Joni said they've been struggling with injuries this fall so it's been hard to find an identity and flow throughout these practices leading up to the season
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2 girls out of practice and you can't even run a 5v5 lol
Same story every year - the staff needs a complete overhaul. She hired all the same people, that come with zero chops. She'll most likely be fired at the end of this year, is my prediction. Maybe that's too harsh, but that's what I'm betting
I thought they had male practice players.
And how is a random male student going to help our girls work on timing, cohesiveness, spacing, feel for one another. It's not, if you can only run one side with 5 girls at a time to work on things together then that's very inefficient, thank to roster management by Joni Taylor
Do you think there will be more than 1,000 people at the home opener? Hopefully she doesn't bash the student section again
I'll be there.
Umm…so…the male practice players aren't scrubs. Often could have played mid-major level and tend to have length or very good ball handling. Not saying I know who they are this year, but it is fine to give the team competition that resembles what opponents can bring,taylorswift13_ said:
And how is a random male student going to help our girls work on timing, cohesiveness, spacing, feel for one another. It's not, if you can only run one side with 5 girls at a time to work on things together then that's very inefficient, thank to roster management by Joni Taylor
But it's not a second group of 5 GIRLS WHO PLAY BASKETBALL FOR TEXAS A&M WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAM. We can run 5 on 5 drills only 5 at a time because we don't have enough to practice with a second team because our coach couldn't add anyone else.
Forget our poor roster management, inability to run proper practices, or lack of depth, we got male students to fill in the spots during practice time!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry for the concern!
Forget our poor roster management, inability to run proper practices, or lack of depth, we got male students to fill in the spots during practice time!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry for the concern!
Let her coach. Only way to find out if it works or not.taylorswift13_ said:
But it's not a second group of 5 GIRLS WHO PLAY BASKETBALL FOR TEXAS A&M WOMENS BASKETBALL TEAM. We can run 5 on 5 drills only 5 at a time because we don't have enough to practice with a second team because our coach couldn't add anyone else.
Forget our poor roster management, inability to run proper practices, or lack of depth, we got male students to fill in the spots during practice time!!!!!!!!!!!!! Sorry for the concern!
In one of our closed scrimmages against another team we only played with 6 girls and with 7 in two other scrimmages
How are the male practice players going to help us in these situations
How are the male practice players going to help us in these situations
I'll be there!
I wish I could be there, but will try to drive up for a few games! I just wonder what the attendance would look like, it seems like the quietest and least anticipation for a women's season that I could remember 
Who is injured?
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We aren't even receiving votes in the preseason poll, which includes 50 teams. I know they are preseason rankings, but women's basketball tends to be somewhat accurate for the top 25 respect.
Kentucky is going into year 1 with a new coach and has a roster that can compete. We are lucky to have a roster that can finish a game healthy and not in foul trouble.
Kentucky is going into year 1 with a new coach and has a roster that can compete. We are lucky to have a roster that can finish a game healthy and not in foul trouble.
I do not get the constant injuries. How and why are we ALWAYS struggling with injuries?
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One year, I could understand. Jimbo was lazy with the fitness of his athletes and it cost them big time. Buzz Williams takes it seriously and he has relatively healthy teams throughout his tenure.
I question their workout programs and the focus on the body itself. Nutrition and wellnesss is a huge question mark I have for this program. How many times last year did we see Janiah struggle just to get up and down the court…. It was literally every game after one 3-5 min of playing
I question their workout programs and the focus on the body itself. Nutrition and wellnesss is a huge question mark I have for this program. How many times last year did we see Janiah struggle just to get up and down the court…. It was literally every game after one 3-5 min of playing
Not to continue the negativity train…..
Looking at 2025 recruiting, there are no Top 100 girls committed. Majority of the top 100 is already committed and the ags aren't on the radar for anyone decent really. You need a mix of transfers and freshmen. Not saying you can't build a roster with transfers, but that is a quick fix. You can't build a program like that. Plus, Taylor didn't bring in anyone of great impact this last window, so the future is not bright. After AC and Ware are gone, this team is in deep ****
Looking at 2025 recruiting, there are no Top 100 girls committed. Majority of the top 100 is already committed and the ags aren't on the radar for anyone decent really. You need a mix of transfers and freshmen. Not saying you can't build a roster with transfers, but that is a quick fix. You can't build a program like that. Plus, Taylor didn't bring in anyone of great impact this last window, so the future is not bright. After AC and Ware are gone, this team is in deep ****
She is coasting, Taylor is riding the gravy train and Olympic and national team involvement. There should be no reason you can't recruit to atm with how coach Taylor carries herself. This points to laziness for her and her staff
The fact she is an Olympic coach is questionable. I have yet to see her earn that accomplishment
I hope she proves us all wrong this year. There does seem to be a lot of emphasis put on love and joy and what they can accomplish outside of basketball. That's all good stuff but are we focusing on growing and winning inside of basketball at Texas A&M also? I don't know? I want her to succeed so badly, but I fear she doesn't seem to want to be here. Is her husband still in Atlanta?
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No, Darius is with the Connecticut Sun (GM)aggiedrjdub said:
I hope she proves us all wrong this year. There does seem to be a lot of emphasis put on love and joy and what they can accomplish outside of basketball. That's all good stuff but are we focusing on growing and winning inside of basketball at Texas A&M also? I don't know? I want her to succeed so badly, but I fear she doesn't seem to want to be here. Is her husband still in Atlanta?
So, basically, not here. That's a hole.Kbeauty63 said:No, Darius is with the Connecticut Sun (GM)aggiedrjdub said:
I hope she proves us all wrong this year. There does seem to be a lot of emphasis put on love and joy and what they can accomplish outside of basketball. That's all good stuff but are we focusing on growing and winning inside of basketball at Texas A&M also? I don't know? I want her to succeed so badly, but I fear she doesn't seem to want to be here. Is her husband still in Atlanta?
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I am not some great personal friend of Joni and her family So, I don't have all the details. And I can be critical of our play, but I think it is over the line to make something which you know nothing about - their family life - part of your criticism.aggiedrjdub said:So, basically, not here. That's a hole.Kbeauty63 said:No, Darius is with the Connecticut Sun (GM)aggiedrjdub said:
I hope she proves us all wrong this year. There does seem to be a lot of emphasis put on love and joy and what they can accomplish outside of basketball. That's all good stuff but are we focusing on growing and winning inside of basketball at Texas A&M also? I don't know? I want her to succeed so badly, but I fear she doesn't seem to want to be here. Is her husband still in Atlanta?
They both have great jobs in basketball. Fortunately, their seasons do not overlap. The WNBA season is now over as college basketball begins. The next big event for the WNBA is their draft in April (kind of nice to be scouting in the business your wife is in). The WNBA regular season doesn't begin again until mid-May when college basketball is over.
I don't go looking for Darius at our home games, but see him often. You will also see Joni or Darius parents here at games. One or the other is almost always in town helping with their family and grandchildren. It is actually a pretty nice story about family how they keep it all together and manage it.
taylorswift13_ said:
So week 1 we start with 10 girls, no team goes the entire season with an entire roster healthy every game. So then we'll be down to 8 or 9, if another gets a minor injury and/or another fouls out. 2 are coming off season long injuries in Jada Malone and Kyndal Hunter and haven't played in a year. We will be in deep deep trouble and in an absolutely embarrassing spot much like year 1 if luck isn't on our side. So she's had two off-seasons to add girls and add depth but has failed in doing so. Of course she's going to say she likes a small roster because she has one. Every year at Georgia she had 13 girls and one year 14. We can't just sit here and be comfortable our coach failed to recruit more players and isn't using all her resources and scholarships to build a championship roster. She loses girls in the portal, has a horrible recruiting class, and doesn't replace what she lost in the portal! I love this team and I'm going to support them every single game, but it's still awful to see the roster management by Joni Taylor.
I'm not saying it's not admirable, but it's not ideal, and I'm sure a huge strain on the family. Good for them for trying to make this work. Their relationship might be working but her coaching successfully at Texas A&M is not working.
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