going backwards for about a decade. Losing a first round tourney game last year? First time ever? Losing in the regional semi's this year? Rare to go out that early. Pat's NOT done a great job the last decade--except for landing Parker. While Summitt can't get every player she wants every year, she almost never signs anybody who isn't a top 15 high school player. So why isn't she putting better teams on the floor? When is the last time we say a really DYNAMIC UT offensive team on the floor? I'll answer my own question: 1998--12 years ago. Whenever Parker left the floor, when she was at UT, the offense immediately went in the toilet.. because PS can't coach offense--unless she has an absolute superstar, her offenses sputter badly.
Talent evaluation/recruiting have slipped, and team offense has been a glaring weakness for years. The currrent team is too big and slow to be great--we can only hope that a PG emerges next year and that Baugh's knee(s) are finally healthy. I have huge respect for Summitt and all she's accomplished, but when you coach for as long as she has, the returns start to diminish over time, and that's been very apparent with Summitt. She'll coach at UT until she decides to quit, I realize, but if you gave PS the current Ct. squad, they'd be winning by 10 points and not 40, as they do now.