It's always hard to lose kids that wanted to be here. I wish them the best of luck. I hope they find somewhere where they can thrive. Arlen did, Yackley did, Williams did.
This program needs an infusion of quickness, though. Especially on the perimeter. I think Harris is a good player, and probably can stroke it from three, but couldn't here because she couldn't create separation. She hits everything in warm-ups. We're going to miss having a guard that can drive like Loz next year. I hope these recruits can do that, it's really going to be needed for this team. I watched Green Bay, even in their zone, and I was so envious of their quickness and ability to cover court. It's an attitude and shape thing, too.
Posted in another thread, but Jack was supposed to be coaching the bigs, I thought. In my view, those three girls ( HC, CP, AP) really haven't progressed over their time, sans Pop. I think in the latter case that's just determination. I wonder if that's some of his leaving? We need better recruiting and player development there. I'm sure he's a great person, and that's the hard part of coaching, but there's a need there. Those three all played minutes early in their career. If Mays was the real deal, she would have hit the court, given the kind of year we had.
