[martyup]

Interesting, I think that recently the program critics have had a louder voice than program supporters.  I think someone coming on this board with a criticism of the program and especially of the coaches would probably be met with mostly approval, while I think someone trying to defend the coaches is more likely to be met with “are you watching the same team that I am?”

BC

Really?! WBB has been traditionally the third rail of this board, and of Stanford fandom in general. I had the "gall" to criticize Tara as an x's and o's coach a few years ago and practically got run off the board. Said she was obviously a hugely successful coach, buoyed by fantastic recruiting over the years, but didn't think her x's and o's coaching was anywhere near Gino Auriemma's. (I stand by those comments by the way.) Shaw, Haase, etc could be criticized to the moon, but certainly not WBB until now. 

By the way, reaction at the time? "You are troll. Don't feed the trolls. This is not a serious poster. I can't delete those troll posts because not technically a violation of the rules" etc etc. Who posted such angry attacks? None other than our esteemed moderator, BostonCard.

When you question the basketball IQ of a WBB coaching GOAT, who had recently led her team to a National Championship, and claim her to be inferior to another WBB coach who is fairly unpopular on this board, you should expect strong pushback.  If you are too thin skinned to read that pushback, you shouldn't make such posts, even if they are not technical violations of the rules.

Did BC actually post "You are a troll?"  I find that uncharacteristic of BC.

[martyup]

Interesting, I think that recently the program critics have had a louder voice than program supporters.  I think someone coming on this board with a criticism of the program and especially of the coaches would probably be met with mostly approval, while I think someone trying to defend the coaches is more likely to be met with “are you watching the same team that I am?”

BC

Really?! WBB has been traditionally the third rail of this board, and of Stanford fandom in general. I had the "gall" to criticize Tara as an x's and o's coach a few years ago and practically got run off the board. Said she was obviously a hugely successful coach, buoyed by fantastic recruiting over the years, but didn't think her x's and o's coaching was anywhere near Gino Auriemma's. (I stand by those comments by the way.) Shaw, Haase, etc could be criticized to the moon, but certainly not WBB until now. 

By the way, reaction at the time? "You are troll. Don't feed the trolls. This is not a serious poster. I can't delete those troll posts because not technically a violation of the rules" etc etc. Who posted such angry attacks? None other than our esteemed moderator, BostonCard.

When you question the basketball IQ of a WBB coaching GOAT, who had recently led her team to a National Championship, and claim her to be inferior to another WBB coach who is fairly unpopular on this board, you should expect strong pushback.  If you are too thin skinned to read that pushback, you shouldn't make such posts, even if they are not technical violations of the rules.

Did BC actually post "You are a troll?"  I find that uncharacteristic of BC.