The play of our team really not acceptable

Ageezy

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came to say the same ... have to be better or players like harpring won't stay ... look really disjointed, hoping for improvement as the year progresses
 

Heelacious2315

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Turned the game I’m on in the 2nd quarter. Witnessed 3 very short range layups. Turned it off. Same drill different year.
 
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dook last 5 vs S.Carolina:

DateWinnerScoreLoserLocation / Event
Nov 26, 2025South Carolina83–66DukeLas Vegas, NV (Players Era Championship)
Mar 30, 2025South Carolina54–50DukeNCAA Tournament (Elite Eight)
Dec 5, 2024South Carolina81–70DukeColumbia, SC
Dec 3, 2023South Carolina77–61DukeDurham, NC
Dec 15, 2021South Carolina55–46DukeDurham, NC.

I don't see a 50 point loss! banghart now has TWO!!!!
Its time...
 
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ghostheel

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I think this will be a pretty good year overall, but I've not once been impressed by Banghart. It just seems like ahe always has talent and underachieves. Really hoping this is the year she can prove me wrong.
 
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3397char

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About what I would have expected. Good enough to be a top 25 team. Nowhere near good enough to compete with top 5 teams.
Averaged together, we were 14th in combined efficiency. We have been in the top 20 pretty consistently.

not sure if top 5 should be expected given our resources. Maybe once every few years to a decade if/when we strike gold on a couple of recruits really hitting the mark.

there has always been a huge gulf in WBB between the top tier teams and second tier.

not saying today’s result is acceptable, the margin was crazy. but I don’t feel going toe to toe with the #1 team is a realistic expectation.

this team has a lot of work to do.
 

oldeastjl

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1st, 2nd, and 4th quarters need improvement. 3rd quarter was a catastrophic failure. 32-9? Are you %&#*(^$ me?

Kelly 0. Akot 0.

Harpring, a rookie, trying to do too much. Thomas is out of shape. She's huffing and puffing after being in the game for 2 minutes.

We turn the ball over like its our job, take off balance shots all the time. We were outrebounded, easily outshot, and turned the ball over far more.

It looked like a division 1 college basketball team vs. a JV high school team.
 

TarHeel391

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Under Coach Banghart they're 3-10 in OOC games against top 25 teams. She keeps scheduling top 10 teams especially and just getting blown out.
 
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3ptthreat

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Agree that the coaching continues to underperform.

Hasn't been able to get our teams to score against opponents that play good defense. No ability to make in game adjustments to overcome poor shooting or to make a difference and keep tough games close.

When was the last time we kept a top 10 game close? I honestly can't recall. (And the ISU game didn't really count because they were overrated that year whenever that was).

On the one hand, it’s easy to put all the responsibility on Coach CB, but at some point we have to ask what the assistant coaches are contributing, too. Look at some of the other top teams: their staffs include former top P4 players, WNBA coaches and former P4 head coaches—Duke, Louisville, UCLA, Oklahoma and TCU, to name a few. Even SMU has a former P4 head coach on staff. It makes you wonder whether we have enough firepower on the bench. I’m not saying that’s the only way to build a strong staff. But if Coach doesn’t bring in someone who can help develop our offense and our players to compete at this level, then that’s on her too.

Coaching challenges aside, I just don’t think we have the personnel to compete consistently with top-five teams. I think we would’ve been better off using those same resources to pursue one star to pair with KH, rather than picking up three very average transfers—even if those three are taller than average. I wouldn’t include GW in that group. She’s the only one who’s played above her record so far, and she has the most potential. She could’ve been a key role player on a team with one more elite player alongside KH. Hoping one of those will emerge, but it's hard to see who that will be because everyone, KH included, has really struggled so far.

Here's to wishful thinking - maybe it'll be Toomey. = )
 

3ptthreat

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dook last 5 vs S.Carolina:

DateWinnerScoreLoserLocation / Event
Nov 26, 2025South Carolina83–66DukeLas Vegas, NV (Players Era Championship)
Mar 30, 2025South Carolina54–50DukeNCAA Tournament (Elite Eight)
Dec 5, 2024South Carolina81–70DukeColumbia, SC
Dec 3, 2023South Carolina77–61DukeDurham, NC
Dec 15, 2021South Carolina55–46DukeDurham, NC.

I don't see a 50 point loss! banghart now has TWO!!!!
Its time...
It would have actually been worse today if Dawn hadn't put in her 3rd string fairly early in the 4th quarter. Thats the only time we were able to hold on to the ball and to get a decent look.
 

1stGenerationHeel

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If you guys want a synopsis of the entire game in a 5 second clip, watch our backup PG Barker trip and lose the ball with no one guarding her…

This is an honest question…does this team practice offense beyond Harping trying to do too much?

I’m not sure anyone knows how to make a post entry pass, we certainly don’t practice layups and I’m concerned we don’t practice shooting.
 
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