HVL needs to return to LSU to repair the damage - is she a warning to other transfers? 

I think she absolutely made a mistake. She should've stayed at Louisville and tried to model her game after Kelsey Mitchell on the Indiana Fever as an undersized 2. She just doesn't have the court vision, ball handling, or decision making to be a PG full-time.

I agree. I wondered why Mulkey took so long to make that defensive adjustment. It was clear that Flaujae was a better match up for Clark.

Her liabilities was exposed. Leaving Louisville was a culture shock to her game, wide open offenses with passive defenses in the ACC, the SEC is different. I don’t know how she will learn to play defense in 1 year, unless Kim starts using zone defenses to protect her.

i actually feel quite bad for hvl. kim mulkey set her up all year and this game was the worst of them all. putting hvl on caitlin was one thing but not even teaching your team how to properly hedge screens, communicate on switches, never go under screens with great shooters or get back on defense in transition (which hurt them the most) is just mind boggling incompetence on her part. also hvl is taking most of the brunt but had morrow, reese or williams hit their shots in the second half that was a very winnable game for them. no one is happier than kim mulkey that hvl transferred to lsu because she’s taking ALL the heat that should be mostly on kim right now

Damn right she was a go to star at loui but at LSU she became a pass first guard. Her entire offensive game was crushed. She lost confidence in her game.

Hailey's problem as a WNBA 2-guard prospect is she doesn't have the athleticism and size, and her shot is only mediocre, and not likely to be fixed because of her weird low release. Even if she were to improve her shot, she still is slow, can't jump or rebound, can't defend at a WNBA level, and doesn't get separation with good moves. Marina Mabrey is the model for a slow 2-guard who makes it in the WNBA (or Sabrina Ionescu), but Mabrey has a pro shooting form with high release and great range, is big, and has fantastic step-back and dribble moves. HVL has none of that. Her only path would be as a point guard, where size is less important, but she doesn't have the speed and separation quickness and moves for playing point at the highest level, and her shot at range and finishing plus defense are still a problem. HVL is not a serious WNBA prospect no matter where she goes.

I don’t think Hailey has any spot in the WNBA right now after this year.. so she def has to go back to college. But can she ever repair her future??? I do not think so B2S

She absolutely does need a redemption season. I like HVL and feel for all the backlash she is receiving. She played like a "good" freshman this year. She has the fullest potential to be great, but she made avoidable critical errors that usually not seen by upper classmen.

She's 5'7, she was going to need point guard skills if she was serious about being a pro.

1. Why didn't Mulkey put HVL(5'7l on Marshall (5'9)? 2. Transition of position. Remember when Shaylee Gonzalez struggled at PG when Harmon was out doing the (22-23). So when Harmon got hurt this season, he didn't put her at point. Vic Schaefer put Madison Booker as the primary point guard.

Hvl shot was real good before this year. So was Mikaila Williams,, her shot went down hill ans she gained alot of weight and was out of condition.

Georgia Amoore is also good friends with some of the girls on Iowa. Iowa needs a one year point guard next year while developing their incoming freshmen class and she'd be able to shine in Bluder's offense

Georgia is my fav college player. I was very nervous about Amoore coming back in any scenario. As great as she is, it’s going to be hard to keep her stock as high w/o an experienced Kitley to play off of. I’m afraid her stock may drop even if she goes to Kentucky w/ brooks as the known quantity. Clara Strack will prob transfer to Kentucky, but she is still early in dev. I thought Amoore should’ve declared b/c she’s international and she’ll be in a rebuild situation whether at va tech or Kentucky. Strike while the iron is hot.

HVL should have stayed in Louisville

She didn't make a mistake she CHOKED big time.😮😮😮😮😮😮😮

Van Lith needs to pursue her Finance career.Been getting COOKED by point guards all year.No handles or defense

What strikes me about HVL as I've watched various videos is her work ethic and how much work she's put into becoming the player that she's become.

Love the energy in most of the comments. You guys really know the women’s game/players. Love to see it

She tried to pull a KD and it backfired she was doing fine at Louisville

Mulkey was living vicariously through her and tried to relive he past.

If Angel doesn't return...Hailey better hit that portal fast...if not she's gonna get exposed even worse

Van Lilith needs to get out of LSU to start over literally, this season she was used by the team the wrong way above her game.

She definitely needs to transfer there's no point in staying even if angel stays. It feels like they don't know how to use her or not even paying attention to her at all. UCLA is a good option for her since Osborne is leaving they have similar playstyle with LSU. Betts is a dominant big but unlike Reese she doesn't force as soon as they double Betts would often find open teammates. With HVL's shooting she can excel there she will have many opportunities to score. The only thing that HVL has is her scoring ability to be precise its shooting whether it's mid range or 3. But LSU doesn't need that the team has 4 scorers that is not looking to pass the ball, she will never be a scorer in this team. It's evident early in the season that she will never be a great defender either. Quick guards will blow by her and taller players will shoot over her the only thing left is passing and playmaking. Which is impossible to achieve in 2 years she would be OK at it but not good enough to make it to the standard of WNBA. She needs a team that will allow her to take more shots to get her numbers up while learning other stuff if wants to get drafted.

@B2S: Another great topic…The Portal. Moving forward, it seems most fans expect more players to enter the portal, so I hope you decide to dedicate additional segments to it. Not only who is coming in and who is going out, but like this segment, how are these transfers doing in their new assignments. Thank you.

If basketball don't work out for Hailey Van Lith, she definitely have a career in modeling or TV waiting. She very easy on the eyes

She needs to leave LSU to repair the damage and keep her legacy alive.

There was no mistake in transferring to LSU. HVL wanted the heat and she got to play the best teams in the league. It's often worse before it gets better. For a team that was playing with only 7 players, they had a remarkable run. HVL style of play was not going to get her a place in WNBA. No one can develop into an elite point guard in one season while still having the pressure of defending a championship. She will be alright.

I'm so sorry for HVL because she has to wear the goat horns. But the tigers were never a great team and they were lucky to win last year they didn't have to play South Carolina in the final and Utah should have beaten them in the sweet 16. Last season at Louisville she scored almost 20 points a game was terrific in the tournament and even went head-to-head with cc3 and did not get blown off the court she scored 27 points. She probably would have been an All-American this year maybe a third team All-American and Louisville probably would have been a top 10 caliber team. Now Hailey is going to be blamed for the subpar season for LSU. I would love to see her transfer to Iowa and regain her scoring touch she could score 20 points a game there or more and the same with Hannah who will be a junior for the Hawkeyes. I just never got the feeling that Kim wanted hvl.

Checking my watch to see when you will update about HVL going to the portal!

GREAT VIDEO, B2S!! It is a HUGE warning!! She needs to tranfer elsewhere imo. I don’t know all the tranfer rules

Reese just declared for the draft

Transfering worked out well for Tehina Pao Pao and the gamecocks. She said in an interview, "they need me", and they did. If you transfer to where you are needed they I think it's a good fit.

She has to comeback to college…not LSU though. It's not a good fit for both. Poa and Johnson can be developed more for PG and stay there longer. HVL needs to go back to her natural position as a small 2.

I want her to come back. She has this year to learn and be a seasoned player on the team.

I believe Mulkey knows HVL isn’t ready for the WNBA. She exposed HVL to all the WNBA scouts. She’s not effective as a point guard. She commits too many turnovers especially in crunch time and her handles as a PG are mediocre. When defenders pressure her she either picks up the dribble and stalls the play or she commits a turnover. I think Mulkey didn’t want to tell HVL she wasn’t ready for the next level instead she put her on the best player in Caitlyn to cement what she(Mulkey) knew the entire season. If she couldn’t guard Caitlyn, she wouldn’t be able to guard any player in the WNBA!

Agree that a move carries PLENTY uncertainty. However, Stability is mainly dependent on the COACH & not so much the school. Hence, Amoore will be okay if she has the same coach.

It won't matter HVL was in over her head in Baton Rouge she should hit the portal again

Go in the portal. Go to Washington. Rediscover your love for basketball.

It would have been a very tough challenge for anyone to guard Clark, but Hailey isn't really known for her defence. She's too slow to keep up with Clark. She didn't do that bad in the first half, but she didn't look as good in the second half. As for the move itself to go to LSU, Kim coaches first to benefit the team, and would put individual player development second. So while there was an opportunity on paper for Hailey, it sort of makes sense that the season unfolded the way it did. It will be very difficult for her to be a point guard in the WNBA so maybe needs to re-evaluate things. I can see her continuing at LSU (if Kim wants her) or maybe leaving since I just get the feeling it's a bit toxic there. There's plenty of other good teams that would want her, and she would likely do well there, if she goes back into the transfer portal.

It don't matter she just wants to win she didn't make a mistake she just wants to be with a dominant team

LSU fan- absolutely agreed but shouldn’t be a warning. Lex Morris transferred as a guard.

I hate players that chase rings. Loyalty to your school counts.

Hailey needs to look out for Hailey. The problems at LSU lay with Mulkey, not with Hailey.

HVL played very poorly in the game against Iowa. Her performance was poor.

As a UCONN fan well both myself and Back 2 Sports are embarrassed on our predictions that USC would be beaten by USC🤣. Anyway we were both incorrect. Back 2 Sports here is a subject I would like to hear your take on, Kelly Graves has been able to recruit 1 recruiting classes at Oregon but then most of them leave either after their first or second yrs kinda leaving the program in tatters right now. What's your opinion on it.

Iowa played a great game, but also LSU was poorly coached. Why is LSU jacking up threes when their inside game is so dominant. HVL should have gone to the bench and stayed there.

You don't know didly. While in high school she begged Geno to sign her to UCONN. Geno had two choices. He said the first one to sign got the scholarship. Paige signed first. HVL then went looking elsewhere.

Kim did what she was told to do. Then had the nerve to praise the other player that she placed on a TALLER shooting expert. It was like taking “free throws” for Clark. I feel sorry for that kid. She is a victim of politics.

5:00 Sometimes as a competitor you have to go to your coach and say, "Let me guard her! Have Hailey check someone else. I want to D-up their best player." Hailey said I'm out of here entering the portal.....

We will hear from HVL and Angel sometime today. Players have 48 hrs after their season ends to declare.

She needs to enter the transfer portal to a program that fits her

Angel Reese declared for the draft. HVL will probably declare too. HVL graduated in three years, so how much school is enough? Is playing another year for Mulkey, when she showed zero improvement under her, going to prepare her better for the pros? If you want to improve for the pros, join the pros….. either the WNBA bench or overseas or both.

LSU was a good spot to prime her for preparing her game for the next level She’s a natural scorer and shines at the 2 but the reality is she would most likely be a 1 if pro

Yes it looks like she made a mistake, however, I love people who bet on themselves bc if you don't who else is gonna but sometimes it can go wrong as it did in her case. She just doesn't have PG instincts and has never taken playing D seriously. But I still feel bad for her although like you said she brought it all on herself with all of the crazy interviews she did. Btw I agree with you matching her up with Caitlin Clark really killed her prospects. Sadly for her Angel Reece has already declared for the WNBA earlier today.

Hailey is not very likeable at this time. She talks like she's an elite pick while her play doesn't quite match that status. On top of that, combined with the toxicity of the LSU culture, she was doomed to fail. Caitlin toasted her on every occasion and Mulkey had her sent to the bench within the first 3 minutes of the game. Hailey should press the re-set button and try the more humble approach to restore her "brand" which seems to be so important to young female athletes these days. Good luck !

I agree, she got exposed

HVL has no chance against a 6' Caitlyn Clark and maybe not even a 5'7" Caitlyn Clark, too slow.

Kentucky and Kenny Brookes is getting all the bad ass girls at Kentucky. We had 3 transfers sign in one Day Now we have 3 5 star highschool girls. ON thier way to UK to check out the program

Her biggest problem is she was never hungry to begin with. As much as I dislike Angel Reese, at least she was hungry. At least that woman had fight in her. That said, Hailey Van Lith only joined them because she thought it would be her fast track to getting a championship. If she does return, I hope losing this game to Iowa (and for her second year in a row) fuels a fire in the pit of her stomach. I hope she works on her game this summer and stays off of social media.

Oregon State will be in the weak Big 12 now. Beers and Gardiner should enter the portal as well. Go to a $uper conference (SEC or BigTen) while you can.

Imagine getting cooked well done infront of the biggest audience ever.

HVL doesn't have the court vision, at this point, to be a PG. She also lacks elite quickness and speed which in today's game is nearly a prerequisite to be a PG at a top level college or in the WNBA.

Reese walking back on defense giving up all those transition layups. Reese not hedging on the screens made all those 3's that much easier. Not playing big4 on CC instead of HVL was dumb. Soany coaching mistakes were made and Reese is just lazy on defense but oh yeah it's all HVL's fault. So many people with zero basketball knowledge posting up in here. Smh

I think she transferred to LSU because she wanted to have what Caitlin Clark was having and she didn't think that would happen at Louisville. She is not CC. Never will be. Caitlin showed on Monday night what would happen to Hailey in the WNBA. HVL might get drafted in the WNBA by some team just wanting a quick ratings boost, but that would end quickly because HVL won't make it there and whatever fan base she has now will rapidly move on. Too short, too slow for the next level. Yes, she made a big mistake going to LSU.

She should've transferred to Iowa and played with Clark. Could have learned from the best.

Mulkey knew what she was doing when she put HVL on CC.I guess C.C. said the same thing Larry Bird said when they put a white on him.

She didnt make no mistake, shes just not good enough, you cant teach athleticism and shes no point guard and worse she cant defend her shadow if she tried. Stop making excuses for her because shes pretty

She got cooked on defense and did not shoot well in the Iowa game. Poa was better defensely, but got into foul trouble. Marrow need more touches on the block. No one could stop her.

Kim Mulkey definitely was out coached and should have made adjustments asap. Hailey van lifth was left to dry and like one of the ESPN analysts stated it was almost criminal. This poor girl didn’t have a chance and all they needed was someone to slow Clark down not stop here the game last year jasmine clark and Morris were able to disrupt her rhythm they made shots and that was the difference. She should definitely leave lsu and go somewhere else you could tell she wasn’t feeling the environment but had to take up for her teammates and endure these hardships if I’m here I’m headed anywhere but lsu so she can play the two position. This was so sad that I’m wondering if this was payback from Mulkey because van lifth was saying how they were dealing with some racial issues.

I just don't think she's WNBA ready. They going to eat her up

Lsu played great team defense at times. Haley and Williams were liabilities at times but thevreuth is HVL struggles on defense nothing new. Imo whatever draft stock she had at Louisville she still has today. She lost ground in the public eye bur as far as W scouts they are familiar with her game strength and weakness and I don't thinknshe had much draft stock in the 1st place. The W is not for the weak. Imagine the NBA had 12 teams, a lot of college guys now wouldn't get a look at all. You need an all around game to think about the W or at least dominate in something.

HVl said she was only doing 1 yar at LSU. BUt she has damaged her self, playing so poorly this year at LSU.

Clara strack also entered the portal too

The Washington Post article was a warning to Kim Mulkey to remember to throw the game OR ELSE. Putting HVL on CC for 30 minutes instead of FJ or POA was an indicator the fix was in. The media has too much invested in CC and need her to go to the championship for ratings revenues. While Poa was in the game and HVL sat the bench, the LSU lead extended. Once HVL was back on the floor, the lead dissipated. Angel Reese limping off the court to sit out, FJ's low energy in the first half, oh but can score at will just before a quarter ends and jump around, SUS! LSU took a dive. FJ and AR are too connected into the system at this point and Mulkey can be controlled because she has probably got a lot of dirt hidden. Now let's watch and see if Geno does something boneheaded that makes no sense to lose the final four game, too.

She was terrible on defense. People shot over her and beat her on the dribble constantly. I think she is too small for the WNBA. I’m no expert but in watching her against Iowa she was blown away.

For all those who have negative comments about Haley let’s just say this, regardless, if she would’ve stayed at Louisville or transferred the exact same thing would’ve happened. When you stay somewhere where you’re comfortable and you know you’re perfect, you lack to see the areas you need to work on. It takes guts for any player to realize that if they wanna be pro gonna have to do something different. Angel did it, Alexis did it, Anisa did it, and so many more. If she would’ve stayed at Louisville and then tried to go pro, her rookie year would’ve been a disaster to say the least. Because she lacks skills in areas where she wasn’t able to train her perfect. The professional level is a rude awakening for so many players, who don’t have a diversified, skill set, and Haley was smart enough to know that she can’t only just be good at shooting the ball. Coming to LSU was not a mistake God works in mysterious ways. This was a year to challenge her for a year for her to reflect, and a year for her to see what she needs to work on. Y’all can judge her and be bullies online because you can’t say anything to her face, but the end of the day, her wallet still full, and she has a whole year to fix what went wrong for this year. she is braver than most and stronger than most to do what she did this year, but guess what she’s not gonna go into a pro league industry and look at the way she looked this year. No, she’ll come back next year, and she’ll be a very different player. I can guarantee that. And for all you haters out there who run your mouth and I’ve talk down to her negative way. Well, then be cheering for her and her biggest fans. Which is sad, that you tear somebody down because they had a bad year a year full of lessons is what it should be looked at. Though yet fans who choose to bully and destroy people online handmade a year to make this woman feel like she’s a failure, and that she should regret her decision. Remember the word you say and what you put out into the world. Because at the end of the day when this girl comes back and she makes her come back, you’ll be eating your words.

I put the blame on LSU's coach, period. I have no issues with Hailey defending Clark, but once the Iowa pick came, why Coach M didn't have the weak side defender trap Clark to disrupt the offense would have been more effective. Even when Clark drove the lane, zero weak side help, that is coaching. On the offense, Reese, GIVE ME THE BALL. that made Hailey hesitant to shoot, even when she drove the lane, she was thinking pass first which killed her rhythm, That is coaching. Hailey gave maximum effort and was left on an island and she deserves none of the blame. Lastly, besides coaching. Reese has so many holes in her game, namely, she can't shot passed 8 feet, nor can she shoot foul shots. She didn't add to her game over the summer, so Iowa simply packed it in and dared LSU to score from the outside, but they was too busy forcing it in to Reese. That is bad coaching.

Yeah but it’s gonna be very hard because the improvements she’s gonna have to make is very substantial. She is gonna have to be dramatically more efficient as a shooter and a scorer. I think that’s possible but requires full commitment and dedication. As a pg she’s missing timing and that is hard to develop but even more so within a dynamic game like basketball Yeah Mulkey actually had one of her worst coaching performances. Hailey Van Lith their worst defender on a generational player. single coverage. No blitz. No hedging. Yikes.

I think she had an okay year given that she was new to the point guard position and playing on a team with other reliable scorers. It clearly showed in games that she is learning the position and is not a master of it. Her assists and steals stats are not what they should be but the lower points total from her last year at Louisville can be partly attributed to LSU highly-talented teammates doing most of the scoring and partly to a lower field goal percentage possibly induced by the challenge of the position switch and to better defenses on her so she wouldn't heat up in games. It is difficult for any rookies to make WNBA rosters due to only 144 roster spots. I think she would be drafted and signed but might not make roster and would end up playing overseas to resume development of her game so that in a year or few she can make a W roster and excel as a pro. If she elects to develop her game in college, she has opportunity to be a higher draft selection and make a roster next year but dependent upon how she does in that fifth year.

Mulkey set Hailey up for failure against Clark. Unfortunately Hailey is too short...and Hailey has more of a female body type than Clark...

Reece has announced that she is entering the WNBA draft, so...

Trying to chase a championship by being a team jumper, her stock went way down!

Georgia A has committed to Kentucky...along with two of her team mates.

This is the result of the portal. IOWA is dangerous due to nearly all the players on the court have been playing together for 3 plus season. That is like having another player on the court. HVL has been brainwashed into believing she is great and Caitlyn broke her ankles to prove how overrated she actually is. No WNBA team will draft her after that performance.

Regardless where you go in the wnba draft or how high or low you go doesn’t mean a damn thing in the wnba it’s either you can play or not let’s be honest

Her shot making was exposed ... way too many misses.

5” makes a big difference

The truth about all of this is that Haley only committed to staying at LSU for one season from the very beginning. This whole thought process of allowing players to transfer easier will hurt a portion of athletes. Some will look for greener grass and not find it, others may get drafted or they get drafted at a lower standing because there is no commitment here. A coach/school program may not spend time getting a player up to speed for them when they intend to be there for a short period of time., The only players that this truly works for are the absolute best, any program will spend time with them because of their skill level., otherwise who does it truly help?? Not a wise decision from the "powers to be" when this went through, and it will continue to hurt both the men's and women's programs AND lots of athletes in the process. BTW: Angel only intended to stay for 2 years, do you see where this is going?

Yeah keep the faith Haily I’ve lost faith in LSU as an American how can anyone support this ! Get to a place that supports you girl!

Yes. She should have stayed at Louisville

She did it to herself, she went to win, not to learn.

After 1 season with LSU hailey van lith enters the transfer portal once again for final collegiate season...wow updated news guess its the best for her

Returning to lsu though… I thought she looked miserable there all season. Can she go into the portal again?

She didn't realize the shit show that LSU actually is. She does now.

Past cooked well done and into Toast!

I can see HVL going to play for Texas. When Harmon comes back she and Booker could both go back to playing their true positions.

HVL is ring-chasing. She should have stayed at Louisville; they play her type of ball. By continuing to move around, she is devaluing her stock, potentially making herself look problematic and not a real team player.

With the announcement for Reese declaring to WNBA … LSU needs to focus on PG and Center … Johnson Williams and Marrow will be fine but they need a 6’5 Big and a dominant point

I think it's the shoes ⛹️‍♀️👟👟🏀 Caitlin Clark had the Kobe shoes 🤫

Except you made a little mistake. Poole was supposed to play point guard. Hailey was going to be shooting guard. Poole got suspended early and we lost Mya Smith the second game of the year. That put us down two players in the first 2 weeks. Also, Hailey has/had the flu, she had IVs before the game and at half time.