Speaking of Barry, he has a new interview with Coach Vanderveer up at Full Court. Here's one excerpt:

Barry: How do you respond to some individuals who say that Stanford has underachieved the past two years, at least in terms of its postseason performances? What about the rise of Duke, Purdue, and other schools into the nation's elite? Is it fair to say that the 1997 Final Four loss to Old Dominion and the 1998 first-round loss to Harvard had much greater impacts than just the losses themselves?

Van Derveer: I think the loss to Old Dominion was very disappointing. That was the last time we were at the Final Four. But how many national titles does Duke have? Zero. I don't feel bad about what we have done. Stanford is a unique opportunity of academics and athletics. I am very proud of what we have accomplished. This past year, if anything that has happened, from 1997 on, that has unfortunately defined our postseason, it is injuries. Early on, we were fortunate and had kids healthy and able to go to the Final Four and win national titles.

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