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One is a 7'1" incoming junior whom KAS expects to replace Oscar (who KAS said never really "bought in" and whom he thinks they will not be sad to have lost). The second one is a player we recruited out of HS and went to a high P4 school "where he maybe got in over his head" and would get more playing time at Stanford. He thinks both are a great fit and very bought in on Stanford.

And they still think there's a chance Okorie could come back. KAS could not speak more positively about him, his family, and his commitment to Stanford, but was simultaneously extremely encouraging of Okorie checking out his prospects in the NBA.

Wow, cool. Any further insight into what exactly Coach Smith is asking them to buy into?  I can only speculate that it is a focus on ball control and defense.  Which makes it all the more incredible how much scoring Okorie did this season.

Smith is very impressive. He has analyzed what he has to sell at Stanford and is doing it. When he talks of “buy in” it’s not to a style of play or an offense but to Stanford. He thinks Stanford offers an exceptional opportunity for kids and “I don’t  have a lot of time” for recruits who don’t want that. Another thing he was strong on, is that players need to accept responsibility for their own careers. I took that to  mean that no ome  is guaranteed playing time . The staff and Stanford have to support a players desires and career hopes but the player remains responsible for playing well enough to get on the floor.  

Parenthetically, Smith discussed each departing player and sensed why they left and whether it was a loss for the program. I suspect he is very clear with players about what they have to do to play at  Stanford and to be at Stanford . He understands that there is not always a fit and that is part of the new college basketball reality.  

My summary doesn’t do Smith justice. He was very sound. He will be successful and I feel good about the future of me s basketball.

I did not get  the same sense of understanding from Paye.  That may be communication skills or she may still be living in the Tara era and not facing the reality of “our” situation.  I’ll hope for the former,

Thanks your very interesting insight re Coach KS and our MBB program, and Coach KP and our WBB program.
Re our WBB program, in spite of all the setbacks and disappointments, I'm not surprised Coach KP is back for another season.
Her supporters could even point out her team's overall performance was at least as good as, if not better than, the MBB team.
However, that doesn't match my overall simplified perception, that Coach KS has been doing more with less, and Coach KP has more like been doing less with more.

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One is a 7'1" incoming junior whom KAS expects to replace Oscar (who KAS said never really "bought in" and whom he thinks they will not be sad to have lost). The second one is a player we recruited out of HS and went to a high P4 school "where he maybe got in over his head" and would get more playing time at Stanford. He thinks both are a great fit and very bought in on Stanford.

And they still think there's a chance Okorie could come back. KAS could not speak more positively about him, his family, and his commitment to Stanford, but was simultaneously extremely encouraging of Okorie checking out his prospects in the NBA.

Wow, cool. Any further insight into what exactly Coach Smith is asking them to buy into?  I can only speculate that it is a focus on ball control and defense.  Which makes it all the more incredible how much scoring Okorie did this season.

Smith is very impressive. He has analyzed what he has to sell at Stanford and is doing it. When he talks of “buy in” it’s not to a style of play or an offense but to Stanford. He thinks Stanford offers an exceptional opportunity for kids and “I don’t  have a lot of time” for recruits who don’t want that. Another thing he was strong on, is that players need to accept responsibility for their own careers. I took that to  mean that no ome  is guaranteed playing time . The staff and Stanford have to support a players desires and career hopes but the player remains responsible for playing well enough to get on the floor.  

Parenthetically, Smith discussed each departing player and sensed why they left and whether it was a loss for the program. I suspect he is very clear with players about what they have to do to play at  Stanford and to be at Stanford . He understands that there is not always a fit and that is part of the new college basketball reality.  

My summary doesn’t do Smith justice. He was very sound. He will be successful and I feel good about the future of me s basketball.

I did not get  the same sense of understanding from Paye.  That may be communication skills or she may still be living in the Tara era and not facing the reality of “our” situation.  I’ll hope for the former,

Thanks your very interesting insight re Coach KS and our MBB program, and Coach KP and our WBB program.
Re our WBB program, in spite of all the setbacks and disappointments, I'm not surprised Coach KP is back for another season.
Her supporters could even point out her team's overall performance was at least as good as, if not better than, the MBB team.
However, that doesn't match my overall simplified perception, that Coach KS has been doing more with less, and Coach KP has more like been doing less with more.