I believe the early signing period ended on Nov 17th. If so, DLB wouldn't be able to actually sign until the spring. That said, if she were truly convicted in where she is going I would have thought the signing would have taken place last week. Players can "commit " all they want but until they sign they are not bound. Wouldn't surprise me to see her commit to Baylor with the intention of sitting back to see how the season plays out for them.
I was gonna disagree with you prior to the loss at Tennessee. But, how we were outsized in the post just proves we could use Mendelson at Center next season since we have no one else at the position signed. So, we're not getting any better/deeper at Center as of now for 2022-23, and we definitely need to be.
I'm not writing off our current players, and those frontcourt players returning next season. But, only Femme plays the Center position; Moore and Lattimore are forwards and don't have the height AND muscle needed to play at the 5-position against posts like Key.
Transfer portal but I do think Ebo will return. I’ve noticed every time Vic talks about seniors he only mentions Audrey and Joanne. That could be an indication that Ebo will be coming back but even if she does I hope we go after another center in the portal
Transfer portal seems like such an easy answer; yet, we couldn't find another Center (tried with Cardoso) or tall guard/wing player (which seems like there would be many) this offseason.
I still don't see how Mendelson would help when she would still be playing VB. After that, she has to build BB muscle memory and get in sink with the rest of the team. She wouldn't be a significant contributor until close to the end of the season. I still think trying to get someone through the portal with experience is a better option. Vic did get Mathura and he just may get a C/PF, don't count him out.
For one, I'm not sure any of us know what her plans for her freshman season would have been at Texas had she chosen us. Perhaps she would redshirt her freshman season in volleyball, and only play basketball. Considering she was going to be an a hoops scholarship, i doubt the plan was for her to only focus on volleyball in season one, and redshirt in basketball.
Vid did say they could’ve gotten a couple players through the portal but he held off because, he didn’t want to get a grad transfer for one season and affect the development of the younger players who will be here in the long term. We tried to get Cardoso but she opted to go to South Carolina. She is probably the only player we really went hard for besides Matharu. They were probably waiting to see if Rickea Jackson and/or Jessika Carter to enter. With Gaston and Moore being more forward type players I could see Vic really pursue a true center this off-season.
And she’s not even playing that much at South Carolina!! Not like she should be but hey to each is own. She would’ve never come out the game had she come to Texas but can’t think too much of what could’ve been and focus on the players who are here and ready to take this team deep in the tournament
She would have been a perfect fit.And she’s not even playing that much at South Carolina!! Not like she should be but hey to each is own. She would’ve never come out the game had she come to Texas but can’t think too much of what could’ve been and focus on the players who are here and ready to take this team deep in the tournament
Yeah - I looked up the box scores from South Carolina games this season and she's averaging 15 minutes per game (max of 18). Boston is just a junior so it's not like she's going to take over that spot next season - definitely a head scratcher for a player who could be a NPOY candidate. Some players are just content with being second fiddles I guess.And she’s not even playing that much at South Carolina!! Not like she should be but hey to each is own. She would’ve never come out the game had she come to Texas but can’t think too much of what could’ve been and focus on the players who are here and ready to take this team deep in the tournament
I still believe there was something unfortunate (for us) we don't know about Kamilla Cardoso's recruitment after she entered the transfer portal.
I forget if it was Vic and/or TexasWBB who were following her on twitter or IG (which they rarely do unless a player is coming to Texas), but when one of Texas' web graphics guys started following her, that all added up (n my flawed math) to her coming to Texas.
As mentioned above, things could have changed based on the assistant coaching hire (which took forever). Perhaps there was an agreement in place to hire an assistant coach with ties to Kamilla, and things changed prior to making the hire official.
Yes, a conspiracy theory for your Thanksgiving week!
Lety Vasconcelos isn’t suited up so won’t get to see her in person - bit of a disappointment.
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Sat, Nov 30 • 6:30 PM on ABC
