I think it’s much more difficult to keep players happy nowadays. We live in what I call a fast-food society, where we all want immediate gratification. We want what we want and we want it...

We’ve watched enough tapes of them to recognize they are scrappy.

I think we’re very comfortable with (the rotation) now and I think our players are becoming much more efficient. (Currie) was just very efficient with her minutes and I think part of it is because...

Once we got the lead we were anxious and we took two quick shots and then they came down the scored. We made our run and they withstood it.

I think being able to get to the Final Four four times is pretty nice. I feel very good about it. I know our team is going to be successful throughout my career so I...

Essentially, we returned six starters.

I think we’ve gotten back to playing the way we want to play, and that’s hard, aggressive defense.

I think we were very anxious to play. I can attribute some of that to the turnovers that we had, which is unacceptable. We understand we can’t allow that to happen any more.

I’ve let that pressure go. I feel like we’re going to win it at some point. I know we’re going to win it at some point. I think in the past, I wanted it so...

We wanted to attack the baseline. They were in a 2-3 or 3-2. A lot of the time they were in the 3-2 and we knew the baseline was open. We had our shooters go...

Crystal would make a great play, and I would be on the sidelines cheering, ‘Yea, Crystal,’ and then I would be going, ‘Oh, my God,’ because I knew I had to play against her for...

It was a great team effort. That’s what I told the team in the locker room — five players in double figures, and everybody who came off the bench contributed in some way, shape or...

They do a great job with their traps. I know we’ll be a lot better (in the future) for this game.

I think it’s quality depth. A lot of teams have a lot of players, but our bench is productive, probably as productive as any team in the country.

Their pressure once again caused us problems. We did not play with a whole lot of poise…. I wouldn’t say it’s an easy fix, I would say it’s a mentality. Once again I feel like...

She understands when we need to push and when we need to pull back and set up our offense and who needs the ball in which situation. She’s changed our look tremendously on both ends...

This was a really good game for us to play. Obviously we like to score in transition, and Auburn did a great job just walking the ball up the court and slowing down the tempo.

Years ago, players were willing to come in and sit on the bench for one or two years and work their way into the lineup. And now so many players come in and they want...

Overall, I was really pleased and I thought it was a great team effort. Everybody coming off the bench played really well for us and that’s important.

When you think about it, we ended the game basically with our starting five from last year. So that’s a great luxury to have. That just shows the depth of the team, the experience of...

It wasn’t just one person, it was everybody. Turning the ball over 31 times – I don’t think I’ve ever seen that from this team. So I’m a little disappointed with that.

This was one of our best defensive efforts, really of the year.

That’s the great thing about our team. We have tremendous depth. It depends on the day who is playing well for us.

She was much more aggressive with the basketball, and it paid off for her and for us. She still passed up three or four shots that I wish she would have taken. But it’s a...

Obviously, we’ve got to do a better job of taking care of the basketball. I’m not quite sure why we’re turning the ball over more now. I don’t think we’re seeing any greater pressure than...

We wanted to attack the baseline, because when they run a 3-2 zone, we know the baseline and high post are the weaknesses of that zone. And our guards did a good job of penetrating.

Our bench is pretty productive. We have quality depth. I feel our bench is as productive as any in the country.

It was gradual. They hit shots and continued to gain more confidence. Our defense in the second half was not as good as it was in the first half, and they hit great shots.

Those are two very emotional games for us, big rivals for us.

We didn’t do a good job of taking care of the basketball … and we didn’t hit our free throws. Against a great team, you have to do the little things well, and making free...

In the first half we trapped their screens a little bit and they made us pay for it. We knew we needed to lock down on defense in the second half and we did. That...

They do a great job with their presses, their traps. They’re extremely aggressive. They get out in transition probably better than anybody in the country, and they’re really well-balanced.

Obviously we’ve been on the road. We read the papers. But when you come back from winning a regional and a trip to the Final Four, and the headline is not actually about your team,...

It’s one of the best books I’ve ever read.

I don’t feel that strain or stress or pressure (of being a No. 1 seed). I feel more relaxed this year than I have any other year, and I’m not sure why. Maybe it’s the...

Most definitely. They run it every game, and since they had success against us at the end of the game, we’ll probably see it a little sooner in this game.

I’m really impressed with Jefferson. She just keeps getting better and better. She’s somebody who can get her own shots. She’s strong, she’s physical, she’s athletic. She’s just a tough kid.

I’m not quite sure why we’re turning the ball over more now. We’re not seeing any greater pressure than we’ve seen all year long. I think we’re not quite as focused as we need to...

We’re excited to still be playing. This was one of our best defensive efforts of the year and I can’t say enough about the effort they put forth.

We feel like we have a really deep team. Every game everybody that can play usually gets an opportunity to play. I think we came ready mentally and physically to and getting out to that...

It’s not awkward to me at all. Kids transfer all the time. I know she stays in touch with some of the players. We’ve always just wished her the very best.

We were a little over anxious to play. We shot the ball well when we got shots off, but to turn it over 31 times, I don’t think I’ve ever seen that from this team....

We really started to get after them. Once we became more aggressive and intense, that’s when we started to score more points.

We knew we had to lock down in the second half, and we really did. I thought that was the difference.

I didn’t want them to just grow as basketball players. I wanted them to grow as people as well.

That’s been the biggest difference for us from last year to this year. Last year we only had eight players. This year we’ve got the depth…. We just keep rotating people in and it allows...

We certainly needed her. She set the tone for us.

I want to make sure we still have our focus, but at the same time, we need to make sure we’re enjoying this process. I don’t know if we have up to this point as...

They’re extremely athletic and they do a great job with their traps and presses. They are extremely aggressive and they get out in transition better than anybody in the country. And they are really well...

It makes it tough. I feel like it’s a time of celebration for our team. Although we’re happy, I know there’s a lot of tough things going on around campus.