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“Since UConn’s run”I don't blame them. That is a little too much to say. They will probably stated as "since UConn repeated".
“Since UConn’s run”I don't blame them. That is a little too much to say. They will probably stated as "since UConn repeated".
I agree, Georgia is going to be the surprise team of the SEC. I realize a lot of fans pick UGA to improve but I expect they will be top ten!I would still have Texas at number 4 because of Vic. NC State number 5. Okay, then Tennessee at 6. I think Baylor will return to expectations at 7. I'll go with Caitlin Clark to round out my Great 8.
SCar, Stanford and UConn? I don't see SCar going coast to coast number one this year - though they might be there at the end. Road games to Stanford, Uconn, Oregon, Maryland, Tennessee, etc. are gonna be tough
We gotta' watch out for Georgia. With their new coach, they are gonna' take us to a brawl in the gutters. Less talent? Sure, but they aren't gonna' back down on this bus trip rivalry. Wretched, spiteful, straight razor totin' women - Law'd Ha' Mercy.
transfer portal and Nil has changed wbb but am sad to say probably for worse than better.Absolutely shocking how the transfer portal has transformed WCBB. And it appears that Coach Geno has been blindsided by this. Every top team has picked up great players from the portal. Will Senechal prove to be an excellent contributor for Connecticut? Possible, but remains to be seen. But so many teams have been transformed by either the loss or gain of truly great players in the portal that UConn can no longer sit on the sidelines. Coach Geno stated that he doesn't have an assistant coach dedicated to watching the portal and scouting potential transfers. But now, perhaps, he needs to take that step to keep up with the Joneses, or the Tennessees, or Notre Dames, etc.
I've never seen WCBB so dramatically changed by transfers before. And I'm guessing that a lot of top coaches are also shocked that so many of their players are so unhappy that they're willing to bail out. Shows how unhappy so many were with the system before, and with their coaches. Earth-shaking.
I don't really agree. It has not transformed WCCB though it certainly has had a great effect.Absolutely shocking how the transfer portal has transformed WCBB. And it appears that Coach Geno has been blindsided by this. Every top team has picked up great players from the portal. Will Senechal prove to be an excellent contributor for Connecticut? Possible, but remains to be seen. But so many teams have been transformed by either the loss or gain of truly great players in the portal that UConn can no longer sit on the sidelines. Coach Geno stated that he doesn't have an assistant coach dedicated to watching the portal and scouting potential transfers. But now, perhaps, he needs to take that step to keep up with the Joneses, or the Tennessees, or Notre Dames, etc.
I've never seen WCBB so dramatically changed by transfers before. And I'm guessing that a lot of top coaches are also shocked that so many of their players are so unhappy that they're willing to bail out. Shows how unhappy so many were with the system before, and with their coaches. Earth-shaking.
I don't really agree. It has not transformed WCCB though it certainly has had a great effect.
Coach Geno has been no more "blind-sided" than Dawn or Tara. Yet, who are probably gonna be the three best teams this coming year? UConn, SCar and Stanford. Geno and the other two are more than "keeping up with the Joneses." The Joneses are trying to catch up to them. Do you seriously think that Tennessee or Notre Dame now have better talent than UConn, SCar or Stanford?
BTW next year will be the last year of the additional year of eligibility. After that, the transfer numbers will drop.
ND finished 2021-22 with a 24-9 record that includes losses to BC, Duke, Florida State, and Miami. The Irish may very well end up in the top 10, or 5, but their record last season doesn’t justify putting them there now.Kind of surprised that Louisville and NC State are ahead of Notre Dame. Notre Dame returns 4/5 players. Both Louisville and NC State lost some key players, but have transfers. Notre Dame should be a top 10 preseason team FOR SURE—top 5 though—Definitely next season if they can get the recruits they’re pursuing…
This season should be one of the best seasons in WCBB history in my opinion!
There are still 2 more years of the additional year of eligibility. So we are all counting on Paige coming back in 2024-25.I don't really agree. It has not transformed WCCB though it certainly has had a great effect.
Coach Geno has been no more "blind-sided" than Dawn or Tara. Yet, who are probably gonna be the three best teams this coming year? UConn, SCar and Stanford. Geno and the other two are more than "keeping up with the Joneses." The Joneses are trying to catch up to them. Do you seriously think that Tennessee or Notre Dame now have better talent than UConn, SCar or Stanford?
BTW next year will be the last year of the additional year of eligibility. After that, the transfer numbers will drop.
I think they (Texas) is the clear #4 team, with a potential core of Harmon+Matharu+Morris+Moore+Jones and Vic running the show. Tennessee still has a lot of questions, although I would have them not far behind Texas, maybe #5-#7Miami probably deserves to be in the top 20 based on how they ended last season.
I was higher on Texas than anyone else all of last season but they lost a lot of winning players.
Both have talents, but I give Texas the nod because Vic has been to the show and he knows what to do with his players in a deep run. The Horns have made the Elite 8 in each of his two seasons there. Kelli Harper has only one sweet 16 during her tenure with the Vols.I think they (Texas) is the clear #4 team, with a potential core of Harmon+Matharu+Morris+Moore+Jones and Vic running the show. Tennessee still has a lot of questions, although I would have them not far behind Texas, maybe #5-#7
UConn doesn't spend a lot of time seeking "great" players in the portal because they already have "great" players.Absolutely shocking how the transfer portal has transformed WCBB. And it appears that Coach Geno has been blindsided by this. Every top team has picked up great players from the portal. Will Senechal prove to be an excellent contributor for Connecticut? Possible, but remains to be seen. But so many teams have been transformed by either the loss or gain of truly great players in the portal that UConn can no longer sit on the sidelines. Coach Geno stated that he doesn't have an assistant coach dedicated to watching the portal and scouting potential transfers. But now, perhaps, he needs to take that step to keep up with the Joneses, or the Tennessees, or Notre Dames, etc.
I've never seen WCBB so dramatically changed by transfers before. And I'm guessing that a lot of top coaches are also shocked that so many of their players are so unhappy that they're willing to bail out. Shows how unhappy so many were with the system before, and with their coaches. Earth-shaking.
Sounds like Mr. T's [as Clubber Lang] prediction on the fight [with Rocky], "PAIN!!!!"I would still have Texas at number 4 because of Vic. NC State number 5. Okay, then Tennessee at 6. I think Baylor will return to expectations at 7. I'll go with Caitlin Clark to round out my Great 8.
SCar, Stanford and UConn? I don't see SCar going coast to coast number one this year - though they might be there at the end. Road games to Stanford, Uconn, Oregon, Maryland, Tennessee, etc. are gonna be tough
We gotta' watch out for Georgia. With their new coach, they are gonna' take us to a brawl in the gutters. Less talent? Sure, but they aren't gonna' back down on this bus trip rivalry. Wretched, spiteful, straight razor totin' women - Law'd Ha' Mercy.
To your point, UConn needed some depth at guard and they picked up a good one in Lou2. Many BY’ers believed UConn should also go after a Big. My position has been there were no true “difference makers” at forward in the portal. The decision to stand pat with Dorka, Aaliyah, Amari, Aubrey, Ayanna & Ice makes all the sense in the world to me.UConn doesn't spend a lot of time seeking "great" players in the portal because they already have "great" players.
The teams that do it right may pick up one to fill a need, but the big players (Tennessee) have to do it because they cannot field a very competitive team the conventional way. The portal is the only way some teams can improve their team, and to their credit they do a good job. In the portal there are only a handfull of "great" players, very good players yes, but not up to UConn standards. Our recruiting is fine, and eventually this portal thing will slow down to the point that less and less good players will be available, and the schools that continue to do it the right way will end up on top as usual. We don't have to keep up with anyone, they have to keep up with us.
LSU barely beat UGA twice last year. The brawls this upcoming year should be sensational in a home & home series.....LSU has a lot of new faces. Talent is way better all around this year but there is still much inexperience and not sure how chemistry is going to be.
Although if Kim could make lemonade from a team that went 9-13 the previous year, I think she’ll do fine with this group.
I believe your logic explains the "revolving door" at Maryland.The portal has made a lot of changes but I don't think it will fundamentally change WCBB. Lots of players have moved about from one also-ran program to another. Geno, Dawn, and Tara depend on the quality of the coaching to keep the best players interested in playing at these schools. Ice and Ayanna, Ashlynn and KK wanted to come to Storrs because of what they understood it to be, a top-notch program with very demanding coaches. You can't get kids like that from the portal. Even to attract them at all, you have to promise them something they think their previous school wasn't giving them. A few good players can be found in the portal, and some programs can be improved by getting them. But you can't build anything this way.
I disagree, I think Ebo would have been a nice add for Uconn + she doesn't have to play a lot of minutes to make an impact.To your point, UConn needed some depth at guard and they picked up a good one in Lou2. Many BY’ers believed UConn should also go after a Big. My position has been there were no true “difference makers” at forward in the portal. The decision to stand pat with Dorka, Aaliyah, Amari, Aubrey, Ayanna & Ice makes all the sense in the world to me.
@visitingcock, I LOL so hard after reading your last paragraph, as your description is right on point. Also, starting next season, everyone (players and fans) in the SEC will eventually agree with UCONN that Coach Abe’s team plays a very “different” game.I would still have Texas at number 4 because of Vic. NC State number 5. Okay, then Tennessee at 6. I think Baylor will return to expectations at 7. I'll go with Caitlin Clark to round out my Great 8.
SCar, Stanford and UConn? I don't see SCar going coast to coast number one this year - though they might be there at the end. Road games to Stanford, Uconn, Oregon, Maryland, Tennessee, etc. are gonna be tough
We gotta' watch out for Georgia. With their new coach, they are gonna' take us to a brawl in the gutters. Less talent? Sure, but they aren't gonna' back down on this bus trip rivalry. Wretched, spiteful, straight razor totin' women - Law'd Ha' Mercy.
Ebo was decent at TX. But she basically was a big body in the low post who averaged 8 pts and 6.7 rebounds while shooting only 44%. In answer to Geno’s rhetorical question about transfers, “What’s wrong with you?”, Ebo does not run the court particularly well, has extremely limited shooting range and isn’t much of a passer, although she certainly can set screens.I disagree, I think Ebo would have been a nice add for Uconn + she doesn't have to play a lot of minutes to make an impact.
I would still have Texas at number 4 because of Vic. NC State number 5. Okay, then Tennessee at 6. I think Baylor will return to expectations at 7. I'll go with Caitlin Clark to round out my Great 8.
SCar, Stanford and UConn? I don't see SCar going coast to coast number one this year - though they might be there at the end. Road games to Stanford, Uconn, Oregon, Maryland, Tennessee, etc. are gonna be tough
We gotta' watch out for Georgia. With their new coach, they are gonna' take us to a brawl in the gutters. Less talent? Sure, but they aren't gonna' back down on this bus trip rivalry. Wretched, spiteful, straight razor totin' women - Law'd Ha' Mercy.