The whole court thing is dumb. Like there are not enough other things on LSU to name after people.

Brando goes overboard on Dale Humanitarianism. It is a basketball court not a camp for wayward teens

Dale was an good coach, but not great. Sue Guntner has 300 more wins than Dale and had to compete against the greatest women's basketball coach and program in history in Pat Summit and Tennessee - both on the court and in recruiting.

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Posted by el gato

Baton Rouge

Member since May 2005

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Posted on 2/10/23 at 2:01 pm to winkchance

Gunter and Summitt were actually longtime friends.

This is what Summitt had to say after Gunter's passing in 2005.

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"Sue Gunter was a wonderful friend, an exceptional person and an incredibly talented basketball coach," said Pat Summitt, University of Tennessee Lady Vol head basketball coach, on the passing of her longtime friend on Thurs., Aug. 4, in Baton Rouge, La.

"Definitely one of the pioneers of women's collegiate basketball," said Summitt. "She was one of my mentors. Sue was the assistant coach to Billie Moore when I played on the 1976 USA Olympic Team (silver medalist) in Montreal. Four years later, I had the privilege of serving as her assistant when she was named head coach of the 1980 USA Olympic Team to the boycotted Moscow games.

"I learned so much from Sue about the X's and O's of the game of basketball. But more importantly, she taught me about the delicate balance of coaching and teaching the game and the value of great player-coach relationships. She made playing basketball fun due to her ability to connect with her players. Personally, I am going to miss her tremendously and I know the game is going to miss her," concluded Summitt.

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