21 Quotes by Maryann Mitts

We felt like we had to bring in a scorer, and we really needed somebody who could play both with their back to the basket on the block and could also face at 15 feet and in that could score for us. Latoya is going to give us a very versatile style of scoring.

She's a player I thought was about to explode. I could tell by the way she was shooting the ball in practice.

Some nights she's on and she can win you a ballgame, and sometimes she's not on and she can lose you a ballgame. Tonight she was on. Tonight she played with extreme emotion and intensity and passion for the game, and I was very proud of her effort.

She couldn't do anything wrong at that point. The best she could do was make the shot.

One of the reasons why we brought her in was we felt like she complimented Robin very well and her ability to run the floor and transition was a huge asset.

I was pleased with the adjustment we made at halftime. I was also pleased with our ability to compete on the basketball floor in the second half. That was something we had to do. We had to step it up a notch at halftime. ... It was exciting to see that kind of explosive offensive performance in that short amount of time in the second half.

I think the first half, we didn't believe in ourselves.

Our guards didn't try to do too much with the basketball.

Marina has that capability to spark us. When she's on, when she's focused, this team will follow her lead.