RE: Valpo Preview and UC women's hoops note

[Dave Malaska]

Ahem. Let me take this moment to interject that practicing with the UC
women's team isn't a gimme. I know you weren't insinuating that, Gregg,
or I'm going to have to have Debbie Merrill come and kick your butt. :)

Forum is "basketball," right? Not just men's hoops -- but if I'm
mistaken, I'm willing to take the heat for this post. Watched Laurie
Pirtle's squad look pretty disshevled but still beat Middle Tennessee
State on Saturday after football. Some interesting things going on
there, in case you missed it. Freshman guard, Micah Harvey is going to
be the "next" thing. She reminds me alot of Val King as a freshman,
though her shot hasn't been as dead-on as Val's was. Laurie has Micah
bringing the ball up the floor when she's in, switching all-conference
point K.B. Sharp to a wing in those instances. It frees up K.B. to score
more, and Micah has been taking pretty good care of the ball. She does
need some work there (you can tell she's thinking everything through
instead of just reacting), but it's going to be fun watching her
develop. Merrill's showing improvement, and even a little nastiness (the
good kind) in the post. 

I'm serious, fellas. You should catch them in the second half of the UC
double-header Saturday after the Shootout. Tipoff: 7:30 p.m., vs.
Coastal Carolina. 

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Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 8:43 PM
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Subject: Re: [UC Basketball] Valpo Preview


In a message dated 12/1/02 8:16:39 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
address@hidden writes:


> UC 67  Valpo 64

I 'think' I won the last pick ;-) albeit with my second pick.


UC  : 79        Valpo  : 62
            or 
Valpo : 81  UC : 64
** I have a feeling the second one will happen,  hope it doesn't though.

Like you said Jon,  the three you mentioned have to start going hard in 
practice.  I feel if things don't don't turn around that Bob will do 
something to grab their attention.  This is simply a battle of wills,
the 
players against Huggs,  and 'we' know who always wins.  They just don't
'get 
it' ........yet.  They will though. :-)

When he makes them practice with the girls team or start wearing pink 
practice jersies,  they'll understand.  Huggins won't let them embarass
the 
previous Bearcat squads.  Maybe a few former players need to have a pow
wow 
with them.


Gregg