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Maybe don't keep saying your team goal is to play defense in a way that makes the game ugly if you mind when others say they don't like it when games get ugly.  That's what it ultimately boils down to re:  Texas whining.  Tara's been saying the exact same quote for years and years in a general way, as she did the other day.  That Texas took it so personally shows that they know their style is a bit out of bounds at times.  Another team on my Ish List.

Exactly. 

I can't imagine in a million years Stanford's DOBO posting something like that.

And I do miss when Texas had teams that were enjoyable to watch.

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Re Vic Schaefer, I too was impressed with him after game, based on his press conference. He clearly felt for his players, respects them, cares about them as people, and their effort, and was positive about all they'd achieved. Also very emotional, not just because of a loss, but because of what it meant for the players.

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speaking of coaches, i've changed my mind about vic schaefer. i was quite impressed with how kind he was to joanne allen-taylor when she fouled out. texas wasn't that far behind, so he could have put all his attention on scheming to catch up or even have been annoyed at her

Agreed - though this tweet from his assistant feels like a less than classy response to a pretty benign comment from Tara: 
https://twitter.com/Blair__Schaefer/stat...5510308865

Actually, I think the Texas coach may not have seen this as a "benign" comment, instead as a critical, negative, comment re the way Texas plays. Whether or not you agree with that interpretation of Tara's words, it's easy to see it way from the Texas perspective.

I have no idea if Vic Schaefer is a good guy or a bad guy, but I know that I don't like the way he coaches basketball.  Time after time last night his players were confused about a foul call against them.  Why should they be call for a foul? They were just doing what they had been taught!  I don't like the way he coaches because it increases the risk of injury, puts tremendous pressure on the officials, and makes a really ugly game to watch.  How can that be good for women's basketball?

I think it will be a couple of decades before I rid my head of the memory of Ibo elbowing Cam's ribs over and over (and no whistle).

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Maybe don't keep saying your team goal is to play defense in a way that makes the game ugly if you mind when others say they don't like it when games get ugly.  That's what it ultimately boils down to re:  Texas whining.  Tara's been saying the exact same quote for years and years in a general way, as she did the other day.  That Texas took it so personally shows that they know their style is a bit out of bounds at times.  Another team on my Ish List.

Exactly. 

I can't imagine in a million years Stanford's DOBO posting something like that.

And I do miss when Texas had teams that were enjoyable to watch.

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Re Vic Schaefer, I too was impressed with him after game, based on his press conference. He clearly felt for his players, respects them, cares about them as people, and their effort, and was positive about all they'd achieved. Also very emotional, not just because of a loss, but because of what it meant for the players.

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speaking of coaches, i've changed my mind about vic schaefer. i was quite impressed with how kind he was to joanne allen-taylor when she fouled out. texas wasn't that far behind, so he could have put all his attention on scheming to catch up or even have been annoyed at her

Agreed - though this tweet from his assistant feels like a less than classy response to a pretty benign comment from Tara: 
https://twitter.com/Blair__Schaefer/stat...5510308865

Actually, I think the Texas coach may not have seen this as a "benign" comment, instead as a critical, negative, comment re the way Texas plays. Whether or not you agree with that interpretation of Tara's words, it's easy to see it way from the Texas perspective.

I have no idea if Vic Schaefer is a good guy or a bad guy, but I know that I don't like the way he coaches basketball.  Time after time last night his players were confused about a foul call against them.  Why should they be call for a foul? They were just doing what they had been taught!  I don't like the way he coaches because it increases the risk of injury, puts tremendous pressure on the officials, and makes a really ugly game to watch.  How can that be good for women's basketball?

I think it will be a couple of decades before I rid my head of the memory of Ibo elbowing Cam's ribs over and over (and no whistle).