Texas women's basketball portal thread

[lvmainman]

37 minutes ago, ChanmanV said:

The Gaston interview that's been circulating a bit isn't a good look for Vic either. There's a lot of things he needs to clean up right now in terms of the program's image. Not addressing a speculated incident (if real) while the players that left or parents of the players are taking shots at you has got to be a hard pill to swallow. 

Gaston and Carlton make clear, if Schaefer doesn't like you, he doesn't treat you with humanity that he does players he likes. Listening to Gaston talk about 3 hour practices is insane. 

Schaefer is 0 for 4 against #1 seed's in the NCAA tournament and doesn't seem to try and win any other way than his style. For example, he didn't want to use his 10 players to wear down the 6 UCLA players in that game. As a result, Booker went 3-23 and Harmon made ZERO shots in the 2nd half.

Schaefer I think has gotten Texas as far they're going to go.

USC, South Carolina, LSU, UConn all have better teams than Texas for next year.

[harveycmd]

It looks bad any way you slice it. Even if you think all this transfer stuff is more about the players than Vic, he brought them in, coached them, and constantly told us they were "great kids" except for the outburst after the Vandy game. All this tells us it wasn't properly managed. 

I'll add that you don't just ride with Booker during a 3-23 game. You adjust and let other players shoot the ball. It's obvious many players on the team thought that Vic wasn't fair. 

[Califashorn75]

Here we go again. Vic definitely has a stubborn streak. Most head coaches are control freaks. Remember Bobby Knight? Anyway, it's easy for players to think coaches favor others more than them. Why? Because it's true. They reward effort, skill, body language, defense, hustle, etc. See Coach Vic's love for Rori. 

Booker is the reason we made the final four so he rode her all the way even when she shot horrible against UCLA, as did Jordan Lee. Players on the bench saw just what we did. Parents of those girls were all thinking why is she still shooting? Vic loves Booker. Carlton never got the Booker treatment.

Old school coaches who win aren't going to change. Period. Either the girls on his team give 100% effort 24/7 or they will eventually portal out. Vic isn't going anywhere. 

The only portal transfer that bothers me is Jordan Lee. She was among his favorites. She's joining a loaded South Carolina team where getting minutes will be a challenge. She obviously left for the bag. Sad. I think she made a mistake. 

[harveycmd]

9 minutes ago, Califashorn75 said:

Here we go again. Vic definitely has a stubborn streak. Most head coaches are control freaks. Remember Bobby Knight? Anyway, it's easy for players to think coaches favor others more than them. Why? Because it's true. They reward effort, skill, body language, defense, hustle, etc. See Coach Vic's love for Rori. 

Booker is the reason we made the final four so he rode her all the way even when she shot horrible against UCLA, as did Jordan Lee. Players on the bench saw just what we did. Parents of those girls were all thinking why is she still shooting? Vic loves Booker. Carlton never got the Booker treatment.

Old school coaches who win aren't going to change. Period. Either the girls on his team give 100% effort 24/7 or they will eventually portal out. Vic isn't going anywhere. 

The only portal transfer that bothers me is Jordan Lee. She was among his favorites. She's joining a loaded South Carolina team where getting minutes will be a challenge. She obviously left for the bag. Sad. I think she made a mistake. 

The team and Vic are the reasons we made the Final Four, not Booker alone. 

I don't know that Bobby Knight is a comparison here. First, he was a great coach in the 1970s and 1980s. That won't matter to contemporary players. Secondly, Knight was never accused of having different standards for different players. 

[Califashorn75]

How do you know that Knight didn't have favorites? Have you seen his interviews? He had favorites dude. They all do. It's human nature. 

[harveycmd]

3 minutes ago, Califashorn75 said:

How do you know that Knight didn't have favorites? Have you seen his interviews? He had favorites dude. They all do. It's human nature. 

If you don't show the team that you are willing to hold your "favorites" to the same performance standard, then the team isn't likely to take it well. Do you think Knight would have let Isaiah Thomas or Steve Alford shoot 3-23 in a Final Four?

[Califashorn75]

Great point made. No he wouldn't have!