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Season is still EXTREMELY young, but what has stood out to you so far? Here are some of mine:
1. Haven't watched them play, but Texas seems to be atrocious this year. Like might not even be an NCAA team or have a winning record bad. And this squad has a lineup that includes:
F: Joyner Holmes, Sr, former #2 recruit
F: Charli Collier, So, former #2 recruit
G: Lashann Higgs, R-Sr, former #7 recruit
G: Sug Sutton, Sr, former #6 recruit
They just lost by 25 points at home today to an unranked team. On the plus side, Charli Collier appears to be a lot better than she was a year ago (at least statistically). Curious to see if she sticks around after this year when the cupboard appears to be extremely bare.
2. Traditional powers simply don't look as powerful. Notre Dame has zero depth and is in for a rough year, UCONN appears to have taken a major step back from a season ago, Maryland looks quite mediocre despite having lots of talent. Stanford barely won at home against unranked Gonzaga. Tennessee isn't in the top 25.
3. Texas A&M looks like the Chennedy show once again. 69 shots in 3 games thus far with only 8 assists and 11 turnovers. I don't see them advancing past the Sweet 16 if Carter continues to be a volume shooter.
4. Aliyah Boston is the real deal for SC. 13 points, 8 boards and 5 blocks per game in 23 minutes to start the year. Massive game against Maryland where she was the difference maker. Also has just 1 turnover in 92 minutes and has 5 assists. Zia Cooke also looks like she could be a big impact player for SC, and Beale has good all around numbers despite poor shooting thus far. Solid youth combined with a veteran guard/post makes SC look quite dangerous.
5. Verdict is still out on teams like Oregon, Baylor and Mississippi State since they haven't played anyone solid yet. MSU is especially a while card since they've had such balanced minutes starting the year with an entirely new roster. Should learn more about MSU during the BC tournament. Baylor has played 3 throw away games where they've won by an average of over 70ppg and average 110ppg. They should get a better test Tuesday vs. USF. Oregon also has played cupcakes to start but their next game is on the road against Syracuse.
6. Teams I've been most impressed with so far include SC and Tennessee. Note--most impressed by does not mean who I think is the best, just who has exceeded my expectations thus far. This mostly stems from the fact that they've handily won road games against ranked foes, but Tennessee looked like a completely different team under Harper. Good ball movement offensively and players working their butts off. I was cautiously optimistic of Harper's hiring but am happy with the progress thus far. That said, I've only seen the ND game and didn't watch where they nearly lost at home to ETSU.
7. Overall I think the talent level this year is definitely lower, although the year is clearly very young. The 2018 and 2019 graduating classes arguably the two best we've had this decade so it makes sense for a drop off, but I'm excited to see a lot of young players develop and players who took a back seat last year step into more primary roles.
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1. Haven't watched them play, but Texas seems to be atrocious this year. Like might not even be an NCAA team or have a winning record bad. And this squad has a lineup that includes:
F: Joyner Holmes, Sr, former #2 recruit
F: Charli Collier, So, former #2 recruit
G: Lashann Higgs, R-Sr, former #7 recruit
G: Sug Sutton, Sr, former #6 recruit
They just lost by 25 points at home today to an unranked team. On the plus side, Charli Collier appears to be a lot better than she was a year ago (at least statistically). Curious to see if she sticks around after this year when the cupboard appears to be extremely bare.
2. Traditional powers simply don't look as powerful. Notre Dame has zero depth and is in for a rough year, UCONN appears to have taken a major step back from a season ago, Maryland looks quite mediocre despite having lots of talent. Stanford barely won at home against unranked Gonzaga. Tennessee isn't in the top 25.
3. Texas A&M looks like the Chennedy show once again. 69 shots in 3 games thus far with only 8 assists and 11 turnovers. I don't see them advancing past the Sweet 16 if Carter continues to be a volume shooter.
4. Aliyah Boston is the real deal for SC. 13 points, 8 boards and 5 blocks per game in 23 minutes to start the year. Massive game against Maryland where she was the difference maker. Also has just 1 turnover in 92 minutes and has 5 assists. Zia Cooke also looks like she could be a big impact player for SC, and Beale has good all around numbers despite poor shooting thus far. Solid youth combined with a veteran guard/post makes SC look quite dangerous.
5. Verdict is still out on teams like Oregon, Baylor and Mississippi State since they haven't played anyone solid yet. MSU is especially a while card since they've had such balanced minutes starting the year with an entirely new roster. Should learn more about MSU during the BC tournament. Baylor has played 3 throw away games where they've won by an average of over 70ppg and average 110ppg. They should get a better test Tuesday vs. USF. Oregon also has played cupcakes to start but their next game is on the road against Syracuse.
6. Teams I've been most impressed with so far include SC and Tennessee. Note--most impressed by does not mean who I think is the best, just who has exceeded my expectations thus far. This mostly stems from the fact that they've handily won road games against ranked foes, but Tennessee looked like a completely different team under Harper. Good ball movement offensively and players working their butts off. I was cautiously optimistic of Harper's hiring but am happy with the progress thus far. That said, I've only seen the ND game and didn't watch where they nearly lost at home to ETSU.
7. Overall I think the talent level this year is definitely lower, although the year is clearly very young. The 2018 and 2019 graduating classes arguably the two best we've had this decade so it makes sense for a drop off, but I'm excited to see a lot of young players develop and players who took a back seat last year step into more primary roles.
Add in your own thoughts!