I think there is a pretty big difference between the two programs. The women are clearly not close to the level of the upper tier programs. There are a handful of women’s team that are well clear of the rest of the field, and OU isn’t there yet. I think it’s fair to wonder if they can get there with the frantic style they play. You need to have a lot of players with a really high IQ and really high skill level to pull that off. When they play teams that are more talented and more physical, that style of play leads to blowout losses, especially if they don’t shoot well. But all that said, they are a top 25 team every year and make the tournament easily. That’s not close to being in the gutter. And remember how badly things had fallen off in the last few years before she was hired. But they do need to evaluate whether they think they can get over the hump with this style, because turning the ball over like crazy is a tough way to compete against the best teams.
