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    Thumbs Up Hall of Fame Coach C. Vivian Stringer

    A coal miner's daughter, C. Vivian Stringer learned a valuable lesson from her parents growing up in the small town of Edenborn, Pa., "Work hard and don't look for excuses, and you can achieve anything."

    That lesson has stuck with the legendary college basketball coach. Stringer has overcome many challenges in her life; the loss of her beloved father at the age of 19, her only daughter being stricken with spinal meningitis in 1982 just prior to her team’s appearance in the very first Final Four; the sudden death of her husband, Bill, to a heart attack on Thanksgiving Day 1992 and a bout with breast cancer which she kept secret from nearly everyone in her life. Through it all, Stringer has handled life with dignity and grace moving past the tragedies to make a difference in the lives on hundreds of young women.

    During her 15 seasons at Rutgers University, Stringer has built the Scarlet Knights into one of the elite programs in the nation. A 2009 inductee into the coveted Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, Stringer is the first coach - men's or women's - to lead three different programs to the NCAA Tournament Final Four (Cheyney in 1982, Iowa in 1993 and Rutgers in 2000, 2007).

    She ranks third in career victories in Division I women's basketball history and was the third women, eighth D-1 coach overall (men or women) and first African-American coach to reach the 800-victory plateau when she accomplished the amazing feat in February 2008.

    A 2001 inductee into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame, Stringer has led her three teams to 24 appearances in the NCAA Tournament. She also made her sixth appearance on a USA Basketball coaching staff in 2004, serving as an assistant coach for the gold-medal winning 2004 U.S. Olympic Team.

    Stringer has called the 2007 squad one of the most amazing teams she has ever coached. The team - comprised of 10, including five freshmen - won the program’s first-ever Big East Championship and advanced to the Final Four that despite a 2-4 start to the season. RU bested LSU in the national semifinal game in record-setting fashion to advance to the national championship, the first among any teams in Scarlet Knights history. The squad and Stringer continued to show poise following the season when faced with a shock jock's undignified comments. Stringer was named one of "Five Who Left Their Footprints" featured in a New York Times year-end wrap-up of 2007.

    Named one of the "101 Most Influential Minorities in Sports" by Sports Illustrated in 2003, Stringer - who will begin her 40th year on the sidelines in the fall - continues to be one of the most recognized coaches in the game of basketball and in life. Her story is chronicled in her memoir, "Standing Tall," a New York Times best-seller.

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    Re: Hall of Fame Coach C. Vivian Stringer

    Yeah, the win over her Cheyney State team in the 1982 national championship game felt good.:icon_wink:
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    Re: Hall of Fame Coach C. Vivian Stringer

    Quote Originally Posted by Dawgpix View Post
    Yeah, the win over her Cheyney State team in the 1982 national championship game felt good.:icon_wink:
    Great Sports Illustrated article:
    In '82, the 'C' stood for 'Cinderella'

    "Somewhere in her South Brunswick, N.J., home is a tape of Louisiana Tech's 76-62 victory over the Lady Wolves. But even after all these years Stringer still cannot bring herself to watch it."

    Maybe that explains the painful expression on CVS's face when ESPN announced Rutgers would be playing the Lady Techsters.

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    Remember that game well...........

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    Re: Hall of Fame Coach C. Vivian Stringer

    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg06 View Post
    Maybe that explains the painful expression on CVS's face when ESPN announced Rutgers would be playing the Lady Techsters.
    The Lady Techsters depth may be the question mark this time vs. CVS's team.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dawgpix View Post
    The Lady Techsters depth may be the question mark this time vs. CVS's team.
    True... I think that is what enabled them to beat Marquette twice this year (a team that beat us). Our players are used to playing a LOT of minutes, though. I don't think we will wear out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by champion110 View Post
    True... I think that is what enabled them to beat Marquette twice this year (a team that beat us). Our players are used to playing a LOT of minutes, though. I don't think we will wear out.
    They will have to leave their whole game on the court after each tourney game.
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    Re: Hall of Fame Coach C. Vivian Stringer

    Honestly, Im worried about the depth. Not having TK will hurt. I should have taken English for her.

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    Re: Hall of Fame Coach C. Vivian Stringer

    Rutgers has only 8 scholarship players and two walk-ons used primarily for practice squads ... and no seniors.

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    Re: Hall of Fame Coach C. Vivian Stringer

    Quote Originally Posted by Dawgpix View Post
    The Lady Techsters depth may be the question mark this time vs. CVS's team.
    Yep. Size and depth. They start a 6-2 center and a 6-2 power forward. Our starting posts are 5-9 (Kiara Young) and 6-0 (Adrienne Johnson). Spoon cannot start Young at the 4. Bramble-Donaldson will have to get the majority of the minutes. Their point guard is 5-9, and JB is probably 5-5.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dawg06 View Post
    Yep. Size and depth. They start a 6-2 center and a 6-2 power forward. Our starting posts are 5-9 (Kiara Young) and 6-0 (Adrienne Johnson). Spoon cannot start Young at the 4. Bramble-Donaldson will have to get the majority of the minutes. Their point guard is 5-9, and JB is probably 5-5.
    Spoon addressed that in her press conference. She said something like we have heard that all year long.

    Actually, their 6'2" players will present a problem, but Adrienne is quick and she can dish it off quick when needed. I imagine they will try to double team her and she will be ready for that. The great thing about Adrienne is her speed and athleticism. She can out maneuver just about any player or get it to someone on the outside, if not Young/Bramble-Donaldson. We are going to have to run run run in this game. Our advantage is our speed and quickness. Need to get a lot of transition baskets.

    Rutgers is known for defense. They will, also, want to slow the tempo. We have fell prey to that a couple of times this year. Hopefully, we learned our lesson.

    Wonder if they will try to guard us man-to-man or zone? The zone is more effective against us.

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    Quote Originally Posted by champion110 View Post
    Spoon addressed that in her press conference. She said something like we have heard that all year long.

    Actually, their 6'2" players will present a problem, but Adrienne is quick and she can dish it off quick when needed. I imagine they will try to double team her and she will be ready for that. The great thing about Adrienne is her speed and athleticism. She can out maneuver just about any player or get it to someone on the outside, if not Young/Bramble-Donaldson. We are going to have to run run run in this game. Our advantage is our speed and quickness. Need to get a lot of transition baskets.

    Rutgers is known for defense. They will, also, want to slow the tempo. We have fell prey to that a couple of times this year. Hopefully, we learned our lesson.

    Wonder if they will try to guard us man-to-man or zone? The zone is more effective against us.
    Spoon has heard it all year, but TK and B-D started all year for us. I think Boise has been our only opponent to start two 6-2 girls. Our advantages are speed and quickness, but without TK, I don't think we don't have the depth to be able to run and to stay fresh.

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    Re: Hall of Fame Coach C. Vivian Stringer

    Quote Originally Posted by champion110 View Post
    Wonder if they will try to guard us man-to-man or zone? The zone is more effective against us.

    What? The key to guarding the Techsters is man-to-man.

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