Danielle Baker

Iowa to the final four!!!!

I just finished year 11th year. Maybe it’s time I move on to college lol 😆

The NCAA broadcast committee meeting. “How about we schedule the 4 games on hour intervals at 6, 7, 8, and 9? That way someone could watch some of every game and doesn’t have to pick which of the two to watch at a time and they won’t end close together.” “Orrrrr hear me out. We play two at a time. Make the people choose one or the other. And if both are close we require some effort on their end to navigate the endings.” “Bingo! That’s the one.”

lol. My dude.

Ben McCollum shares what it feels like to be around first-place people and a first-place culture. "I went to Northwest Missouri State, and my first practice with Steve Tapmeyer - best coach I've ever been around - I sat there and I'm like, 'This is what first place feels like. This is what a first-place culture feels like. This is what first-place people feel like.'" That was the wake-up call. He realized what first-place people have: "They've got an extreme work ethic. They've got an edge to 'em that other people don't - a competitive spirit." Then he quoted John Thompson: "You can tame a fool a lot quicker than you can resurrect a corpse...We want guys with a little edge to 'em." You can coach skills, but you can't coach competitive spirit. You don't want to consistently coach their effort and attitude. The last thing they look for: Energy givers. "Over the years, we found that guys that are moody don't make it in our program." "If you're moody, if you have low energy, if you suck the life out of the building - you don't make it." Talent isn't enough. Your energy matters. Your attitude matters. Successful people have a competitive edge, they bring energy, and they look to consistently get better. They raise the standard through what they do. (🎥 Watts Happening Podcast)

Having the personalities of Kim Mulkey, Lane Kiffin, and Will Wade all in the same athletic department would be FUCKING INSANE

Sources: Bill Self will be announcing his retirement later today. Self will be stepping away from the Jayhawks after 23 seasons. UNC and Kansas are now open. We sleep in fucking May.

Hubert Davis showed up, ruined Coach K’s retirement and then dipped. You gotta respect it.

Legit how I feel about playing Clopton and how they feel about Tipton. So I’m with her lol and Troy with IW 💯

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Is this the best group of coaches we’ve EVER had in the Sweet 16? Sheesh! @matmlodzinski had a tougu time ranking them.

i guarantee kim caldwell wants to purge this entire roster and doesn't care if none of the lady vols come back. she hated this team. she's not with paying players who quit. that's why she abandoned the system midseason, they weren't giving the proper effort to run it correctly

Couple of thoughts on North Carolina’s potential change and who I would look at to fill a POTENTIAL vacancy. One out of left field candidate that I think would CRUSH it for the Tar Heels.

Good explanation

Ben McCollum, NCAA Tournament win What does he look for in a recruit: “We want [guys] that have won in high school... they expect to win.... of the things that will get you out of our program.. moody, soft... lack of toughness kids." (Via @Outkick 🎥)

I’ve rewatched this clip all morning The Nebraska players all thought it went in. Fred Hoiberg thought it went in. The Vanderbilt players can’t believe it missed. Just an all time moment

My NCAA tournament bracket I submitted via mail-in ballot is still 100% perfect.

Wild.

@NoahB77_ @TheHoopHerald But still….

@TheHoopHerald Only two players on this Iowa team played at NWMSU

Ben McCollum brought his whole team from D2 Northwest Missouri State to Drake and dominated He has now brought those same players from Drake to Iowa and are rolling Maybe the Wizards should just hire him and bring these guys to see what happens

His palms are sweaty, knees weak, arms are heavy