Women's Hoops Blog

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Wednesday, July 26, 2006

Minnesota won Game 1 of the CJ Era.

"I don't know if it felt any different than it would have if I were still an assistant coach," the new coach said. "I'm just excited for the team. They bonded together, they wanted to get this win really badly and they just wanted to start anew."

Charlotte was typically terrible. Outrebounded by a mediocre rebounding team. Held to 27% shooting by a bad defensive team. Engulfed again by a Culture of Losing.

"That was a horrible effort," Muggsy said. "For us to be playing the way we have the past three weeks, and knowing the importance of this game, that type of performance is really frustrating."