
(Beijing, April 21) - Comments from coaches and players after United States (USA) beat Korea (KOR) 92-56 (23-13, 39-28, 61-42, 9Z-56) at the "Good Luck Beijing" 2008 Women's Basketball International Invitational Tournament.
Anne Donovan (USA) - Coach
Commnting 11 turnovers at the first half and the peformance of second quarter:
"In the first and second quarter, we did the same job. In the third and fourth quarters, we exploded. The Korean team is a good team. Otherwise, they would not have been here."
Lisa Leslie (USA)-Centre
0n outscoring Korea 38 points to 12 in the paint in the first three quarters:
"We are so much bigger than the Korean team. They are so strong and they shot the ball very well. We are concerned with to keep the ball inside in the paint."
On the USA's performance today:
"We play good as a team. Our team came out very strong. And we are able to hold them from shooting a lot of great 3 points shots"
On the 11 turnovers committed by the USA in the first half, including seven steals by Korea:
"We had better take better care of the ball. Because they are so small, they take the ball."
Choi Youn Ah (KOR) - Guard
On the main cause of the loss:
"we lost a lot on the rebounds."
On the steal tactic going into the errors of the US team:
"Although the US team has the advantage on height, our team has speed and we are better at coordination.
On the great loss on the Sylvia Fowles:
"The US centre is tall and good at jumplng. Our centre can't compete with her in terms of energy. So we lost a lot of points. we can't help it."