Check the start of Kim's interview with AP. He said something to the fact of 'now that your roster's complete..' Maybe done, or maybe throwing us off. I hope the latter..
Loved seeing Jill in this video. Something was up this past season. At the end of her first year she started to dominate, then last year she looked completely disinterested. Wonder if it was due to personal issues or coaching conflicts?
Either way, I hope the new coaching staff provides...
I knew this was happening from one of her assistants, either this year or next, but it wasn't my story to tell. Direct causes include the NIL landscape and being handcuffed by Stanford's transfer rules. Hard to compete when you can't recruit JRs and SRs from the portal. Also, the entitlement of...
Hate to see him go! Good luck Tobe!
Now that we have at least five slots open, I think Barnes will be a beast in the portal. Please bring in another 7 footer with some muscle.
We are all hoping for the 'big splash' hire...whether or not that happens remains to be seen. But whoever it is, it will be an upgrade in at least these areas:
Recruiting
Game flow / substitutions / timeouts
Offensive sets
Box outs
Mental toughness
I don't care where the new coach comes from as...
Another interesting tidbit... Tara is fed up with the transfer portal. Stanford has a rule that only lets them bring in FR and SO players because you have to already be enrolled / accepted in your degree program, which really hurts her ability in the new world of recruiting.
DW is really keeping this close to the hip. My best friend played for Tara Vanderveer back when she was at Ohio State and continues to speak to her staff almost weekly. She also knows Cori Close and a couple of former WNBA coaches and assistants. She reached out to her network and they've heard...
My dream is that they locked up Hammon a while ago and it's just taking time to line up all the right assistants, one helluva recruiter, and fat sack of NIL money!