Louisville vs UConn
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We played #1 UCLA in a close game but UConn is another level they have to be the #1 team. There is no comparison between UConn and UCLA.
I never thought we would win but the refereeing is making it worse. They’re not even calling a shot block violation on UConn. We are definitely outclassed unfortunately this team is heavily dependent on freshmen.
They are showing the shoes that the UConn players are wearing. They look like platform shoes with about 3” of sole. I am surprised more players aren’t hurt wearing them.
It's pretty embarrassing for the Louisville women. It's not been very often Walz's teams were overmatched, especially like tonight against Uconn.
It's troubling how the women's hoops program is mirroring the Cards baseball program. Both were elite for several years with dynamic coaches, but recently things have been more mediocre than elite.
Neither program had a crash and burn season like men's basketball and football, but both are treading water, trying to get back the magic.
It's troubling how the women's hoops program is mirroring the Cards baseball program. Both were elite for several years with dynamic coaches, but recently things have been more mediocre than elite.
Neither program had a crash and burn season like men's basketball and football, but both are treading water, trying to get back the magic.
Well our 9 freshmen did pretty good when they put their bench players in. If you take this team and put Peyton Verhulst and HVL back on this team you have a totally different team. HVL left and went to LSU to be a failed point guard. Now she is at TCU and is a shooting guard like she was at Louisville and her numbers are back up.
Verhulst left because she was a 5 star recruit who sat on the bench. Now she is at Oklahoma knocking down 3 pointers and is a rising star. I hope the coaches have learned from the Verhulst mistake. In regarding to tonight’s game it says a lot about us but what does it say about the other top 20 teams we played and they were close games. How good are those teams really are?
Verhulst left because she was a 5 star recruit who sat on the bench. Now she is at Oklahoma knocking down 3 pointers and is a rising star. I hope the coaches have learned from the Verhulst mistake. In regarding to tonight’s game it says a lot about us but what does it say about the other top 20 teams we played and they were close games. How good are those teams really are?
Walz says he's pissed and he should be at himself. He's wasting his time with Harris and Cochran. Both could have four more years of eligibility and both would still hardly improve.
Now I appreciate their loyalty, especially in this day and age, but I believe it's mostly due because Walz didn't bring others in who are better. The two other front court players that back up the starters are clearly not ACC worthy.
Cochran and Harris knew they would still receive most of the minutes so they stayed, and we're seeing how that is working out.
Now I appreciate their loyalty, especially in this day and age, but I believe it's mostly due because Walz didn't bring others in who are better. The two other front court players that back up the starters are clearly not ACC worthy.
Cochran and Harris knew they would still receive most of the minutes so they stayed, and we're seeing how that is working out.
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.
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.
I’ll take Peyton but I don’t want HVL anywhere near this program. She was a me player that was a cancer on our team. She couldn’t play D and wasn’t athletic. She was overrated and it proven to be true. She keeps falling down the rung of college BB. I don’t think she was coachable, her dad was to involved.
CJW is a victim of the changing landscape, but the problem is he refuses to embrace the new environment and I get that. I can be that way as a fan, but a coach cannot. The fact he has 8 freshmen and really no portal players well that’s the issue. He’s trying to maintain an old system in a new environment and he’ll fail. Will be lucky to keep all those freshmen, so will be at square one again next year.
Now maybe he doesn’t have a lot of NIL money and that could be hindering him, but given his comments he’s not embarrassing NIL and the portal.
I agree with the previous comments about Cochran and Harris, but another weakness of CJW is getting a quality 5. He just can’t seem to land a good center. That has cost us in the NC runs. I don’t understand that.
Now maybe he doesn’t have a lot of NIL money and that could be hindering him, but given his comments he’s not embarrassing NIL and the portal.
I agree with the previous comments about Cochran and Harris, but another weakness of CJW is getting a quality 5. He just can’t seem to land a good center. That has cost us in the NC runs. I don’t understand that.
I'm not attacking them. I'm criticizing them. Fans do that to all teams, their players and coaches. Both may be delightful people and I would never want any harm to come to them. Why some want to act like a damn political advisor and start saying they're being attacked is pretty frigging lame.
I agree with you regarding the lack of a good 5 in the middle. We seem to be guard oriented and we will never win a title without a good big. CJW has stated if he can keep these freshmen around for 4 years he will have something special. I agree with him but in this day and age it will be hard to keep everyone in place.
You are entitled to your interpretation of some of these posts, and you are also free to apply semantics to your argument about differentiating between attacks and criticism. Players read these responses and I suspect they are like me, specifically reading the criticism as an attack. Believe, I have no interest in censoring any opinions on this site whatsoever, but I personally see kids like Cochran and Harris as student athletes who deserve better.
All players who read message boards have to know there will be criticism of their play, as well as praise when they perform well. Attacking a player is personal attacks that have nothing to do with their performance. I'm certainly not doing that.
Both Cochran and Harris are trying and want to win, however both for me have been disappointing in their careers and the purpose of my post was on Coach Walz and his inability to bring in better post players.
If either player read what I wrote, I sincerely want them to know I in no way was attacking them as bad people or bad basketball players. I know they want to win.
In both of our games against Oklahoma and UConn we were strongly rebounding in the first half. The second half we did very little rebounding I don’t know if it was because Cochran was in foul trouble both games or if we were warn down in both games. I think Cochran would be better served if she was a power forward. Unfortunately like many have posted we don’t have a good 5 player.
This comes off as a very uninformed post. He has utilized the portal since its inception and has done well. Last year, those transfers really failed him (overall). He brought in just one this year, which is fine. I think there is some talent in the ‘bigs’; who is working with on a regular basis may be more the issue. They need to really work on positioning and blocking out - neither of which they do well currently. Youth is fine. He is playing a lot of players and those performing will get more minutes.
Well said Bardman. Olivia was most effective scoring and rebounding in the first half against Oklahoma. Once she, Jada and Harris got into foul trouble, the defensive intensity was minimal and contributed to Oklahoma surging in the second half, much like UK did late in the 4th quarter and in the OT.
Jeff acknowledged the obvious; the players are simply not executing anywhere close to what he expected, as he has tried to give every player an opportunity to step up. If we are honest, it’s difficult to be competitive in any game when the shots are not going in, and this team’s offensive woes and losses will continue until they can hit their shots.
Jeff acknowledged the obvious; the players are simply not executing anywhere close to what he expected, as he has tried to give every player an opportunity to step up. If we are honest, it’s difficult to be competitive in any game when the shots are not going in, and this team’s offensive woes and losses will continue until they can hit their shots.
Granted it was a 2-7 Grambling State opponent, but both Harris and Cochran contributed double/doubles in the home beat down; sometimes it takes a game like that to gain some confidence. I am not going to give up on either of these two Ladies, or this team.
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