as i see it, only 2 spots left for 1st team AA.

[CTGirl15]

In my opinion, this has been a bit of a strange year and it is difficult to try to predict who will be an All American at this point in the season. Usually there are a number of obvious standouts at this point in the season, but I think a lot of the obvious choices are having off years and not many other players have made the same kind of splash that Diggins and EDD did last year.

A handful of All Americans from last year are arguably not even the best player on their team this year. Hartley, Thomas, and Diggins are not having the kind of seasons KML/Dolson/Faris, Hawkins, and McBride are having.

I think UConn will have someone on a 5 player team and will absolutely have someone on the 10 player team. My personal vote would go to Kelly, but I think KML will get the nod over both Dolson and Faris. I would love for Kelly to be an All American, but I can't argue with either KML or Dolson being AA this year.

I love McBride's game. She is quietly having a great year and is a workhorse for ND. She is, in my opinion, the best player on ND and is what makes that team really great and I think she is criminally underrated. However, I don't think she has any chance to make a 5 player team and I think she is a long shot to make a 10 player team, unless she has an unconscious second half of the season. Diggins is pretty much a lock to be AA again this year, unless she has an absolutely horrendous second half of the season. I do not think McBride will get much consideration, and that is a shame.

 

[reno tony]

Howdy from Waco.

I have always thought Diggins was a myth who disappears in big games, but I've only seen her a limited number of times.

(And speaking of myth's, Duke is now top of my list "myths" as Final Four pretenders. The way they showed very little against your guys suggests they may not even be an Elite 8 team.

Concerning AA, the west coast press (and somewhat legitimately so) will want to put little sis Ogwumuke of Stanford on that list--especially if she can carry the Tree into late March. And if the numbers/wins hold up, I'd be fine with that.

Since you haven't had the opportunity to see Diggins play I will give you my simple opinion about not showing up in big games. If she had sat out the last five minutes in each of the UCONN/N.D. games these last 4 years I don't think N.D. wins any of those games. Her stats may not look that great at times but when the game is on the line against UCONN she has a way of tipping the balance. And I agree with you and believe Ogwumuke should definitely be on the AA short list.

 

[redcee3]

Sure wish skylar Diggins disappeared against Uconn on 1/5...

She was also the only player on ND who played with any heart against Baylor in the NCAA finals last year.

The only thing greater than skylar's hype may be the knee-jerk anti-skylar sentiments.

I think Diggins is in large measure a media creation. Her talent does not justify the exposure she gets. She's attractive and the media responds to that; they're looking for heroes and will go to ridiculous extremes to find them. Not that Diggins is that great a stretch, but she's also nowhere near being a great point guard. In other words, she's not in the same universe as Sue Bird.

 

[cardfan]

Obviously, the 5-player team is tougher to make. Someone like Odyssey, Chiney, or Kaleena could be left off. In my biased view, Kaleena and Elena are right behind Griner, but some will pick Chiney, Odyssey, and Skylar.

In my view, team performance matters. If UDel runs the table, EDD gets props. If Maryland wins the ACC, props to Hawkins. If Kelly shuts down Skylar and UConn wins, the Huskies get favorable consideration. If Stanford runs the table and Chiney averages 18 and 10, I like her chances. If they lose 2 more and she has a couple of off-games, I might move her down to 6 or 7. She is not Nneka (yet). The UConn v. Baylor game might answer the question of Kaleena/Kelly or Odyssey.

Chiney's NCAA stats:

7th in scoring at 22 ppg
7th in rebounding at 11.9 pg
7th in FG% at 58.1%
36th in FT% at 85.9

She is a lock. She carries Stanford on her shoulders vs. a very strong schedule.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Chiney's NCAA stats:

7th in scoring at 22 ppg
7th in rebounding at 11.9 pg
7th in FG% at 58.1%
36th in FT% at 85.9

She is a lock. She carries Stanford on her shoulders vs. a very strong schedule.

I'd call her probable for the 5-player team, a lock for the 10-player team.

Very strong schedule?

 

[cardfan]

I'd call her probable for the 5-player team, a lock for the 10-player team.

Very strong schedule?

a lock for both. Bet me.

Stanford is #1 in both RPI and SOS now, and yes I know it will change. We've played 7 ranked teams, all but two on the road. The P12 has 4 ranked teams, the big east has 3. We beat South Carolina on the road, who just beat Kentucky. So yes, a very strong schedule.

 

[magical2]

Chiney's NCAA stats:

7th in scoring at 22 ppg
7th in rebounding at 11.9 pg
7th in FG% at 58.1%
36th in FT% at 85.9

She is a lock. She carries Stanford on her shoulders vs. a very strong schedule.

Absolutely agree that Chiney is a lock for 1st team AA To me she is no brainer
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