Emsbo for Duke has no more eligibilityMy preseason ranks as of now + info on gains/losses. I'm sure I've made mistakes.
HS = High School recruiting class ranking
Schl = # of scholarships available (ie, room for transfers)
Losses = WNBA/Grad or TransferOut
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My preseason ranks as of now + info on gains/losses. I'm sure I've made mistakes.
HS = High School recruiting class ranking
Schl = # of scholarships available (ie, room for transfers)
Losses = WNBA/Grad or TransferOut
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They get Smyah smith back and added Wolfenbarger transfer. That alone is a decent 5.I think LSU will definitely be Top 10 once the portal movement has finalized.
But, as of today, they have a very limited returning roster, and no 2024 signees, correct? Flaujae, Williams, and Morrow are for sure starters. Everyone else is unproven.
They get Smyah smith back and added Wolfenbarger transfer. That alone is a decent 5.
But, neither is a PG or Center, right? I'm trying to project their starting five.
The Roster Outlook: Kim Mulkey, LSU Gearing Up For Important Offseason in Baton Rouge
Angel Reese and Hailey Van Lith depart the program, Mulkey and Co. looking to add new faces.www.si.com
I think LSU will definitely be Top 10 once the portal movement has finalized.
But, as of today, they have a very limited returning roster, and no 2024 signees, correct? Flaujae, Williams, and Morrow are for sure starters. Everyone else is unproven.
I agree with the 9-15 picks of Duke/NC State/Iowa State/Stanford/Ohio State/Oklahoma/Kansas State. All of those squads have big question marks but nice potential:
-Duke needs to find offense
-NC State is replacing their posts
-Can Iowa State's young roster get to the next level with one last year of Emily Ryan?
-Who will step up for Stanford to help Iriafen?
-Ohio State loses a lot to graduation
-Oklahoma won the Big 12, but were the ever legit?
-Will Ayoka Lee get help at Kansas State?
I would put UConn in the 9-15 range. Too much is a mystery with them. Ice is the only semi known entity in the front court. The backcourt is thin outside of question marks returning from injury and freshman. Maybe they’ll be good but also maybe they won’t. Who knows!My preseason ranks as of now + info on gains/losses. I'm sure I've made mistakes.
HS = High School recruiting class ranking
Schl = # of scholarships available (ie, room for transfers)
Losses = WNBA/Grad or TransferOut
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You are kidding right? This team made the final four this year with basically playing the starters all forty minutes in EVERY game for the last two months of season. Now we will have a full roster with the nations best player (Paige coming back) and the nations best recruit (Sarah coming in). I think it might take a little bit of time to get all of the pieces figured out but Paige is going to make everyone around her better and the team should progress quickly but say they are only a top 9-15 is ludicrous.I would put UConn in the 9-15 range. Too much is a mystery with them. Ice is the only semi known entity in the front court. The backcourt is thin outside of question marks returning from injury and freshman. Maybe they’ll be good but also maybe they won’t. Who knows!
If we are just thinking preseason I just think there are too many question marks. Who’s gonna be available? How will they recover? How good are the freshman? Like no idea here! Sure the ceiling might be high but the floor is very low as well.You are kidding right? This team made the final four this year with basically playing the starters all forty minutes in EVERY game for the last two months of season. Now we will have a full roster with the nations best player (Paige coming back) and the nations best recruit (Sarah coming in). I think it might take a little bit of time to get all of the pieces figured out but Paige is going to make everyone around her better and the team should progress quickly but say they are only a top 9-15 is ludicrous.
I would put UConn in the 9-15 range. Too much is a mystery with them. Ice is the only semi known entity in the front court. The backcourt is thin outside of question marks returning from injury and freshman. Maybe they’ll be good but also maybe they won’t. Who knows!
Yea I wouldn’t be mad with them starting out unranked but the name of the program still holds too much weight.A month ago I had thought UConn would be lower but then the F4 run, Paige’s performance, and Strong’s commitment pushed them higher for me.
I also think that 2-11 is pretty tightly bunched.
I wouldn't take what this poster says seriously.You are kidding right? This team made the final four this year with basically playing the starters all forty minutes in EVERY game for the last two months of season. Now we will have a full roster with the nations best player (Paige coming back) and the nations best recruit (Sarah coming in). I think it might take a little bit of time to get all of the pieces figured out but Paige is going to make everyone around her better and the team should progress quickly but say they are only a top 9-15 is ludicrous.
Yea I wouldn’t be mad with them starting out unranked but the name of the program still holds too much weight.
My preseason ranks as of now + info on gains/losses. I'm sure I've made mistakes.
HS = High School recruiting class ranking
Schl = # of scholarships available (ie, room for transfers)
Losses = WNBA/Grad or TransferOut
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I was right about most of that though. Even Paige took until March of 2024 to really step up. You may not like it but I was right.I wouldn't take what this poster says seriously.
In April of 2023 the poster had UConn preseason #1 and then a month later dropped UConn to the #10-15 range because Aaliyah Edwards was with Team Canada and not in Storrs for summer workouts. Then, after Aaliyah Edwards made it to Storrs (she missed 1 week with the team) this poster improved UConn's preseason ranking to #9-16.
Also said Paige wouldn't be close to freshman year Paige until summer 2024. There is still hope.
Espn preseason UConn number 1
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/36044329/womens-college-basketball-way-too-early-top-25-2023-24the-boneyard.com
Bueckers, Arnold, Shade, Fudd, Samuels, Ziebell, Cheli = thin backcourt.
Again, not to be taken seriously.
Actually, you weren't right. You were all over the place. Your various preseason rankings (from #1 to #9-16) were before the team lost Caroline, Yana, Azzi and Aubrey. The team made it to the final four.I was right about most of that though. Even Paige took until March of 2024 to really step up. You may not like it but I was right.