Absolutely. I feel like many of our players are rising seniors who’ve been here forever and wanted to wait for the hire to decide on that last year. Inclination is probably to stay rather than go. Also some of them may not have a ton of other options w just a year left.I really feel like none of this would be happening if not for recruiting woes and the distinct possibility of being 2 years away from being the next school to hold open tryouts after a couple of injuries bc the roster is so darn thin - not even on talent but sheer numbers. Soooo let's see what the roster looks like a month from now. Recruiting will be everything to get back on track and assistants are critical to that process so too many unanswered questions to panic.
Interesting that the players did not immediately run to the portal in the past week. The only one that immediately bailed was Tamari. While they all seemed to like Harper, it is possible they also sensed a need for a change. It's possible for both to be true at the same time. Use the breath of fresh air and appeal of her style of play (and improved NIL) to get some missing pieces... let's see where it goes
Question isn’t so much who goes but who comes. Without a very good young post and at least one elite scorer out of the portal it was already going to be a very tough year. Let’s see what the portal interest is now.
