bballnut90
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Coming into this season, I didn't think there was a chance UCONN lost a game with all of their talent returning. Stanford pulled off a miracle in the game of the year and proved everyone wrong. UCONN then turned back into UCONN and rolled to a 10th title. Next year, they return more talent than they did in 2014-15, and add in the #1 recruiting class. KLS should slide in nicely for KML, Butler for Stokes, add a year of experience and Collier who could be outstanding.
The rest of women's college basketball should be significantly better next year as well. Most top teams return at least 4 starters and have a lot of star freshmen and sophomores returning. Some huge transfers sat out this year and will be impact players at their new programs. That said, I thought the only team with a shot to compete with UConn next year was Notre Dame. That all changed when Loyd declared for the draft, and now I don't see anyone who has the horses to compete with Connecticut. Next year, I really do not see a team that can come remotely close to competing with UCONN. UCONN has one of the nation's best shot blockers in Stewart, Butler who rebounds well, and outstanding perimeter defenders in Nurse and Jefferson. South Carolina doesn't have enough guards who drive the line or ball movement offensively, Florida State does not have the size, Baylor will not have the size to compete inside, Maryland will get dominated inside, and Notre Dame doesn't have a proven All-American coming back. I think the closest an opponent get is maybe 10-15 points if UCONN has a poor night and the opponent has a huge game. How dominant do you think UCONN will be next year?
The rest of women's college basketball should be significantly better next year as well. Most top teams return at least 4 starters and have a lot of star freshmen and sophomores returning. Some huge transfers sat out this year and will be impact players at their new programs. That said, I thought the only team with a shot to compete with UConn next year was Notre Dame. That all changed when Loyd declared for the draft, and now I don't see anyone who has the horses to compete with Connecticut. Next year, I really do not see a team that can come remotely close to competing with UCONN. UCONN has one of the nation's best shot blockers in Stewart, Butler who rebounds well, and outstanding perimeter defenders in Nurse and Jefferson. South Carolina doesn't have enough guards who drive the line or ball movement offensively, Florida State does not have the size, Baylor will not have the size to compete inside, Maryland will get dominated inside, and Notre Dame doesn't have a proven All-American coming back. I think the closest an opponent get is maybe 10-15 points if UCONN has a poor night and the opponent has a huge game. How dominant do you think UCONN will be next year?