[Baez87]

Just finished listening to one of the numerous Baylor Women’s Basketball interviews of JVG (YouTube link below). When asked about transferring to Baylor, Jana said, "…the culture was different, real genuine and loving (emphasis on the "real")." She went on to say that when you are in the portal, you can easily see what you like, what you don’t like, what's genuine, what’s fake, and there is a lot of that…" In another interview, she said that "Stanford was deep at every level…" implying that it was difficult to get minutes.
Everyone will, and should, draw their own conclusion about Jana's decision to leave Stanford, enter the transfer portal, and transfer to Baylor. I’ve always assumed that she left because she wasn't assured of a starting role. I still feel that way. In listening to the interviews, I found that she has numerous successful athletes in her family spanning several sports and generations, so there probably was a big personal annd familial expectation for her to succeed. Anyone in sports should want to be a starter, she's no different.
Before Stanford, when she was in HS, she was both a Homecoming Queen and a starter on her basketball team. She seemed to enjoy the limelight, what athlete doesn’t? While Jana and her coach seemed real close, Nickie Collan is committed to winning. She has packed her team with several transfers and highly rated freshmen. Jana might not get everything she wanted in her transfer….
The Preseason Interview

[Baez87]

Just finished listening to one of the numerous Baylor Women’s Basketball interviews of JVG (YouTube link below). When asked about transferring to Baylor, Jana said, "…the culture was different, real genuine and loving (emphasis on the "real")." She went on to say that when you are in the portal, you can easily see what you like, what you don’t like, what's genuine, what’s fake, and there is a lot of that…" In another interview, she said that "Stanford was deep at every level…" implying that it was difficult to get minutes.
Everyone will, and should, draw their own conclusion about Jana's decision to leave Stanford, enter the transfer portal, and transfer to Baylor. I’ve always assumed that she left because she wasn't assured of a starting role. I still feel that way. In listening to the interviews, I found that she has numerous successful athletes in her family spanning several sports and generations, so there probably was a big personal annd familial expectation for her to succeed. Anyone in sports should want to be a starter, she's no different.
Before Stanford, when she was in HS, she was both a Homecoming Queen and a starter on her basketball team. She seemed to enjoy the limelight, what athlete doesn’t? While Jana and her coach seemed real close, Nickie Collan is committed to winning. She has packed her team with several transfers and highly rated freshmen. Jana might not get everything she wanted in her transfer….
The Preseason Interview