Utah coach Larry Krystkowiak wasn?t kidding when he called it a ?month of Sundays.? For the Utes, it?s true. They?re taking the court for the fourth straight Sunday, facing Washington State in the Huntsman Center.
?I?m not going to be a whiner and a complainer and look for excuses. I just know that Sunday games, in and of themselves, are a challenge. People need a day off, a legitimate day off, and, to me, I?ve always been hard-wired for that to be Sunday,? Krystkowiak said. ?There?s a lot of history about having that day off. This will be our fourth consecutive Sunday game.?
Krystkowiak added that he loves what he does and the kids love being a part of it, but it?s difficult when they don?t get a day off. Monday may be free of practice, but the players still have school. The schedule, he continued, can be a little bit wacky ? involving games from Wednesday to Sunday. The trips can be especially hard.
?It?s something we probably need to take a close look at. The fact that we have one less day on the back end to prep if a team didn?t play Sunday. That means they take Sunday off and they?ve got days,? Krystkowiak said. ?So it hasn?t worked our great for us. Again, I?m not going to be a whiner. It?s just, personally, I think we should probably get something in there that says you can only play so many Sunday games in a row. I?d like to think that magic number might be two.?
?So it?s totally based upon that pecking order,? Hill said.
Krystkowiak acknowledged that it?s been a challenge. The Utes are 1-2 in this year?s stretch ? prevailing at Oregon State, but losing games to Arizona State at home and to USC on the road.
?I?m not going to be a whiner and a complainer and look for excuses. I just know that Sunday games, in and of themselves, are a challenge. People need a day off, a legitimate day off, and, to me, I?ve always been hard-wired for that to be Sunday,? Krystkowiak said. ?There?s a lot of history about having that day off. This will be our fourth consecutive Sunday game.?
Krystkowiak added that he loves what he does and the kids love being a part of it, but it?s difficult when they don?t get a day off. Monday may be free of practice, but the players still have school. The schedule, he continued, can be a little bit wacky ? involving games from Wednesday to Sunday. The trips can be especially hard.
?It?s something we probably need to take a close look at. The fact that we have one less day on the back end to prep if a team didn?t play Sunday. That means they take Sunday off and they?ve got days,? Krystkowiak said. ?So it hasn?t worked our great for us. Again, I?m not going to be a whiner. It?s just, personally, I think we should probably get something in there that says you can only play so many Sunday games in a row. I?d like to think that magic number might be two.?
?So it?s totally based upon that pecking order,? Hill said.
Krystkowiak acknowledged that it?s been a challenge. The Utes are 1-2 in this year?s stretch ? prevailing at Oregon State, but losing games to Arizona State at home and to USC on the road.
