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A Top 25 list "Most Intriguing Players for 2022-2023"

Bone Dog said:
Maybe it’s just me and my sort of mistake, but I’m not impressed by much of the top 20 teams. The gap between the top 3 and the rest seems quite broad to me. Who looks strong among the rest? ND, Louisville and maybe Arizona. But the rest lost a lot more to graduation and the transfer portal than the top 3 did.
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North Carolina played South Carolina tougher than anybody else in the Tourney last year and hardly lost anybody. They are certainly a team worth keeping an eye on. Anyway season hasn't even started yet, no need to already be writing off almost the entire field.
 
Bone Dog said:
Does Texas have a post player?
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I really like Tayllor Jones who they picked up the portal. Aliyah Moore is also basically a post player and she came on strong towards the end of the year as a freshman
I think heading into the season I'm pretty optimistic about a lot of teams. Probably 10-12 contenders in my opinion. Like is the gap between UConn and Tennessee that big?
 
jdote33 said:
I really like Tayllor Jones who they picked up the portal. Aliyah Moore is also basically a post player and she came on strong towards the end of the year as a freshman
I think heading into the season I'm pretty optimistic about a lot of teams. Probably 10-12 contenders in my opinion. Like is the gap between UConn and Tennessee that big?
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Don't forget Gaston is still on the roster and they have a couple other 6'4" / 6'5" players who may help provide some depth.
 
cancontent said:
Don't forget Gaston is still on the roster and they have a couple other 6'4" / 6'5" players who may help provide some depth.
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Yeah, Vic has had a few post-sized players. But other than Ebo, he has preferred to put a small team on the floor the last couple years. This makes me think he didn’t have any confidence in them.
 
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Bone Dog said:
Yeah, Vic has had a few post-sized players. But other than Ebo, he has preferred to put a small team on the floor the last couple years. This makes me think he didn’t have any confidence in them.
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I see where you're coming from on that.
 
Bone Dog said:
Yeah, Vic has had a few post-sized players. But other than Ebo, he has preferred to put a small team on the floor the last couple years. This makes me think he didn’t have any confidence in them.
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In addition to Taylor Jones, Texas added 6'4" Khadija Faye from Texas Tech. She burned Texas last year when Tech played Texas in Austin. I am confident Texas will be a factor in conference play and, once again, be tournament ready in late March. I don't know how good the team will look in November against UConn! There are a lot of new players to integrate. And while the new players may be more "talented" than the players that left, we have yet to see how they are going to adjust to Vic's demands.
 
cancontent said:
I'm not following your logic on this one.

Don't we know enough about about Joens, Boston, Hailey Van Lith, Miles and Miller? With the exception of Diamond Miller, who is being looked at as the leader of the Maryland roster, what is new about the roles of these players?
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Agreed.........many of these players are already proven talents.........seems kind of silly to include them.....
 
Txhoopsalot said:
In addition to Taylor Jones, Texas added 6'4" Khadija Faye from Texas Tech. She burned Texas last year when Tech played Texas in Austin. I am confident Texas will be a factor in conference play and, once again, be tournament ready in late March. I don't know how good the team will look in November against UConn! There are a lot of new players to integrate. And while the new players may be more "talented" than the players that left, we have yet to see how they are going to adjust to Vic's demands.
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It's good to hear that there's been some intriguing additions to the roster. I have a lot of confidence in Vic's ability to pull his teams together. I was worried when Audrey Warren transferred out, since she'd seemed like an important player for team spirit. That and the loss of Joanne Allen-Taylor, another team spirit player.

Going forward, this seems like it's Rori's team -- she's earned her leadership role -- and the addition of Gonzalez and Morris will be good support for her. Morris is a good perimeter shooter and a scrappy defender -- just the way Vic likes 'em. Aaliyah Moore also came up big against Baylor in the Big12 tournament, so she may be a bright spot this year.

I wonder who will start this year. Maybe Rori, Morris, Moore, Gonzalez, Jones (or Faye)?
 
Charliebball said:
Agreed.........many of these players are already proven talents.........seems kind of silly to include them.....
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It's kind of like the top recruit updates. You see breakdowns on the same players and not much about up and comers who may have had a breakthrough season that AAU season.
 
nwhoopfan said:
North Carolina played South Carolina tougher than anybody else in the Tourney last year and hardly lost anybody. They are certainly a team worth keeping an eye on. Anyway season hasn't even started yet, no need to already be writing off almost the entire field.
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No one is “writing off the entire field” but I’ll be shocked, shocked, if anyone but SC, UConn, or Stanford wins the title! Could it happen? Sure, lots of things could happen but it’s not very likely. (Barring injuries, of course) IMO!
 
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Cuango said:
No one is “writing off the entire field” but I’ll be shocked, shocked, if anyone but SC, UConn, or Stanford wins the title! Could it happen? Sure, lots of things could happen but it’s not very likely. (Barring injuries, of course) IMO!
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That's what I was thinking, too. Watching the tournament from last year, there were lots of scrappy teams, like Creighton and South Dakota, who were wonderful to watch. But when it came down to it, none of them were really competitive at the highest level. Certainly not Maryland or Indiana or Iowa or Iowa St or Baylor or Michigan or Tennessee or LSU. Last year, the real contenders were the big 3 plus ND, NC St, Louisville and Texas. That was it.

And projecting forward, I don't see a lot of improvement or even keeping up with the previous year in the field other than ND, Louisville and Texas. The Big 3 still look to be a cut above -- barring major injury woes. Are upsets and Cinderella teams possible? Absolutely, just like in any year. But they don't seem likely.

And speaking of Cinderellas, UNC could be one of these.
 
Bone Dog said:
It's good to hear that there's been some intriguing additions to the roster. I have a lot of confidence in Vic's ability to pull his teams together. I was worried when Audrey Warren transferred out, since she'd seemed like an important player for team spirit. That and the loss of Joanne Allen-Taylor, another team spirit player.

Going forward, this seems like it's Rori's team -- she's earned her leadership role -- and the addition of Gonzalez and Morris will be good support for her. Morris is a good perimeter shooter and a scrappy defender -- just the way Vic likes 'em. Aaliyah Moore also came up big against Baylor in the Big12 tournament, so she may be a bright spot this year.

I wonder who will start this year. Maybe Rori, Morris, Moore, Gonzalez, Jones (or Faye)?
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Maybe “intriguing” is sometimes like beauty, in the eye of the beholder? Your starting lineup for Texas looks likely, but this year there is talent behind talent to make things a bit more interesting.
 
Txhoopsalot said:
Maybe “intriguing” is sometimes like beauty, in the eye of the beholder? Your starting lineup for Texas looks likely, but this year there is talent behind talent to make things a bit more interesting.
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Question re the "talent behind the talent" comment. Do you mean the talent is better than last season?

If so, how would a player like Lattimore, who they recruited hard in the transfer portal last season, compare to this year's roster?
 
nwhoopfan said:
North Carolina played South Carolina tougher than anybody else in the Tourney last year and hardly lost anybody. They are certainly a team worth keeping an eye on. Anyway season hasn't even started yet, no need to already be writing off almost the entire field.
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I don't think one gutsy performance means all that. I mean Kentucky and Mizzou . . .

Yeah, I think they can be pretty good but I need to see them topple NC State and Louisville before I put them in the Top 8.
 
cancontent said:
Question re the "talent behind the talent" comment. Do you mean the talent is better than last season?

If so, how would a player like Lattimore, who they recruited hard in the transfer portal last season, compare to this year's roster?
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Yes, I think the roster has more talent. Ah, Lattimore. I just loved Lattimore. I hope she has great success. We didn’t get to see her much because she was set back by her injury. But she showed great flashes. I am a great fan and a poor analyst. But I think maybe Lattimore needs more development than the 3,4,5 players now on the Texas roster. Transfers Faye and Jones are, I think, ready and willing to play inside. Moore is expected to star at the 4. With either Jones or Faye added to the roster (would not have been room for both if Lattimore stayed), I am not sure Lattimore’s role could have changed or expanded much this year. If she wanted to be more on the perimeter, that was not going to happen either. Just a case of fit and timing?
 
Txhoopsalot said:
Yes, I think the roster has more talent. Ah, Lattimore. I just loved Lattimore. I hope she has great success. We didn’t get to see her much because she was set back by her injury. But she showed great flashes. I am a great fan and a poor analyst. But I think maybe Lattimore needs more development than the 3,4,5 players now on the Texas roster. Transfers Faye and Jones are, I think, ready and willing to play inside. Moore is expected to star at the 4. With either Jones or Faye added to the roster (would not have been room for both if Lattimore stayed), I am not sure Lattimore’s role could have changed or expanded much this year. If she wanted to be more on the perimeter, that was not going to happen either. Just a case of fit and timing?
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I see where you're coming from. Fit and timing for sure considering she was committed to Syracuse prior to the fiasco there.

Interesting to hear that she needs more development as I'm of that opinion. The team behind her like to tout how she's has well rounded skillset, however I disagree. I'm of the belief she needs to get stronger in the paint/post in addition to being capable of being a wing at the 3. Time will tell if she ends up developing more strength in the post.
 
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AS a UConn fan, specifically Auriemma, I live in Austin and have a love, hate admiration for Vic. They rolled out the Brinks truck to sign him and in just a few years he made Texas relevant again.
 
visitingcock said:
I don't think one gutsy performance means all that. I mean Kentucky and Mizzou . . .

Yeah, I think they can be pretty good but I need to see them topple NC State and Louisville before I put them in the Top 8.
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Top 8? Yes, they probably will finish in the top 8 in the ACC this season. Despite my username and avatar, I am not a "hater" at least in my opinion.
 
visitingcock said:
I don't think one gutsy performance means all that. I mean Kentucky and Mizzou . . .

Yeah, I think they can be pretty good but I need to see them topple NC State and Louisville before I put them in the Top 8.
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They did beat Louisville last year. Also hammered Arizona in the Tourney, a team who has been getting a few mentions in this thread.
 
triaddukefan said:
Top 8? Yes, they probably will finish in the top 8 in the ACC this season. Despite my username and avatar, I am not a "hater" at least in my opinion.
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It's really gonna hurt when they finish well ahead of Duke in the ACC...again.
 
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triaddukefan said:
Its the weekend... I ain't trying to argue or raise my blood pressure on a Friday Afternoon. :confused:
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Will Celeste Taylor be starting this year? She’s one of my favorites and I was so sad because of her injury last season.
 
Bone Dog said:
Will Celeste Taylor be starting this year? She’s one of my favorites and I was so sad because of her injury last season.
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Yes, she is penciled into the starting lineup. Seems like she is back to her normal pre-injury self.
 
eebmg said:
theathletic.com

Who are women's college basketball's most intriguing players this season?

Lyndsey D'Arcangleo ranks the top 25 most intriguing players in women's college basketball.
theathletic.com theathletic.com


For lover's of lists.



25. Dyaisha Fair, Syracuse
24. Abby Meyers, Maryland
23. Aijha Blackwell, Baylor
22. Alexis Morris, LSU
21. Rori Harmon, Texas (way too low for me)
20. Jordan Horston, Tennessee
19. Monika Czinano, Iowa
18. Kamilla Cardoso, South Carolina
17. Rickea Jackson, Tennessee
16. Cameron Brink, Stanford
15. Aneesah Morrow, DePaul
14. Ashley Owusu, Virginia Tech
13. Haley Jones, Stanford
12. Elizabeth Kitley, Virginia Tech
11. Sedona Prince, Oregon
10. Saylor Poffenbarger, Arkansas
9. Kiki Rice, UCLA
8. Caitlin Clark, Iowa
7. Ashley Joens, Iowa State
6. Aliyah Boston, South Carolina
5. Olivia Miles, Notre Dame
4. Hailey Van Lith, Louisville
3. Diamond Miller, Maryland
2. Azzi Fudd, Connecticut
1. Angel Reese, LSU
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I'm please to see number 10, Saylor. I had high hopes for her as a Huskies. I'm unhappy she saw fit to leave. I'm happy the Arkansan's got her.
 
Carnac said:
This interview was made a week to ten days AFTER she graduated from Fairfield. Fast forward..........I'd like to see a follow up to this interview now that she's been in the program for 4 months. Touch on the things she has learned, the things she is still working on, and how she's coming along with learning the "system". A "state of the Lou" so to speak.

The "system" being: playing on BOTH ends of the court. Knowing the offense is challenging enough, but you also MUST know where you're suppose to be on the various defensive sets Geno runs. In the past, I've seen older players tell freshmen where to go on defense that were out of position. Any defensive set only works when everyone knows what they are suppose to do, and where they are suppose to be. How many times have we made an easy basket or given one up because a player was out of position? :eek:

I can't wait for Lou to have her break out game. She's going to "burn" somebody. I hope it's against a top 10 team (not a mid-major conference opponent) on the road BEFORE the holiday break, and of course we win. :D Is that asking too much?
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While I concur to your desire for a followup from Lou, I doubt it would be in her best interest to speak her mind this year. MEANING, she is still feeling her way and in April shall have had a better look from the inside of the program. I too would like to know the emotional feeling that flashed through her mind as she played her first game as a Husky. I hope is as successful as many think.
 
Bone Dog said:
So they’re not intrigued by Caroline? Hmmm.

I mean most of this list is well known talentwise. Not much intrigue. But Caroline, now there’s lots to be intrigued about in the talents we glimpsed last season. I get why she feels underrated. I hope she makes this even more motivation to torch opponents this year.
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Thanks, I was hoping to find Caroline on that list, maybe in April. Thank you
 
Carnac said:
Somehow, I don't think Lou or Caroline are going to sneak up on any coach/team. News travels fast!! Good or bad. Most top 150 teams "scout" their upcoming opponents by either sending an assistant coach to attend a game, or trading (buying) game film(s) from other teams that recently played an upcoming opponent.

Remember Doggie, we're out here in Southern California. If WE can get ALL of UConn's games here on TV, so can anyone of their opponents. Cream ALWAYS (10 times out of 10) rises to the top. The best players in the country will get ALL of the ink they deserve from the local and national media. None of them will labor in anonymity. :cool:
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Unless it's pasteurized or below freezing (then it's an ice cream cone without the cone or sugar.
 
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