Published: Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Overton has a history with ASU's Glasser
SEATTLE — When the University of Washington men’s basketball team returns to the court on Friday, it will mark the renewal of one of the Pac-10’s most heated one-on-one rivalries.
Arizona State’s Derek Glasser and UW’s Venoy Overton have had several verbal exchanges over the years, and there is no love lost between the two.
“We’ve got a little bit of history together,” Overton said Tuesday.
Overton said that the rivalry comes from “the fact we’ve been in some scuffles, close games and talking back and forth.” He added that the duo patched things up after a Pac-10 tournament game last March.
“We shook hands and said, ‘Good game, we’ll get you, blah, blah, blah,’” Overton said with a shrug Tuesday.
When it was pointed out that his idea of “patching it up” didn’t sound overly sincere, Overton smirked.
“Sometimes you’ve got to hold back,” he said. “You’ve got to keep it cool. You can’t be (a jerk) all the time.”
UW coach Lorenzo Romar said the origin of the rivalry is pretty basic.
“The thing about Venoy and Derek Glasser is that they’re both competitors,” he said. “Neither one of them is going to give an inch. But I think there’s mutual respect there.
“They both know that they’ve got to swing first — not literally — but they’ve got to swing first to get the upper hand.”
Arizona State’s Derek Glasser and UW’s Venoy Overton have had several verbal exchanges over the years, and there is no love lost between the two.
“We’ve got a little bit of history together,” Overton said Tuesday.
Overton said that the rivalry comes from “the fact we’ve been in some scuffles, close games and talking back and forth.” He added that the duo patched things up after a Pac-10 tournament game last March.
“We shook hands and said, ‘Good game, we’ll get you, blah, blah, blah,’” Overton said with a shrug Tuesday.
When it was pointed out that his idea of “patching it up” didn’t sound overly sincere, Overton smirked.
“Sometimes you’ve got to hold back,” he said. “You’ve got to keep it cool. You can’t be (a jerk) all the time.”
UW coach Lorenzo Romar said the origin of the rivalry is pretty basic.
“The thing about Venoy and Derek Glasser is that they’re both competitors,” he said. “Neither one of them is going to give an inch. But I think there’s mutual respect there.
“They both know that they’ve got to swing first — not literally — but they’ve got to swing first to get the upper hand.”
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