Question is.. why would Collier feel like she needs to be the number one pick?
My point exactly! I guess it's just due to her confidence in herself. Now I have not heard that from her personally so I really can't say too much on it but if that is the case then I would attribute it to her confidence and holding herself to a higher standard.
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Yes and I'm really hoping two players from Mississippi state miss their former coach. We also need some experienced guards because that's what helped Vic and his Mississippi state teams win so much. They had excellent guard play and we are lacking in that category a bit. I hope we add about 3-4 players from the portal to really solidify this team next season.
I've been keeping a close eye on Mississippi State as well.
Same here but the way things are going at mississippi state it's still a possibility many of his former players decide to join him. I think many are realizing just how great this staff is considering they were a top 5 team talent wise but are now at risk of not making the tournament. I'm really keeping my fingers crossed for Carter and Jackson to enter the portal and I also really like true freshman Madison Hayes. Just me being selfish, I hope they enter the portal and join the Horns as it won't be a hard sell
Same here but the way things are going at mississippi state it's still a possibility many of his former players decide to join him. I think many are realizing just how great this staff is considering they were a top 5 team talent wise but are now at risk of not making the tournament. I'm really keeping my fingers crossed for Carter and Jackson to enter the portal and I also really like true freshman Madison Hayes. Just me being selfish, I hope they enter the portal and join the Horns as it won't be a hard sell
That makes the third time Rickea Jackson has not started... don't know what the reasons were the other two times but I'd say she's gone after this season. The question is to where? I'd love to have a center like Carter especially if Charli goes to the pros. I was also very impressed with two freshman guards for MSU last year Mingo-Young and Matharu. Mingo-Young is from Louisiana and Matharu is from DC.
Mingo-young was the other player who sat out with Rickea Jackson. I think it's because they have not bought into what Nikki is doing. Her comments just led me to that conclusion. There is definitely a disconnect between her and some of the players. She seems to have to coach attitude and not skills as Carter has little control over her emotions which led to some talking and unnecessary physical plays on her part. I've really been impressed with Matharu this year as she has been the only consistent player on the team. Would be a great backup or starter but I really can't blame Mississippi states downfall on Nikki as you can see the players tend to have bad attitudes and question what she does. I'll still take Jackson, Carter, and Matharu though but some attitudes have to be fixed.
I've watched Mississippi State closely for several years as they were my team to root for (because of the job Schaefer and his staff had done) aside from UT. I never noticed those attitude problems while Vic and Co were there.
Which is exactly why I say the are leaving. When Vic was there these problems never happened because they know if you don't buy in then you're not going to play and his teams are still going to win. I think now the players are at the "I don't care" stage where they can get away with that because they are losing regardless of who plays. Hopefully they come to Texas and get back on track because what I saw out of Carter yesterday was unacceptable and really gives a bad look.
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Personally, I would like Vic to start from scratch here with the rebuild. He's off to a good start with next years class. I'm not interested in taking players with an "I don't care" stage. We've seen too many players around here lately in the past few years with that attitude. That's the worst part about the transfer portal....players can act like asses and know other teams will come begging.
There's so many unknowns right now for Texas including players on the current roster that may transfer out that it's hard to definitively say what he should do. But if there's a talented transfer out there, especially with 2 or more years of eligibility I would take them. Although if Rickea Jackson does transfer I think it will probably be somewhere a little closer to home like Louisville. When a coach leaves for another program you usually don't see players that end up transferring following that coach like in softball or other sports.
I'm perfectly okay if that's how it goes also, but I wouldn't turn down helpful transfers. I'd especially welcome those who know what it's like to play for me (if I were Vic) and with whom I've already established rapport with. There's at least one player on our current roster who I don't think is a problem, but perhaps just doesn't flourish under Schaefer's style of coaching. I think maybe the same thing can be said for some of the players that we're talking about at Mississippi State. Sometimes things just aren't a good fit.
