a lot of second shot opportunities - way too many."

On the loss and its effects on their playoff chances:
"We're a game in the hole, that's what it does. You have to let if go and get ready to play the next one."

On the play of Betty Lennox:
"She's struggling a little bit as of late. Actually, this was one of her better games since the All-Star break. She made seven shots which was a help. Who else made shots for us? She was trying too much. There were times when she was open and she turned shots down. Pass up the easy play for the more difficult play."

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On the game:
"They were more aggressive. They were obviously told at halftime that they weren't attacking the boards so they just attacked. They were just aggressive. We just didn't take care of the ball, we tried some things and that's when they went on that run and tightened up on their defense and it was really hard to score. I'm not going to take anything away from them; they played up in our face in the second half and we failed to execute. I think we missed opportunities and didn't take advantage of chances they gave us. They got offensive rebounds, second shots to give themselves the edge. Any time you give a team like Houston an edge, they're going to attack."

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On her play:
"I haven't been trying to do anything spectacular, just things weren't falling for me. But I'm the type of person that I'm going to keep on trying. It's not going to stop me until the buzzer sounds.

On her turnovers:
"Players make mistakes. I was just too loose with the ball at the end. Just a mental, immature mistake."

On the Comets defense:
"They didn�t take me out of the game at all. I think I just missed some open shots. I had wide open shots and just wasn�t able to knock them down. Our shots weren�t falling and the turnovers were terrible. It just wasn�t very pretty."

On the effect of this loss on the team:
"We have to look at it that it happened and then move on. There�s nothing we can do about it so we�ve just got to keep on going and prepare for the next team. There�s nothing we can do about this loss. But it�s really good that Orlando lost. We don�t play two games the same, so the next team we play we�re going to play much better, because we look at tape and learn from it, so it�s a positive thing."

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