Chances are real good that one of the first things Beth Burns will do to celebrate her 300th-career coaching victory is to set her alarm clock for a couple of hours before she really needs to get up, and she’ll go for a run.
Probably six or seven miles. She’s more reliable than the post office. You know the old story about how not rain, nor sleet, nor snow will stop them? I’ve seen the great Aztecs women’s basketball coach run in the snow in Laramie, Wyoming. In the dark. Gotta make sure she gets that run in even if the bus to the airport is leaving at 5 a.m.
She’s built that way. Certain things must be done in life. Just the way certain things must be done to win basketball games. Heading into tonight’s Aztec game at Viejas Arena against UNLV at 7 p.m., Beth Burns has won 299 of them.
She figures to reach the 300 milestone this evening as her preseason Mountain West Conference favorites go for their 12th-straight conference win at home against a Lady Rebels team that has lost its first two MWC games and sits at just 7-9 for the season.
Oops. Don’t mention to her that No. 300 is a sure thing. One of the things that must be done in order to win basketball games is to never-ever take anything for granted.
“You work hard, and you prepare,” she says. “Then you have a good chance to have good things happen.”
It’s not too far-fetched to say that hiring Beth Burns was one of the best things that has ever happened to San Diego State. First time the Aztecs did that was back in 1989. It wasn’t like she was taking over a powerhouse.
After the jump, listen to Aztecs Coach Beth Burns talk about the prospects of her current team, a team that has won six straight games and sits at 10-4 overall, 2-0 in the Mountain West Conference.
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