Lotta pessimism on both basketball fronts here.
On the Men's side, much criticism directed at DeCuire, some of it by me. (Did you watch how Princeton handled Missouri's press?) Our arch-rivals have now won two straight Big Sky championships and should be loaded again next year. Where the powers in the Big Sky used to be Montana and Weber State, they clearly now are Montana State and Eastern Washington.
On the Women's side, the head coaching job here came down to Holsinger and Mark Campbell, now at Sac State. Holsinger has had two straight one-and-dones at the Big Sky tournament while Campbell won it at Sac State. Did we pick the wrong guy?
But I remain optimistic on both sides of the ledger.
For the Men, we return most of our key players, including Aanen Moody, while adding a potential star in Money Williams. We lose two players to the portal, one who was okay but not great, the other not a factor at all, but could replace one or both with a player that becomes a key contributor, as Moody was this year. The redshirt freshmen will add height and athleticism, while Jaxon Nap should be a bigger contributor next year. I personally am eager to see what Rhett Reynolds brings to the team with a redshirt year under his belt.
On the Women's side, as had been pointed out here by others, Holsinger seems to be building for the future, not an immediate turnaround, and I'm still on board with that. Stump and Konig were outstanding this year, and next year's recruits are top-drawer. (I'm especially eager to see Adria Lincoln, ranked the number three player in the state of Washington.) Meanwhile, Holsinger seems to have cleansed the dissention that clearly existed within the program.
Thoughts and prayers?
On the Men's side, much criticism directed at DeCuire, some of it by me. (Did you watch how Princeton handled Missouri's press?) Our arch-rivals have now won two straight Big Sky championships and should be loaded again next year. Where the powers in the Big Sky used to be Montana and Weber State, they clearly now are Montana State and Eastern Washington.
On the Women's side, the head coaching job here came down to Holsinger and Mark Campbell, now at Sac State. Holsinger has had two straight one-and-dones at the Big Sky tournament while Campbell won it at Sac State. Did we pick the wrong guy?
But I remain optimistic on both sides of the ledger.
For the Men, we return most of our key players, including Aanen Moody, while adding a potential star in Money Williams. We lose two players to the portal, one who was okay but not great, the other not a factor at all, but could replace one or both with a player that becomes a key contributor, as Moody was this year. The redshirt freshmen will add height and athleticism, while Jaxon Nap should be a bigger contributor next year. I personally am eager to see what Rhett Reynolds brings to the team with a redshirt year under his belt.
On the Women's side, as had been pointed out here by others, Holsinger seems to be building for the future, not an immediate turnaround, and I'm still on board with that. Stump and Konig were outstanding this year, and next year's recruits are top-drawer. (I'm especially eager to see Adria Lincoln, ranked the number three player in the state of Washington.) Meanwhile, Holsinger seems to have cleansed the dissention that clearly existed within the program.
Thoughts and prayers?