[cardfan1996]

I think some have alluded to this but it just seems like Tara isn't the type of "players coach" that people are seeing out there right now (IE Dawn, Kim, Cori, etc). She comes off very non-emotional, a little too direct and at nearly 70 years old, I just get the sense there's a disconnect between the team and her, quite the opposite from the glowing admiration say Wiggins and the Ogwumike's had of their coach. Her interviews feel very scripted and the usual statements, just comes off as tired.

I think when Rice chose UCLA she mentioned the way the team gets out in transition and the offense allows her to create, and ever since she said that I've realized why Stanford wouldn't be a fit for her, because it's such a tight run offense. It's stiff. And it feels very old school. 

And I think Betts realized she was going to be very tightly used here, everything was going to be controlled and Tara wasn't about to change her style.

With Haley rebounding and  in transition, Stanford was a better transition offensive than most programs in the country and their transition offense was better than their half court offense which was a disorganized mess this year.

I don’t think Kiki chose UCLA over Stanford because of that. I gave Stanford coaches a lot of hell for missing out on Susan Rice’s niece but then I saw Kiki’s academic profile of B+ and wasn’t so sure.

Stanford hasn’t done well with securing point guards for 30 years. They are all these reasons why but the reasons 30 years ago are likely not the reasons today and the reasons 10 years ago are not the reasons today in light of Big 10/SEC consolidation, PAC-12 collapse and mostly NIL (where Cori is guaranteeing her upward $70,000 in Nil). How do I know this? Because that is what Cori said re: Osbourne coming back for her 5th year.

[cardfan1996]

I think some have alluded to this but it just seems like Tara isn't the type of "players coach" that people are seeing out there right now (IE Dawn, Kim, Cori, etc). She comes off very non-emotional, a little too direct and at nearly 70 years old, I just get the sense there's a disconnect between the team and her, quite the opposite from the glowing admiration say Wiggins and the Ogwumike's had of their coach. Her interviews feel very scripted and the usual statements, just comes off as tired.

I think when Rice chose UCLA she mentioned the way the team gets out in transition and the offense allows her to create, and ever since she said that I've realized why Stanford wouldn't be a fit for her, because it's such a tight run offense. It's stiff. And it feels very old school. 

And I think Betts realized she was going to be very tightly used here, everything was going to be controlled and Tara wasn't about to change her style.

With Haley rebounding and  in transition, Stanford was a better transition offensive than most programs in the country and their transition offense was better than their half court offense which was a disorganized mess this year.

I don’t think Kiki chose UCLA over Stanford because of that. I gave Stanford coaches a lot of hell for missing out on Susan Rice’s niece but then I saw Kiki’s academic profile of B+ and wasn’t so sure.

Stanford hasn’t done well with securing point guards for 30 years. They are all these reasons why but the reasons 30 years ago are likely not the reasons today and the reasons 10 years ago are not the reasons today in light of Big 10/SEC consolidation, PAC-12 collapse and mostly NIL (where Cori is guaranteeing her upward $70,000 in Nil). How do I know this? Because that is what Cori said re: Osbourne coming back for her 5th year.