Teresa Weatherspoon: Chicago Sky Postgame (8/30/24)

like this maybe that was missing well we have to be a little more intentional just like our guards just told you here we have to get the ball inside that's who we are the ball must go inside it has to go inside to our our bigs they're dominant in there it helps when they dominate the paint then it helps us on the outside it gives us an opportunity to have perimeter game uh they understand how important that is and and what it means to Our Success offensively and just to follow up on that do you feel like that was coming from Angel and cam not like getting to their spots was it from the guards not like looking for them just where do you think that I probably have to go back to the film and see but there was a lack of Rhythm flow to try to move the ball and be able to get the ball inside to them from the right person you might not be the person to make the pass but who is so let's get the ball to the right person to make the pass inside and then we play off of that that's who we are that's what we do that's when we become a better team we go to dannie at this point in the season what is this team missing what are we missing what are you missing fifth straight loss this one by 19 points after four by no more than four points what is this team missing we have a lot of things that we need to correct and it starts on the defensive side of the ball we are a defensive team offensive runs and if we're not getting stops we're not being disruptive we're allowing teams to get shots where they wanted how they want want it when they want it ball moves swings from one side to the other whether it gets to the second side even the third side it's very difficult to defend that it's very difficult so we have to be better on the defensive side of the ball all five players all five players right you got to be disciplined when you're guarding the ball you can't allow anybody to get behind you you keep the ball in front of you when you're closing out which is probably the most difficult thing in the game of basketball you got to be able to close out and be able to defend those people and put the ball on the floor so that's defending off the bounce and then those who can shoot it you want to be able to make sure you're out there to contest and contain and then be able to do both so then the difference between the defense in the first half of the season and what we're seeing now is it a mental thing is it an approach what's the difference it's an approach it's an approach it is nothing more than an approach and defense is a will and a want too it's a desire and defense is the hardest damn thing you going to play in this game the hardest thing you going to play in this game it's defend and you do so under control without fouling in that third quarter we sent them to the line over and over and over over and over and over we can talk about whatever the referee did and then that what it is what it is on that and I'm I'm like Rachel I don't need to get fined I don't need to get fined so I think that's enough tells you enough of what I think about how is W we'll go to Carly on your left coach SP you guys opened up the game and you guys have really reached punching first and that just wasn't there in the second half I know film will probably show you something but what kind of what did you see where the energy was lost in that second half I can't really tell you till I take a look at that field but like you said that energy we came out with in the beginning that's exactly how we have to play you have to punch but you can't punch once you got to keep punching like we always say 40 minutes to this game and you're going to have a team like that who have runs but now we have to remain composed and poised enough to break the Run that's the game the game is just like this but once the team get on the Run how do you stop it how do you stop it you execute your offensive stuff you get back you get defensive stops and then you heard your guard say that the veterans just need to step up here on this team with this being such a young team what do you ask of your veterans how what is it that they can do to kind of show these rookies and these young players what to do to win basketball in times like these this is the the most important time to show the example of leadership the most important time because of you know sometimes a little chaotic out there the chaos is happening but you got to gather your troops gather your troops and the way things are refereed you just have to make your adjustments as well as what as I do as a coach I have to make my adjustments as well so we go third row on your left that was the first time all season your team's allowed 100 points in a game what makes the fever so tough to defend well just like our player set up said if this doesn't sting nothing stinks please or your right Julia it seemed like there was a conserned effort to take on threes tonight was that something that you guys were planning on initially coming into the game or was that something that I missed the beginning I'm sorry oh it seemed like you were the team was taking more threes it seemed like that was a concerted effort tonight was that a game plan coming into this or something that kind of was felt out through the game well we're we're a team who says if it's wide open we want to take it you know and if it's not we want to put pressure in the paint you know punching it in and then playing from there but if you're wide open we want you to get your feet set and knock down and just so happen Lindsay really got it going and some things can become very contagious and then everybody else start knocking down threes and that's that joy we play with that fun we played with the energy the effort we played with but that same energy and effort from the time that ball came in on the floor in the first half first quarter has been second third and fourth second round you're right uh hi coach um people have mentioned tonight the sort of lack of poise in the second half and lack of effort maybe on defense how much is connected to Angel having to sit long stretches of the second half had four fouls to protect that you know and whoever steps on the floor we trust and believe that they can get the job done as well uh so when Angel has four fouls I'm not going to leave her out there then I'll have her at all for the fourth quarter so everybody else have to step up defensively as well everybody it's not one person it's everybody it's everybody you include me on that coach do you have favorite comfort food that you eat after a loss don't I love this game that much any more coach thank you appreciate you guys