Tasha was a great college player, loved her game. She was doomed in the pros by her size, ultimately. At least in the situation she was in, competing with Michelle Marciniak. Opportunities were limited then, they still are, even though the landscape is different.
As to your OP, one factor that cannot be ignored (although Rutgers has always had fans who "did" ignore it) is that Tasha and a large company of former players did not come to Rutgers to play at Rutgers. They came to play for Coach C. Vivian Stringer. Full stop.
I totally agree with your post. When I think of Tasha, it's all about the college career, although, the pro experience, I'm sure, helps her coaching.
Great point about CVS. When I remarked above, I'm saying it with the hope that players can see the wonderful qualities in Coach Washington. Another good coach who's looking to carry on the same high standard of excellence and integrity that came before her with the two HoFers.
It's up to Coach Washington and staff to make youngsters believe in RUWBB. Again, just my opinion, but I think her personality makes it tough for her in this current climate of the cbb scene. Besides the established /proven winning coaches, the outspoken and super-confident(Coach Yos and Prime Times) are the ones that seem to get the kids attention and willingness to trust based on the strong sell job.
Coquese and staff are not really out there like that on social media. Not saying she needs to be like Coach Yo. She needs to continue to be herself. They may need someone else on the staff who plays the role of hype person. Everything's so close to the vest which may have some players never even considering us because our program is so quiet.
Even our board here is often too quiet. Like 70 people have viewed this Tasha video post and only one person had a response. No one even thought it deserved a like??? 🤔 😟
I gotta think, it all matters to prospects who may want to give us a look. We need some Jersey/NY energy up in there to bring the essence of the area to the program. That's gotta be a difficult thing for Midwesterners and a Southerner(all new to the area) to pull off. Might even be too much to ask of Coach Hampton, who, I believe, is a Philly guy. I'm talking about the way Hurley took some Jersey up to UConn. Might need to add a well-respected local HS coach with strong influence on area talent to the staff or create a position (NIL, branding ,etc) for someone with NJ/NY roots, to help players maximize their opportunities and overall RU student /athlete experience.
