Having already transferred once, Cardoso would have to sit a year if she transferred again as an undergrad. Aside from that, with Boston & Amihere heading to the pros, Cardoso is SC’s center next season.
Cameron has one less year of eligibility, but has proven that she can compete against the top dogs of the country already.
I'm sorry but this is a little hard to take seriously. First this was the number 1 ranked recruit in her class. Even though she only played 10 minutes a game, her performance in those minutes was exceptional. Her player efficiency rating overall was right up there comparable yes with Boston, Brink, Cardosa and at other positions Clark.
Sorry - I had just been posting about Morrow who was playing 35 min/game and taking 24 shots. I was implying that telling Morrow she was only going to play 20-25 minutes would be a hard sell. Telling Betts she if she works well she can be in the 20+ minute range would be more attractive. (That is what Brink was playing by the way - 24.7.)
Know? No. But Brink is their best player. How many minutes should a team sit their best player in favor of a freshman?
I'm obviously not a Stanford fan but from a distance I have a couple observations. 1) I believe she's a better player now than when coming out of HS. Better conditioning, quicker footwork, more confident handling and shooting the ball, plus she's always had a very good BB IQ. Practicing against older and stronger players like Brink, Belibi etc. will do that for her. 2) I have no idea if PT is a main issue but I suspect it could be although you would think that it wouldn't be going forward. But also from a distance it seems like Van Derveer had some odd substitution patterns that Kiki Iriafen couldn't have been too pleased with either. That's a couple of big talents that I would have been developing as quickly as possible. Decisions should be made soon because there will be a ton of interest.
I think players are seeing that Tara is just a symbol now. Players are leaving not being prepared for the W. Assistants doing all the work. PAC 12 is struggling to stay together. USC and UCLA gone.
I agree 100%. I too am all in on Brady and have been since seeing her HS sophomore video. And I don't believe it would be detrimental to her development. With Edwards, Brady, and El Alfy, Betts would help form a rock solid 4 way post rotation this coming season and maybe/probably a formidable 3 way one with room for a 4th going forward into the next year if Edwards leaves. That's a lot of depth and insurance against foul trouble or injury.
Do you really believe Geno would make such a stipulation? I don't. I believe he would say something like, "We'd love to have you, you can come here and compete for minutes along with everyone else.". If Betts were to transfer to UCONN, I think DeBerry would be the one whose minutes were significantly reduced.
And yet zero national championships, so I'm not sure what that's worth anymore.
Unless she wants to be in the Western part of the country. Where is she from?
Isn’t that Cardozo?
@BRS24, I was thinking the same thing.
With posts like this I see why you go as "The Voice of Reason"
So you were thinking Geno broke NCAA rules by recruiting a player from another team? Or are you thinking Geno's just a slippery kind of coach that operates on the margins?
We need to get her! Does anyone know if she is friends with any current team members? Did she play AAU ball with any of them? Is she following any UConn team members on social media?
Who was spotted at a Notre Dame game a couple months ago. Might also make sense for Betts academic wise
WRONG! Betts would come in and start in Dorkas' place.
She’d get more PT at ND than she would at UConn. If she didn’t impress Tara enough to play more than she did, could she possibly impress Geno? I’m not trying to throw water on anyone’s interest or desire for Betts, but there’s a reason she didn’t play more than she did. Since she’s leaving, the prospects of her playing more in the near future may not have been related to her by the coaching staff. I realize she’s 6’7”, but I’d pass on her. I’d rather have a player the size and skill set of Angel Reese.
We’ve seen consistently with UConn that it takes bigs longer to adjust to the college game. Remember Tina’s 1st year plus? Look at Amari’s struggles. So that’s probably part of the answer.
Before we get all giddy about this possibility, I think we owe it ourselves to ask. " why did she enter the portal?" I watched a number of Stanford games ( Pac-12 tournament and NCAA Big dance ) and was shocked to note that Betts rarely played. No one mentioned an injury. Somehow, the broadcasters didn't speak much about it. So I have no idea, except that she was the grand prize of that recruiting class, along with Kiki Rice at UCLA. Even in Stanford's last game, Tara played Cameron Brink all game, and Cameron looked like she had the flu and should be abed. We need to hear from a Stanford fan before jumping with hope to acquire Laura Betts. Caution, everyone. Caution.
That was the plan. If we had Ice Brady and Paige all season, we could win it all. It didn't work out.
From what you have seen in year one of her play, why do you think " Uconn as well...but you have Patterson...( and Edwards) " is a deterrent to Laura Betts? Edwards is an All American, of course, but Patterson has not been on the court much.
