Actually they didn't cross the road-the building marquee read "Hope Women in tourney", so they said "why bother" and turned around!

...and a dead man?
  he's won 2 more tournament games over 5 years than the dead man!

...to change a light bulb? None, because as far as they're all concerned, it's working just fine!

As far as I know, they don't coach the game, take the shots, and  play defense., right?

...next season with the Flying Dutch-they'll beat Calvin at least once, win 28 or 29 regular season games, the fans will drink the kool-aid, and they'll lose in the Elite 8 or Final Four; lather, rinse repeat for the 2011-2012 season!

The facts PROVE he cannot win the big games on the NATIONAL stage. His postseason record in the Elite Eight and Final Four in the last 3 years is 1-3. It's great he gets them there, but that championship in 2006 is 5 years ago.Face it, it's a "what have you done for me lately" society, and he's failed in that. It's like building a beautiful mansion with balsa wood-nice to look at, but really flimsy! The purpose is to WIN the championship, not just get there. 32-1, 32-2 seasons  are great and beating Calvin is awesome, but if you keep losing in the big games, it's like polishing a turd.

I could understand if this loss in the tournament was a one-time fluke, but this has occurred THREE tournaments in a row where the offense "took a vacation", and that's a pattern to me. This current team just can't seem to perform on the really big stage, at least offensively. Maybe Hope needs to go in favor of a coach who'd install a high-powered offense; these defense-oriented teams don't seem to perform in the big games. For two players to account for 40 of the 59 points is not good. Where was our vaunted bench? Erica Bruinsma might as well have stayed home for all she contributed. I just think it's time for a fresh approach to the womens' basketball philosophy at Hope.

Am I really a Hope fan? No, not really. I haven't missed a home game (men and women) in 5 years. What a dingbat you are. Philly just does not seem to be in the game either offensively or defensively, as is the whole Hope team in the first half vs Wash. U. Even the TV commentators were saying Hope is not communicating defensively as a team. Hope is shooting less than 20 percent so far, and attempting  WAY too many 3-pointers. If Wash U. develops a double digit lead in the first five minutes of the second half(the most important part of any basketball game), and Hope continues its dismal(so far) shooting, get in the car and head back to Holland, it's over! By the way, I would LOVE to be proven wrong, but I don't like the way this game is headed. Hope is not used to coming from behind in big games, unfortunately.

I think coach Morehouse needs to bench Philly Greene for the title game as a starter and bring her off the bench  and start Allie Cerone. She has absolutely stunk out the joint in the tournament so far, and even in the past 2 Elite Eight appearances she has not played well. I know she's a senior, but Coach Mo has to think about winning the game, not her feelings.
There- I said it!