SFCityBear said:

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... Sueing could rebound well for a SF, and his defense, though not great, was almost adequate. I feel he may have left because he liked to freewheel it on offense, and Fox is installing structure and discipline, or so it looks.

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I think Sueing left before Fox had a chance to install anything beyond a team meeting. Might have been a personality or philosophical conflict, dunno. I don't expect either party to elaborate.

stu said:

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SFCityBear said:

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Generally speaking, girls mature faster than boys, so this is understandable. In men's basketball, few freshmen recruits are ready to start and contribute at a high level in their first year, and those are mostly the 5- star one-and-done types. A number of freshman recruits have not even stopped growing, especially the bigs. I plan on waiting for a year or two before we see what our current freshmen can do, especially the bigs who are slower to develop, and that means Lars, DJ, and Kuany.

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Good point, I hadn't thought of that. Most years our women start at least one freshie and I remember as many as four.

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I would add that it is somewhat easier for Cal's women's coaches to recruit top notch prospects.

Women more often than not are smarter than men, especially younger women/younger men. The women know that they are not likely to make a living playing basketball, so pay more attention to the academic quality of the schools they choose.

It is rare for teenage men basketballers to believe that education is more important than their imagined pro basketball careers.

stu said:

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SFCityBear said:

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... Sueing could rebound well for a SF, and his defense, though not great, was almost adequate. I feel he may have left because he liked to freewheel it on offense, and Fox is installing structure and discipline, or so it looks.

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I think Sueing left before Fox had a chance to install anything beyond a team meeting. Might have been a personality or philosophical conflict, dunno. I don't expect either party to elaborate.

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This gave me a laugh.