Gary Blair previews Missouri, prepares for Tennessee

Key quotes from Gary Blair interview

"I think our defense has been playing very well. We do a good job of prep, trying to take away other team's strengths, and make them play to their weaknesses."

"5-0, but we realize last year we started 10-1, then lost four of our next five. We're not going to get high on ourselves. We're just going to keep working."

"We want Achiri Ade to be a high energy, smart player. Ade has got to spread on offense and defense, and sometimes guard the 6'4", 6'5" kid. It's not a great matchup, but she has to do it."

"You can not let smart ball beat you. Missouri plays very similar to Vanderbilt, with smart ball. We need to stay with the shooters, because they lead our league in 3-point shooting."

"Against Tennessee, we have to pick our times to run and pick our times to run a half-court game. Mix in a little bit of zone, and stop Meighan Simmons."