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Message: [QUOTE="EricLA, post: 3309559, member: 26"] Hard to say because she doesn't have any games against elite Americans who are already rated. But I was talking to a few BY'ers and we believe that Edwards is legit top 5 in the class - she was really solid against elite college players and pros when Team USA faced off against Canada. [USER=366]@MilfordHusky[/USER] believes Muhl is better than Andrews or Van Lith, so a legit top 10. PN has Gabriel rated as 41, and she's really blown up this past summer so her ranking is definitely higher than the "unranked" rating that HG has her at the moment. Mclean - one of the best athletes in the class (along with Edwards, and Griffin from the class ahead of her), so 15-20 seems about right for her. Bueckers - #1 by a mile Edwards - 4-7 range Muhl - 7-10 range Mclean - 20'ish Gabriel - 40-60 range Frankly I don't care what the rating services have Oregon's class (or anyone else for that matter). First, they are our recruits, so all that matters is how well they will do at UCONN. 2nd, IMHO that class is easily the best in the nation and it's not even close to who has #2. Last point - it's not just about one class. Oregon has a lot of recruits in 2021. Stanford, Baylor and Maryland all have or will have top 10 kids. ND has a solid class and likely will land top 10 Clark. Baylor could land Andrews and Van Lith. But then look at 2019. SC had a monster class with 4 in the top 10. STanford and Maryland also did well. Then go to 2018. Baylor and STanford but SC and Maryland also got a top 10 kid. And Stanford also has #4 out of 2021 already. 2017 - it was UCONN, Texas, Tennessee and Stanford who really cleaned up. Yeah Holly could recruit the hell out of top kids. If you look at who's getting top kids class by class, there are only a few elite programs. ND to a lesser extent (I believe Brunelle is not a legit top 10 kid), Stanford, Maryland and Baylor. And if you add up who will be on the rosters, NO ONE has recruited as well as UCONN. Brenda (as I throw up a little in my mouth saying this) has proven she can coach the hell out of top talent. So has Kim (in spite of her unfortunate fashion choices), and we know Tara is one of the best. So... IMHO the next 3 years (after this season) it will be UCONN, Stanford, Baylor and Maryland in that order as the top 4 programs. Just based on recruiting and how well the coaches get the kids to perform. Next tier, Mississippi State, South Carolina, Texas (based on talent - not coaching - I really don't think they are a top 10 team). Next tier, ND, Oregon, Oregon State, and maybe Louisville. I have no doubt I'm missing a team or 2, but the main point of my post is that while teams may have individually a great year, NO ONE has the top talent UCONN has and will have for the next 4-5 years. If we make the final 4 this year, and we should since I believe we are one of the top 3-4 teams in the nation WITHOUT Westbrook, we will definitely be NC favorites the next 2-3 years after that and then some. [/QUOTE]

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