Percy go ahead and start us out hey guys uh I guess the first one is for like Sky uh can you sort to take us through that um like halftime you guys are down 21 and then just that third quarter just uh the like impetus or the thing that sparked that third quarter was what pride pride pride first unit we we talk about this we've been talking about this all year how we start the games and it's it's unacceptable how we starting games I mean you see the teams that's great in this league for a reason we want to be a great team yeah we didn't have the start that we wanted to start and credit them because they got off to 14 points I think halfway through the quarter they have 14 or something like that and um you know we got down big in in the second quarter and we stayed together um you know ju kind of got us together a little bit NECA got us together a little bit we kind of came together like okay we can chip away at this game but things have to change and I thought at halftime yeah we talked about it we shouldn't need a pep talk from noi we shouldn't need you know all these incentives to go out there and play some damn basketball the way we know how to play um but the third quarter we got into bodies we switched our coverage up on the ball screens and um started being more aggressive started touching more and um we got into a flow offensively in that third quarter where we didn't have to call a lot of plays we were just using our defense and and and going and running in transition getting in drags getting out sharing the basketball and that's that's our style of play and obviously that 34o quarter um you know gave us the opportunity and a shot at the end um even though we had a terrible fourth quarter um it kind of gave us some some leeway there but we stayed together I liked how we stayed together I liked how we showed some resilience and see some grit on the road um against a team who's their last game they were here at home they were playing with some pride and um took us down to the wire so I thought we do what we need to do to finish the game and then also for like Skyler if if I can get your thoughts on just the last two plays there at the end um uh the offensive foul that you drew um and then the defense that you played on orque um yeah I we were just scrambling around there we got some switches um I thought juwel actually did a really good job you know against arque tonight um just making her take some tough shots especially in that first half we know that she's clutching if you give her opportunity um you know I knew she was going to put it up I didn't really know the time which is why I jumped um just luckily she just missed a shot there but you know we were flying all around just trying to get a stop um satu was one for 10 in the second half you know gab step her game up defensively um Mercedes Russell came in and gave us great minutes off the bench she had the best plus minus out of everybody but I thought she really stepped up when e went out and um yeah we just tried to get a stop and land a plane at the end of the game to to finish it off there you go thank you guys oh let's go Christian go ahead hey juel um and Skyler I know you guys have been talking about these slow starts um in the second half yeah and I think Scot you were alluding to your first response that kind of the great teams in this league don't start off like that is that what you were trying to say before you kind of stopped that's what I did say that's what I did say that's exactly what I meant how I mean if we're going to be a great team in this league um you know we have to start off the basketball game well we have to perform well on the road and how we start home or away just just better starts we all agree with that thank you some questions in the room question for Skyler I mean you had huge third quarter you spoke about Pride defensively so I spoke with e this before the game she she praised your defense and in that third quarter I want to see you had three steals you had a block and you just speak to the defense that you played and how it sparked the the team play coming back in the second half yeah just feeding off my teammates um you know like we talked about it at halftime like I said not to be redundant but um we saw the tone that was set in that second quarter we were trying to chip away a little bit we did Chip Away a little bit from the 20 something lead and then yeah we just like I said we were into bodies I thought that was all of us um gab got some picks juel got some steals um you know we were just trying to be more active on the basketball um who else juel got three like we all we all were being active you know and and and so yeah I just I just felt like defensively that's that was the point of emphasis for us stepping it up but really you know we don't talk much about what we can do offensively we're A Gifted offensive team we could score the basketball as well and um I thought we were able like I said to get out and play our style basketball off of that but it really was a total team effort and S stepping into that spot for as he stepped up our defensive game and gave us a chance to get out and run and my followup for both of you is what are you what is what is the team focusing on in the last few games to ensure this momentum continues I mean a lot of it's just you know execution on both ends of the floor um just our approach you know we we obviously have a goal in mind and we're trying to get there and it's it's for us like we we know we have everything we need in that locker room um but now just train our minds getting our bodies right executing um and for us I feel like we're at our best when we're playing free uh when we do that we're really Unstoppable um and a lot of it comes from our defense so it's making sure that we're one hydrated and in shape keep pushing because we like to play fast but both for is execution um and that's when we're you know able to come back in games like this is Gabby added to this team since she's come back I know you guys were dangerous prior to her arrival but like what is she's added to your team as far as know let's say that's yeah I think her and Jordan are you know like one and two right like they're both super athletic I think Gabby you know she's been in this league um she's still growing her game but um having her back she's so versatile I mean defensively she guard one through four um sometimes five needed um on offense too she's one through four um so you pick and choose where you need her um she's she does everything and she's I mean she she does everything really well too so um she's like the aate teammate and she just wants she plays hard every single game and um we noticed that the moment she got back um obviously for us it's kind of the same thing she kind came back halfway through the season last year and gave us that extra push as well but having her around this team it just helps us a lot of different coverages and allow her to be the best athlete on this team Cory FR of 9450 skolar I have a question for you um coming to the game your mindset can you speak about your mindset you had 21 points and four assist four steals um and you see how the game started off where you said start off really slow and then you had to ramp it up at the end close it out so can you take us to like the range of emotions from the start of the game to the end of the game and how you know used to have to lock in actually get this done I don't know I'm I'm a player that always play very you know high intensity I don't take plays off I think that's my Niche on this on this team is um you know bringing the energy bringing the intensity um I'm a fire competitor you know I'm at at the point of attack with the basketball trying to you know be aggressive on both sides both ends that's really kind of been my Mo all year for this team just trying to find my Edge defensively um and see how we can you know I can feed off my teammates um but yeah sorry I don't really know what else to say about that um who I am I'm a competitor I'm intense and I know that's the the the posture I have to live in on this team um to do what I have to do on both sides and so um we feed off of each other I feed off of my teammates and um just being up there right at the like I said um the point of attack with the basketball just trying to put pressure on the ball you know show different cadences um give them a break when they need a break on on on you know these talented Wings we have in our league and um you know just trying to be active for and J you one of the most dynamic scorers I've ever seen this league um had 19 points tonight um can you walk us through where you saw the momentum shift in your favor you knew that this was going to be yeah I think it kind of happened in the second second quarter um I think uh for me the the biggest momentum shift was Mercedes got the am1 going to second second quarter um that energized me um one because I just I know how hard you know s's been working and just see here get the damn one and we need some something to kind of get us going whether it was a big block whatever it is I think that kind of set the tone for me and I think we all kind of got hyped in in that as you know aspect and then coming into halftime um you know I feel like we I never feel like we're out of games in general um I know it just takes one thing to kind of click and we're all good and that's what it was for us I think that got me locked in to to be more aggressive and find things in ball screens and and just play even harder so um I mean this team is definitely be fine bits and pieces throughout the game whether there's know Sky a big three in the third quarter everyone got excited for that like or walk up three like it's like things that moments through the game that happened where you're like okay like we're in good hands um but it all come comes down as well as our defense I think we did a good job of they them take tough shots when it mattered um and then you know at the end get in the foul call and getting a stop right it's a scor to stop and that's what we said in this time out I know you guys are worried about the playoff run but I know you guys are also Community individuals more than you know more than athletes is there anything that um we can look forward to you for both of you as far as Community work uh in the offseason yes uh let me get go ahead uh quick question for like J hey um uh I saw that the aces one and Minnesota won uh so it there isn't much change at the top of the standard just how much are you guys keeping tabs on the league and scoreboard watching and what's the mindset heading into Sunday's game with three games left um I mean you just told me I didn't really all fok on our game um obviously I mean in reality want to make playoffs for this team we didn't make playoffs last year um we know that feels for us get into the playoffs we understand where we're at I think there's awareness um but we're not like stuck up on that uh either way you get in playoffs you got to win games so our game plan understand make sure our bodies are good make sure our momentum is in the right way we're playing at a high level and get playoffs and we have a job to do but I like I said I was playing a game so I had no idea what's going on besides go yeah all right guys thank you we'll see coach here in just a minute here with Coach we'll start with question on zoom and then take some in the room person go ahead and start us out hey coach uh I've heard you say often that it's hard to win in this league uh with that in mind just your thoughts on your team's performance tonight uh I keep it positive I thought that we were resilient uh we had a big third quarter to get us back into the game and ultimately win the game um some crucial possessions down the stretch huge free throws by Sky um good defensive possession and um just a will to win um no matter we we talk about all the time wins are hard to come by especially on the road and then I've also heard you say a lot that you don't like to coach effort and things of that nature and I'm wondering how much can you share about your halftime speech um if you can share anything share it yeah I'm not sharing it either I hear you just what was then the impetus then of that big third quarter one I'm I'm not sure that you guys have had a third were any quarter quite like that I think you know the overall theme uh we had to make adjustments and we did that I thought we went um back into going back into our physicality like I've talked before with our adjustments is to become more physical um so you know we keep it about the basketball that was one of the adjustments that we made and I thought that our defense picked up time and just my last one just your thoughts on sky and your thoughts on sades sades played great minutes today you know she had to play the entire um second half and fill in um those minutes for eie um I thought her presence I thought she had a great block um late in that uh I forget which quarter but um definitely a presence about her it's very difficult to guard Brown and macallen I thought she did an excellent job and what she was doing offensively just you know being steady uh we we needed her tremendously tonight and um she did a she did a great job and um Sky turned it up first on a defensive end and you know sparked that run her and Gabby just kind of being in passing lanes and getting some easy buckets utilizing their quick hands um some big shots from her as well playing very efficient hitting the three and and gave us a a huge boost um when we needed it so um again she's on she's trending in a positive way you know obviously the scoring really helps but but the defensive intensity and the want to um is there and that helps us thanks Co appreciate it uh Christian and then Alberto hey coach um Skyler was just in there and she said that you know they shouldn't need a pep talk from no at halftime and that Pride was what sparked that third quarter run you know I know these are kind of things that teams go through you know SWS of the season but these slow starts have kind of been the story of the second half so far so how do you combat that going to the playoffs knowing against acus team like that possibly not having homec court advantage two games in Vegas what that looks like that's reality it's truth juice you know I started today by saying you know Truth and Love is medicine and Truth is like we're we're preparing to play um in the postseason and if we're going to come out and start the game like this um we we will potentially not have an extended post season and that's reality um it's not me being negative in any way it's just teams are too good um especially late in the season and in playoffs way too good so um I'll keep it positive I'll say it's good to know that we can be a resilient third quarter team um but we need to find uh some energy urgency uh not not only that but just some uh concentration and execution too you know within those first that that first frame of basketball um because that can set the tone for the rest of the game so um I love that we are able to be resilient and fight back and we know that about ourselves now I want to be able to have that at the beginning of the game and as far as the basketball in the second half um how this STS front of me exactly but know satu wasn't it was affecting with the 16 points in the first half uh the Double coming off the drives and then Mercedes help at the nail on defense well that's kind of like planned or is that just kind of just players being the players yeah I think um I think she was one for 10 in the second half and I think um Again part of the basketball adjustment was to get into her body I thought that she was very comfortable um you know at the end of the day it's kyp a lot of what we're doing was um not communicating the directions of screens and and just just slow to reacting um but the the the start of that was our um immediate pressure on the basketball period like just getting into her body recognizing reads um and when and when we did that I feel like we were into better schemes I think we were helping more and I thought it was more clear and more clarity where we needed to be on the floor thank coach Alberton then we'll take some questions here in the room uh yeah hi coach just uh following up on those questions regarding the uh the low starts uh what do you think is missing and what do you think the team could do better to not uh Trail um by that much on the uh first half of the game I'm not sure honestly Roberto I I'm not sure what's missing um you know that's our that's our group that has started games um for uh you know a few games now not a great Le size of it but you know Gabby's in the mix and um maybe just a mindset maybe a um I don't know honestly it has it has me uh befuddled you know what I mean like it's just I'm not sure um the pride and I talked about this the pride alone should come when you put on the Storm Jersey period it's not it shouldn't come from me your teammates you are playing basketball for an amazing organization um and that just spark something within your soul so want to go hard but if if I'm keeping it about the basketball um I got to think about things that can help us um maybe um some flow some Rhythm offensively maybe kind of turnning up a little bit defensively to get us going um but at the end of the day the intangibles of coming out with the mentality um I got to put that on the onus of the players um to lead in that and lead lead that in that capacity thank you coach time for a few here in the room coach for the 9450 I have a couple questions you talked about the organization you talked about the goals and things like that I just want to kind of talk about your journey with this team you you was the for player of the team now you coach the team you want a title with the team you coach you're coaching some of the the players that you played with and won a title with how um does that Dynamic play to your coaching with the chemistry and things like that and how do you instill some of the uh this into some of the players that wasn't a part of those two championship fees yeah I mean the biggest thing for me is that I have experienced a lot of things in this league as a player and so I I tell I try to convey that to to my team that I I know exactly what you're feeling because it's truth um I've been in locker rooms I've been on teams I've been on championship team I've been on teams that didn't do so well so I utilize my experience to really pour into um our athletes um and and try to relate to them on that level and in a deeper level is and know I talk about this you know yeah I'm a coach but also um this is like my passion teaching learning um basketball and uh and trying to get these ladies to play to be the best version of themselves and and hopefully create create Magic and create and be legendari and um I think that resonates I hope it relates um I try to lead with my heart be a servant leader and all these things and hopefully you know get the that's how I get the best from them so um my journey has been great in this league and I Just Want U my players to to see that uh I'm in it for the right reasons when and things like that how close do you feel like I could I could probably make that play like you you you heard that Percy he said I look like I can still play I I try I try I'm washed I'm Odin wash now um I love basketball in a different capacity um I just I I want the best for my players I want them to play hard I want them to experience what I've experienced um in in winning a championship and finding some success in this league so that's where my passion lies um but I'm I might could get a bucket you know if you put me put me on the court but um just really happy with where I'm at my role my purpose um in the mission that I'm on got time for one more anybody F that Co what are some takeways that you plan on from this game like what are some takeways that you can take from this game to help you Propel into the post yeah I keep it positive I think um when we are locked in and focused on the defensive end pressuring the basketball playing passing Lanes relying on each other um heavy communication I think that um we could defend anyone in this league um and then offensively when we're playing with some Pace moving the basketball uh good to great I think really good things happened for us and so now we have to put 40 minute games together we have to address our starts um make sure that the third quarter isn't always our best quarter but that the first and the second become they they Mirror Mirror the third um so I'm gon stay positive with the group and continue to reinforce the fact that we have a lot of Firepower in the locker room and so just relying on our skill set and talent to to get us through through that threshold that we kind of like fumble a little bit all right thanks coach see you