Louisville coach rips media for 'dead horse' coverage in women's hoops
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Louisville coach rips media for 'dead horse' coverage in women's hoops
Meghan L. Hall, USA TODAY·USA TODAY Sports
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Head coachJeff Walzcalled out the national media for failing to cover theLouisville Cardinalswomen's basketball team.
"When we get a narrative, we stick with it. We aren't very good, at as stories develop and teams develop, of talking about them. And we're not the only team," Walz said during a pre-ACC Tournamentcoaches call.
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"We're gonna beat that dead horse as long as we can. That's just kinda what we do inwomen's basketball. So, it doesn't surprise me. I think we started the season in the 20s and worked our way all the way up to No. 6, and nobody was really talking about us."
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The Cardinals are led by guards Taj Roberts and Imari Berry, plus forwards Laura Ziegler and Elif Istanbulluoglu. All four players average double figures, but none everage more than 12 points. Walz says that could have affected the number ofnational stories on Louisville.
"We've got a really balanced group ... because we don't have the one that's scoring 20, that's why you're not hearing as much about individual players," Walz said. "But unfortunately, I've just been kind of shocked we haven't heard more about what these players have done here on a national stage."
