(WBK) Briggs, teammates defend Kelly Rae Finley in first team media since Newbauer scandal

I guess no reporters cared to ask any questions about the team or the upcoming season? Go figure.

Interesting comment from Briggs, but she probably needs more media training. Fully expect her somewhat misspoken comments to be taken out of context and crucified by the PC police.

 

Finley deserves questions, but the players having to relive it again is just wrong. As if they haven’t been through enough the last few years.
I really really don’t like SS these days.

 

curious, what do you think was wrong with her comments? seemed fine to me.

 

Well, that quote could easily be taken to mean she thinks her former teammate speaking about how she attempted suicide due to the toxic program "doesn't really matter". Which would certainly be a callous take.

I surely don't think that's what she meant to imply, but this is the problem with relying on journalists to write factual articles and not posting the press conference.

And I didn't think they'd post the presser at all but actually they did post a heavily edited version which actually does have some limited info on this season's team: Women's Basketball Press Conference 10-28-21

 

Does this satisfy the people who think Finley should have gotten the boot when Newbauer was let go?

 

Kinslow comes out looking bad here IMO. Always felt she was way over the top and not credible. Regardless of what did or did not happen, the girls seem focused. Kelly is going to have her shot at the job. It would be ironic if we ended up having a great season and turned this into a positive story. The program could use it.

 

what type of results do yall think finley needs in order to keep the job?

 

20+ wins and NCAA. Anything less and I think we probably move on.

 

not be named in whatever secret report is underway now. And if she survives that, show improvement from last year.

Uphill climb for her.

 

yeh, i agree. don't know how many wins it will take to get to the ncaa. but i was thinking make the ncaa tourney and she should be safe.

 

I know some of us have seen the program grow and kind of know things said behind the scenes about players and I think Lav really gave an insight into what the other girls think of Kinslow. They were tolerant of her more then liked her, she spent a lot of time with other people outside of the womens basketball program last year. Now she is in another place making accusations again and gaining viewers and members on her social media. The kicker for me was she had a year of eligibility left and acted like she was wanted back when no one wanted her back on the team.

When I talk to other people Cam was very harmful to the team and Cyndi was on a much smaller scale very bad for the team. She is proving it now she was a cancer and glad she has been cut out.

 

She needs 20 wins, get into the tourney and probably go right around 50/50 for the league

 

Clear improvement on the court, support and buy-in from the players, no more drama. I'm not going to put a number on the requisite wins.

 

clear improvement, but no tourney: does she get to keep her job?

 

Another factor here is Striklin himself... if it's a new AD they may want to make a statement hire right off the bat. I am really starting to think he doesn't survive this. He has basically all but disappeared.

 

dude has been super ghost! wonder if that's the president and board of trustees directive. or is he hoping everything will simmer down after a few more months. he has been eerily silent.