Chat Wrap: Mike Montgomery
Mar 5, 2002
March 5, 2002
MikeMontgomery: (2:07 PM ET ) Hi, thanks for stopping by.
6th man (Stanford): What do you think about the team's ability to play zone?

Pac-10 Champ (Stanford): Will the team be working more on its full-court press?

MaplesLover (Stanford): Will the team be making another trip this summer like the Australia trip?

John (Woodbridge): What is your opinion of the play of the three freshmen thus far this year?

Ryan (Fresno): Coach congratulations on a great season and good luck inthe tourney. After the UCLA game your backup point guard, Hernandez's 3-poingshooting in the second half was about the only thing that kept you guys even closein the final minutes while everyone else was ice cold. After seeing his abilityto handle the pressure in the big games along with his playmaking ability andsuperb hustle, do you see Chris possibly getting any starts in any of the upcominggames?

Carolyn (Canby, OR): Hey Monty,What has been the most challenging aspect of coaching this year?

Carol (Portland, OR): Best of luck to you and the team in the 'Madness of March'.. Any thoughts on the PAC Tourney? I know you are not one of the coaches that was wild about the idea.

Washingtonian: Coach- I've been watching the progress of your big man Curtis Borchardt throughout his career. He seems to be getting more and more comfortable dominating games. My question to you is how good can he be? A possible first team all-american, a top-five pick?

John in Oakland: Hi Coach. Just wanted to say I love the way you lead this team. I'm just starting out as a basketball coach and have a quick question: How can a senior point-guard (Giovacchini) on a D1 team get away with picking up his dribble so much? Isn't this something a point guard should learn not to do when he first starts playing?Thanks a lot!John Kreiter

Mike (Agoura, CA): Coach: In the two previous games this season against USC, it was apparent that USC was bigger and stronger--and played that way. In light of Stanford's gritty physical wins in Arizona last weekend, do you think the team now has the physical tools and the fire in their eyes (that was clearly missing in the last SC games) to make a difference this third time around?

Scott in Fresno: What did you say Saturday to receive the T? It looked pretty 'touchy' to me on TV. Good luck, beat the Trojans!

Brad (Cincinnati): Mike - I drove to Indy to watch the Purdue game and Josh Childress had a great game. I flew out to watch the Oregon series and Joe Kirchofer played great against Oregon and Teyo Johnson played great against OSU. How do you decide who gets the playing time?

m.b. in l.a.: Your team returned to your style of basketball last weekend.The team was aggressive,played hard-nosed defense,and was mentally tough. Whatwas the catalyst for change? why has this been so difficult to achieve this year?your fundamentally sound, hardworking style of basketball is a pleasure to watch.

Denver: I've always been impressed with the teams' consistency from game to game in years past. However, I've wondered if this has disabled the team from 'peaking' at tournament time. They play as they have all season, but don't have the ability to achieve the greater level of play required to go deep in March. Do you think there's something to this? Do you do anything to achieve a 'peak' in March?Tom

Pat, Nashville, TN: Coach, with the PAC-10 so evenly balanced this year,do you think it's fair to say that seedings in the PAC-10 tournament aren't veryimportant?

Lewster64: Could you expand on what you mean by 'interesting personalities,' from your answer to Carolyn from Canby.


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