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I do see the offensive benefit, IF she's willing to accept a diminished role. IMO, the offense should not be built around her but as a complimentary "pick your poison". I see if being more of a benefit in the second half when teams are tired and she can just play bully ball. On the defensive side, the rotations have to be on point because the quicker teams will abuse the pick and role with her until they are blue in the face.

What are the details on them as possible replacements? Also hoping there's a chance Jordan Lee returns. I'm not a fan of Audi Crooks and just have a feeling that Texas being thrown in there is just for her camp to up the price for the teams that really do want her. I don't see how she would fit into the Texas system that Vic runs - defense first, easy buckets in transition, in the set offense, it's a version of the triangle at the top of the key until they get a mis match or get the look they want to attack.

The national media is too busy gushing over Beckers and Fudd reuniting.

To put things in perspective, he could have easily prioritized the portal and getting replacement players for the ones leaving; but he chose to focus on the human and being there for a player. Admittedly, I've been refreshing trying to see what info there is on incoming transfers, but this makes sense why there hasn't been much news. While I want Texas to field the best possible teams and always win it all, Vic's actions show that there are things more important than sports. Also, prayers for Grace Prenter's family, it's very difficult to lose a loved one, especially a parent.

Vic coaches like a parent; he sets expectations and demands excellence while offering tough love. If players break rules, he holds them accountable. Sometimes it may suck to see fan favorites or talents players leave, but based on the above - I do not believe it's because of the type of leadership that Vic puts out. I'm not saying he's perfect (no one is), but I am confident in his ability to hold players accountable in a world where accountability has been lacking for a long time and star players usually get away with more because they are "star" players.

I hate ou but have to give credit to gasso how she manages to consistently put together elite teams. Yes ou pays but no one’s going to convince me they out pay other schools by a significant amount. If anything the big schools with money should be able to outspend them if they want.

I actually would be very interested to see how Texas' fiscal breakdown for sports was. Shows which teams pull their fair share based on % allocated.

I do believe this is why Booker tried to play hero ball. What I saw was UCLA play as a team and Texas play as a bunch players trying to go 1v5, including Booker.

The biggest loss to me is Jordan Lee and after that Justice Carlton and right after her would be Crump. The others are replaceable with upgrades from the portal, theoretically all but Lee and Carlton are harder to replace.

Ah thanks Gerry.

Certainly not as quick on the incoming as football was; but I guess it’s midweek and visitors would probably be closer to the weekend?

I don’t see for Crooks fits. She’s offense and a massive liability on defense

Not even PG, where is the leadership in the locker room? I venture to guess some are thinking they should get better NIL deals, Booker has received the majority of the press (and talented as she is, there are others on the team as well). I wonder if there’s a bit of envy kind of like in a rock band where the lead singer gets all the love and the other band members feel jilted. Or how the QB in football gets all the glory.

My opinion is yes on a new pitching coach.

I’ll talk any Texas sport. Players will go through slumps, Atwood was in a slump early in conference play. Nichols is a freshman and I’m confident she’ll find her way out. The worry is pitching because they all seemed to have regressed like Sophia Simpson. They start hot as freshman and get less and less playing time as they age. Outside of Kavan, all of White’s main starters that lasted were transfers.