Tulane Women Basketball
- GreenLantern
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I don't think it was sexual orientation that made any difference. Looking at Coach Stockton's players, past and present, confirms what I've heard for years: she is very by-the-book and keen on image. No visible tatoos. No piercings. She's somewhat Belichek-like in her philosophy of what is acceptable behavior for players: "Talk little when you lose. Talk even less when you win."
I don't disagree with these positions but it does seem to eliminate a number of players who might make a difference at Tulane. I think you can look at Ms. Emory and understand why she doesn't fit the Stockton profile. Ms. Emory is a talented young woman and I wish her the best. There may very well have been a number of factors that led to her decision to transfer. Clearly among these is her competitive spirit and the desire to play for a winning program on the national stage.
I don't disagree with these positions but it does seem to eliminate a number of players who might make a difference at Tulane. I think you can look at Ms. Emory and understand why she doesn't fit the Stockton profile. Ms. Emory is a talented young woman and I wish her the best. There may very well have been a number of factors that led to her decision to transfer. Clearly among these is her competitive spirit and the desire to play for a winning program on the national stage.
I have no knowledge of what's going on in women's basketball, but your explanation rings true.GreenLantern wrote:I don't think it was sexual orientation that made any difference. Looking at Coach Stockton's players, past and present, confirms what I've heard for years: she is very by-the-book and keen on image. No visible tatoos. No piercings. She's somewhat Belichek-like in her philosophy of what is acceptable behavior for players: "Talk little when you lose. Talk even less when you win."
I don't disagree with these positions but it does seem to eliminate a number of players who might make a difference at Tulane. I think you can look at Ms. Emory and understand why she doesn't fit the Stockton profile. Ms. Emory is a talented young woman and I wish her the best. There may very well have been a number of factors that led to her decision to transfer. Clearly among these is her competitive spirit and the desire to play for a winning program on the national stage.
You can add grades to that list -- they recruit SAT scores. Coaches don't seem to want to deal with any trouble. That's fine, as long as they are responsible for the wins too.
Another dismal performance tonight.
How is this team supposed to improve next season without Morgan?
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My feeling is that when we moved to the AAC, Coach Stockton was so focused on getting bigger, she neglected to make sure she had ball handlers. With Leslie Vorpahl in charge, it was probably easy to keep saying, "We'll get to that next year." This year is next year and there is no one currently capable of handling the point guard job. Breaking the press has become a nightmare and sloppy passes have become turnovers. It's pretty much the same script in every game. If Kolby Morgan doesn't score 25-30 (mostly on 3's), they are not going to win.
Getting a quality point guard is probably not too difficult within Coach Stockton's mold. I think it was just neglected; not that it is a valid excuse.
Getting a quality point guard is probably not too difficult within Coach Stockton's mold. I think it was just neglected; not that it is a valid excuse.
glennc wrote:Watch game today. Next year unless we have some good players coming in it is going to be a long season. Morgan will be gone and the rest of the team can't even hit the rim on a layup.
It did seem like the team did rush today. We were out rebounded almost 2-1, had a major cold streak in the 3rd qtr and yet still had a heck of a comeback in Q4 to pull back within 2pts. We should have lost this game by 20+ points to a better team. I find no fault with today's loss, they left it all out there to a better team.
I do agree with your comment about next year.
They played hard - that's wonderful, but they usually play hard. The coaching's usually good too. That's not a problem.
The problem is comfort-zone recruiting.
It's given them a NIT program for a decade, which both Stockton and the administration seem to have been satisfied with (we can tolerate NITs; but should never be satisfied with them).
But the bottom has dropped out this year, and it may be an absolute chasm next year.
The problem is comfort-zone recruiting.
It's given them a NIT program for a decade, which both Stockton and the administration seem to have been satisfied with (we can tolerate NITs; but should never be satisfied with them).
But the bottom has dropped out this year, and it may be an absolute chasm next year.
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Lisa needs to be replaced. Nice lady, has done a decent job, time to move on. Will it happen? Nope.
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