I wasn't being literal, and I am not oblivious to Lady Griz history either. This year is the first time since the early 90's that a national ranking has come into the equation. I made the allusion to Gonzaga, because certainly with the right turn events, the lady griz while even in the woeful BSC, could again return to a national level. Now, are they going to be title contenders? Probably not, but with the right recruiting we could return to the sweet 16 for the first time in ages.
While Oregon, Washington weren't on the national stage then, they certainly are now to a certain degree. Womens basketball certainly is more like the mens, where power conferences get the lions share of talent.
I remember the game against L-Tech a few years ago, in which the Lady Griz were so very close at pulling that game off. For most D-1 teams, I don't think the LG are the far away from beating a lot of teams. However they are light years from beating Maryland, Duke, Ohio State or N carolina.
I like the Gonzaga case the most, because with two players they were able to forever transform their program into a national one. Now is ali hurley and joscelyn tinkle those two? I don't know, but I am quite sure Morales is. In fact I am pretty sure, barring some major injury, Morales will have bigger impact on the LG program that Rodney Stuckey will at EWU.
But anyway, GB your point is well taken and I think we both recognize what the LG program was twenty years ago and what it could be w/ the right combination of players and success at the national level.
