Sandy Brondello, Sabrina Ionescu, and Breanna Stewart Press Conference | Liberty vs. Storm

uh success on the offensive CL what what sort of facilitated that tonight I don't know if you look at it it's like tied for the four highest offenseive rebound r on record crazy isn't it no no it's good I mean we we talk about it we've been talking about it all season long and I think after the Olympic break we've hit the glass way more consistently than what we've uh ever have and um and that's just having discipline and knowing those extra possessions help but 45 to 17 oh my gosh I didn't realize that was 17 offensive boards and they only had total 17 so yeah happy with that even should have won by more really two Stewie basic question just coming back to this place you did a lot here uh they're always going to appreciate it here what's it like yeah um great being back I think that um I was saying on the TV broadcast like sad that we only play one game here this season but the fan support is incredible like those that I have the relationship with from this franchise um is long lasting and um always Seattle always have a special place in my heart a little different stepping on he on this court versus any other Road Court oh yeah of course yeah we'll go over to zoom starting with Gabe hello all congrats on the win coach I want to talk about B Baja's minutes tonight you talked before the game that she was still you know getting those last little Kings before she's fully back in tonight A Team high in plus minus showing her value once again just talk to us about her performance and her impact tonight great really really I mean be you know she's I'd say that she's back right now um just her defensive pressure that she could um she could put on the handlers versatility her toughness uh that was great for us but it was good to have another Handler out there um you know that lineup that we had at the end I thought um you know be came off some pick and rolls she was always on the offensive glass getting us extra possessions um made some really big plays for us um you and that's good for us we're getting close to the end of the season we want everyone to make sure that we're healthy and can continue to build towards the player Jack thank you and for the rest 490 uh good evening congrats on the win uh anyone can take this so former storm coach Dan Hughes was on the broadcast and he noted that he was really impressed with how John quell was able to play even though she wasn't 100% so I'm just curious how deep you thought you know she dug tonight to make sure that you all fly back to New York after a win rather than a loss I mean I feel like that's um kind of been the identity of this team all year um you know it's that's that's kind of how a season goes you're not always you know going to feel 100% And I think being able to kind of put that aside obviously I think she was able to see how much we missed her last game just her presence in the post her ability to go out there and rebound get Second Chance opportunities set great screens um just be a post presence for us and you know whatever she was able to give she she gave it her all tonight um and really helped us win understanding this was a really big win for us and you know every win moving forward is um just as important and so obviously really proud of what she was able to do defensively offensively and just her presence in general thank you miles hey Sabrina uh you showed some ctivity tonight you Channel Marine with a one-legged three you played horse with that put back from your knees uh in the fourth quarter can you just take me through especially on that last shot what you were thinking when you were putting that shot up from the ground well I felt like it was the most open I've been all night and so I decided to go for it um to be honest I didn't really like realize I was on the ground I just saw the basket and it looked good you knew you were on I just I don't know no I just I got the rebound I put it up I figured if I was going to hold it I was probably going to turn it over Coach talks about turnovers so I figured I could give us a second chance maybe by throwing it at the rim and having JJ go rebound but it actually went in so I'll take it shooter shoot I didn't know we'll go to Lucas yeah congrats on the win uh my question is just for Sandy uh how easy is it to sort of when you think about about this offense scheme for it when you see that Stewie's getting so many shots I guess off cuts off catch and shoot threes it felt like she got a lot of like no dribble looks tonight and just what what you think that says about the offense and her versatility yeah I thought our spacing was way better tonight I thought I thought the previous games it wasn't we're moving the ball more um they were mixing out so many different coverages and players on Stewie um and and it was just she's a great player you know we're doing dribble out she was getting some back Cuts here uh they were switching early were getting her into the paint she was making shots there uh she was attacking Closeouts I mean she had a complete game tonight um yeah and I mean really efficient and so many at five assists as well too so it's hard to guard when she's been aggressive and and Sabrina you know is been aggressive that certainly helps us save travels Jeff hello all uh good morning on our end um coach this question is for you uh near sa um 14 minutes made the most to that tonight eight rebounds and seven points didn't play in the fourth quarter guess it's a two-parter she all right moving forward and how important will it be to establish her role going into the final stages here yeah I thought Nara was great she's fine we just chose to go with JJ they had 50 million timeouts or reviews or challenges in the fourth quarter that I didn't need to um give JJ a break she was feeling okay so we kind of rode that it was really important for us um but yeah Nara you saw last game what she did um she's very efficient I thought the short rolls she was great finishing at The Rim but rebounding just that presence there um she'll learn a lot from there she had a guard Nea that was a hard guard for at times there um but the experience is certainly going to help her as we move forward but um you know she's critical for us as we move forward appreciate your time Insight say TR Alfred all this question is for Coach coach a little bit of a special win for you tonight as this is your 75th regular season win with the New York Liberty as head coach I I mean from where you started with the organization in 2022 to now you know what are some points of improvement or where you feel you've grown with this organization um well you know I've uh yeah I mean I've got really good players now so and they've got these are the most humble Superstars and and the whole team is I mean they buy into what we want to do and and that's all that matters and you know I have great staff around me so it's really is a teamwork um and hopefully there's many more wins to to come but it's a great organization I think we're all um you know we're very uh it's it's a privilege to be a part of such a great organization and uh we've got great aspirations to try and win that championship and hope that will happen but um you know we just got to keep stay focused think coach we'll go to Andrew and finish with Kenny thanks Ryan Samy just want to ask you about Leone timely threes again and just versatility and how her victories can be just so devastating to the opponents how many that she got over yeah massive it's big for us um and we want her uh to be shooting any time that she's open there she's money uh allows us it opens up the floor I mean obviously they have to they can't stop everything so when Leo's being aggressive there made some really timely that big one at the end of you know the fourth that JJ got to a um great but it's also defensively um you know it's a really nice lineup out there just to hold the storm to 14 you know we could have done better throughout the game things we can get be better at I thought defensively in that fourth quarter we really locked in and got the job done Kenny hey everyone congrats on the win uh this one's for Stewie Stewie you pretty much dropped your second episode of 30 for 30 uh at 30 and uh it appears you're aging like fine wine so uh I just want to see uh H what were you feeling in that first half you dropped 22 in that first half and really kept the team in the game and um you know it didn't show up on the stat sheet but you showed a great defensive effort that helped the team out can you just talk about that a little bit and uh again congrats on the win yeah um no I mean I felt really good I wanted to to make sure that we came out aggressive you know when you have 30 and we lose it doesn't really matter um so so happy to get the win and um it just felt like it was from a a plethora of of different ways uh back door Cuts threes just being aggressive um but the way that Sab was like really moving the ball um and getting our offense flowing the rest of my teammates found me