03-04-2023, 09:11 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-04-2023, 09:14 AM by cardfan1996.)
Just to clear this up because Tara talks about me-first (iPhone, iPad analogies) a lot on subject of the portal:
Just because a player leaves does not mean they have a me-first mentality. They may not mix well with the coaching staff or teammates, it may not be the best offensive or defensive system to showcase their skills, or another coach’s vision for them may align with their own. And we also don’t know what promises were made during recruiting and kept or not kept. Also Nil changes the game entirely, and playing time matters. No one would call a coach me-first or selfish for seeking more money and a bigger platform elsewhere.
As an Ashten fan (her the person and the player), I hope that if she decides not to go pro immediately, she can find a program where she can start or at least get substantial playing time, and a program that will develop her to her potential. Stretch 5s that can also defend the paint are not just walking around in great numbers. If anyone should have a beef it’s her, not Betts or anyone else. She went from PAC-12 6th woman of the year as a Freshman to savior during the 2021 title run, to yesterday getting *looks at notes* zero minutes in a game where the paint was so compressed that no one could get in or out.
Just because a player leaves does not mean they have a me-first mentality. They may not mix well with the coaching staff or teammates, it may not be the best offensive or defensive system to showcase their skills, or another coach’s vision for them may align with their own. And we also don’t know what promises were made during recruiting and kept or not kept. Also Nil changes the game entirely, and playing time matters. No one would call a coach me-first or selfish for seeking more money and a bigger platform elsewhere.
As an Ashten fan (her the person and the player), I hope that if she decides not to go pro immediately, she can find a program where she can start or at least get substantial playing time, and a program that will develop her to her potential. Stretch 5s that can also defend the paint are not just walking around in great numbers. If anyone should have a beef it’s her, not Betts or anyone else. She went from PAC-12 6th woman of the year as a Freshman to savior during the 2021 title run, to yesterday getting *looks at notes* zero minutes in a game where the paint was so compressed that no one could get in or out.