I wonder if this is still true? I think that the way we got beat up in the post in half-court last year made an impression on Kim. She went and got Janiah and Jersey, and has leaned on Zee -- so more "length" than "banger" and with Janiah, obviously wanting slashing offense and the three ball, still, an emphasis on inside. Don't know who she missed in the portal, but except for rare games, Robertson hasn't been the three-point shooter any of our top three were last year, and Mia is the only freshman who has show the capacity for consistent, volume 3-point shooting. Others may get there, though whether it will be this year is in doubt. Anyway, then Kim has gone out and recruited Big Oh and Gabby. I see Big Oh as possibly a better-in-every-way version of Janiah and Gabby in the same lane as Deniya -- a big, strong guard. Hopefully she can defend as well as Deniya and finish better at the rim as a freshman. (I expect Deniya to take a BIG step up next year on both finishing and her 3pt shot!)
Also, Kim was talking, from last summer, about getting inside and "shot selection" -- which I hear as "don't take an early three unless its the exact kind we want, let's get inside."
So, I know this is kind of muddled, but what I'm trying to say is I think Kim is evolving her "system" to account for bigger, faster, stronger, more talented players at every position AND the focus on teams who can recruit the very few that are out there on the dominant post player. I don't think she's there yet, certainly not on the court with this team, and perhaps not even in her own thinking, but as we see what happens with recruiting and the portal, maybe we will get more of an idea. Of course, the thing about watching who she signs is that we will never know who she truly wanted. No one gets the top of their recruiting list every year, and certainly this year's on-court performance so far hasn't been a boon to next year's recruiting. (Though, if they rally and perform significantly better for this las stretch... well, that would be a huge feather in Kim's hat and a big boost.)
Anyway, in the "List of Questions Someone Should Ask Coach Kim," what about, "You've said you would play five guards if you could. After two seasons in the SEC, how do you feel about that now, and what's your current thinking about where your system is headed and the players you need to run it?"
