Bear3 said:
Yes. It is going to take Nicki some time to get team back to final 4's. Following a generational coach is extremely difficult. Look at Tennessee program after Pat Summit, look at Stanford after Tara, look at Alabama after Saban. UConn is going to also fall in near future when Geno retires.
Nicki has not met the unrealistic expectations of some fans, but anyone who knows basketball will tell you she has done an excellent job with this program following Kim.
Additionally, with portal and NIL, you are not going to see a small number of teams winning conference titles and national championships year after year like Baylor and UConn did several years ago, regardless of coach is.
CNC has proven at this point that she will be incapable of building anywhere close to a perennial Top 5 ranked team......as CKM was capable of doing at little 'ol Baylor. I think that's what upsets most fans the most, that Baylor WBB will never again be what it was.
Say what you will, if it makes you feel better, but CKM did not leave Baylor for money, simply because she wanted to, or because she "wanted to go home". She was deity in Waco, and earned it. Relationship with Mack Rhoades and the school administration - whatever truly went wrong there - was the culprit.
Sic'em