CamrnCrz1974
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TBT: Diana Taurasi
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HuskyNan
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In the rules thread tacked to the top of the board, there’s a link to a site that has links to games back to 1991. You can catch up on some great gamesThank you for posting. Sadly, I did not watch our ladies play until Maya was a junior. My bad.
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Yeah, someone posted about Shea in the championship game from 1999-2000. I watched that recently, and man, it's good. Shea and Sue have skills and talent, but they dive after every loose ball, I think more that todays' players even. Doesn't have DT in it, but really good. I think I learnt a few things. Like even Sue Bird loses the ball, but she fights to get it back so it doesn't matter.
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Well sure she was on the cover of several Sports Illustrated and ESPN magazines, but no DT TBT would be complete on the boneyard without noting that she graced the cover of the Boneyard Magazine 7 times in it's first 12 issues!
These are my favorites. No player has approached her level of "inspiration" since.
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Every time you start the fruitless effort to pick the Greatest Husky, Diana is central in the debate. Ask me each day for 4 consecutive days and I’m likely to give 4 different answers. But each time I don’t say Diana, I have my doubts...two thoughts never go away when remembering DT : ‘03 and ‘04.
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Ask me each day for 4,000 consecutive days and I’m going to give one answer every single time...
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4000 ? At my age green bananas are an issue.
HuskyNan
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Did you save the Ballad of the Ballhog Chick anywhere?
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Props to JS...
Ode to the Ballhog Chick
UConn's got a young guard
And they call that girl DT.
And you never find it hard
To see she's friendly as can be.
And they call that girl DT.
And you never find it hard
To see she's friendly as can be.
She pats the ref right on the butt
And tousles coach's hair.
She always makes you bust a gut
And never shows a care.
And tousles coach's hair.
She always makes you bust a gut
And never shows a care.
But opponents better watch out
Cause this gal's got mucho game.
She's gonna make your coach pout,
Make you sorry that you came.
Cause this gal's got mucho game.
She's gonna make your coach pout,
Make you sorry that you came.
You can try your X's and your O's
She's gonna make you pay.
Give you headaches, give you woes,
Make you wish that it were May.
She's gonna make you pay.
Give you headaches, give you woes,
Make you wish that it were May.
No matter what you've learned,
And no matter what your schtick
You'll still get good and burned
By that grinning Ballhog Chick.
And no matter what your schtick
You'll still get good and burned
By that grinning Ballhog Chick.
If your manning gives you trouble
Then try your box and one.
If your zoning lies in rubble
And your double teams are done
Then try your box and one.
If your zoning lies in rubble
And your double teams are done
Then it hasn't been your day
Be you Muffet, be you Pat.
Just shake ol' Geno's hand and say
"Nice game, you little brat."
Be you Muffet, be you Pat.
Just shake ol' Geno's hand and say
"Nice game, you little brat."
"Cause no matter what we boasted
We just couldn't make it click.
We were lit up, we were toasted
By that awesome Ballhog Chick."
DaddyChoc
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great pic but in honor of Duke... I like the "Call Me" pic better
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How can anybody ever forget the legendary backcourt of DT and SB!!!!!
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both good but my all time fav is her punching that orange stantion
meyers7
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I have all 4. Ode, Return, Legend, Legacy.
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DT will always be my favorite player. I just loved her swagger.
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I don’t know how to get to Phil’s page anymore, but I saved them all too. The last one is (now) pretty spooky regarding DT’s effect on Pat’s health.
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I love that one too, but I was there in person (Atlanta) for the “UCONN chest strut”, so it’s special to me.
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EVERY. SINGLE. TIME.
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Love the avatar, BTW
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I suppose if JS doesn't mind.
THE RETURN OF THE BALLHOG CHICK
On the grounds of Shady Acres
where a coach can take the cure
when her nerves have turned to shakers
and can no more strain endure
our Miss Pat strolled in the garden,
for it was her discharge day.
A reporter begged her pardon -
Would some questions be okay?
“But of course” Miss Pat said sweetly.
“I’m all well now, you can see,
and recovered most completely
as my doctors all agree."
“Will you now return to coaching?”
asked the scribe in high suspense.
“With the playoffs now approaching
things might get a little tense.”
And she answered back serenely
“Games won’t phase me in the least.
I can handle stress routinely
which is why I’m now released.”
Next he paused, a little wary,
for he knew this next was key.
“So I guess it won’t be scary
when you face Diana T?”
Then her eyes began to glitter,
and she smiled a frozen smile,
while she watched a furry critter
gather acorns in a pile.
As it scurried up a hick’ry
our Miss Pat said “Pardon me.”
And as dock went after dick’ry
then she promptly climbed the tree.
And she sat there feet a-swinging
while she looked him in the eye
and with hands all clenched and wringing
then she gave him her reply.
“Son, no matter how you swagger,
and no matter what your schtick,
it can’t save you from the dagger
of that awful Ballhog Chick
“At the Civic Center showdown
she just blew my team away.
Made a 60 footer go down
for a halftime lead of trey.
“Tied it up in regulation.
Nailed us good in overtime.
And to add to our frustration
sparked another Boneyard rhyme.
“So just how will you all play it
in the histories to come?
I’m afraid that you’ll portray it
so I’m left the smallest crumb.
“Oh yes, I’ll be remembered
and they’ll carve it on my plaque
that ‘She saw her teams dismembered
by the leader of the pack.’
“And despite my many titles
then the only thing I’ll get
is a chance to give recitals
on how cold she made me sweat
“and a bit part in the story
when they finally make the flick
of the legend and the glory
of the famous Ballhog Chick
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Not really sure of the order of these.
THE LEGEND OF THE BALLHOG CHICK
by JS
"I can't ask advice from Geno,"
Sherri Coale was heard to say,
"how to stop that kid from Chino
in the title game today.
"I've been trying to remember
how she looked from where I sat.
Haven't played them since December
so I thought I'd go ask Pat."
And Miss Pat was fine and cheerful
'til the dreaded name arose.
Then she looked a little fearful,
and she stared down at her toes.
Soon her mouth began to quiver
and her eye displayed a tic,
as she whispered with a shiver,
"It's that friggin' Ballhog Chick!"
"When we played in Thompson-Boling
she just shot our lights right out.
Punched our stanchion, no controlling
how it turned into a rout.
"Then with Sue she fairly killed us
in a semifinal stomp
when her threes and passes drilled us,
and it turned into a romp.
"So no matter how you swagger,
and no matter what your schtick,
it can't save you from the dagger
of that awful Ballhog Chick"
Sherri said "She can't defeat us!
We can stifle her, just wait.
We won't ever let her beat us,
even though they say she's great.
"If we lose I'll have to blame it
on that dear old RobertN
who in trying hard to flame it
coined her name away back when."
Then Miss Pat said "Best of luck when
Oklahoma takes the floor.
Just remember it'll suck when
you must tell the media corps:
"Oh no matter what we boasted,
we just couldn't make it click.
We got lit up, we got toasted
by that doggoned Ballhog Chick."
THE LEGEND OF THE BALLHOG CHICK
by JS
"I can't ask advice from Geno,"
Sherri Coale was heard to say,
"how to stop that kid from Chino
in the title game today.
"I've been trying to remember
how she looked from where I sat.
Haven't played them since December
so I thought I'd go ask Pat."
And Miss Pat was fine and cheerful
'til the dreaded name arose.
Then she looked a little fearful,
and she stared down at her toes.
Soon her mouth began to quiver
and her eye displayed a tic,
as she whispered with a shiver,
"It's that friggin' Ballhog Chick!"
"When we played in Thompson-Boling
she just shot our lights right out.
Punched our stanchion, no controlling
how it turned into a rout.
"Then with Sue she fairly killed us
in a semifinal stomp
when her threes and passes drilled us,
and it turned into a romp.
"So no matter how you swagger,
and no matter what your schtick,
it can't save you from the dagger
of that awful Ballhog Chick"
Sherri said "She can't defeat us!
We can stifle her, just wait.
We won't ever let her beat us,
even though they say she's great.
"If we lose I'll have to blame it
on that dear old RobertN
who in trying hard to flame it
coined her name away back when."
Then Miss Pat said "Best of luck when
Oklahoma takes the floor.
Just remember it'll suck when
you must tell the media corps:
"Oh no matter what we boasted,
we just couldn't make it click.
We got lit up, we got toasted
by that doggoned Ballhog Chick."
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And lastly.
THE LEGACY OF THE BALLHOG CHICK
"I won't go to Shady Acres,"
said Miss Pat to old R.B.
"cause last May those quacks and fakers
left me sitting in a tree.
said Miss Pat to old R.B.
"cause last May those quacks and fakers
left me sitting in a tree.
"And besides I'm much more calm now
than I was a year ago.
Handle setbacks with aplomb now,
lose to Geno like a pro.
than I was a year ago.
Handle setbacks with aplomb now,
lose to Geno like a pro.
"All I need's some nice linguini
at our favorite hideaway.
And for you the fettucine
then a cup of orange sorbet.
at our favorite hideaway.
And for you the fettucine
then a cup of orange sorbet.
" So at Casa Salvatore,
in their booth all settled in,
with signori and signore
and a strolling violin
in their booth all settled in,
with signori and signore
and a strolling violin
came the owner with a bottle
that he set in front of Pat,
and he poured a little in her glass
saying "Try a taste of that."
that he set in front of Pat,
and he poured a little in her glass
saying "Try a taste of that."
As she stared upon the label
just one eye began to blink.
And it seemed she'd be unable
then to take the smallest drink.
just one eye began to blink.
And it seemed she'd be unable
then to take the smallest drink.
But she raised her glass and sniffed it
like a gourmet without peer.
Next the cork she slowly lifted --
and then stuck it in her ear.
like a gourmet without peer.
Next the cork she slowly lifted --
and then stuck it in her ear.
And she leapt atop the table
where she howled and waved a spoon
as she tottered, quite unstable,
and then called out like a loon.
where she howled and waved a spoon
as she tottered, quite unstable,
and then called out like a loon.
And the owner dropped his platter
as he dived behind the bar.
All the mess would scarcely matter
when the door was much too far.
as he dived behind the bar.
All the mess would scarcely matter
when the door was much too far.
When the room fell fully silent,
then he met Pat's steely gaze,
just a red spot on each cheekbone
there to mark her lunar phase.
then he met Pat's steely gaze,
just a red spot on each cheekbone
there to mark her lunar phase.
And she held a lock of hair so
she could comb it with a fork,
wondering why the people stared so,
could it be her one ear cork?
she could comb it with a fork,
wondering why the people stared so,
could it be her one ear cork?
"Now ya'll can quit your starin.'
Rudeness is as rudeness does."
Then she turned back to the owner
as the room began to buzz.
Rudeness is as rudeness does."
Then she turned back to the owner
as the room began to buzz.
"Sal, no matter how we swaggered,
and no matter what our schtick,
we still suffered from the dagger
of that awful Ballhog Chick
and no matter what our schtick,
we still suffered from the dagger
of that awful Ballhog Chick
"She just beat the heck out of us
(see I wouldn't really swear)
then she took the darned old game ball
and she kicked it in the air.
(see I wouldn't really swear)
then she took the darned old game ball
and she kicked it in the air.
"You can keep your doggoned vino,
and we'll skip the doggy bag.
I just bet you're friends with Geno,
'cause that wine would make me gag.
and we'll skip the doggy bag.
I just bet you're friends with Geno,
'cause that wine would make me gag.
"And we'll just take home a six-pack.
That'll doubtless make me grin,
when R.B. sits down and kicks back
and he tells me how we'll win.
That'll doubtless make me grin,
when R.B. sits down and kicks back
and he tells me how we'll win.
"But if I should wake all sweaty
crying out, 'That Ballhog Chick!'
please don't think I'm being petty
when those nightmares make me sick."
crying out, 'That Ballhog Chick!'
please don't think I'm being petty
when those nightmares make me sick."
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For those who don't know. The "Ball Hog Chick" moniker came from someone on the old TN board, before it split. There used to be a WBCA AA game, and it was held in Hartford for a few years. (then McD's took over). Anyway after the game where DT stole the show (she was putting up 25-30 ft shots, led the crowd in the U-C-O-N-N cheer, basically just being D), the TN board was talking about her and used the term. JS took it and ran with it.
That is IIRC.
That is IIRC.