We asked Buffaloes Wire staff writer Tony Cosolo a few questions before Sunday’s big women’s basketball game between USC and Colorado. One question we asked: What has CU coach J.R. Payne done to make Colorado an elite force in women’s college basketball?
Cosolo replied:
“Coach Payne has done her best work in the culture she has built at Colorado. She consistently acknowledges that five-star athletes historically have not considered CU. Still, because of this culture and putting her players in the right situations to succeed, it does not matter. Having a coach who sees the problem and attacks it instead of dwelling on it has grown the confidence of any player she brings in. She also empowers her coaches to make the right decision for the game situation, such as allowing her defensive coordinator, assistant head coach Toriano Towns, to switch defensive schemes as the game dictates.”
USC and Colorado meet Sunday afternoon in Boulder.
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