badger
1/26/2009, 02:22 PM
In honor of awful weather and anticipation of playing on a court prematurely named for a Coach Left-of-Center, I propose this topic: What to name our court?
There are numerous possibilities, all of which I would like you to consider:
1- It can be after anyone that plays on that floor. Perhaps after Williams, who has brought OU many national championships in gymnastics?
2- It can be either at LNC or the Fieldhouse. Perhaps in due course, LNC will be the secondary practice facility and the Fieldhouse will be home to all major indoor sports, and thus, the name would be better suited at one facility over the other?
3- It can be clever. Tennessee doesn't have "Coach Pat Summit Court," but rather, "The Summit." Duke doesn't have "Coach Mike Kry...somethingsomething Court," it has "Coach K Court," with the "K" looking like the "K" in Duke's logo.
4- It doesn't have to be for another 20 years. Don't start with "nobody's earned it yet," because someone will earn it and we should know what to do when that time comes. We have numerous coaches well on their way to earning that distinction... but that brings me to the final point...
5- It doesn't have to be named after a coach. I would cry if it got named "Gaylord Court," but it could happen, I guess. I would rather see a non-monetary contributor to the athletic department honored, though.
And personally, I would like the name to be (1) at a renovated LNC/Fieldhouse, (2) After a coach, (3) after said coach retires and (4) extremely clever... oh and (5) after multiple coaches of basketball.
I think OSU would have thought twice about naming their court "Eddie Sutton Court" if only they waited until he retired. Then, they could have foreseen (1) the firing of Eddie's son and (2) it would have been after the DUI.
Not knocking the guy's on-court achievements, but when OU gives this honor, I don't want to end up in the same mess as the sister school
There are numerous possibilities, all of which I would like you to consider:
1- It can be after anyone that plays on that floor. Perhaps after Williams, who has brought OU many national championships in gymnastics?
2- It can be either at LNC or the Fieldhouse. Perhaps in due course, LNC will be the secondary practice facility and the Fieldhouse will be home to all major indoor sports, and thus, the name would be better suited at one facility over the other?
3- It can be clever. Tennessee doesn't have "Coach Pat Summit Court," but rather, "The Summit." Duke doesn't have "Coach Mike Kry...somethingsomething Court," it has "Coach K Court," with the "K" looking like the "K" in Duke's logo.
4- It doesn't have to be for another 20 years. Don't start with "nobody's earned it yet," because someone will earn it and we should know what to do when that time comes. We have numerous coaches well on their way to earning that distinction... but that brings me to the final point...
5- It doesn't have to be named after a coach. I would cry if it got named "Gaylord Court," but it could happen, I guess. I would rather see a non-monetary contributor to the athletic department honored, though.
And personally, I would like the name to be (1) at a renovated LNC/Fieldhouse, (2) After a coach, (3) after said coach retires and (4) extremely clever... oh and (5) after multiple coaches of basketball.
I think OSU would have thought twice about naming their court "Eddie Sutton Court" if only they waited until he retired. Then, they could have foreseen (1) the firing of Eddie's son and (2) it would have been after the DUI.
Not knocking the guy's on-court achievements, but when OU gives this honor, I don't want to end up in the same mess as the sister school