Brian Winters Quotations

She's just feeling a little healthier and getting in a little bit better condition.

She has the ability to step her game up in big games. She did that last year in Seattle when Sue Bird went out. She showed how good she was. When Sue couldn't play with her broken nose, she came in and played extremely well.

She gave us a tremendous, gutsy performance in being extremely sore and not being able to pick one arm up.

If we can improve next year and continue to move ahead, we can get back here again and get a chance to win a series like this and get to the WNBA Finals.

We lost six seniors from last year's team that won 20 games, and that hurt us in the early part of the season. We played our hearts out, but we came out on the short end.

I thought we played with a tremendous amount of grit and intensity. We were disappointed in the loss in L.A. (69-59 to the Sparks on Saturday), but we rebounded very well and really had a great team win.

I said before the draft that we have a pretty veteran and deep team. But I like the four we've chosen. Now it's a matter of getting them in here and seeing what they can do.

Nat (Natalie Williams) gave us a great game, and we got excellent contributions from our bench. And, of course, Tamika (Catchings) had a typical all-around game. And Kelly (Miller) was huge in the final minute.

We got away from having so many random offensive situations. We got a little better executing our plays. Against New York, I thought we got great shots against their zone, and they just didn't go in.

We get all the points at our meets because of him. He wins the high, triple and long jumps, and the 200 at almost every meet. That's 40 points. We scored 63 points last week. You do the math.

We had too many turnovers and we gave up too many rebounds. We got beat.

When you're playing in front of the community that supports you, you have a responsibility to give back. Whether it's conducting clinics, visiting kids or making appearances, it's very important to stay involved with the fans.

We think we're two-deep at most every position.

We shot the ball well tonight. I think we had a pretty good flow going. It's going to be a totally different game in New York. They're a very good team, an experienced team with a lot of playoff experience.

They've been around a long time, and they've been in a lot of playoff games. We knew they weren't going to give up.

They have a balanced attack, and you are not sure who is going to be the guy each game. It makes it difficult to defend them because you might lock down one guy and the other gets you.

For all the players that will return for our team, they'll know and have a taste for what high-level playoff basketball is about. Having this experience is irreplaceable.

It's great for the franchise. I'm enjoying the ride as the coach. I've got a group of players that have really bonded together. This team has very good chemistry and they show it on the court.

The biggest play of the game is when Alana Beard throws it up in the air to herself and then makes a 3. That should never happen. How that's not seen I have no idea how a play like that stands.

Tamika didn't force things tonight. She plays great games, even when she doesn't shoot. When she shoots, that's even a bonus.

They were playing hard. They have some talent on that team. They haven't given up. They were very aggressive defensively. That got them back in the game. The good news is we found a way to win.

In the first half, we just got in too big of a hurry against the zone. In the second half, we did a much better job. We were patient, we moved the ball, we made some shots.

In our circumstances, we don't have a particular positional need. Consequently, we're going to take the best player who comes to us. If that's a big player, great; if that's a perimeter player, great.

I can't think about two games. I'm just thinking about one. Because if we lose the next one, it won't matter.