On Charli Collier’s performance, where it’s able to go and the comparisons to Candace Parker
“I think for her, I think she’s really projecting high right now. I think early on she did, and I think she’s back on track to project really high. I think she’s got a great presence – very strong, very athletic. Her skill set, to me, obviously, she can shoot out on the floor. As she continues to develop that and get even more comfortable putting the ball on the floor, I think that really gives her a different dimension as a pro. When you talk about Candace Parker, Candace Parker is a guard. And that’s one of the big reasons that she’s so special, she’s a guard in a post frame. I don’t know that I would identify Collier as a guard yet, but she’s got a great skill set and may be trending that way.”
On what she expects to see out of Furman
“Furman coming in, one of the things that they do well that’s a problem for a lot of their opponents, is they run a lot of stuff. They run a lot of different actions, a lot of quick hits. We’re not going to be able to go over all of that with our team. That would overload them, and then you start worrying more about your opponent than yourself. So, for us, we’re going to have to be able to figure some things out live and figure some things out on the fly. And it’s a great opportunity for us to see how we handle a pretty in-depth scouting report in terms of actions we have to guard. I think that’s one of the things we’re going to see. Their kids are going to play hard. They’re savvy; they’re intelligent. I want to see us come in and really get after it – really get after it on both ends of the court, be sharp, look to get a lot of people involved in the offense and make some plays defensively.”