Press conference:
https://gostanford.com/news/2024/11/13/s...conference
This one is worth listening to. Kate Paye is very impressive with her responses, and gives a critical, realistic and balanced assessment. Making comparisons with Tara should probably be resisted but here is a comparison I will go on a limb to make: Kate is better at press conferences, is more responsive and gives more analytical answers. She uses some of Tara's over used phrases though: "I am excited" being first and foremost.
"They taught us the offense we run, and quite frankly, they ran the offense much better than we did."
"There are some bright spots. Nunu played very well. Courtney played very well. We did well on the boards which is something we have been struggling with."
"Our team was floating for a couple of quarters and then they got the sense of urgency. Fortunately we are learning something that will help us in the long run, to have that sense of urgency from the jump ball."
"They were out in passing lanes trying to take us out of our stuff and they were successful. This will give us an opportunity to work on what we are going to do when teams are aggressive like that."
"You are not always going to play your best basketball. Winners find a way to win. I'm excited we did that."
"What Nunu and Courtney do well is attack the basket. The way they were playing us, that is what was available. Get the ball in the pinch, attack the basket, and if they foul you make your free throws. And they did that."
https://gostanford.com/news/2024/11/13/s...conference
This one is worth listening to. Kate Paye is very impressive with her responses, and gives a critical, realistic and balanced assessment. Making comparisons with Tara should probably be resisted but here is a comparison I will go on a limb to make: Kate is better at press conferences, is more responsive and gives more analytical answers. She uses some of Tara's over used phrases though: "I am excited" being first and foremost.
"They taught us the offense we run, and quite frankly, they ran the offense much better than we did."
"There are some bright spots. Nunu played very well. Courtney played very well. We did well on the boards which is something we have been struggling with."
"Our team was floating for a couple of quarters and then they got the sense of urgency. Fortunately we are learning something that will help us in the long run, to have that sense of urgency from the jump ball."
"They were out in passing lanes trying to take us out of our stuff and they were successful. This will give us an opportunity to work on what we are going to do when teams are aggressive like that."
"You are not always going to play your best basketball. Winners find a way to win. I'm excited we did that."
"What Nunu and Courtney do well is attack the basket. The way they were playing us, that is what was available. Get the ball in the pinch, attack the basket, and if they foul you make your free throws. And they did that."