Dawn Staley Game Quotations

There were too many instances in the game we weren't ourselves. We didn't have enough fight. We had too many lapses to complete.

I think most of the players who have jumped from playing to coaching have their egos in check. You played the game at a high level and that brings instant respect, but what you do to maintain that credibility is the key.

We were rattled. A team like Rutgers, they play in spurts, and they didn't have a large spurt. We certainly knew we had it in us to get back in the game if we stayed focused.

She's got my all-star vote, ... I think you'll see her in a bunch of these before her career is over. She's quick. She's tough. She has great vision. People might talk about her being small but you can't talk about the small game to me. She's having a tremendous season.

That's what veterans do. At times like that, we don't get rattled. We know we always have a shot at winning the basketball game. You just have to stay in it. With us, we're an older group. We understand. We've been in big, big games before.

If it was one-game elimination, youth would probably win, ... But since it is a series, I like our chances because of our experience in big games games even bigger than the WNBA playoffs.