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I liked the fact that we only turned the ball over seven times. That's a major. And we had 17 assists. That's an extremely important category. But I don't like the way we executed.
C. Vivian Stringer -
Every team we play is a rivalry in a sense, because you try to win every game. That's what it's all about. Who knows who came up with this rivalry?
C. Vivian Stringer
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It's about that killer instinct, the great teams have that and we need to look for it. We need to teach our team that killer instinct.
C. Vivian Stringer -
We needed something dramatic. Maybe you have a different perspective when you're seeing it from the bench. It's kind of interesting how you can see things a whole lot easier from the bench than from when you're on the floor.
C. Vivian Stringer -
I think we've decided that that is who we are. And that's who we need to be.
C. Vivian Stringer -
She's been a leader right from the beginning. She can play whatever we need her to play. What's good about it is, she's given so much confidence to everybody else.
C. Vivian Stringer -
I don't know what anyone was thinking about when they decided to do this. I thought we were trying to spread the talent so the four best teams could arrive at the one spot.
C. Vivian Stringer -
The guards are the protector of the championship.
C. Vivian Stringer
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I think (West Virginia) played with a great deal of heart and determination. They were small, but they fought hard. I don't know if we overlooked them, but there is no point complaining about it. We deserved to lose.
C. Vivian Stringer -
It feels good anytime you beat Texas and Tennessee. Wins over those great coaches are very special.
C. Vivian Stringer -
I'm so grateful to get that game over. I think the team would rather play Duke, Connecticut and Tennessee all back-to-back or in one week than Villanova. I took 600 milligrams of Motrin before the game and the headache is still coming through.
C. Vivian Stringer -
It's just that it's getting so bad. It's so obviously bad that rather than wait for there to be others who speak out with me, I'll just go ahead and do it on my own.
C. Vivian Stringer -
It's something we've thought about. We are concerned about it. Senior Night is always a personal game, and we have a formidable task. I remember playing Notre Dame, going down, 17-1. We're fully aware of it.
C. Vivian Stringer -
We were excited at the beginning, like chickens running around with their necks cut off. I figured we would settle in. I just wondered how far down we'd go before we settled down.
C. Vivian Stringer
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For them to get up in the morning, come over here and get beat up and play, to do that they've demonstrated a tremendous amount of respect for our players. I would like to pass legislation even if it meant reducing a scholarship. ... I think we need to reward them.
C. Vivian Stringer -
I know they were embarrassed and they all came out to play and put it together today. So I'm happy for them because I know they were hurt.
C. Vivian Stringer -
I don't know who came up with this rivalry business. I have enough sense to know a rivalry is when you can't determine the outcome.
C. Vivian Stringer -
I suspect if we continue to work hard, we can continue to hopefully prove ourselves worthy.
C. Vivian Stringer -
We just want to get more talent and more depth.
C. Vivian Stringer -
I think Connecticut, if I'm not mistaken, is still ranked above us, aren't they? I think it's in all the polls. I'm not aware of us being ranked over Connecticut. The win we had against them didn't matter much. Connecticut still holds a long history over the Knights. One game for us isn't going to make us the big shots of the Big East. Connecticut will come in as the favorite, no doubt about it.
C. Vivian Stringer
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I think that because Connecticut represents national champions, people should not get confused about what Connecticut is. Connecticut is a national power. They have been defending national champions. What makes Connecticut great is because they represent such greatness and accomplishment. So (a win) would say a lot.
C. Vivian Stringer -
The kid that showed up (Maddox), that's incredible. I mean, she wasn't even on our radar. It's kind of interesting with us. Probably the best thing that happened to Temple was that their point guard went down, because then our brains went to sleep and we no longer focused on the guards. It was confusion, at the very least.
C. Vivian Stringer -
I came to Rutgers to try to build Rutgers to become the jewel of the East. I really think a lot of people got bent out of shape thinking that we claimed to be the jewel of the East. I don't know where you're going to get 'jewel' when you are undiscovered and unpolished. What we hoped to do was become the jewel of the East. I think anybody who loves competition has to appreciate someone who is going to push the envelope a little bit in terms of competing.
C. Vivian Stringer -
Every game we have a period of time when we slack. We grab teams by the neck and choke them until they can't breathe. Then we start relaxing and my blood pressure goes up.
C. Vivian Stringer