On the smaller rotation at West Virginia and what it will look like going forward
“One of the reasons that we shortened our bench that game is that I knew their bench was going to be short, so I didn’t think there was going to be an advantage there. And I wanted to give our players that had the experience, a lot of it, to give them an opportunity. We’re going to continue to work with those players that didn’t get as many minutes. We want to make sure that we continue to work with them, because at any point they could have to step up and give us some time. When you have a team that will buy into, ‘If I’ve got two minutes, I’ve got to have two great minutes… or eight minutes or 12 minutes, but those minutes have to be great.’ I think that’s where you can really take a big jump as a program. But in terms of our rotation, I think we’re working through those. We get a lot of data after every game and every practice on what combinations work and what combinations maybe aren’t the most successful. And then it’s how are we going to take that data and process it for a game.”
On how the newcomers have integrated with the returning players
“I think our newcomers have all brought something different to our team. I think they’ve come in with a great attitude, great work ethic, great mindset, very competitive. I love that about them. I also think our returners have really embraced our newcomers and embraced what they’re bringing to our team. I think you’ve got to have both. I’ve been proud of how this team has meshed and how they’ve grown together, and hopefully we can continue to do that.”
On if she feels like Vic Schaefer is putting his stamp on Texas’ play
“I have only seen them play once, and absolutely they are playing Vic Schaefer’s style of basketball. They’re playing the dribble-drive, and they’re playing aggressive man. That’s his thing. They’ve put both of those things in, which I think everybody expected, but I think you can definitely see where he’s wanting to take that team.”
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