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Message: [QUOTE="Bone Dog, post: 5280934, member: 12088"] Top 6? The more I see of her, especially of late, the higher she goes in my estimation. [B]I'm tempted to say she's the top prospect.[/B] That's a squishy assessment in these things, I know, since the top 3 or 4 are often interchangeable. But I think I'd rather have Blanca than Jazzy or Chavez... if I had to choose. I watched the latest video from the Back2Sports guy, this one on Sarah, and he shows some interesting stats comparing Sarah and Joyce. They were #1 and #2 last season, and Joyce was ahead until the last few months. He then compares what each did this season. Joyce had a really good year, absolutely not a disappointment. In any other year, she'd be the obvious NFoY. But her season was not nearly as good as Sarah's. The same goes for the other top recruits from that class -- Swords, Cambridge, Fournier, Smith, Blakes [I ignore the obvious disappointments] -- good seasons, but not comparable to Sarah. And beyond the numbers, Sarah played an immense role in this title run. No other freshman in the country was so instrumental on a historically great team. None of them wouldn't have simply been rotation players on UConn at best, and probably further down the bench than KK and Ash. I except Joyce from this judgment since she actually might have started next to Sarah. I mention all this merely to indicate how highly I think of Blanca. She will start, maybe not immediately, but soon enough, and she will be instrumental in the next title run. Jazzy and Chavez will probably start as well on their respective teams. But they won't contribute to a title run the way Blanca is likely to. That's my prediction. Of course, it isn't fair since Blanca will be playing alongside three of the greatest players in D1 and the others won't have that luxury. With HS recruits, we have comparatively little to go on. Scouting reports, highlight videos, a few full game videos, an Allstar game or two. But we don't have the time or the luxury to see many [if any] games in person. So we're guessing and reading tea leaves, and it's not surprising how often we're wrong. With that as a caveat, I have a very strong feeling about Blanca. She may not have a freshman season of Paige or Sarah-like proportions, but I have a feeling she'll shine and 4 years from now we'll be looking back and thinking, "What an amazing run she had!" Edited to add: Here's a link to the Back2Sports guy's video on Sarah. It's one of his best. [MEDIA=youtube]260kx6lirTI[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]

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