[81alum]

I found the Kansas team presser even more enlightening than ours. 

I agree, and that is usually the case.  I love Coach Tara for so many reasons, but she has always been somewhat guarded in her public statements.  I rarely get any deep basketball insights from her press conferences.  Even the little "before and after" interviews that reporters do with her at halftime are predictably the same.  "I think so-and-so helped us...and so and so came in and helped us"  "We need to do a better job taking care of the ball..."  etc. 



I know this will never happen for obvious reasons, but I would die for an opportunity to hear Tara give a 60 minute lecture on her offensive and defensive philosophies.  There is just so much there that she will never share publicly.



Often it is the opponents' coaches who give more specifics, and this press conference was a case in point.

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  Even the two Kansas players showed love to our team.

I love this about WBB.  Reminds me of Jones comforting Boston last year.  We fans need to remember that many WBB players know each other and have friendships and respect that transcends team boundaries.  There is no reason the players on one team should not admire the players on another, or recognize their humanity.

I seldom see that level of cross-team connection in men's sports--not "never," but rarely.  It is a subtle difference at times--and like anything it is not universal or complete-- but one which I really like to see when it appears.

[81alum]

I found the Kansas team presser even more enlightening than ours. 

I agree, and that is usually the case.  I love Coach Tara for so many reasons, but she has always been somewhat guarded in her public statements.  I rarely get any deep basketball insights from her press conferences.  Even the little "before and after" interviews that reporters do with her at halftime are predictably the same.  "I think so-and-so helped us...and so and so came in and helped us"  "We need to do a better job taking care of the ball..."  etc. 



I know this will never happen for obvious reasons, but I would die for an opportunity to hear Tara give a 60 minute lecture on her offensive and defensive philosophies.  There is just so much there that she will never share publicly.



Often it is the opponents' coaches who give more specifics, and this press conference was a case in point.

---

  Even the two Kansas players showed love to our team.

I love this about WBB.  Reminds me of Jones comforting Boston last year.  We fans need to remember that many WBB players know each other and have friendships and respect that transcends team boundaries.  There is no reason the players on one team should not admire the players on another, or recognize their humanity.

I seldom see that level of cross-team connection in men's sports--not "never," but rarely.  It is a subtle difference at times--and like anything it is not universal or complete-- but one which I really like to see when it appears.