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Demoss
Nov 2, 2003 11:37:49 GMT -5
Post by still_busted on Nov 2, 2003 11:37:49 GMT -5
There was a letter from a FAN in todays LHL praising Barnhart for hiring Demoss lauding praise on a coach that has not won a game for us yet. I agree that she is a hell of a recruiter-- SO FAR but, will she WIN GAMES with what she has recruited? I believe she will revive a program that has been the so called punching bag of the Womens SEC teams or anyone else as far as that is concerned. Other teams always looked at Kentucky as a PRACTICE game and hopefully Demoss will change that and bring UK's Women basketball some respect. I will definatly heap praise on her my own darn self if she breaks even this season.  |
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Demoss
Nov 2, 2003 14:42:34 GMT -5
Post by kentubbybasketball on Nov 2, 2003 14:42:34 GMT -5
I think she do well with UK during her tenure. She deserves credit with helping Pat Summit win 6 national titles at Tennessee. Granted, she wasn't the head coach but coaching 6 national title teams(and numerous final four teams) will give her some kind of advantage in resurrecting UK Women's Ball. She's got lots of big game experience and that will only help her while she's here.
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Demoss
Nov 2, 2003 15:54:08 GMT -5
Post by still_busted on Nov 2, 2003 15:54:08 GMT -5
You have a valid point KTB and I also believe she will win more games than UK has won in some years and do it fast  |
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Demoss
Nov 2, 2003 17:57:55 GMT -5
Post by 4TheLuvOfBilly44 on Nov 2, 2003 17:57:55 GMT -5
I am pumped for the women's basketball season. I really hope that they become a powerhouse and use the other SEC teams as our punching bag.
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Demoss
Nov 3, 2003 0:01:02 GMT -5
Post by ChrisR155 on Nov 3, 2003 0:01:02 GMT -5
I think a huge issue for the players was the lack of support from the fans. I mean....the only people in the arena for their games were their parents, a few friends from school, and the students who were there for free to try to win some money or something with one of those raffle things they do with students during the game. I think there was a post somewhere else about the season tickets jumping from 140 last year to over 700 this year. That is a huge difference, and the support of the team will give them some confidence as well.
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Demoss
Nov 3, 2003 8:18:14 GMT -5
Post by kentubbybasketball on Nov 3, 2003 8:18:14 GMT -5
I think a huge issue for the players was the lack of support from the fans. I mean....the only people in the arena for their games were their parents, a few friends from school, and the students who were there for free to try to win some money or something with one of those raffle things they do with students during the game. I think there was a post somewhere else about the season tickets jumping from 140 last year to over 700 this year. That is a huge difference, and the support of the team will give them some confidence as well. That is completely true: fan support does make all the difference. The volleyball team at my high school has never had a winning season, until this season. And, I contribute this winning season to the fact that the fan support for the team was greater than its ever been. GO LADY CATS!! |
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Demoss
Nov 3, 2003 9:42:42 GMT -5
Post by still_busted on Nov 3, 2003 9:42:42 GMT -5
I have been to many, many Womens basketball games and could not believe the NOISE the FEW fans that were there raised. Had memorial been packed like it was with the mens games then it would have been noisier than the mens fans. Bernadette is a friend of mine who was placed in a position she had absolutly no business in. Just because she was an assistant of rick's did not qualify her as a head coach at UK. Even he rown husband Vick questioned the transition saying she could not sleep at night worrying if she was good enough to be a head coach that quick. Make no doubt about it though, she worked her behind off. She just did not have enough experience. Her and Don Devoe were both hard disciplinarians who did not have the respect of their players, therefore transfers were abundant
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Demoss
Nov 3, 2003 9:56:57 GMT -5
Post by kentubbybasketball on Nov 3, 2003 9:56:57 GMT -5
Bernadette is a friend of mine who was placed in a position she had absolutly no business in. Just because she was an assistant of rick's did not qualify her as a head coach at UK. Even her own husband Vick questioned the transition saying she could not sleep at night worrying if she was good enough to be a head coach that quick. Make no doubt about it though, she worked her behind off. How do you all of these coaches? |
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Demoss
Nov 3, 2003 16:45:47 GMT -5
Post by still_busted on Nov 3, 2003 16:45:47 GMT -5
I was Pitinos bodyguard the entire time he was at UK and had TOTAL access to the basketball team. my EX son-in-law put the vynal siding on Bernadette;s home that Pitino darn near paid for when she was his assistant because UK paid their assistants a paultry salary and up until last year they were some of the lowest paid aqssistants in the SEC. Barnhart changed all of that however and guess WHO is paying for it??? MY season tickets would have cost me an extra $1000 this year just to have the privalege of renewing them and I have had lower arena season tickets since 1982
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