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Agree on "both" counts .I am utterly shocked to see Rutgers get no respect. He could at least put them under teams to watch.
I am utterly shocked to see Rutgers get no respect. He could at least put them under teams to watch.
Agree on "both" counts .
Next year will be interesting for Rutgers, and ultimately as well for Georgetown and St. John's. I think Rutgers will either be respectably good (which I expect) or fail utterly, in which case I fear that we would be seeing the end of the CVS era. The return of Lee, continued success (hopefully) from Mo and Erica, as well as growth in last years frosh and this year's highly ranked recruits should equal a season at least as good as last year (would love better!). Unfortunately, prediction is not an exact science.
Simmons, Massingale, Spani, Burdick and coming in Carter and Graves. I think it's 6 McD's.I can see TN dropping out of the top 10, but not so sure about out of the top 20. From a pure talent standpoint they still have 4 McD AA's on their team. They won't have depth, but that's 4/5 starters.
Surprised that WVU didnt make the top 25. Can see them challenging for 2nd in the BigXII next yr.
Missed Burdick, but I don't think Carter was McD's. So we split it at 5?Simmons, Massingale, Spani, Burdick and coming in Carter and Graves. I think it's 6 McD's.
Problem is, their only true post player is Harrison, and she didn't show much last year in very limited minutes. Simmons played better in HS. Spani has to show she is healthy.
Time will tell.
yes but tennessee fans will tell you that Carter is really a top 5 kid cuz she was rated high somewhere at some point before her ACL injury. sort of like Michala Johnson I guess...Missed Burdick, but I don't think Carter was McD's. So we split it at 5?
Missed Burdick, but I don't think Carter was McD's. So we split it at 5?
Won't be popular, but IMHO its Baylor in the first tier all by themselves because of Griner and Sims. Then I have Duke & UConn slightly lower and 2nd tier. Then after that there's Kentucky, Maryland, Penn State and Stanford in the third tier.
Baylor would be favored to beat all the teams I've listed. Duke & UConn would be favored to beat all other teams with the exception of Baylor. I almost had UConn by iteself in the 2nd tier, but I like Duke's team because of Williams and Gray. I do think UConn beats Duke when they play each other.
My favorites for the Final Four, are Baylor, UConn and Duke. I have no clue who ends up as the 4th team in the Final Four.
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West Virginia back in the Big East???? Why is this article from March 5 suddenly showing up here?
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There's a clear separation between Baylor and everyone else. Now that Baylor has a title, they will only be better, because confidence will loom large and Griner will loom even larger. They were 20 pts. better than everyone come tourney time. I don't see anyone coming within 10 pts.
I agree with this. Duke and Maryland showed no ability last year to compete with the top four teams. Maryland got obliterated by ND in the Elite Eight, and Duke, on their home floor, failed to significantly challenge UConn playing well below its ceiling. With what UConn has coming back and coming in (better than MD and Duke on both scores), and I have a tough time believing UConn should share a tier with the teams below it.I think UConn is a lot closer to Baylor than to Duke. UConn had a
double digit lead at Waco last year, and unless you believe that the
incoming freshman don't make UConn a significantly better team
than last year, I think you have to give UConn a good chance to
beat Baylor at home and maybe in the NCAAs.
I would have Baylor and UConn as 1 and 1a with a clear separation
to Duke in 3rd. Then a clear separation between Duke and everyone
else.
given that five teams came within 10 points of Baylor last season, I'm highly skeptical that they can pull a Uconn 2009. Even UConn 2010 and 2002 couldn't pull a UConn 2009.Hmm, I'd take the other side of that bet..! Assuming both squads (ours and theirs) are healthy when we meet.
There's a clear separation between Baylor and everyone else. Now that Baylor has a title, they will only be better, because confidence will loom large and Griner will loom even larger. They were 20 pts. better than everyone come tourney time. I don't see anyone coming within 10 pts.