I haven't posted in a while because I saw this coming. The old saying is if you don't have nothing good to say about something then say nothing. But, I have evaluated this staff compared to the Staff's that was elite. There really isn't any comparisons. But, let's look at Kirby's Staff. The top recruiter is from Georgia and he has the connections and he knows what the Georgia kids want to hear. In fact, Kirby has a staff full of top recruiters who has ties all over the country. Kirby put this Team into the top 4 over night and that's how he is succeeding. Another example is Tom Crean. He gets the Georgia Men's Basketball Team and he hires Chad Dollar and Amir Abdur Rahim two of the best in the business and they both are from Georgia with state ties. First Class is a winner with maybe the top Player in the state and possibly the country. Already looking like he will follow up with another top class. Then you look at the Ladydawg Staff and you have Chelsea Newton and that's really it. She doesn't have the ties to the state of Georgia like coaches at some other programs does. Tasha Butt's was out there but Joni is not looking to improve her staff on a yearly basis. You have to go out there and find the type people who can tell these young ladies that we are going to train them where they will not have any problems when it comes time to make it in the WNBA. That's what it all comes down to is the WNBA. It was disappointing that Mackenzie Engram and Caliya didn't make it. Disappointing that UGA hasn't made it to the sweet sixteen since Jasmine Hassel and Jasmine James has graduated. And with the fact Joni isn't landing any of the big fish without them going to another and not making it and then transfers back to UGA is a failure. When UGA took a commitment from the young lady from southeast Georgia, that was a sign that none of the top kids will be coming to UGA. Greg McGarrity might be in the last year of being UGA Athletic Director could mean this staff could have a couple of years to correct the problem in a big way.
