I think she made a mistake picking up Loville, who didn't do much for them but played heavy minutes. Then she had highly recruited younger players sitting on the bench and not being developed. I can see why some of them would leave.
annarborbear said:
It is definitely like a pro tryout camp. In her early days, Barnes was identifying people who were not going to play and helping them find other schools. Some of that is likely still going on. Academic degrees do not seem part of the equation. But it is coming back on her, losing Vonleh to Colorado last year and now Ware. It is the one school that I really root against. I think Barnes belongs in the WNBA, and will leave if she ever gets an offer.
But in the meantime, she does have three more ESPN Top 100 recruits coming in next year (Numbers 8, 14 and 21 in those rankings).
Lauren Ware is from Bismarck, ND. I am guessing a transfer to Utah, Colorado, or South Dakota State.
I thought those were just rumors about her pushing players out? When was that confirmed? Either way there is no way she wanted to lose Paris Clark, or Vonleh last season, as you mentioned.
She has Jada Williams, who decommitted from UCLA, coming in next season. If Jada were to leave that would put a lot of focus on whatever is going on there. As Jada has a very large following.