This, plus what 6721 said. I've seen no evidence that subbing 5 players every 10 min is a better recipe for winning a NC vs having good depth so that you can sub in 1-2 players for 7-10 min, then the next 2 and so on so you don't take a hit when 2 go out.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who understands what type of "dynamic 2 guard" Phelia is.
I would assume so... she was on the team bench the entire season.
Everyone here knows I have been very critical of Vic's recruiting of good post players here over the years.
This 5 for 5 strategy is as old as the game. In 1958, my junior high coach used it…..substituted 5 for 5 half way through each quarter…..every game. I have seen it used in every level of basketball except NBA. My initial opinion was…..and still is…..it’s a lazy-coach philosophy. Rarely does it lead to observable consistent positive results. I’m sure yall can come up with some examples proving this wrong. But at my position in life, I think I’ll just stay with that. Good if Tennessee makes it work. I’m rooting for it not to work for Land Thieves.
That part... one hundred percent!
Do you know if she has previously visited OU and UCLA?
That doesn’t sound good for us. I do believe she has a greater chance with us to win championships with her one-year left. She could play the 4 and be phenomenal. She could play the same role Victoria Vivians played for Vic 2017-2018 squad.
Phelia isn't what I would consider to be dynamic. IMO she's more of a SF than a 2 guard who can consistently create their own shot. And can also shoot at a decent percentage from three. The problem is that instead of a having a 2 guard who can score/create their own shot in bunches, Vic has recruited three players in Phelia, Jordan, and Aaliyah that are more small forwards than 2 guards. Phelia and Jordan struggle to create their own shot and shoot the ball well against good man to man teams like South Carolina.I'm glad I'm not the only one who understands what type of "dynamic 2 guard" Phelia is.
She was a BEAST playing for Michigan (hence the All Big 10 honors). Sometimes it seems there are those on this board who watch no other games than our own.
I'm glad I'm not the only one who understands what type of "dynamic 2 guard" Phelia is.
She was a BEAST playing for Michigan (hence the All Big 10 honors). Sometimes it seems there are those on this board who watch no other games than our own.
What really makes no sense is how Vic has made four Elite 8 appearances.. one with a Final Four... in his first five years with far less overall talent on his roster than other teams with comparable achievements during that span. I can recall a time when Texas had nine or ten McDonald's All-Americans and couldn't even win the Big 12. While I would definitely also like to see better perimeter shooting, and I do agree it has been a thorn for us, at the end of the day I'll take Vic's results over those of the previous two coaches.... any day, all day, every day.
Even Arial Atkins struggled creating her own shot against the best teams. HVL couldn't create her own shot vs Texas.
It all goes back to what I said. Vic is a great coach not a great recruiter. No one is questioning his coaching ability. I'm questioning his underwhelming recruiting from the portal. There's no reason why Vic shouldn't have gotten help for Booker. The inability to shoot/create shots consistently from the three point line was their weakness and he hasn't addressed it. Again, it makes no sense.
When your team can't create/shoot the ball consistently from the three point line you would EXPECT the coach to address that weakness.
Have you seen Aaliyah Crump? Do you not think Jordan Lee is a good shooter? Or Booker? Even Carlton is a good shooter just wasn't quite ready for prime time this past season.
