Texas women's basketball portal thread

[UTexas]

12 minutes ago, MBHORNSFAN said:

 

Well, well.   

 

https://x.com/i/status/2041931136553685370

Interesting. Wonder if we'll ever find out what the actual back story is.

[pinkman_90]

27 minutes ago, MBHORNSFAN said:

 

Well, well.   

 

https://x.com/i/status/2041931136553685370

The irony isn’t lost on me that you laughed at everyone in this thread suggesting Vic might have made a mistake and then want us to believe a tweet from an anonymous burner 

[MBHORNSFAN]

10 minutes ago, pinkman_90 said:

The irony isn’t lost on me that you laughed at everyone in this thread suggesting Vic might have made a mistake and then want us to believe a tweet from an anonymous burner 

I am still laughing. But I will add several with very close ties to the program on another site have confirmed this tweet is is correct. One had been hinting about this info for several days... 

[TexasEx_10]

48 minutes ago, MBHORNSFAN said:

 

Well, well.   

 

https://x.com/i/status/2041931136553685370

This is a burner account but he is correct and this is what I have been alluding to. It happened in Nashville, the day before the Vanderbilt blowout. Several girls broke rules, relationships strained, trust broken and things were never the same. 
 

I don’t know how the team kept it together. I assume Rori was the glue. 

[Califashorn75]

We may never know the truth. 

[Beldar]

1 hour ago, Cozer said:

Anybody trying to downplay this is just living with their head in the sand. Ultimately there will need to be a waiting game for final judgement on the roster, but this is not going in the right direction at the moment. It has to be a bigger issue than just on the floor - which is one of the biggest issues. 

Not good to lose those talented players but if they don't want to be here, better they move on to better place for them. Let's see if we can find some good players that want to be here.

 

[GoHorns1]

So apparently some team members broke some rules followed by a terrible game against Vandy.  Vick screwed up by on going a public rant throwing the entire under the bus. The rant should have stayed in the locker room. 

Edited 1 hour ago by GoHorns1

[TexasEx_10]

3 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said:

So apparently some team members broke some rules followed by a terrible game against Vandy.  Vick screwed up by on going a public rant throwing the entire under the bus. The rant should have stayed in the locker room. 

Basically. But maybe players shouldn’t break curfew and get drunk, then go get blown out by Vanderbilt. I don’t understand why Texas fans are blaming Vic. 

[Steamboat Willie]

Taking both Maryam Dauda and Essence Cody actually makes a lot of sense given how much Texas is losing in the frontcourt. This isn’t redundancy, it’s replacing over half your rebounding and interior minutes with two players who bring different strengths. Dauda gives you the higher ceiling and rim protection while Cody gives you physical, consistent minutes and toughness. Together that’s a complete frontcourt rebuild instead of hoping one player can carry the load.

• Dauda = starting 5, rim protection, higher impact
• Cody = rotation big, rebounding, physical minutes

Covers foul trouble and keeps you stable vs elite size

Matches up better with South Carolina and LSU type teams

If you pair that with the right perimeter adds, the roster really starts to make sense. Texas still needs a true point guard to replace Rori Harmon, another scorer to offset the lost production, and a versatile forward to bridge everything together.

• Nevaeh Caffey = defensive PG, ball security, keeps the system intact
• Jada Williams = shot creation, scoring punch, late clock offense
• Skylar Forbes = two way forward, secondary scoring, lineup flexibility

Reduces pressure on one player to carry the offense

Lets Forbes naturally play the 4 instead of forcing small lineups

Keeps defense, rebounding, and structure aligned with Texas identity

Builds a complete, balanced, SEC-ready rotation with no major holes

[TexasEx_10]

7 minutes ago, Steamboat Willie said:

Taking both Maryam Dauda and Essence Cody actually makes a lot of sense given how much Texas is losing in the frontcourt. This isn’t redundancy, it’s replacing over half your rebounding and interior minutes with two players who bring different strengths. Dauda gives you the higher ceiling and rim protection while Cody gives you physical, consistent minutes and toughness. Together that’s a complete frontcourt rebuild instead of hoping one player can carry the load.

• Dauda = starting 5, rim protection, higher impact
• Cody = rotation big, rebounding, physical minutes

Covers foul trouble and keeps you stable vs elite size

Matches up better with South Carolina and LSU type teams

If you pair that with the right perimeter adds, the roster really starts to make sense. Texas still needs a true point guard to replace Rori Harmon, another scorer to offset the lost production, and a versatile forward to bridge everything together.

• Nevaeh Caffey = defensive PG, ball security, keeps the system intact
• Jada Williams = shot creation, scoring punch, late clock offense
• Skylar Forbes = two way forward, secondary scoring, lineup flexibility

Reduces pressure on one player to carry the offense

Lets Forbes naturally play the 4 instead of forcing small lineups

Keeps defense, rebounding, and structure aligned with Texas identity

Builds a complete, balanced, SEC-ready rotation with no major holes

Texas is currently scheduling visits with Gracie Merkle, Dani Carnegie and Zya Vann, allegedly.

Edited 1 hour ago by TexasEx_10

[GoHorns1]

13 minutes ago, TexasEx_10 said:

Basically. But maybe players shouldn’t break curfew and get drunk, then go get blown out by Vanderbilt. I don’t understand why Texas fans are blaming Vic. 

Should have benched the players and not make a public rant against the entire team . Vic screwed up with the public rant. 

Edited 59 minutes ago by GoHorns1

[GoHorns1]

28 minutes ago, Califashorn75 said:

We may never know the truth. 

Bingo

[HookemDTX]

3 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said:

Should have benched the players and not make a public rant against the entire team . Vic screwed up with the public rant. 

The players didn't want to do what it took to earn back the trust or accept the punishment. Drop the Damn rant  crap. 

[TexasEx_10]

5 minutes ago, GoHorns1 said:

Should have benched the players and not make a public rant against the entire team . Vic screwed up with the public rant. 

Maybe, but what is interesting is how the upperclassmen responded vs the underclassmen. Rori is Rori, the glue, and her relationship with Vic grew stronger. The same can be said with Kyla. She’s talked about coming to Texas to be coached hard. 
 

I am not going to keep talking about the rant. But I did notice pouts and negative body language by two girls post January. These same two girls were involved in shouting matches on the bench in Fort Worth and at the Final Four. There were some attitudes that clashed with other players and Vic.

[TexasEx_10]

1 minute ago, TexasEx_10 said:

nm

 

Edited 47 minutes ago by TexasEx_10

[GoHorns1]

23 minutes ago, HookemDTX said:

The players didn't want to do what it took to earn back the trust or accept the punishment. Drop the Damn rant  crap. 

Vic isn’t innocent of on going portal. The rant did play a part exists. Would you be pissed off with your coach if they publicly called you heartless, soft …

Vic isn’t a innocent party in portal exists.

 

Edited 31 minutes ago by GoHorns1

[Steamboat Willie]

50 minutes ago, TexasEx_10 said:

Texas is currently scheduling visits with Gracie Merkle, Dani Carnegie and Zya Vann, allegedly.

If Texas ends up landing Gracie Merkle and Dani Carnegie, the missing piece that makes the whole thing work is a true point guard like Nevaeh Caffey. Merkle gives you something you didn’t have at all in a real low-post scoring presence, and Carnegie replaces a big chunk of the lost perimeter production, but neither solves the structure you lose with Rori Harmon. Add Caffey into that mix and now you have balance again, someone to control the game, keep turnovers down, and let everyone else play in their natural roles. At that point it’s not just a good rebuild, it’s actually a higher ceiling version of the roster because you’ve added interior scoring and perimeter firepower without sacrificing control.