WBB: American Southwest Conference

[sethhpu]

I don't think leaving is on Coach K's mind at the moment. I think the current season and the possibilty of furthering the program is more prominent. He is a great coach and in my opinion is defintely underrated. It seems that everybody bashes him for not winning enough or not being successful. When did Coach Nichols win the big one or has he ever made it to the Final Four? Yet everybody still thinks he is a great coach and he has only won one conference championship. There isn't a time Coach K stops coaching in a game. The comments made on his classless attitude is ludicrous. The reason he called timeouts at the end of games is to get other players in the game and to coach his younger players. When HPU gets up by 20 or 30 there isn't a time Coach K isn't as focused or trying to teach as when the game is close. I think he stays at HPU and builds a dynasty that wins numerous national championships.

[Ralph Turner]

I don't think leaving is on Coach K's mind at the moment. I think the current season and the possibilty of furthering the program is more prominent. He is a great coach and in my opinion is defintely underrated. It seems that everybody bashes him for not winning enough or not being successful. When did Coach Nichols win the big one or has he ever made it to the Final Four? Yet everybody still thinks he is a great coach and he has only won one conference championship. There isn't a time Coach K stops coaching in a game. The comments made on his classless attitude is ludacris. The reason he called timeouts at the end of games is to get other players in the game and to coach his younger players. When HPU gets up by 20 or 30 there isn't a time Coach K isn't as focused or trying to teach as when the game is close. I think he stays at HPU and builds a dynasty that wins numerous national championships.

Coach Nichols has won several big ones at this stage of his career.  He has won an ASC-West crown in 2000 and has a Sweet 16 appearance that year.  He has the 2006 ASC title and last year's appearance.  He defeated #1 Trinity in December 2003. I think that Coach Nichols is happy with the situation that he has developed at McM.  His post-season record in NCAA Playoffs is 2-2 (Drat those HSU losses!    )


No one is underrating Coach K.  There are several quality coaches in the ASC, especially the West.  Coach Briggs...Concordia's Linda K Sharp who won the NCAA's at USC in 1983-84 and is in the Women's Baketball Hall of Fame...Coach K...Coach Nichols.  We just have great women's basketball here in the ASC.  The third best team in the ASC-West went to the Final Four last year! 

This will be fun!

Then how long does Coach K stay at HPU? 

Julie Goodenough jumped to Okie State.
Doug Davalos jumped to Texas State-San Marcos.

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Would Coach K bring the resume of a Goodenough or Davalos to the table?  This is an interesting thought and one that HPU fans don't even want to consider.  The truth is pretty simple; success at a DIII school often opens doors at a DI program.  I suppose he could leave should his success at HPU continue?

What do HPU fans think about this?  I would love to read what you are thinking!

As for a resume, Coach Davalos had one ASC Crown (2004) and ASC-West titles or shares in 2003, 2004, and 2005.  He went to the Sweet 16 in 2004.

Coach K has a title in 2005, a playoff win in 2006 as an at-large and he probably wins the ASC-West outright in 2007.  A Sweet 16 (actually I think that the Texas Survivor makes the Elite 8 at the least) would look good!

[mcmfan]

calhsu —
It must be ironic for a HSU fan to raise doubts about his team, and then have an arch-rival McM fan weigh in against him in favor of HSU, but here goes.  If I remember right, HSU had the same record last year at this point in the season that they do now, and they made it to the Final Four. HSU never got that far with the "go-to" players like Ottwell or Anderson.  I think the difference this year isn't that McM or HSU are weaker than in the past, and they may actually be stronger.  The difference is that HPU is a whole lot stronger.  It will be really interesting to see how far they go in the post season, for they certainly look ready for it now.

[dballa]

I think the only way Coach K will move up to D1 anytime soon is if Iowa State's head coaching position opens up

He's done nothing but put together a top notch program that players, the school, and the community can be proud of.  He's doing what HSU has done over the past few years.  Bring in a crowd that comes in to watch the women play and then leaves once it's over. 

The players he's brought into HPU have represented the team and the school well.  They are quality players and quality people.  That goes for his coaching staff and the rest of the staff that works along side him.  They've made it fun to come watch an HPU women's basketball game and I see that to continue for quite a while.

Especially into the middle of March.

[fanstand]

Really, why all the talk about Coach K leaving? Jobs aren't opening up yet, I'm sure everyone is concentrating on the end of the season. But after that, watch out.  You never know who's leaving, who's staying, players, coaches. Who would have thought Goodenough would have left Anderson and the other four seniors that year? But get real, what DIII coach wouldn't salivate at the opportunity to go to a DI, isn't that like high school coaches, going to college jobs, college going to pro? Opportunities come along all the time. Coach K doesn't have a wife and kids to tie him down in Brownwood. A job opportunity could come along, in the next three or four months. Or not.

[HPU75]

The week 10 top 25 poll is now out. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HPU LADY JACKETS!!  #5 this week--up 1 slot.   HSU remained at #16 and MCM only dropped 1 slot to#13.  I am really pleased to see our ASC teams continue to get plenty of respect nationally.  MCMURRY is the highest ranked 3 loss team, and HSU is the second highest ranked 4 loss team--only UW-Stout is higher.


What a great win for HPU on Saturday!  I tend to agree with an earlier post--it may be that HPU has stepped it up a notch or two rather than HSU or MCM falling back.  Of course, there is still much basketball to be played.  I certainly never thought I would see a day where Meia D. would go scoreless against a top opponent and HPU would still win in as convincing a fashion.  The top 9 players at HPU in my opinion all bring a lot to the table--none of them are just  burning minutes until a starter can come back. I certainly hope we can continue this incredible momentum--no letdowns!!  It would be natural and even understandable after 2 emotional weeks against top teams, but this week brings 2 capable teams--so we need to stay after CUA and UMHB!!

[Ralph Turner]

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He's done nothing but put together a top notch program that players, the school, and the community can be proud of.  He's doing what HSU has done over the past few years.  Bring in a crowd that comes in to watch the women play and then leaves once it's over.  ...

I know.  It certainly got quiet over the radio after the men's game started.

 

[nash]

I just heard a rumor and would like to know if it is true...before LC payed ETBU 7 of LC player quit...including 2 starters??Why???

[Ralph Turner]

Nash, this story was on the front page.

[nash]

Ralph, I'm sorry...I don't usually read the front page...forgive me for asking

[Ralph Turner]

Ralph, I'm sorry...I don't usually read the front page...forgive me for asking

That's okay, nash.  I know that Pat's revenue to keep these pages free of pop-ups is based on the ads that we click, the purchases that we make from those clicks on the sites that we visit and the page views from the front page.  The message boards barely pay for themselves.

Coach Potera-Haskins is an interesting case.  If you google her name, you find that she received support from the AAUW in a sex-discrimination suit versus Montana State related to compensation and support for her women's basketball teams.

Next, we find out that she was the last coach from the ASC-East to lead her team to a NCAA Playoff berth (Austin College in 1999). 

If we see her turning LaCollege into a winner, then we will understand that she was doing what it takes.  There is plenty of talent in Louisana and East Texas.  Those parents will probably be comfortable sending their daughters to play for her.

(I will not mention the school, but we had a coaching change at another school recently in which the new coach came in, and laid down the law.  That coach seems to be doing very well now.)

[sethhpu]

Ok I know I am jumping ahead with this post. I know some of it may not even happen but think of this possibility. HPU, HSU and McM could actually play each other 4 times this year. As good as a match-up they are this really hurts the ASC. I understand three of the matchups. The two regular season matchups and possibly the conference tournament. Now because the NCAA likes to keep traveling costs down, and since they won't ship out the three schools if all make the Tourney, then we would most likely be in a match up agaisnt each other. Of course that all matters if the schools keep winning and so forth. Is the traveling cost the only thing keeping the Texas schools playing each other in the playoffs?

[Pat Coleman]

Is the traveling cost the only thing keeping the Texas schools playing each other in the playoffs?

Yep. 

[inthepaint]

He's done nothing but put together a top notch program that players, the school, and the community can be proud of.  He's doing what HSU has done over the past few years . . .

DBalla, you need to be posting things like, "Coach K is terrible; he makes the girls travel with nothing but Snickers Bars for dinner, and Snickers that were stale from sitting in a vending machine for weeks on end!  No school in their right mind would want him!"  Your post only makes him more inticing to other teams!   

Seriously, Coach K has made a believer out of me (not that he is concerned with that) and I am quite confident the Jackets will go far in the postseason.  I know the season is not over and there are still strong programs that need to be dealt with on the hardwood, but I am jumping on the HPU bandwagon with confidence that Coach K and his team will be as good a representative of the ASC as any other team in recent years. 

I hope the Cowgirls can pull the proverbial rabbit out of the hat but it is looking like a Jacket run to me! 

[Bench Coach]

Wow!  I haven't ever heard of people  giving up on their teams as easily as some of you are.  "Your team" has lost a couple games and many of you are jumping on the HPU banwagon.  On ANY given day ANY team can be defeated!  Everyone has a bad day, where they don't play well, and that is when you get beat.  I know people let their guard down and they get a little big headed, and you get beat.  I know some high school teams that has had that problem, they should of stomped a team and they ended up losing because they were looking for the next one.  I will not give up on the team or teams that I support.  I will cheer on HPU when the team that I want to win is out.  I think those that are giving up on their team need to do the same, if their fans aren't going to be behind them, then who is!!



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