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«I thought our defense would get a stop. It was just a breakdown. There was no reason when the ball went inside that somebody would leave their guy open. But, it happened. That's basketball.»

«We were flat. Our offense, you know, we didn't score, so I can't be happy with that ... We just didn't execute.»

«It makes it a little tougher on us actually to know how to prepare against them. We know what to expect when Lindsay?s back there; if she doesn?t play, we have to try to prepare for what (Thibault) will do differently and how a different point guard might affect their play.»

«Mistakes, turnovers, that's part of what our defensive intention is. We make their shots harder, eliminate their assists. That's all part of being alert and intense. Our goal in everything we do is built around our defense, our whole game from start to finish.»

«Mistakes, turnovers, that's part of our defensive intention. We hope to get more shots than them (64-52), limit their shots, make their shots harder and limit their assists.»

«These fans have just jumped on. I think it's great for women's basketball and this city. We've got great pro sports fans here, and it's shown. I think this is a great step for the future of the WNBA.»

«[It's true. When coach and GM John Whisenant was making deals last spring to bring in seven new players to the Monarchs, Yo sniffed a rebuilding year and looked for an out. She was 35 and she wanted a title. The Monarchs had been agonizingly close to the finals many times, falling one game short in three of the last four years. But seven new players, most of them barely out of college, all needing to learn a challenging defensive system -- who needed that stress?] She thought she was too old to be on a rebuilding team, ... I told her we weren't rebuilding, we were reloading.»

«She is the attitude. It's my defense that they play, but it's Yolanda's attitude that gives them the personality to play it.»

«[Sacramento coach John Whisenant said he could tell Whalen was not 100 percent.] Lindsay was obviously in pain, ... I was really concerned the one time under the basket in front of our bench. I thought she had reinjured it. She's a determined young lady. Got to give it to her. Got a lot of courage.»

«The goal tonight was to keep our rhythm, keep going and keep fighting. But we definitely wanted some of our key starters to play less minutes.»