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Message: [QUOTE="dws3665, post: 3531855, member: 10107"] And he is short enough into his tenure to still be dragged down somewhat by the bad (13-18) first season at Arkansas when he was left with an almost entirely empty cupboard. His contract extension is temporarily on hold due to the pandemic, but looking at this table, I suspect Hunter Yurachek is going to give him a solid bump. It took Staley 3 pretty so-so years to turn the Gamecocks into winners. Pingeton had Mizzou on a definite uptick until this season, which was pretty bad (though the team’s best players were all freshman), but that uptick largely coincided with Cunningham’s arrival. It’ll be interesting to see if she can turn things back in a positive direction with Blackwell leading the squad. White, Newbauer, and Flo ... I dunno. Newbauer is what happens when you go cheap. UF could have had any number of better coaches if they had been willing to pay. Flo is what happens when a proud program like AU stops caring and settles for mediocrity. And White ... I guess hiring a WNBA coach seemed like a coup at the time, but it really hasn’t worked out well for them. They have been recruiting fairly well the past couple years, but there doesn’t seem to be a playing style that defines the team. [/QUOTE]