LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Jeff Walz has spent 19 years building one of the premier programs in women's college basketball. He's coached Final Fours and first-rounders. Managed rosters. Trained pros. Recruited internationally.

And now? Now he's working a spreadsheet.

He talks about it as easily as he used to talk about recruiting a scorer or breaking a press. These days, building a winning team isn't just about drawing up plays. It's about plugging in numbers.

I went to an offseason news conference Wednesday, and a microeconomics lecture broke out.

"You only have so much money to pay your players," Walz said. "Eventually, I'm hoping to get down to maybe 10 to 12 players." (The roster limit is 15.) "Some are just happy to be on scholarship — which sounds crazy, anymore — but, you know, A

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