Tulsa has benefitted from drafting and having young players that (for the moment) are jelling and injury-free.
If, VIKES!, AD were the incompetent bitter fool that you paint her to be, then Kelly could easily ask for her release. If she has and AD, the bitter incompetent fool, is just being spiteful, then Kelly should suck it up and be the best teammate she can be. If she learned nothing from UConn and their bench players, she should have learned that.
There are no guarantees in the W, and players can move to find the right mix of place and time and coach, but it also may be that, despite what a W coach "says" the reality is played out on the court. You earn it - and if you haven't, maybe the W is not for you.
As for records and the "state of the W" --- you play, you don't make excuses.