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April 10, 2006

Candace Parker, Tennessee / Naperville, Ill.
On this morning's game versus the USA's first game against China on April 7:
"I think we executed our plan very well, we kept them off the free throw line. We did a better job defensively and we did a good job of pushing tempo."

What does this say about the depth of USA Basketball where, first of all, this is a young team, but then you lose a player like Sylvia Fowles and you're still able to dominate?
"It's huge. There's a lot of talented basketball players in the United States and we're just scratching the surface with what we can do."

You were the leading scorer in both games against China, do you like playing against them or are your teammates able to give you open looks more against this team?
"I think that, coming in and making defense our priority, we're such an athletic team that we can run and push tempo. That's when I think our game is at its best - in the open floor. It's great because our team is so athletic, we're all able to run the floor and push the ball so it helps."