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Message: [QUOTE="Dillon77, post: 4827761, member: 6620"] Not going to get too high or low on an ESPN list/story at this point primarily because: [LIST] [*]I'm still uneasy that they separate their dual roles of programmer and journalist that well. To wit: some teams are going to be featured on their network and it seems like that moves over to stories like this with player rankings. [*]Like a "best of" or "All Star" lists, it features scorers. When you have so many voters, that's going to be the differentiator. However, all-round players like a Maddy Westbeld or Alyssa Ustby tend to be discounted, getting a vote here or there. As critical as Hannah Hidalgo has been (and she has, perhaps even more than the ranking), Westbeld has stepped in scoring, shooting (more than 50% from field) and rebounding. Ustby is the heart and soul of North Carolina and seems to be workng even harder now that Todd Williams is in Mississippi. [*]Ayoka Lee should most certainly be higher. Way higher. [*]I can see how Big 12 fans might wonder why Sedona Prince and/or Taylor Jones aren't anywhere to be seen. [*]In the same vein, whatever happened to two-way forwards who contribute in oh-so-many ways, such as Maddy Westbeld (nearly a double-double average) or Alyssa Ustby (who, to me, is the true heart and soul of UNC). [*]As the season goes on, I'll be paying attention to how the fab frosh hold up in conference play, particularly against coaches that have tape in hand and know overall team tendencies. Also, will a few "have moved up from the bench" players keep that level (Aziah James). [/LIST] - [/QUOTE]

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