GringaGopher
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I hope this is a April fools joke ......and now there are 3 left.
Just hours before the first semifinal of the NCAA women's Final Four tipped off Friday another Gophers women's basketball player — this time guard Alexia Smith — entered the NCAA's transfer portal.
She is the seventh Gophers player to enter the portal since the season ended. The others: Guards Sara Scalia, Jasmine Powell and Caroline Strande, and forwards Kadi Sissoko, Klarke Sconiers and Erin Hedman.
It's pretty clear by now that no one wants to play for Whalen.
Some don't want to play for Fleck, some don't want to play for Motzko and on it goes. Whalen is very new as a head coach and doesn't have an identity etc. as to what she expects out of players. She'll be fine, but it's going to take a while. We have a lot of knee jerking going on.It's pretty clear by now that no one wants to play for Whalen.
Does the reporter interview the players and/or the coach?It's in the StarTribune. I thought it was an April Fools joke at first. This is worse than the 2006 exodus.
Hardly knee jerk… comicalSome don't want to play for Fleck, some don't want to play for Motzko and on it goes. Whalen is very new as a head coach and doesn't have an identity etc. as to what she expects out of players. She'll be fine, but it's going to take a while. We have a lot of knee jerking going on.
Only a matter of time before that recruiting class decommitslet's amend that. This group of players did not want to play for Whalen.
That does not necessarily mean that nobody wants to play for Whalen. She does have a highly-regarded recruiting class coming in, and those players have to be aware of what has been going on at MN.
hey, I agree it's not a good look for the program.
But Coyle hired a HC for a P5 program who had never coached at any level before - not even as an assistant coach or an AAU coach. Whalen is learning on the job - and so far, it has not been pretty.
So this is on Coyle as much as it is on Whalen.
Coyle hired a name. at this point, we still don't know if he hired a coach or a recruiter.
Braun just posted Whalen going into the hall of fame on Instagram. These recruits want to change this program. They still have that ability.Only a matter of time before that recruiting class decommits
Thats not happeningOnly a matter of time before that recruiting class decommits
They have the ability to do so. Haven’t had season tickets for about ten years, might have to reconsider.Braun just posted Whalen going into the hall of fame on Instagram. These recruits want to change this program. They still have that ability.
I liked her defense, I hope she does well there and takes her offense up another notch.Virginia and Coach Mox should be a good landing spot for Alexia
She reminded me of Michael Hurt for the men's team. Showed no aggressiveness on offense, wouldn't even shoot when open.I liked her defense, I hope she does well there and takes her offense up another notch.