Is Tara VanDerveer the most underrated great coach in America?

[nwhoopfan]

If the west coast teams want to get more attention, the Pac12 Network should be more widely available.

Unfortunately the Pac 12 commish is a dope and the situation will probably never improve as long as he is in charge. Pretty much everybody out here hates him, I'm not sure why he hasn't been sent packing. He's also one of, if not the highest paid conference commissioners. Poor return on investment. I think Pac 12 revenues are behind all the other P5 conferences and overall performance in football and men's hoops have been dismal the last year or two. Olympic sports are kicking butt, but those aren't the ones that generate revenue.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Unfortunately the Pac 12 commish is a dope and the situation will probably never improve as long as he is in charge. Pretty much everybody out here hates him, I'm not sure why he hasn't been sent packing. He's also one of, if not the highest paid conference commissioners. Poor return on investment. I think Pac 12 revenues are behind all the other P5 conferences and overall performance in football and men's hoops have been dismal the last year or two. Olympic sports are kicking butt, but those aren't the ones that generate revenue.

Yep. It especially hurts because we don't get the network because we love our DirecTV. So, so frustrating.

 

[LoTrader]

Tara is not underrated out here on the west coast.

 

[Undercovervol]

If Holly Warlick is ever finally let go at UT, maybe Tara would come to rocky top. Though, now she has some great recruits, so it’s a fool’s hope.

 

[TheFarmFan]

If Holly Warlick is ever finally let go at UT, maybe Tara would come to rocky top. Though, now she has some great recruits, so it’s a fool’s hope.

I would be gobsmacked if Tara didn't retire from coaching at Stanford. I just can't see any universe where she'd want to leave, at this stage, and the universal consensus is the job is hers as long as she wants it.

 

[bballnut90]

If Holly Warlick is ever finally let go at UT, maybe Tara would come to rocky top. Though, now she has some great recruits, so it’s a fool’s hope.

Tara is 65 years old and is a legend at Stanford, plus has title potential on her teams for the next 5 years....the hire would make zero sense for both parties involved.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Agree with above, there is no way Tara is going anywhere else. Don't know how many years she will continue to coach, but undoubtedly she will be at Stanford until she decides she's had enough.

 

[reno tony]

If Holly Warlick is ever finally let go at UT, maybe Tara would come to rocky top. Though, now she has some great recruits, so it’s a fool’s hope.

LOL Thanks for the laugh.

 

[Waquoit]

By properly rated I'm saying she's an all-time great, at the top of the next level of coaches under Geno and PHS, along with McGraw.

 

[Sakibomb25]

Well the reason Tara doesn't have more than 2 is because of a guy named Geno... One more than one occasion his teams have thwarted our attempts!

 

[MSSportsGuy]

I would seriously put Tara as #3 behind Geno and Muffet. She's been a great coach for many years and even her less than stellar Stanford teams aren't an easy win for anyone and are never too far outside the conversation. Her best Stanford teams in recent memory were very good but just not as good as UConn.
I'm not sure she coaches many more years but who knows.