CJW is a victim to much of the change in culture that affects Women Sports the same way it is affecting Men’s College Sports; which explains why men like Jay Wright, and Tony Bennett retired.
Verhulst did not deserve any more minutes during her brief time at UL than she received. I do not profess to know firsthand why Verhulst left so early, but given Jeff’s success managing so many talented players effectively over so many successful seasons, I am reluctant to place the blame on him. In truth, there are factors involved with kids today that are not predictable, nor are they going to make sense to those of us watching. HVL’s departure is an example of a coach and school doing everything possible to advance and accommodate a player’s future, but she and her father decided it was not enough.
Lastly, Cochran and Harris are loyal to CJW and UL; whatever struggle they are experiencing on the court should not result in fans attacking them. I will support Jeff and these kids win or lose this year, and hope they can gain from the high level of competition over the course of this season. I saw the team was going to struggle early on, primarily based on so many true freshman acclimating to College basketball.
