I have been impressed by how the staff has been able to scheme Gustafson consistent looks even though stopping her is
I think Bluder is awesome, but their recruiting has left a lot to be desired lately (although much of that is bad luck).
They had an all-time great in Disterhoft with almost no help in the class above her (Till and Peschel), very little within her class (Kastanek), and not enough in the class below (Coley has finally had a really good year this year, but it took her awhile to build to this point). They lost 3 potentially useful bodies from this senior class in Jennings (transfer), Mohns (never the same after repeated knee injuries/surgeries) and Buttenham (concussions).
Now they have another all-timer in Gustafson, and if they could just surround her with shooters, they would be unstoppable. But they only have one shooter who other teams fear in Meyer, and then some streaky-types (Sevilian and Doyle). The Davis injury was huge, I am very impressed they have been so successful in her absence. But doesn't that seem like a recruiting issue when there is NO depth at all behind her?
I wonder if Jinaya Houston would have contributed this year had she not decided to quit?