According to HoopGurlz (take with a grain of salt)
Seems like forever since my social media detective work unveiled clues which led to us gaining a new player. Seems like it happened fast. She entered the transfer portal on May 10 or so; one week later and she's chosen Texas.
The rules/guidelines change often.
Ideally a Jewel Spear, Tiana Mair, or JJ Quinnerly type player would suit our immediate needs no doubt about that. We tried but... If there's anything left out there of that type I'm sure we are still trying. Meanwhile taking Tionna Herron doesn't HURT anything. Hell it might just help because, as I said before, we are one TJ injury away from being down to one true center. TJ does have a history of injury and those lower back issues do not go away. You learn to treat and play with them as best as possible, but they can flare up at any given time.
Thank you! And you also may be establishing a positive connection to the DeSoto HS program.
Perhaps that means there's going to be news of Prater coming.
With the team returning 11 players including 4 starters, plus 2 high school signees (one who could be an immediate starter), the chances of that were always low unless it was an elite shooting guard.
Don’t tell Kim Mulkey that’s how the portal works…
We're not coming off a national championship season. And, Mulkey had to replace two senior starters.
I agree this was a good strategic pick up given that we have no commitments for 2024 yet.
Plus, Mulkey is a horrible human being who has no reservations about portalling over a younger player she sweet talked into signing just a year prior.
Nothing is “apples to apples” - no type teams or programs are alike. However - successful portal recruiting strategies can be similar.
I've got my fingers and toes crossed.
If it were that easy, everyone would be doing it and enjoying the highest success. Just because you reach out to the best players in the portal doesn't mean they want to come join your program; the reasons vary.
