Comments on: Good news for Sooners: Courtney’s streak ends

By: ef

ef — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 03:33:24 +0000

So if the streak is manufactured if anyone passes her the ball, only points scored without an assist count towards such a streak? That’s ridiculous! Yes, the streak was prolonged because of particular efforts to reach it, but once the ball got to Courtney, she still had to put it in the basket. No easy feat, or else all you detractors would be on the court rather that this comment board. All that said, I am glad the streak is over as well so the focus can be on the team, rather than split between the team and the streak.

By: Vince

Vince — Wed, 04 Feb 2009 02:05:25 +0000

Not that I’m a Bob Knight fan at all but he made that very comment during the last minute of the game. He stated clearly that he thought Ashley was the better player. She’s definitely the more aggresive player. As far as the “streak” it’s superficial if the rest of the players have to feed you the ball until you finally surpass the 10 points. However, I found myself not wanting to see it end as well.

By: bk

bk — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 23:54:04 +0000

let’s just set it straight. It is women’s basketball and if this was men’s 1) it would never happen 2) if it did- there would be thousands of comments of the significance of the mark. The fact that there are only this few comments speaks volumes. It was a manufactured streak and Courtney is not the ball player her sister is at the moment. THAT should be the story, how Ashley is passing up Courtney on the court.

By: Joe

Joe — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 21:08:33 +0000

Berry’s article was spot on. Yes it good for a player to excel and strive for individual records but not just for the sake of the record itself. Pursuing a record in and of itself will always take away from a team’s balanced approach to success. C.Paris is a great player and I’m quite sure no one on the team is less selfish than she. Like Tramel said this thing just took on a life of its own and was becoming a burden on the whole team.

By: johnny

johnny — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:25:42 +0000

well the streak is over and the burden of keeping it going. now courtney can relax and play even better too help out her team in anyway. way too go lady sooners we came down from olney,tx too witness oklahoma sooner basketball in the making. when tenn was up 33-18 alot of teams would have folded, but oklahoma came back and made a game of it. my 15 year old lindsey said it best the lady sooners have the heart of a lion and a champion. we love the guys and girls teams both are rated #2 in the nation. stay together have fun and always encourage others around you. boomer-sooner.

By: Tom

Tom — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 17:12:32 +0000

Couldn’t agree more. Basketball is a team sport. Individual streaks are important only in golf and tennis.

By: kj

kj — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:40:08 +0000

I think that it is important that the highest priority is the success of the team. However, if our players can also excel individually, I believe it should be encouraged. I see nothing wrong with trying to extend the streak as long as the team is not negatively impacted.
This not only positively affects the individual (since Courtney may ultimately be regarded as the best collegiate basketball player in history), but may serve a role in improving recruiting.

By: Randall

Randall — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:23:41 +0000

I agree. It was a wonderful streak, but it’s a good thing that it’s over. As tournament time gets closer, the Sooners need to worry about winning games, not about extending Courtney’s record.