John Wicks Quotations

Losing that lead was critical as it gave them momentum to open the second half.

If Brittany's shot falls and we play smarter on the defensive end, this game was over at the half.

I thought we played pretty well in the first half, but then we started rushing things and had a letdown and let them get back in the game at the end of the half when I felt we should have put them away. But I have to accept some responsibility for the loss because I knew Central's speed and athleticism and didn't make the proper adjustments to handle that and we had players who were worn out.

I thought our energy level was high and we played hard. I was disappointed at how we finished the first half though, because we had a chance to put them away and we let them stay in the game.

I was very proud of the way the girls battled back and never gave up. But how we played in the fourth quarter was how we should have played the entire game. We still need to learn to play with a sense of urgency the entire game.

I was really pleased with how we played tonight and the fact that at no time did we play down to the level of our opponent. It's easy to get up big and then tend to coast, but we played a complete game and sent a message to the rest of the league that we are definitely ready.

We needed to do a much better job at knowing where (Delarosa) was at all times because she can bury the 3-pointer. But we still have to understand that you can't have lapses against good teams.

When you are an independent artist, it is hard to be heard or seen. This is a way for independent artists to get more attention.

We are so close to putting it all together and I still believe in the talent on this team and our ability to get it done against anyone. We have all the components but really need to start playing smarter, understanding certain situations better and becoming more proficient at playing to our strengths.

Brittany really elevates her game when it counts and did some really nice things. When I tell her to attack the basket, she knows exactly what I'm talking about.

Brittany has tremendous athletic ability and hasn't even come close to reaching her potential. She makes it look almost effortless and I expect her to blossom at the next level.

Brittany (Foster) is really playing inspired basketball and using her athletic gifts to showcase her basketball talents. I'll tell you, when the league lights go on, she becomes a different player and she showed that tonight.

Rachel is doing a real good job taking care of the ball for us. And she gives us toughness at the point guard position and gets the ball where it needs to be.

You take a team's will away by playing great defense and defense is what is going to win games for us. And we got great minutes from our bench and had a complete team effort.

It's important with the style we play that when we give our non-starters minutes that we don't have a letdown and continue to play at a high level. We definitely did that tonight and got great contributions from everyone.

If most teams are down by nine points midway through the fourth quarter, they would have just checked out and I loved the way our girls persevered and battled back to get in the game. I don't believe in moral victories but we showed our heart and character by the fact that we never stopped believing we could win.