Men's Swimming vs. Michigan State Friday, 7:30 p.m. Matt Mann Pool SPORTS Men's Basketball vs. Indiana Saturday, 4 p.m. Criser ren -9 The Michigan Daily Wednesday, February 10, 1988 Page II . ....aae. Minnesota's own Bobby Knight: G" ophrco"h;;ld... / A3 full court By MICHAEL GILL There are the classy. Then, there are the classless. Both were present at Friday's women's "basketball" game between Michigan and Minnesota. The Wolverines won, 83-71. There was a battle between the coaches. The participants were Michigan's Bud VanDeWege and Minnesota's first-year coach LaRue Fields. The Golden Gopher's media guide quotes Fields as saying, "I try to teach the players to have pride, heart, and hustle. I might work them hard, but they all know I care about them and I love them." Please pass the hanky. FIELD'S ACTION during* the course of the game was degrading to the game of basketball and women's athletics overall. "She is strange," said Wolverine sophomore Tanya Powell. "I couldn't play under a coach like her. She's talking to people constantly - so many negative things are heard from her." A large percentage of the crowd heard Fields' brash and negative comments to her players. She often stood up, and while flapping her arms, engaged in a stunning one way conversation. It appeared as though her sole intent was to publicly humiliate her players. WITNESS SOME of the comments:., When sending someone in the game: "When I tell you to get out there, don't lollygig - get your butt up there and get in the game." "Jodi (Olsen) - why can't you catch the ball like anyone else?" "We gotta do something with you. Get some heart woman, get some heart." "You have two minutes to redeem the last 38" "We got 6-3, 6-4 girls on this bench. Think they can make a layup? No!" ON THE OTHER side of the court, VanDeWege could be heard yelling too, but only to set up plays. Any criticisms were withheld until out of the public eye. Congratulatory remarks were seen on only one bench - not Minnesota's. Fields' explained her actions. "We don't play for fun," she said. "This is not CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) or Rec." When this Michigan Daily reporter suggested Fields brought Indiana's coach Bobby Knight to mind, she beamed with happiness. "Oh, yeah? I like Bobby Knight," she said. "I respect him. He's got a nice winning record, too." After the game, Fields became defensive. Daily: Do you think you may be too negative? Fields: My players are players. Well - do you think that? D: I'm just asking you. F: Oh no, that's my style. They'll handle it. They're fine. Do the fans feel that way - is that why you're asking? D: I said it and I wanted your opinion. F: If I felt that way, I wouldn't use it. My players understand me. We have a good rapport. We just need more talent. . D: So you feel negativity is a good psychological way to moti- vate them? F: It's not a matter of good or bad, it 's the way to do it, and they respond. I don't have to answer to anybody - it's the way I coach. I don't have anything to do with what the fans think, you think, or what other people think - my players and I get along well. DURING THE GAME, both coaches had reason to be upset at the officiating. VanDeWege gave the referee a standing ovation after a three-second violation had finally been called against Minnesota. With less than ten minutes left in the game, VanDeWege expressed his dissatisfaction by flinging his sport coat half way off. Later, after falling to the ground, he proceeded to kick his legs. All actions stayed within the boundaries of fair taste and the emotions of the game. Af- terwards, he refused comment on the officiating, saying neither team benefitted. Fields, however, had a technical called on her for directing profanity toward the official. She proceeded to give the official a lengthy oration, full of finger pointing. LATER, she picked up her chair and banged it, hitting a water bottle which sent liquid spraying. She was heard saying to the officials, "Blow the whistle, hon" and "He would have called it correctly but he didn't have any heart." Following the game, she blamed the officiating on being partial to the home team. When Minnesota began fouling near the end of the game, Van- DeWege called the fouls cheap. Fields told her bench, "When we say foul - foul. When I say foul a player - foul her." When questioned about this comment she responded:' "I meant. get a good foul." "So hammer her real hard?" she was questioned. "Yeah. Give her a good foul,'; she replied. "All coaches know what that is. When you put that down your readers are going to know what that means." See FIELDS, Page 13 0 -7 }MICHIC . 1 CC Y~ . Dealers Ne ;RAS ''" +. 0 ! 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