schooner2
02-27-2002, 09:29 AM
Kansas becomes the first team to lose all 16 regular season Big 12 Conference games. Some quotes about the season and Washington's future:
"No one wants to have that kind of a record, obviously," KU coach Marian Washington said. "We have some records and they're very good, but you don't want to be a part of something that is a first in a negative way."
"This game [season ending loss to Texas] was a blueprint of many of our other ball games," Washington said. "We play well for 20 minutes and then we lose steam."
"This was a tough year to have to rebuild. It's unreal with so many (Big 12) teams ranked. If this had been last year, it wouldn't have been quite as glaring."
When will the Jayhawks be competitive again? "I may be mistaken, but I don't think the competition will be like it was this year," Washington said. "I don't expect it to take a lot of years."
Washington's job is not in jeopardy, but it would definitely be in her best interests if her 30th team on Mount Oread at least showed promise. This one never did.
"People have been given four or five years (to rebuild) and I hope to do it in less than that," Washington said. "We've brought in some fine young talent."
Jody Conradt, who has been at Texas almost as long as Washington has been here — 26 years — is a Washington booster.
"She's done enough to have a season like this without undue criticism," Conradt said. "If you're in this business long enough, it cycles around. It took a lot of Marian Washingtons in the beginning to get women's basketball going."
For her part, Washington waved the flag.
"Women's basketball is a major sport," she said. "We have to get behind it, embrace it and respect it. I fought for the program here when no one wanted it, and I'll still fight for it against people who still don't want it."
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My remarks:
The "She's done enough to have a season like this without undue criticism," quote is like a couple remarks already coming out from coaches that are having sub-par seasons. Nolan Richardson said basically the same thing in his tirade a couple days ago - saying he earned a down season.
I have to agree with those statements. As much as I don't like Marion Washington teams because they seem to play games without heart (at least most of the ones I see), Washington deserves our respect for what she has accomplished in her career and deserves the benefit of the doubt.
Coaches like Bob Knight and Jody Conradt, and maybe Washington some day, are starting to lay to rest the oft-used yet evidently incorrect phrase "the game has passed him/her by".
[This message has been edited by schooner (edited 02-27-2002).]
"No one wants to have that kind of a record, obviously," KU coach Marian Washington said. "We have some records and they're very good, but you don't want to be a part of something that is a first in a negative way."
"This game [season ending loss to Texas] was a blueprint of many of our other ball games," Washington said. "We play well for 20 minutes and then we lose steam."
"This was a tough year to have to rebuild. It's unreal with so many (Big 12) teams ranked. If this had been last year, it wouldn't have been quite as glaring."
When will the Jayhawks be competitive again? "I may be mistaken, but I don't think the competition will be like it was this year," Washington said. "I don't expect it to take a lot of years."
Washington's job is not in jeopardy, but it would definitely be in her best interests if her 30th team on Mount Oread at least showed promise. This one never did.
"People have been given four or five years (to rebuild) and I hope to do it in less than that," Washington said. "We've brought in some fine young talent."
Jody Conradt, who has been at Texas almost as long as Washington has been here — 26 years — is a Washington booster.
"She's done enough to have a season like this without undue criticism," Conradt said. "If you're in this business long enough, it cycles around. It took a lot of Marian Washingtons in the beginning to get women's basketball going."
For her part, Washington waved the flag.
"Women's basketball is a major sport," she said. "We have to get behind it, embrace it and respect it. I fought for the program here when no one wanted it, and I'll still fight for it against people who still don't want it."
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My remarks:
The "She's done enough to have a season like this without undue criticism," quote is like a couple remarks already coming out from coaches that are having sub-par seasons. Nolan Richardson said basically the same thing in his tirade a couple days ago - saying he earned a down season.
I have to agree with those statements. As much as I don't like Marion Washington teams because they seem to play games without heart (at least most of the ones I see), Washington deserves our respect for what she has accomplished in her career and deserves the benefit of the doubt.
Coaches like Bob Knight and Jody Conradt, and maybe Washington some day, are starting to lay to rest the oft-used yet evidently incorrect phrase "the game has passed him/her by".
[This message has been edited by schooner (edited 02-27-2002).]