ESPN top 25

[Vowelguy]

Cue the claims of ESPN/Creme dont know what they’re talking about snd are clearly biased against UConn…

Why UConn starts at No. 1 in top 25 women's college basketball preseason rankings

Stanford is the reigning champ. South Carolina is No. 1 in the AP Top 25. But with perhaps the deepest roster in program history, UConn opens on top.

www.espn.com

 

[EricLA]

ESPN and Charlie Creme clearly don't know what they are talking about and are clearly biased towards UCONN...

 

[CocoHusky]

Does anyone know when Geno made this statement:
"Evina Westbrook (9.4 PPG, 4.3 APG) could get pushed by Azzi Fudd the No. 1 recruit in the country and one of the best shooters Auriemma says he has ever seen."
I happen to agree as do people like @MilfordHusky who have actually seen Azzi play.

 

[visitingcock]

Good!

Massey = Stanford #1
AP= SCar #1
ESPN= UConn #1

As it should be. Waiting on first Coach's Poll.

Kentucky overrated as usual. No love for the Dawgs seems to be Stanford.

Big Ten won't end up that strong like PAC did last year.

 

[Plebe]

Good!

Massey = Stanford #1
AP= SCar #1
ESPN= UConn #1

As it should be. Waiting on first Coach's Poll.

Kentucky overrated as usual. No love for the Dawgs seems to be Stanford.

Big Ten won't end up that strong like PAC did last year.

Massey should not be cited as a preseason ranking.

Unbelievable that they have Kentucky #12 and no Georgia? I don't get this.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Good!

Massey = Stanford #1
AP= SCar #1
ESPN= UConn #1

As it should be. Waiting on first Coach's Poll.

Kentucky overrated as usual. No love for the Dawgs seems to be Stanford.

Big Ten won't end up that strong like PAC did last year.

You may be the only Gamecock fan taking this well.

 

[triaddukefan]

Meh. Creme should stick with selling pharmaceuticals.

 

[BobbyJ]

Does anyone know when Geno made this statement:
"Evina Westbrook (9.4 PPG, 4.3 APG) could get pushed by Azzi Fudd the No. 1 recruit in the country and one of the best shooters Auriemma says he has ever seen."
I happen to agree as do people like @MilfordHusky who have actually seen Azzi play.

No surprise to me. If Fudd can play good enough defense, I’d play her ahead of EW too. Once she gets her shooting rhythm in games she has to play.

 

[BostonBay]

Azzi could score an efficient 20 ppg in her sleep...Hope Geno starts her.

 

[MD#12Fan]

Does anyone know when Geno made this statement:
"Evina Westbrook (9.4 PPG, 4.3 APG) could get pushed by Azzi Fudd the No. 1 recruit in the country and one of the best shooters Auriemma says he has ever seen."
I happen to agree as do people like @MilfordHusky who have actually seen Azzi play.

Yes,
For 3 years we've had hundreds of Azzi posts on the BY. Now that she's here, all we hear are crickets. BTW what about the experts last year talking about Paige coming off the bench as a freshman. Ugh. Certain players you start, from the first second on. Certain other players you not only start but you never take them out of the game. (Paige, Azzi- we'll see) Of course we (as fans) won't know until we see it, but there are tea leaves for us to read. Can anyone foresee Paige and Azzi for at least 3 more years nonstop ridiculousness? E deserves the utmost respect for what she's done on and off the court. Whether she plays a minute of WNBA no one can take away what she's contributed at UConn. But I contend Azzi is different. This is gunna be other-worldly, outrageous! That's my bet!

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Soooooo.
Are we doing a Boneyard poll? I haven’t seen anyone mention it.
@Plebe

 

[visitingcock]

You may be the only Gamecock fan taking this well.

Nah, we - like UConn - have a handful of fans who don't homer out over everything.

It's just a popularity contest until February. Even then, the only "poll" that matters is the selection committee and the difference between 1-2-3-4 ain't a big deal then.

 

[jchusky]

Charlie Creme is always wrong doomed

 

[oldude]

Does anyone know when Geno made this statement:
"Evina Westbrook (9.4 PPG, 4.3 APG) could get pushed by Azzi Fudd the No. 1 recruit in the country and one of the best shooters Auriemma says he has ever seen."
I happen to agree as do people like @MilfordHusky who have actually seen Azzi play.

There are no quotation marks. I think Charlie Creme is just stringing together several thoughts to suggest that Azzi could push Evina & Christyn for PT. While that may be true, the only comment that appears to be a Geno quote is that Azzi is one of the best shooters he’s ever seen.

 

[Kaizen]

This point Creme is absolutely right.
"If the freshmen live up to billing, this might be the deepest team Auriemma has ever had."

 

[Kaizen]

We will know who are the really top teams very soon.
#2 South Carolina plays #5 NC State in 11-09-2021.

 

[topogigio]

I like the UCONN #1 selection, and believe it is accurate. Geno will start the 5 best players, based on the opposition, period. If Azzi is ready, she'll be there!

 

[visitingcock]

Soooooo.
Are we doing a Boneyard poll? I haven’t seen anyone mention it.
@Plebe

I second the implied motion!

 

[Kaizen]

Azzi could score an efficient 20 ppg in her sleep...Hope Geno starts her.

Geno won't start Azzi at the beginning but I believe she will be a starter in February, 2022. And I hope I am wrong.

 

[Vowelguy]

Good!

Massey = Stanford #1
AP= SCar #1
ESPN= UConn #1

As it should be. Waiting on first Coach's Poll.

Kentucky overrated as usual. No love for the Dawgs seems to be Stanford.

Big Ten won't end up that strong like PAC did last year.

Massey is not a poll.

 

[visitingcock]

Massey is not a poll.

True. But it’s a ranking that some ( not me) assert is more accurate because it lacks human bias

 

[Vowelguy]

True. But it’s a ranking that some ( not me) assert is more accurate because it lacks human bias

It's not more accurate at the beginning of the year when there's no data.

 

[Adesmar123]

Massey is not a poll.

I think he's Italian.

 

[Plebe]

True. But it’s a ranking that some ( not me) assert is more accurate because it lacks human bias

It's a complete non sequitur because it cannot take into account offseason changes in personnel. Massey just needs something as a starting point and so they use a weighted average of ratings from the past several years.

Hence why Arizona is listed as #7 in Massey (compared to #22 in AP and #20 in ESPN) and Syracuse is showing as #37 when probably shouldn't even be considered top 100 after their mass exodus.

 

[Plebe]

Soooooo.
Are we doing a Boneyard poll? I haven’t seen anyone mention it.
@Plebe

Hold that thought