She coached Riley, for sure. Otherwise, our
by BillyGoat 
, At Thanksgiving with Joe Bethersontin, Tuesday, April 21, 2026, 08:45 (1 day, 0 hours, 2 min. ago) @ San Pedro
frontcourt has been a weakness--both in terms of recruiting and development--for her full tenure. I've always argued it was Jess Shepard who was the critical piece to the 2018 title team. She was never able to get a true "hulkbuster" in the frontcourt with the amazing Diggins/McBride/Lloyd backcourt. As a result, we got murdered up front by Greiner and then (IIRC) Texas A&M.
Complete thread:
- Rough start to the offseason for Ivey -
BPH,
2026-04-17, 10:23
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- The Prosper news last week hurt -
Domer99,
2026-04-17, 10:43
- Does Ivey work hard on the recruiting trail? -
San Pedro,
2026-04-17, 11:34
- I'm not sure how hard she goes at it -
Domer99,
2026-04-17, 11:58
- Her biggest problem is one of strategy. -
KGB,
2026-04-17, 12:05
- I’ve never been convinced she’s any good at X’s & O’s either -
Chris,
2026-04-17, 14:26
- People who know women's hoops criticize Owens. -
San Pedro,
2026-04-21, 07:50
- She coached Riley, for sure. Otherwise, our -
BillyGoat,
2026-04-21, 08:45
- Ruth Riley is 46 years old! -
San Pedro,
2026-04-21, 09:41
- Yeah, I wasn't offering Riley as a defense of Owens... -
BillyGoat,
2026-04-21, 10:50
- Sorry I should have been clearer. - San Pedro, 2026-04-21, 13:01
- Yeah, I wasn't offering Riley as a defense of Owens... -
BillyGoat,
2026-04-21, 10:50
- Ruth Riley is 46 years old! -
San Pedro,
2026-04-21, 09:41
- I don't hate her. -
Chris,
2026-04-21, 07:59
- A couple of things on that "g" part. -
KGB,
2026-04-21, 09:19
- Yes. It would have been easy for HH to become a - BillyGoat, 2026-04-21, 10:51
- I feel similarly. - San Pedro, 2026-04-21, 08:08
- A couple of things on that "g" part. -
KGB,
2026-04-21, 09:19
- She coached Riley, for sure. Otherwise, our -
BillyGoat,
2026-04-21, 08:45
- guys come on -
CW (Rakes),
2026-04-18, 11:06
- I asked a question about recruiting. - San Pedro, 2026-04-21, 07:54
- Quick WBB Updates -
Domer99,
2026-04-20, 10:22
- Didn't we also add a G from Iowa? Former 5* from -
BillyGoat,
2026-04-21, 08:47
- No, she ended up at Wisconsin.
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San Pedro,
2026-04-21, 09:44
- No, she ended up at Wisconsin.
- Didn't we also add a G from Iowa? Former 5* from -
BillyGoat,
2026-04-21, 08:47
- Good stuff. - KGB, 2026-04-18, 17:39
- CW, I've been kind of a resident Ivey apologist -
Domer99,
2026-04-18, 13:53
- 100% agree with you on the goal -
CW (Rakes),
2026-04-19, 04:21
- also keep in mind - HumanRobot, 2026-04-20, 07:00
- 100% agree with you on the goal -
CW (Rakes),
2026-04-19, 04:21
- People who know women's hoops criticize Owens. -
San Pedro,
2026-04-21, 07:50
- She clearly has been learning on the job -
BPH,
2026-04-17, 12:19
- I have a hard time buying the NIL argument -
Domer99,
2026-04-17, 13:22
- Iʻm talking about right now -
BPH,
2026-04-17, 14:20
- Audi Crooks will be informative -
Domer99,
2026-04-17, 14:28
- Okie State. - MattG, 2026-04-20, 14:05
- Audi Crooks will be informative -
Domer99,
2026-04-17, 14:28
- And because she (presumably) -
Jeremy (WeIsND),
2026-04-17, 13:41
- This. -
Domer99,
2026-04-17, 13:50
- Would have been better if she didn’t return. - San Pedro, 2026-04-17, 13:55
- This. -
Domer99,
2026-04-17, 13:50
- Iʻm talking about right now -
BPH,
2026-04-17, 14:20
- I have a hard time buying the NIL argument -
Domer99,
2026-04-17, 13:22
- I’ve never been convinced she’s any good at X’s & O’s either -
Chris,
2026-04-17, 14:26
- Her biggest problem is one of strategy. -
KGB,
2026-04-17, 12:05
- I'm not sure how hard she goes at it -
Domer99,
2026-04-17, 11:58
- Does Ivey work hard on the recruiting trail? -
San Pedro,
2026-04-17, 11:34
- Good bit of noise around adding that scoring post from -
BillyGoat,
2026-04-17, 10:43
- The most likely addition seems to be - BPH, 2026-04-17, 10:54
- The Prosper news last week hurt -
Domer99,
2026-04-17, 10:43