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Unfortunately, talent is not our Achilles  heal. Hasn't been for some time.

This program, in my opinion, has squandered far too much talent over the last several years. At some point, it's time for a new approach. There has been no improvement under this staff, with their philosophy. It's predictable and vanilla. These players deserve a chance to be successful.

I can't imagine a 2 month stint at a small D1 school would improve his stock any. I've got to agree with tx. It's hard to get a handle on a program until your on the inside. With the revolving door we've had, and the people still in place, it must have seemed like too daunting a task to embark on. A couple of seasons with this program on your resume, if things don't change, could hurt your stock.

Not sure the university cares if teams other than mens basketball wins or loses
Maybe football but the others i doubt

That would defy logic. success puts butts in the bleachers which generates revenue and additional concession sales. If success in all sports isn't a goal, then maybe the problem lies with the AD.

After one season as an assistant John Motherwell has left to become the head coach at D3 Finlandia University in the UP of Michigan.  After 18 years as an assistant this is his first college head coaching job! As assistants tend to do he has bounced around with 9 different schools.

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Probably a better fit for him. D2 or D3 might be a better fit for this entire coaching staff.

I don't feel the main issue has been talent level. Granted, we don't draw the talent GB does. When you have their success, it's easy to attract top talent. In Dorow's time here, we have never played to the talent we have. I've said for years now I believe it's the philosophy and not so much the talent. With the talent we had this season, we should have had 16 or 17 wins. I would have considered that improvement and would have liked to have seen what was in store with this staff next year.
Many players coming into play ball at the college level are asked to play a different roll than they did in high school. It takes a good staff to work and prepare these players for their needed roll on the team. This staff has never been very good at that. Too many of the early games showed just how lost and out of place many of the younger players were. There seems to be a disconnect between how we recruit, and what we need and expect.
I still think we are lacking the coaching knowledge to work with our bigs. Our footwork and positioning inside on defense is horrible. It has been for several years.
In all, I just don't see us getting over the hump with the staff we have in place.   

Every season it seems to be another excuse. First it was, they are playing with Freeman's recruits. In my opinion, most of them were better than the players this staff has brought on board. We haven't had a true point guard since Freeman's recruits moved on. 19 steals the other night is proof of that. Basically, they keep bringing in #2 guards. Then, it's the injuries. Every team has them, and work through them. If memory serves, in one of Freeman's last seasons here, he was playing with 6 healthy players, and a couple of times he had 5. he still managed to win 10 games.
Our lack of success greatly affects our recruiting ability. It also wears on the team, players, and fans. Our coach has had seasons with decent, healthy players and has never matched our potential. To me, it's a flawed philosophy and coaching ability. Regardless of how things end, it's time for a change. The AD owes it to school, players and fans to put this team in the best position to win. Another season of the same won't get it done.

Is the box score correct that Oakland stole the ball from us 29 times?? Is that even possible? 

Wishful thinking, right? Not sure how you dominate on the offensive boards and lose by 14. Actually, I am. We shot 28%. I'm beginning to believe we may not see another W this season.

No Words.

We seem to be getting more creative in ways to lose a game. 3 -14 from the charity stripe? This could possibly be the first time in school history where we shot a better percentage (23%) from the 3, then we did from the FT line. (21%). It looks like these ladies have lost all confidence in their game, and the coaching staff.

Certainly a better outing. We beat them in almost every category but 2. Fouls, and free throws. We played more aggressive which we need to. Tough loss on our home court. Let's hope we build on this for Thursday. We will need the same effort.

Same story. Different year. This coaching staff has come and gone, with the only constant being the head coach. Her philosophy does not work. Every point you make is valid, and has not changed since Dorow arrived. We weren't expected to beat Green Bay. We were expected to put up a fight, and start the game with 5 players that gave us the best chance to compete. Our bench scored 1/2 of our points. To me, the Oakland loss was much worse. Don't even know where to start with this one. Our coaching staff is lost when it comes to hammering down the fundamentals. Many of these players play a different roll then they did in HS. That's typical of most college players. Our coaches don't know how to coach or teach players another roll. I don't know if Hamlet was a PG in HS, but she doesn't have the skill set to be one in D1. To be honest, I haven't seen a true PG on this team for a few years now. They recruit players to fill rolls they really aren't capable of filling.
I don't see an improvement in WBB at Valpo until the AD pulls the trigger and decides to rebuild from the top down. As mentioned, with most teams, the assistants teach and coach during time outs. Doesn't happen here. Is it because the climate isn't designed for that? I don't know. I do know that, for years I've watch us come out after being down at the half (as usual) with no adjustment plan in place, only to lose more ground by games' end. Not acceptable.

Nothing new here. Every year it's another excuse. Injuries, still playing with the talent that the previous coach brought on board, bla, bla, bla. The coaching staff lacks basketball knowledge, and they are trying to build a program with an average D2 coach at best. The staff, along with the talent they brought in, has no business playing in D1. The weakest link is the coaching. Even with the talent on hand an average D1 coach could do much more that this coaching staff is doing. Pretty sad really. The only thing they are accomplishing is beating down the confidence of a group of young ladies that need better direction and guidance. 

This is why I was so disappointed Dorow was brought back. I think a good coach could take the talent already there and have us at or near .500 in year one. With this year, and possibly next (not sure what buyout would be on the two year deal) under this coach we will continue to struggle.

Not with the talent that we had when she first started.  It was already a large struggle to win games in Freeman's last few seasons.  I don't believe that any coach would have gotten us to around .500, as you still need players that can make shots, and not turn the ball over.

I disagree. The last season Freeman was here, though we only went 10-21, you have to remember that the team was devastated with injuries. Most games we only dressed 6 or 7, and several games where we only had 5 healthy, with 2 being freshman. In the Dorow era, with the talent on hand and healthy, we've underachieved. We can't continue to make excuses and hope things get better. They won't. We've been wasting decent talent by not providing them with the tools they need to gain confidence and succeed. It's been the theme for years now.

We have under-achieved for many years now. That's a given. It's hard basketball to watch. We've been playing the same vanilla offense since Dorow arrived. After 5 minutes of play, our opponent's coaching staff has seen what to expect the rest of the game. We still don't have anyone on staff that can teach the proper technique of blocking out. Out-rebounded again by 13 boards. Our footwork inside is terrible. I've been saying this for years.
We could only muster up 8 assist the entire game. Our guards aren't seeing the floor, and our bigs are out of position.
We stole the ball 1 time to their 7.
Our bench only contributed 14 points to their bench's 27.
2 for 19 from 3. Not much you can say about that one.
I don't see much success in the future with the schedule we have, and the same issues we've had year after year. Until we get someone at the helm that's willing to take a step backward and concentrate on the fundamentals of the game, it's going to be the same broken record.

Regardless of who the opponent is, until we can start winning some of the turnover and rebound battles, it's going to be a struggle this season. 

Good effort. Great outing from Franklin. Some positives from the newbies. Got to get the defensive boards figured out or we're in for another long season. Back to fundamentals on blocking out.

I think Katie learned in her short stint what not to do, if she ever got a shot at running the show. I'm happy for her. She wasn't going anywhere at Valpo, and as mentioned, it's possible she'd have to find a new home anyway after next season.
I wish her all the luck she deserves. 

My guess is a difference in philosophy that took it's toll. Based on Walker's remarks I think there's more to that story also than just so she could play with her sister. At any rate, I wish Kurt well, and only hope they bring in someone that knows how to work with the bigs, or it'll be more of the same.

I've seen Lindsey play. She's the real deal. Unfortunately we don't have the talent or program to compliment her abilities. She could probably play wherever she wants to play. I could see ND and maybe Purdue making a play for her if she wanted to stay close to home.

Shows her maturity not wanting to comment on the record. Nothing she has to say will change the fact that she's leaving, and if there were other reasons besides wanting to play with her sister, making them known here won't change anything either.
I wish her all the best and thank her for her contributions to the team. She was certainly a lot of fun to watch.

I believe the only way she could have played next season is if she went down to a DII or DIII school. I could be wrong though.

I always thought Freeman's exit was hastened by the existence of Stefanie Lang and her hometown parents.

Wasn't Lang crippled with back issues the last 2 seasons that Freeman was there?

Losing Walker is a huge blow. She may be one of the most athletic players we've seen in a long, long time. The last 2 years had to be very frustrating for her. She deserved to have experienced more success. Regardless of the incoming talent, if this team doesn't realize a philosophical change, it will continue to under achieve. I wish Walker all the best and thank her for her contributions. Makes you wonder how much deeper in the cellar we would have been had she not been with us last season.
As for Freeman, things started unraveling for him when Ladd decided to bail out. Had she stayed, I honestly believe we would have had a lot more success which would have attracted more quality players and led to even more success. Not only did he lose Ladd, he fell victim to the injury bug and had to play with a patched up squad. I recall a few games where we only dressed 6, and one where we only dressed 5. Even with that, he pulled out 8 wins, which is about what we did the last two seasons with a full compliment of players. I'm not saying Freeman would have taken us to the promise land, but I just don't think he gets the credit he deserves for what he was able to accomplish his last 2 seasons here.