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Message: [QUOTE="LoTrader, post: 2995177, member: 8404"] Appreciate the detailed response. Alana Smith is my POY thus far through this year's WCBB Season. Alana Smith should be a "topline" A-A/MVP candidate, and cannot imagine she won't be. Let's wait to see how the rest of the PAC-12 season plays out, including when Stanford and OSU play and revisit my views of Pivec. Sorry, but stats don't tell the whole story. Coaches and other players are a better source. FYI, I bet if you asked Tara who are the best guards in the PAC-12, Pivec would definitely be on the list (that is because Tara said it last year in a television interview) I think you mis-characterized Rueck as "self serving". For him to make this statement about a player on his team was surprising. Rueck had nothing to gain, and, he rarely makes such comments. The one thing I do hear Rueck say frequently is that there is no better preparation for the NCAA Tournament than playing in the PAC-12 conference. Outside of this, the only thing Rueck promotes on a regular basis is the fan base at Oregon State. [/QUOTE]