The press conference, audio only:
https://storage.googleapis.com/stanford-...LXdfm7.m4a
"They jumped on us from the very beginning. I think their press rattled us early and kind of shook us and shook our confidence. We were a total no-show especially in the first half. I was pleased that our team picked it up and was more aggressive and more competitive in the second half, but this was really an education for our team."
"This has been the story for 6 or 7 games...teams are going to try to take away our 3. Who wouldn't? I would too if I was playing Stanford. They are going to force us to spread out, attack the basket, and make layups....that is what we need to do....attack the rim. It is learning a different way to play....in the past it was throw the ball inside to a big post player who was going to make back-to-the-basket moves. Now we have to use the fact that we do have excellent shooters and people are "out" on us...the floor is wide open and we are going to have to attack the basket and finish."
"People are taking away our threes...What they are forcing us to do is put the ball on the floor, attack the basket, and make a layup through contact with big athletic bodies."
"We had to go zone for a little bit. We were struggling to guard them."
"I've been saying this and I truly believe it....our team will get better and better as the season goes along and we get these experiences under our belt."
Kate was asked directly about Lepolo, and she gave a non-answer that did not suggest we will see her anytime soon. She praised the improvement of our other guards.
Listening to this, I remain super impressed with Kate Paye. She articulated exactly and precisely what the problem is. She has a very long way to go to try to fill Tara's shoes, but she is SO much better with press conferences than Tara ever was. Given the situation, I felt she struck exactly the right note.
https://storage.googleapis.com/stanford-...LXdfm7.m4a
"They jumped on us from the very beginning. I think their press rattled us early and kind of shook us and shook our confidence. We were a total no-show especially in the first half. I was pleased that our team picked it up and was more aggressive and more competitive in the second half, but this was really an education for our team."
"This has been the story for 6 or 7 games...teams are going to try to take away our 3. Who wouldn't? I would too if I was playing Stanford. They are going to force us to spread out, attack the basket, and make layups....that is what we need to do....attack the rim. It is learning a different way to play....in the past it was throw the ball inside to a big post player who was going to make back-to-the-basket moves. Now we have to use the fact that we do have excellent shooters and people are "out" on us...the floor is wide open and we are going to have to attack the basket and finish."
"People are taking away our threes...What they are forcing us to do is put the ball on the floor, attack the basket, and make a layup through contact with big athletic bodies."
"We had to go zone for a little bit. We were struggling to guard them."
"I've been saying this and I truly believe it....our team will get better and better as the season goes along and we get these experiences under our belt."
Kate was asked directly about Lepolo, and she gave a non-answer that did not suggest we will see her anytime soon. She praised the improvement of our other guards.
Listening to this, I remain super impressed with Kate Paye. She articulated exactly and precisely what the problem is. She has a very long way to go to try to fill Tara's shoes, but she is SO much better with press conferences than Tara ever was. Given the situation, I felt she struck exactly the right note.