The difference...between Baylor, UConn and Texas

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car54

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...and why the Lady Bears keep beating us.
The other day I watched Longhorn Extra or some segment on LHN. They had a basketball player on there and they asked her what thing would be disappointing if she didn't accomplish it before she left the 40 Acres.....Her reply was something about if she didn't do her best....WTH ? You kidding me ? Its NOT WIN A TITLE ?????...and why WOUDN'T you DO YOUR BEST in the first place ??? SMH
I read an article this morning about Baylor....The tone was they would be disappointed if they don't get to the FINAL FOUR !!!
See the mind set ???? We just want to do our best...while teams like Baylor want to win it all......and won't be happy unless they do.
Also in the article Mulkey talked about being extremely disappointed in a team that won, because they allowed TCU to score a bunch of points in the 4th qtr after building a big lead....In their two games after that they crushed Tech and OSU.......
After the OU game, in an interview, Aston was disappointed in the post play. In the KSU game it was poor again.....WTH ?????
Aston has talked about the issue of turnovers from the beginning of the season, but we are still plagued by them.....
We have not corrected the problems like Baylor corrects theirs.....

You know the coaches work to correct those things......Thats on the players to fix them !!!!!! Why don't they ?

I noticed one of our players who had a poor game, sat the bench a lot more than usual...She was all smiles and giddy afterward, while many of her teammates didn't seem as happy as she did...WTH ??? When I, my son, or daughter had a poor game we weren't all smiles and giddy even after a win....We knew we sucked and were a little disappointed that we could have cost the team a win.

Why can the Baylors and UConns fix their issues and our players can't ?
Aston is a good coach...we have talent.....

Mind set......Pride or lack of. it ....Fear of failure or not bothered by it ( hating to lose or not minding it )......What is it that keeps us from fixing things like BU and UConn fix things.
 
Aston is in her 4th year as HC. Here's how's she is trending...

2012-13; 12 W and 18 L
2013-14; 22 W and 12 L (NCAA 32)
2014-15; 24 W and 11 L (Sweet 16)
2015-16; 23 W-2 L

I'm not concerned in the least about the mindset of this team and if they have the will to win. I expect Aston will be in the Final Four competing for a national championship within the next 2-3 years. She has transformed the psyche of a team that was 7th best in the Big 12 into competing with Baylor for the Big 12 title in a short 3 year time span.
 
LutherIsMyDog said:
I'm not concerned in the least about the mindset of this team and if they have the will to win. I expect Aston will be in the Final Four competing for a national championship within the next 2-3 years.
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Yeah sure but didn't you read Chicken Little's post? EVERYTHING IS BROKEN!

car54 said:
When I, my son, or daughter had a poor game we weren't all smiles and giddy even after a win
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Is there ever a reason for joy?
 
guess when a team is winning, you gotta find something to complain about.

There's different ways to coach and I think Karen's is a good one.
 
BabHorn said:
guess when a team is winning, you gotta find something to complain about.

There's different ways to coach and I think Karen's is a good one.
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I said the same thing. Aston is good.....Its the players mind-set that is the problem. Not sure who to fault there, but they don't play with the same mind-set as UConn and Baylor for whatever reason.....and I don't understand why they wouldn't.
 
car54 said:
I said the same thing. Aston is good.....Its the players mind-set that is the problem. Not sure who to fault there, but they don't play with the same mind-set as UConn and Baylor for whatever reason.....and I don't understand why they wouldn't.
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You don't post with the same mindset as some of the other HF folk. I don't understand why you couldn't.
 
car54 said:
My mind-set is I want us to be as good as Baylor and UConn, not just aim to "play well".
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Well, Baylor and UConn have better athletes, but we're catching up. And our coach is still in her learning curve. I'll take our record this year any day...anytime. We're one great point guard away from being "Top Drawer." Who knows! That point guard may be on our team right now....and learning from this year's experiences.
 
Truly a silly post. She said she would be disappointed if she didn't do her best. Can't ask for more than that. 24-2 :bevo:
 
Today's effort is what we need every game.....Hats of to Sanders. She has really stepped up the last couple of games. Boyette looked tons better today. Not sure what her deal is, but hope she has solved whatever had her out of it.
 
Sometimes we forget they are college students and most are making plans to do something other than basketball with their lives. All we should ever expect is that they do their best. I am the first to admit I sometimes forget that as well.

What Gino has done is rare. Only one other coach in the women's game has ever done that - Pat Summitt. Mulkey has a long way to go to be compared to those two. I admit, she is ahead of many on that path but still a very long way to go.
 
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