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Isn't RAPM basically a measurement of how well a team plays when someone is on the court vs. when they're off of it? I'm not an expert on advanced stats but for UCONN games they're usually blowing teams out the first 3 quarters and then empty the bench in the 4th where they often coast and play...

Bizarre ending that Texas didn't even both to foul in the last 7 seconds. Joyce Edwards had the ball and she's only a 63% FT shooter. At any rate, entertaining game though it wasn't pretty at times. Raven Johnson with some monster buckets down the stretch. And Okot nailing a 3 took me back to...

Fudd is a better 3pt shooter than Blakes, aside from that stats very heavily favor Blakes. More important than stats is that Blakes has taken the #19 preseason team to a top 5 ranking and undefeated season so far. She absolutely deserves her spot on 1st team.

I feel like this class is overlooked since the class ahead of them is just bonkers (Juju Watkins, Madison Booker, Hannah Hidalgo, Mikaylah Williams, Audi Crooks, etc.) but they're also making a case for being among the best classes ever. The level of production is off the charts: Sarah Strong...

I think Crooks’ stock is dropping as Iowa State has struggled as of late. I’d put Edwards on 1st team as a lock right now—I can’t recall any other time a player on the #2 team who averages an efficient 20+ a game doesn’t make 1st team.

Vandy has a great board that's pretty active, worth checking out for any Vandy fans https://vandymania.com/viewforum.php?f=5

Kim and Dawn have always been pretty respectful to each other as far as I know. I don't think there's any beef between them despite going after similar players and the Fulwiley transfer.

Thoughts from a non-UCONN fan: 1. I'd probably go with Strong or Arnold for DPOY. Fudd has become an elite defender too though. I guess I can't pick either. 2. If he wants 4 years out of Cheli I think he'd be smart to redshirt her. UCONN has the deepest roster it's had in a long time, I don't...

First off, congrats to Shea and team. Midseason Shea is my easy pick for National Coach of the Year. Looking ahead, Vandy realistically could be #4 when the next poll comes out next week. If #4 Texas loses at #2 South Carolina this week, Vandy likely climbs to #4 and Texas to drop to #5 or...

Vandy should safely be #5 in polls tomorrow. My top 15 prediction for tomorrow: 1. UCONN 2. South Carolina 3. UCLA 4. Texas 5. Vanderbilt 6. Michigan 7. Kentucky 8. LSU 9. Louisville 10. TCU 11. Maryland 12. Oklahoma 13. Michigan State 14. Ole Miss 15. Ohio State

Some notable names that probably should've made the list include: Ava Heiden - Iowa Marta Suarez - TCU Madina Okot - South Carolina Shay Ciezski - Indiana Tonie Morgan - Kentucky Oluchi Okananwa - Maryland Toby Fournier - Duke Britt Prince - Nebraska Taliah Scott - Baylor Sayvia Sellers - Washington

I also caught the 2nd half of OU/Kentucky. It felt like the JV version of LSU/Texas. -Reagan Beers gets away with murder, she should've picked up several fouls in the 3rd and 4th that weren't called at all. Good player but got a very friendly whistle. -Chavez looks like Chennedy...

Texas/LSU was a great game. Things that stood out to me: -Madison Booker was brilliant in the 4th and nearly brought them back to win. Great showing by her, got caught in foul trouble though. -Mikaylah Williams stepped up in a way many here were looking for her to do. Flaujae/Fulwiley are...

Duke is looking much improved, can they rise to a top 4 seed as the year continues? There are a slew of teams in the 20-30 range in the ACC ranks (Duke, UNC, Notre Dame, Stanford, NC State) and only Louisville is top 20 (currently #10).

Wins and losses matter though. Ole Miss, Louisville and Michigan keeping games close against the Big 4 is notable but none of them have come through with wins and I don't think they deserve higher rankings simply for keeping games competitive when they either lack quality wins and/or have bad...