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Utah Head Coach Lynne Roberts Press Conference
11/9/2016 1:54 PM | Women's Basketball
Utah Head Coach Lynne Roberts
Weekly Press Conference
Nov. 9, 2016
Opening statement:
"It's nice to be back here starting year two. I can't believe it's already basketball season, but I think we're all ready for it to get going. I think players, coaches and everyone in our program fell a little bit more settled. We've had a full year with this group and it's a different feeling heading into year two as opposed to heading into year one. I'm excited about the year, I really am. I think we have a lot of potential. Everyone is already sick of me talking about the process so we have to stick with it. It's a long season, but I know everyone in the country, no matter where you are, is excited for the season to get going. We're tired of practicing against ourselves. We're ready for games to begin."
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On elements coming together this year
"The players know me, they know us, the know how we're going to practice, they know what it looks like, they know what we're running. In terms of the returners, which is our core group, we returned four starters and they picked up where we left off. They're way more comfortable and confident and that plays a factor in how you'll perform. If you're confident, you're going to perform a lot better. I think everyone is playing with more confidence and poise and practicing that way, which is great. For me and the coaching staff, it's the same thing. We know these players, we know what buttons to push, what buttons not to push, what makes them tick. Ultimately, when you combine it all together I think we established our culture of our program. We're still in the building stages, but our identity and what we're about is established. It feels a lot better."
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 On offseason conditioning
"Last year at this time we were spending a lot more time getting in shape. Practice was a lot more getting up and down the floor, and conditioning. When we could have spent time on offensive or defensive scheme or skills, we were having to get into shape. This offseason, our players did an amazing job of putting in the work. Most of them were here all summer. Our strength coach Jacquelyn Harris has done an incredible job with our group. I think we're a little bit longer, taller, leaner and faster on the floor. I don't know what that will translate to yet, but I know that we started further along this year as we did last year. They came into practice in great shape."
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On press
"I do want to be up tempo and everybody knows that. To do that you've got to do two things: you've got to be in great shape and you've got to play great defense. Those things create fast, up-tempo offense for your team. Last year, I don't think we had the personnel totally to play defensively the way we wanted to. I think players did a good job with what we had them doing. This year I think we have the depth to do some more things defensively whether that's pressing or trapping. That's where the condition comes into play."
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On spreading the floor for Emily Potter
"Moving forward, that's going to be a huge key. Last year, we had a couple players who could shoot it, but we knew in the off season we needed to recruit to and continue to recruit to. We needed to get the players we have in the program to get better knocking down 3-pointers. Tanaeya Boclair went 6-for-7 in our exhibition from the three. She shot 18 percent from the three last year. We talked at the end of the year and our goal was to get her 3s above 30 percent, which would be a big jump from one season. She put so much time in this summer. She can really shoot it. Malia Nawahine has really put in the time on her outside shot. She was a solid shooter last year and she's going to be even better this year. Paige Crozon was one of the top 3-point shooters in the Pac-12 last season and she's back. Erika Bean, our starting point guard right now, put in a lot of time on her outside shot. Off the bench we have Daneesha Provo who can really shoot it. Tilar Clarck, the Juco all-American from Salt Lake City can really shoot it. We have players who can really shoot it, which is a little different from last year. This should all open things up for (Emily) Potter quite a bit."
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On Erika Bean and Kiani Moore at the point
"Losing Diana Rodriguez is really hard; she was a great player for this program. I was only fortunate to coach her for one season, but she certainly left her four-year mark on this program. She's playing professionally in Europe right now, which is great for her. I don't think you replace a player like that overnight, I think it takes some time. Erika Bean will start for us and she's doing a nice job. She had 11 assists in our exhibition game. She does a really good job of seeing the floor and can get our transition game going really effectively. It's a big jump, going from coming off the bench to leading a Pac-12 team at the point guard position as a sophomore. I'm confident in her and I'm proud of her. She's putting in the work and she wants to be good. I have no doubt she'll be able to do it. Kiana Moore is a really explosive, athletic freshman. She's learning and when you're at the point guard position you can't hide. Everyone sees when you make a mistake. They're both learning by being thrown in the deep end, but I have confidence they're going to do just fine."
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On first game expectations, aside from winning
"I want to see improvement. In our exhibition game we saw some things that were good and we saw some things we need to get better at. We've got to get a little bit better on the boards. Rebounds is a huge thing for our program. I's give us a B- so far in practice and in games and we need to be an A. That's something I want to see improved. It's the first game of the year so it will really tell us where we're going. We play a good Montana State team. They're picked to win the Big Sky. We played them last year in the WNIT. On paper, it looks like they're a little bit better this year. They just keep getting better. It's going to be tough and it will be a competitive game."
On focus of the players
"I think every player just wants to start playing. They're sick of me. They're sick of the coaches. They're sick of practice. They're ready for games. You put in so much work and so much time in the off season thinking about games and know it's hear. I think they're anxious and excited to get going. I also think because they put in so much time in the off season and they really committed themselves they're hungrier for success. They got a little taste of it last season and they committed themselves this offseason and now they want more. They're excited to get going, but they're also driven to do more."
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Weekly Press Conference
Nov. 9, 2016
Opening statement:
"It's nice to be back here starting year two. I can't believe it's already basketball season, but I think we're all ready for it to get going. I think players, coaches and everyone in our program fell a little bit more settled. We've had a full year with this group and it's a different feeling heading into year two as opposed to heading into year one. I'm excited about the year, I really am. I think we have a lot of potential. Everyone is already sick of me talking about the process so we have to stick with it. It's a long season, but I know everyone in the country, no matter where you are, is excited for the season to get going. We're tired of practicing against ourselves. We're ready for games to begin."
Â
On elements coming together this year
"The players know me, they know us, the know how we're going to practice, they know what it looks like, they know what we're running. In terms of the returners, which is our core group, we returned four starters and they picked up where we left off. They're way more comfortable and confident and that plays a factor in how you'll perform. If you're confident, you're going to perform a lot better. I think everyone is playing with more confidence and poise and practicing that way, which is great. For me and the coaching staff, it's the same thing. We know these players, we know what buttons to push, what buttons not to push, what makes them tick. Ultimately, when you combine it all together I think we established our culture of our program. We're still in the building stages, but our identity and what we're about is established. It feels a lot better."
Â
 On offseason conditioning
"Last year at this time we were spending a lot more time getting in shape. Practice was a lot more getting up and down the floor, and conditioning. When we could have spent time on offensive or defensive scheme or skills, we were having to get into shape. This offseason, our players did an amazing job of putting in the work. Most of them were here all summer. Our strength coach Jacquelyn Harris has done an incredible job with our group. I think we're a little bit longer, taller, leaner and faster on the floor. I don't know what that will translate to yet, but I know that we started further along this year as we did last year. They came into practice in great shape."
Â
On press
"I do want to be up tempo and everybody knows that. To do that you've got to do two things: you've got to be in great shape and you've got to play great defense. Those things create fast, up-tempo offense for your team. Last year, I don't think we had the personnel totally to play defensively the way we wanted to. I think players did a good job with what we had them doing. This year I think we have the depth to do some more things defensively whether that's pressing or trapping. That's where the condition comes into play."
Â
On spreading the floor for Emily Potter
"Moving forward, that's going to be a huge key. Last year, we had a couple players who could shoot it, but we knew in the off season we needed to recruit to and continue to recruit to. We needed to get the players we have in the program to get better knocking down 3-pointers. Tanaeya Boclair went 6-for-7 in our exhibition from the three. She shot 18 percent from the three last year. We talked at the end of the year and our goal was to get her 3s above 30 percent, which would be a big jump from one season. She put so much time in this summer. She can really shoot it. Malia Nawahine has really put in the time on her outside shot. She was a solid shooter last year and she's going to be even better this year. Paige Crozon was one of the top 3-point shooters in the Pac-12 last season and she's back. Erika Bean, our starting point guard right now, put in a lot of time on her outside shot. Off the bench we have Daneesha Provo who can really shoot it. Tilar Clarck, the Juco all-American from Salt Lake City can really shoot it. We have players who can really shoot it, which is a little different from last year. This should all open things up for (Emily) Potter quite a bit."
Â
On Erika Bean and Kiani Moore at the point
"Losing Diana Rodriguez is really hard; she was a great player for this program. I was only fortunate to coach her for one season, but she certainly left her four-year mark on this program. She's playing professionally in Europe right now, which is great for her. I don't think you replace a player like that overnight, I think it takes some time. Erika Bean will start for us and she's doing a nice job. She had 11 assists in our exhibition game. She does a really good job of seeing the floor and can get our transition game going really effectively. It's a big jump, going from coming off the bench to leading a Pac-12 team at the point guard position as a sophomore. I'm confident in her and I'm proud of her. She's putting in the work and she wants to be good. I have no doubt she'll be able to do it. Kiana Moore is a really explosive, athletic freshman. She's learning and when you're at the point guard position you can't hide. Everyone sees when you make a mistake. They're both learning by being thrown in the deep end, but I have confidence they're going to do just fine."
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On first game expectations, aside from winning
"I want to see improvement. In our exhibition game we saw some things that were good and we saw some things we need to get better at. We've got to get a little bit better on the boards. Rebounds is a huge thing for our program. I's give us a B- so far in practice and in games and we need to be an A. That's something I want to see improved. It's the first game of the year so it will really tell us where we're going. We play a good Montana State team. They're picked to win the Big Sky. We played them last year in the WNIT. On paper, it looks like they're a little bit better this year. They just keep getting better. It's going to be tough and it will be a competitive game."
On focus of the players
"I think every player just wants to start playing. They're sick of me. They're sick of the coaches. They're sick of practice. They're ready for games. You put in so much work and so much time in the off season thinking about games and know it's hear. I think they're anxious and excited to get going. I also think because they put in so much time in the off season and they really committed themselves they're hungrier for success. They got a little taste of it last season and they committed themselves this offseason and now they want more. They're excited to get going, but they're also driven to do more."
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