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Post by austinace on Apr 20, 2021 16:01:09 GMT -6
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Post by austinace on Apr 20, 2021 16:33:59 GMT -6
Another CP article by Chad: 'We’re going to play an exciting brand of basketball': New UE women's coach eager to rebuild...She intends to turn the Purple Aces into Missouri Valley Conference contenders... she made a goal for herself in sixth grade to one day be a college basketball head coach... At each spot, she’s led a turnaround... Spencer said he received 77 official applications, but more than 100 people expressed interest... she has already spent time on the court watching the Aces before she was introduced. Seven players will return next season, meaning roughly half of the roster still needs to be filled... She also is still evaluating the leftover staff members.. The first duty of business is to start recruiting. UE intends to capitalize on the all-time number of transfers while also looking into international players. Scherr-Wells said they’ll be “expedient but diligent” in rounding out the roster...
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Post by ncace on Apr 20, 2021 18:46:14 GMT -6
Can do attitude. Talk is cheap, but IMHO, the new WHC has all the right ingredients. She has a plan, and my money is on her to truly make the lady Aces contenders.
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Post by E-Villan on Apr 20, 2021 20:25:54 GMT -6
Can do attitude. Talk is cheap, but IMHO, the new WHC has all the right ingredients. She has a plan, and my money is on her to truly make the lady Aces contenders. Talk may be cheap, but I never heard Ruffing ever utter any type of expectation. In fact, I have heard more from her in the last 5 hours than I heard from Ruffing in the last 5 years. Does indeed look like a fantastic hire.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 20, 2021 20:28:28 GMT -6
Playing an exciting brand of basketball is a nice way to introduce yourself to people who have no idea what sort of mess this program is in. Still, if it's being sold, somebody will buy it. It isn't tough to compete in the Valley but you have to put some effort into it.
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Post by 83Ace on Apr 20, 2021 22:03:18 GMT -6
I have no idea why it took so long, but this looks like an excellent hire. She has good experience in different places. I’m feeling more hopeful about the program than I have in a long time. And Tyra Buss is staying as an assistant.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2021 6:24:47 GMT -6
This looks to be a terrific choice. I appreciate that they took their time to make it and didn’t make a blink of the eye hire like they did on the men’s side. I’m finally optimistic about the Lady Aces.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2021 6:50:13 GMT -6
I guess more than anything I am surprised the Lady Aces' were able to attract a coach of this caliber...wasn't expecting this type of hire. I think her credentials alone will spark some community interest in coming out and watching this team play.
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Post by E-Villan on Apr 21, 2021 7:20:27 GMT -6
This looks to be a terrific choice. I appreciate that they took their time to make it and didn’t make a blink of the eye hire like they did on the men’s side. I’m finally optimistic about the Lady Aces. 4 weeks in the middle of the season wasn't really a blink of the eye. I am sure they knew the day they suspended McCarty he wasn't coming back.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2021 7:50:44 GMT -6
There are more than 1,300 certified high schools in Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. Assuming 1,000 or more have a high school girls team and boil that down to 300 or so that are actually competitive beyond some sort of 'local' conference, we don't need all that many decent players to run with the leaders in the MVC.
The point is, if each of these 300 schools has at least one decent-to-good athlete, there honestly is no reason to only have 7 players on a university program roster. If Ruffing even tries to convince me he did the best he could, he will successfully convince me that he was not very good at his job.
Doing your best is admirable. We expect that of everyone. Ruffing was not the problem with UE women's basketball. He was a symptom of the problem.
Moving forward, if Scherr-Wells is indeed qualified to turn this program around, I am still wary of the people behind the curtain. There is a lot more to this than just hiring a coach and the cheerleaders for Aces athletics need to be realistic. Why were better players NOT coming to Evansville?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2021 8:40:20 GMT -6
This looks to be a terrific choice. I appreciate that they took their time to make it and didn’t make a blink of the eye hire like they did on the men’s side. I’m finally optimistic about the Lady Aces. 4 weeks in the middle of the season wasn't really a blink of the eye. I am sure they knew the day they suspended McCarty he wasn't coming back. Semantics. Selecting Lickliter mid-season meant that a thorough national search could not be conducted. The interim coach could have easily won as many games as the 2007 COY did, zero. Plain and simple, it was a safe hire that will lead to three or more losing seasons unless the non-con schedule is softened. Lickliter is not an inspirational magnet for sought-after recruits who were 4 years old the last time he had a winning record. But this thread is about the Lady Aces. I applaud Spencer for being diligent and wise for a change.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2021 9:13:03 GMT -6
CP article says Scherr-Wells wants to take a team that averaged 54 ppg and turn it into a 70 ppg team. I think you can advocate for that. I don't assess the ways that can be done.
The first duty of business is to start recruiting. UE intends to capitalize on the all-time number of transfers while also looking into international players. Scherr-Wells said they’ll be “expedient but diligent” in rounding out the roster.
If she can truly tap the international 'market,' that is a serious billboard for me. I don't know how successful other programs have been -- or for sure, what 'international' actually means.
Not following the transfer portal for women, is this an area where they can thrive?
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Post by Aces&Eights on Apr 21, 2021 9:25:48 GMT -6
4 weeks in the middle of the season wasn't really a blink of the eye. I am sure they knew the day they suspended McCarty he wasn't coming back. Semantics. Selecting Lickliter mid-season meant that a thorough national search could not be conducted. The interim coach could have easily won as many games as the 2007 COY did, zero. Plain and simple, it was a safe hire that will lead to three or more losing seasons unless the non-con schedule is softened. Lickliter is not an inspirational magnet for sought-after recruits who were 4 years old the last time he had a winning record. But this thread is about the Lady Aces. I applaud Spencer for being diligent and wise for a change. PW's original post: This looks to be a terrific choice. I appreciate that they took their time to make it and didn’t make a blink of the eye hire like they did on the men’s side. I’m finally optimistic about the Lady Aces. YES, this thread is about the Lady Aces. Why do you continually make any thread about Lickliter?
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2021 10:05:49 GMT -6
Semantics. Selecting Lickliter mid-season meant that a thorough national search could not be conducted. The interim coach could have easily won as many games as the 2007 COY did, zero. Plain and simple, it was a safe hire that will lead to three or more losing seasons unless the non-con schedule is softened. Lickliter is not an inspirational magnet for sought-after recruits who were 4 years old the last time he had a winning record. But this thread is about the Lady Aces. I applaud Spencer for being diligent and wise for a change. PW's original post: This looks to be a terrific choice. I appreciate that they took their time to make it and didn’t make a blink of the eye hire like they did on the men’s side. I’m finally optimistic about the Lady Aces. YES, this thread is about the Lady Aces. Why do you continually make any thread about Lickliter? The thread is also about the decision making of the athletic director regarding the hiring of coaches. I made my reference to their poor previous hire in passing. E-Villan expanded on it and I responded. Why have you criticized only me and not him? Btw, others have also chimed in about the slow pace of the athletic director. Is that permissible? If not, why don’t you criticize them for making it about the AD and not the new coach? Good grief, can you lighten up and stop selectively micromanaging the site? Moreover, isn't it odd that while I've offered an opinion on this thread on the new coach, YOU HAVEN'T? All you've done is make it about your problem with me. I'm not surprised. The activity on this site regarding the Lady Aces has been anemic and that's me being generous. I'm glad you suddenly discovered the topic. I'm anxious to see your perfectly on-point contributions to it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 21, 2021 10:24:03 GMT -6
Honestly I think we can combine discussion about the men's and women's programs, the respective coaches, the overall program strategy and the people who implement policy and dictate the process.
The AD hired Walt, fired Walt, hired Lickliter, gave Ruffing an extension, fired Ruffing and hired Scherr-Wells. There is a communal thread here. Outcomes may vary but the process is easy to see, all the way back to its origin.
There is not a lot to discuss about the WBB team because so far, there ain't no there, there.
As for the MBB team, that premise is vaguely different.
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