I have been impressed with Hudy every year she has been here, until this year. For whatever reason, it just didn't seem like our athletes improved or were the envy of other teams from a strength and conditioning perspective.
Traylor seemed smaller this year. Ellis didn't seem any stronger. Cliff never really shed his baby fat. Oubre and Greene didn't develop any more strength. Lucas hasn't developed strength like some of our past posts. Look at how previous guys have filled out (TRob, Morris, Withey, Cole) and that isn't happening with our bigs this year.
It was both a strength issue and a conditioning issue. Against teams like WV we were first to be winded and bent over grabbing at our shorts. Against WSU (and others) they seemed quicker than us.
Hudy is proven so it is hard to point the finger at her unless there was a change in approach or philosophy. So maybe this year's set of players just didn't get it done off the court, which hindered their development on the court.
Traylor seemed smaller this year. Ellis didn't seem any stronger. Cliff never really shed his baby fat. Oubre and Greene didn't develop any more strength. Lucas hasn't developed strength like some of our past posts. Look at how previous guys have filled out (TRob, Morris, Withey, Cole) and that isn't happening with our bigs this year.
It was both a strength issue and a conditioning issue. Against teams like WV we were first to be winded and bent over grabbing at our shorts. Against WSU (and others) they seemed quicker than us.
Hudy is proven so it is hard to point the finger at her unless there was a change in approach or philosophy. So maybe this year's set of players just didn't get it done off the court, which hindered their development on the court.
