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Date Posted: 11/28/15 12:33:16pm Sat
Author: gate
Subject: Re: Women's Basketball
In reply to: FAN 's message, "Women's Basketball" on 11/19/15 9:27:48am Thu

It is just gut wrenching to watch this team get slaughtered with these impossible OOC games. Unless I speak w/ Nicci and the players directly, I will support these lopsided losses. I would not say they are humiliating b/c the coaches and players work their hearts out. What more can you ask for when you know you're going to lose? I anticipate UCONN scoring 3 figures with their reserve players.

Most times this would be a non-factor, but Nicci seems to love her job at Colgate and her enthusiasm is contagious. That, to me, is half the battle. If she wants to keep her D-I basketball career, she knows she must win or she will be damaged goods. Unlike Foto, I am willing to cut her slack. She has a proven winning record at DePaul, just wish that would translate into the same at Colgate. Obviously the two schools couldn't be more different and the expectations should be, too.

How can Lehigh and Bucknell which are similar schools be so superior?

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[> [> Recruiting -- Swish, 11/28/15 1:51:58pm Sat

Gate, to answer your question about Bucknell and Lehigh, it starts with recruiting. I too will cut Nicci some slack ( in contrast to Foto ). Nicci took on a thankless job, albeit a D-I coaching gig. She has accumulated the NZ junket, trips to varied high power D! women's hoops venues, cultivated interest in what was a moribund program and finally has hired (fresh out of Masters programs) coaches who need years on the job to stabilize her staff for a while. Now, it's time to bring in a couple of qualiy recruits every year or so.

She seems to have a very good one in freshman Mylah Chandler. But, she needs to avoid "busts" like she had with the current Jr. class. I'm not a very good judge of in-game coaching. But, I enjoy following this program to see what kind of talent she can bring in and develop.

I hope she does really enjoy it as you're saying. She has been through a lot in her first couple of years.

>It is just gut wrenching to watch this team get
>slaughtered with these impossible OOC games. Unless I
>speak w/ Nicci and the players directly, I will
>support these lopsided losses. I would not say they
>are humiliating b/c the coaches and players work their
>hearts out. What more can you ask for when you know
>you're going to lose? I anticipate UCONN scoring 3
>figures with their reserve players.
>
>Most times this would be a non-factor, but Nicci seems
>to love her job at Colgate and her enthusiasm is
>contagious. That, to me, is half the battle. If she
>wants to keep her D-I basketball career, she knows she
>must win or she will be damaged goods. Unlike Foto, I
>am willing to cut her slack. She has a proven winning
>record at DePaul, just wish that would translate into
>the same at Colgate. Obviously the two schools
>couldn't be more different and the expectations should
>be, too.
>
>How can Lehigh and Bucknell which are similar schools
>be so superior?

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[> [> Re: Women's Basketball -- Maven, 11/28/15 2:21:09pm Sat

>It is just gut wrenching to watch this team get
>slaughtered with these impossible OOC games. Unless I
>speak w/ Nicci and the players directly, I will
>support these lopsided losses. I would not say they
>are humiliating b/c the coaches and players work their
>hearts out. What more can you ask for when you know
>you're going to lose? I anticipate UCONN scoring 3
>figures with their reserve players.
>
>Most times this would be a non-factor, but Nicci seems
>to love her job at Colgate and her enthusiasm is
>contagious. That, to me, is half the battle. If she
>wants to keep her D-I basketball career, she knows she
>must win or she will be damaged goods. Unlike Foto, I
>am willing to cut her slack. She has a proven winning
>record at DePaul, just wish that would translate into
>the same at Colgate. Obviously the two schools
>couldn't be more different and the expectations should
>be, too.
>
>How can Lehigh and Bucknell which are similar schools
>be so superior?

I am tired of waiting.

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