Erica McCall to commit

[CompSci87]

I like and respect Stanford so this is in no way a shot at the program but, yes, ice's comment does apply to the Cardinal. Here is the list of the PAC12's televised games. Stanford is on ESPNU twice (vs UConn and vs UCLA) and on ESPN2 once (vs Cal). There are 15 other games televised regionally on ESPN affiliates.

Stanford's schedule at http://www.gostanford.com/sports/w-baskbl/sched/stan-w-baskbl-sched.html shows the majority of their games will be televised this year. Most are on the national channel of Pac-12 Network, so you can see them nationally on DISH and on some cable carriers, though some of the cable carriers that contracted with Pac-12 don't offer even the national Pac-12 channel in all their markets currently.

 

[ucdt3]

I don't understand the complete fascination with Stanford to the point where there needs to be TWO practice courts to hold the amount of players on the team (and that's not even including male practice players, if they use them like UConn).

Obviously, players should go where they want and if McCall ends up at Stanford or UCLA, it will be understandable since she's from CA, but there's already 17 players committed (as scholarship or walk-ons) to play next and that does NOT include McCall.

No.NamePos.Ht.Yr.Hometown (Last School)
00 Alex Green G 5-9 RS FR Dallas, Texas (Bishop Lynch)
3 Mikaela Ruef F 6-3 RS JR Beavercreek, Ohio (Beavercreek)
4 Taylor Greenfield F 6-3 SO Huxley, Iowa (Ballard Community)
5 Denia Ebersole G 5-6 FR San Francisco, CA (International)
13 Chiney Ogwumike F 6-3 JR Cypress, Texas (Cy-Fair)
21 Sara James G 5-10 JR El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge)
22 Kiran Lakhian G 5-10 FR Plano, TX (Plano West)
23 Jasmine Camp G 5-7 SO Ellenwood, Ga. (Chamblee)
25 Erica Payne F 6-2 SO Concord, Calif. (Carondelet)
31 Toni Kokenis G 5-11 JR Oak Brook, Ill. (Hinsdale Central)
33 Amber Orrange G 5-7 SO Houston, Texas (Westbury Christian)
34 Tess Picknell F/C 6-5 FR Medford, OR (South Medford)
35 Aly Beebe F 6-3 FR Santa Maria, CA (Saint Joseph)
41 Bonnie Samuelson F 6-3 SO Huntington Beach, Calif. (Edison)
44 Joslyn Tinkle F 6-3 SR Missoula, Mont. (Big Sky)

Remove:
Tinkle
Ruef (apparently won't stay for 5th year)

Add:
Khaliya Thompson (V)
Briana Roberson (V- WO)
Karlie Samuelson (V)
Kailee Johnson (V)

 

[Wbbfan1]

Samarie Walker would have made a difference in both ND Losses in the Semi Finals. UConn most likely beats A&M for the title with Samarie on the roster. Baylor still probably wins the Championship last year.

If EDD had decided to stay at UConn, then IMHO UConn wins the last two championships and would now have 4 consecutive championships. I wouldn't disagree with anyone if they believed Baylor would have still won last year. It would have been a great game.

They only ended because of depth if you accept Geno could have successfully recruited another contributor that Geno would have actually played in the Final Four, and would have played better the players that did play in those Final Fours. I'd be interested to see the people that think depth cost UConn National Championships actually name a player that would have made that difference. As I said before Geno can only play the hand he is dealt in any given recruiting year.

 

[doggydaddy]

Samarie Walker would have made a difference in both ND Losses in the Semi Finals. UConn most likely beats A&M for the title with Samarie on the roster. Baylor still probably wins the Championship last year.

If EDD had decided to stay at UConn, then IMHO UConn wins the last two championships and would now have 4 consecutive championships. I wouldn't disagree with anyone if they believed Baylor would have still won last year. It would have been a great game.

Naming a player that was there and left isn't the arguement here. If that was the case, add EDD to that short list.

The question is who could have Geno added in the Faris year or any other small class year that would have come to UConn and made a difference. This list shouldn't include players that came to UConn and left or were injured and players that were recruited by UConn and went somewhere else. Those are as Scotter said "the hand that was dealt".

 

[Wbbfan1]

Its the Stanford degree the players want more then anything else. The Stanford Campus and weather that goes along with it, isn't bad either . Stanford is the most prestigious educational college program that plays big time Women's Basketball that has the talent to compete for a National Championship. I suspect that many of the Stanford players currently on their roster have little desire or talented enough to play basketball at the next level.

Duke IMHO is second and notice they don't have any problems recruiting either.

I don't understand the complete fascination with Stanford to the point where there needs to be TWO practice courts to hold the amount of players on the team (and that's not even including male practice players, if they use them like UConn).

Obviously, players should go where they want and if McCall ends up at Stanford or UCLA, it will be understandable since she's from CA, but there's already 17 players committed (as scholarship or walk-ons) to play next and that does NOT include McCall.

No.NamePos.Ht.Yr.Hometown (Last School)
00 Alex Green G 5-9 RS FR Dallas, Texas (Bishop Lynch)
3 Mikaela Ruef F 6-3 RS JR Beavercreek, Ohio (Beavercreek)
4 Taylor Greenfield F 6-3 SO Huxley, Iowa (Ballard Community)
5 Denia Ebersole G 5-6 FR San Francisco, CA (International)
13 Chiney Ogwumike F 6-3 JR Cypress, Texas (Cy-Fair)
21 Sara James G 5-10 JR El Dorado Hills, Calif. (Oak Ridge)
22 Kiran Lakhian G 5-10 FR Plano, TX (Plano West)
23 Jasmine Camp G 5-7 SO Ellenwood, Ga. (Chamblee)
25 Erica Payne F 6-2 SO Concord, Calif. (Carondelet)
31 Toni Kokenis G 5-11 JR Oak Brook, Ill. (Hinsdale Central)
33 Amber Orrange G 5-7 SO Houston, Texas (Westbury Christian)
34 Tess Picknell F/C 6-5 FR Medford, OR (South Medford)
35 Aly Beebe F 6-3 FR Santa Maria, CA (Saint Joseph)
41 Bonnie Samuelson F 6-3 SO Huntington Beach, Calif. (Edison)
44 Joslyn Tinkle F 6-3 SR Missoula, Mont. (Big Sky)

Remove:
Tinkle
Ruef (apparently won't stay for 5th year)

Add:
Khaliya Thompson (V)
Briana Roberson (V- WO)
Karlie Samuelson (V)
Kailee Johnson (V)

 

[UcMiami]

Just a couple of thoughts -
Geno is always open to walk-ons. We do not hear about the ones that do not stick, but I remember Geno talking about it a few years ago - it seems many years there are one or two players that last about a week before they quit. Walk-ons are expected to have the exact same commitment, and with very few exceptions, the reality of a top college program commitment is ebyond what they are willing to do. So saying he will accept a few is meaningless - they have to materialize for him to accept them.
I too wondered about that quote about 'a surprise' and I still wonder about some connection he may have made overseas during USA basketball. There is so much attention paid to USA HS players that a surprise with USA kids is pretty hard. With foreign players academic creditation is much more complex and probably would not be completed until much later this academic year, and the recruiting process is a totally different 'game'. (Not sure how the Sveta situation played out in terms of when it actually became known - someone with a longer memory might provide insight.)