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Message: [QUOTE="WBBTakeover, post: 5229136, member: 13257"] Vandy is an interesting case because I can't tell if their season should be deemed a success or a disappointment. [B]Success[/B] [LIST] [*]Single-digit seed in NCAAs (i.e. not a bubble team) [*]Swept Tennessee [*]National ranking [*]Mikayla Blakes' individual brilliance as a freshman in the SEC [*]Significant improvement by Khamil Pierre [*]Defense looked great at times (swarming, in-your-face brand) [*]Played mainly without a true post (Sacha Washington missed entire season with blood clots) [/LIST] [B]Disappointment[/B] [LIST] [*]Finished 8-8 in SEC (down from last season's 9-7 finish) and not competitive with Texas, South Carolina, or Kentucky [*]Player roles not clearly defined (pointing mainly to Moore and Kapinus) [*]Depth/rotation issues (note Pierre's exhaustion during the Mississippi State game--a game they should've won and had won until the end) [*]3-point shooting was atrocious (30%) [*]Leadership (or lack thereof)--for a team that had three graduates and a senior in the rotation, they lacked on-court leadership in the worst way (Jordyn Cambridge was sorely missing--too bad she ran out of eligibility last year) [/LIST] The things they need to fix can be fixed through a combination of maturation, portal enhancements, and leadership/role defining. That may be easier said than done, though. [/QUOTE]