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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 4398738, member: 12088"] Yes, we do believe it, and we also understand why folks elsewhere might think we should be ranked lower. Maybe it's because of Geno that we believe. I get that Stanford fans -- what are they doing here? -- also believe, and for analogous reasons. And like us, they should also understand that folks elsewhere might well think they shouldn't be ranked #2 in a preseason poll without having answered any questions about their lineup. No one denied Jump is a guard. Why would you even suggest that? She's a pretty good one with an excellent 3pt shot. And Jones has indeed been a [B]de facto guard,[/B] which means she's really a forward playing guard. No one ever said Brink, or Belibi, or even Jones aren't fast. [B]But they're quick as big players, not as guards[/B]. The Hulls were quick as big players too, and a bit quicker than Jones and Brink and Belibi. Next you'll be telling us how fast Prechtel is. Don't even pretend any of them can effectively matchup well against someone like Rori Harmon -- now that's guard quickness. Oh, wait, we already saw what happens when you put the entire Stanford guard corps (including de facto guard Jones) up against Harmon. They were vulnerable to teams with a quick guard last season and they'll be even more so this season. Will Tara figure out a solution to this vulnerability? I'm very confident she will, just as she did last season. [B]But until then, Stanford doesn't deserve a #2 ranking in a preseason poll. [/B]Sorry[B].[/B] [/QUOTE]

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