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South Carolina should be unanimous #1. They have everyone but Cardoso back and Watkins is perfect to fill her spot with no drop off defensively. When Cardoso was out, South Carolina was still incredibly dominant. They are deeper and more athletic in the post than any other team and bring in...

Fixed! Thanks for continuing to catch my bad typos :)

Beers to Oklahoma is very intriguing, as it should elevate OU to the upper echelon of teams in the SEC with their whole roster (or almost their whole roster) back next year. Watching her go up against Ashlyn Watkins will be a treat next season. TVO at USC is another big domino to fall. Her and...

Updated: Biggest names in portal at the moment IMO: Maryam Dauda, Arkansas Samira Spencer, Arkansas Kateri Poole, LSU (originally Ohio State) Faith Masonius, Maryland Liza Karlen, Marquette Cameron Williams, Michigan Deja Kelly, North Carolina. Visiting Oregon Donovan Hunter, Oregon State Timea...

Carolyn Kieger coached at her alma mater, Marquette before switching to Penn State

Finishes her career: 2nd in career playoff points 1st in career playoff rebounds 6th in career playoff assists 2nd in career playoff steals 2nd in career playoff blocks

Wow, that was unexpected. I thought she’d for sure take a victory lap so fans could embrace and celebrate her one more season. And if healthy she was the perfect piece to add to Vegas. All that said, Parker is unquestionably one of the best to ever suit up and she has had an incredible...

If Frese can figure out Deberry and Poffenbarger improves her efficiency they have potential to be quite good. A lot of “ifs” though. I think they’re more in the 4-8 range though after UCLA/USC/Ohio State.

Fixed the list—I mixed up TVO and Timea

I'm glad the Iriafen/South Carolina rumors didn't come to fruition. South Carolina's more loaded in the post than anyone next year and I think Kiki coming would've led to either Kitts or Feagin departing and potentially disrupts their great team chemistry. One thing Dawn has done very well is...

I'd put Texas or UCONN over Southern Cal at this juncture, even if they land von Oelhoffen. USC feels a little like LSU this year, adding in a lot of pieces but developing chemistry is far from a given. And most importantly, being good on paper doesn't always translate, especially when trying...

The team FG% argument is a cherry picked statistic that you continue to bring up. FWIW, Taurasi’s teammates consistently shot 4-6.5% better than her throughout her UCONN career for another GOAT comparison. She’s also never been an above average defender which discredits point #1 unless you’re...

They want starting minutes and with Moore coming back healthy and better than ever, it means limited playing time for them. Not to mention Taylor Jones is back for a 6th year and you landed top PF in Carlton. Muhammad is a really good player but wasn’t going to get big minutes next year, and...

Dauda has the tools to be a really good player IMO. Going to a program with more structure and emphasis on rebounding/defense could do wonders for her. Former top 10 or top 15 recruit too.

Biggest names in portal at the moment IMO: Maryam Dauda, Arkansas Samira Spencer, Arkansas Kateri Poole, LSU (originally Ohio State) Faith Masonius, Maryland Liza Karlen, Marquette Cameron Williams, Michigan. Rumored to be visiting Texas Deja Kelly, North Carolina Rikki Harris, Ohio State Raegan...

Easily one of the biggest additions from the portal. Phelia should be a good fit but Texas will need to develop chemistry next year reintegrating Harmon and figuring out Booker’s role. They also lack size compared to the likes of SC but should be a Final Four favorite going into next year. I’d...

There's nothing I'd love more than for Angel Reese to embrace being the "Deep Dish Diva"

Dallas (who owns Chicago’s 2025 pick) or LA appear to be likely landing spots early on. WNBA lottery odds are based on the previous 2 years combined records among lottery teams. Barring something strange, both LA and Chicago are projected to be bottom feeders this year. Washington too has a...

Updated: Biggest names in portal at the moment IMO: Kailyn Gilbert, Arizona. Rumored LSU interest Saylor Poffenbarger, Arkansas (originally UCONN). Rumored Alabama/Ole Miss interest Caitlyn Weimar, Boston (originally Marist). Visiting NC State Aaronette Vonleh, Colorado (originally Arizona)...

Probably wasn't starting over Dugalic this year. Even less playing time if UCLA lands Iriafen

I didn't realize how deep the Sky are in the front court. Was hoping to see Taya Reimer make a roster but she has an uphill battle competing with the likes of Harrison, Turner, Williams, Angel and Cardoso. James Wade really screwed this franchise over though, they're projected to be at the...

Geno typically schedules brutal non-conference teams. I don't think UCONN is projected to be fully healthy by November either (Griffin/Fudd less than a year recovered from ACLs). South Carolina looks like the clear cut #1 team going into next year and I'm not sure if the matchup vs UCONN will...

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It’s already ruined the men’s game. Can’t blame the players for striking when the iron is hot to sign multimillion dollar contracts, but it kills a lot of the joy of college basketball IMO. Most of the time star players on the men’s side bolt for the pros after a big season which robs fans of a...

I'd be surprised if she doesn't get a spot. Maybe if Gray still isn't ready to play they'll want a stronger PG, but Colson has been locker room gold and I'd expect they'll keep her on the roster

SC's presence is pronounced and growing in the WNBA. I believe you have 13 players on rosters to open training camp: A'ja Wilson Aliyah Boston Allisha Gray Laeticia Amihere Zia Cooke Brea Beal Kaela Davis Tyasha Harris Alaina Coates Destanni Henderson Tiffany Mitchell Victaria Saxton Kamilla...

Thanks--added Iriafen. I don't think Wolfenbarger/Diew are top transfers so I didn't include them.

West coast viewership/attendance should go up with a massive increase in attendance by both USC/UCLA this year. The switch from Pac-12 Network to BTN will also be huge for viewership. Looking at the conference next year, I see the projected standings as: Title contenders: 1. UCLA-they have a...

Angel in her ESPN speech specifically mentioned how she was excited to play with Kamilla too. Fans are stubborn about college beef far longer than the players are.

That's a major bummer for Hartley, I didn't realize she played that little. She had a solid start to her career and really caught fire in 2020, only to have her career derailed by an ACL. I agree though, Aces did well for 2nd round picks. Fair is undersized but an explosive player, Kate...

1st rounders usually don't get cut in training camp but it does happen occasionally. I'm also not super high on Soares based on her time at Iowa State, like you said, it was a small sample size. Cannon I think sticks since she was signed in the off season and this is a young roster who could...

C-McCowan/Brown/Soares F-Howard/Cannon F-Sabally/Siegrist G-Ogunbowale/Sheldon/Lopez-Senechal/Leite G-Dangerfield/Burton/Owusu At least 2 of those players are getting cut. Probably Owusu (who I still think has star potential if she gets a shot) and I have no idea who the last cut would be...

I don’t think so, but not a bad choice. Mid 2nd round picks don’t usually stick but Martin’s a work horse and had a really nice tournament and showed off some ability to create vs UCONN which GMs probably recognized. Similar to Muhl’s stock going up for playing so well in the Final Four.

Definitely yes, particularly since EDD has decided to sit this season out. Shakira Austin will start and the other spot is likely between her, Dolson and Queen Egbo. Should be set up well for playing time as a rookie. Getting into the right situation is half the battle in this league and...

Sheldon to 5 is a bit of a surprise to me. I think she'll be competing directly with last year's #5 pick (Lou Lopez Senechal) for playing time as a backup to Arike. Sheldon is a joy to watch but I think long term this could be viewed as a missed opportunity to grab Edwards or Reese. Worth...