Eball said:
I can't believe you going all in on the the CNC is better than Kim trainthat one is destined to crash. Unless she in Geno there really is none better or with a better track recordKim had us in the discussion for Championships every yearfor a long timeI just hope we don't drop to far. CNC seems to be a good person and very capable but as TREX says unless they win a National Championship every year it is not good enoughnow that is one fantastical view but you all are just putting way to high expectations on CNCI will be tickled if we stay relevant and in the hunt in the Big 12. To think we can hit on a HOF coach in the same sport consecutively is far fetched.
I appreciate your loyalty to Kim and as I have posted in the past what she did for Baylor, Baylor Athletics and Baylor women's basketball is as the credit card ad says priceless !! I acknowledge that, I thank her from the bottom of my heart, I thank God for sending her too us in our darkest days !!!! I wish her well at LSU.
However difficult it is to accept for some her star was fading for several reasons all documented by myself sicem, AP, T Rex and others.
Sorry I have to correct you on one statement .... we were not in contention every year. Not even close. If you are not in the final 4 then you are not in contention. So early exits to lesser teams was becoming a growing problem. The 3 NT's that are touted by some as evidence to her greatness have to be considered in the light of the 3-4 NTs (by my count) that were not won. My humble opinion is that she and Geno should be tied on the NY count. Two with Griner for sure. She could not or would not make adjustments against TAM and Louisville we saw the same vs U Conn's 19 point run with stone face silence from Kim...what elite coach does that ??...I do not care about the thug ball excuse with Louisville she trained that team to lose and that is just what they did. Iowa State is another example of stubbornly refusing to adjust or change.
Counting on getting quality transfer players out of the portal to remain a contender for Big 12 and NT is Athletic Russian Roulette. If that is the definition of her good recruiting of late let me remind you we got Chloe because of a friendship with a LB team member and we got Cooper because of her friendship with Jackson, we got Carrington because Stanford would not accept her as a grad student and the success of Jackson and Cooper made the decision for Carrington to make the call easy for her. Its was Luck, Good Luck. Sometimes you make your own luck but it's not sustainable.
I was so infuriated by the Oregon Stare loss and her treatment of the team ....Juicy and Natalie in particular that I dropped my 6 season tickets (15 Years) and Tip Off membership. I have renewed season tickets and Tip Off for the coming season because of Nicki ........and instead of center court I will probably end up needing to tote an oxygen bottle up to my sears at the Ferrell but I love the direction the program is heading and I am having a hard time understanding why some posters think only CKM could keep BU women's basketball a Big 12 contender and tourney invitee. Eventually she was going to retire. The timing now is a godsend.
I always thought Kim put way to much emphasis on wining the Big 12. I have to agree with T Rex Big 12 women's basketball other then BU sucks and a Big 12 title just does not have the weight we need to get better recognition and seeding for the tournament. Its extremely difficult to get top teams to come to Waco because of the logistics and of course because of the possible L
I think Dcheeta is spot on about CNC and the future of women's basketball is in good hands. As for Mak....proof positive that even a blind squirrel can find an acorn once in a while.