If it wasn’t for the prestige of a Stanford degree, there would be a bunch of very talented Stanford players, currently earning limited PT, who would all be hitting the portal in the next week or so.
Sounds about right.World Wide Wrestling Federation
Not sure where the refs came from. But I'm not a fan of SEC officiating. The clutch and grab style basketball is a little extra in that conference.
Brink wasn’t 100% and hadn’t played in a week, but she was still the most dominant player on the floor and played her heart out. Ole Miss defended extremely well but Stanford missed SO many chippies they normally make with ease.
Would you take her over Bueckers and Clark in next year’s draft, assuming they all enter? Posts as good as her are hard to come by
wow......one of the few teams that had the height and depth to compete with South Carolina is gone..........considering the quality of their roster what an underachieving team........a good reminder to UConn to be ready for a challenge tonight!!
She’ll be a great pro, she and Boston will by far be the best two posts to come out of college since Wilson. I’m still not sold on Betts, she looked very slow and unathletic last night
So well said, Monte. Watching Georgia vs. Iowa and then Ole Miss vs. Stanford definitely lessened my appetite to watch...
I don't think either Clark or Paige will be in the draft next year. Brink wouldn't surprise me considering how rarely Stanford players stay but also wouldn't surprise me if she stayed given how much she'll make in NIL and how long it might take her to make that much again in the WNBA.
Unless they are a one person team, i don’t think i criticized Brink. She was pretty much the only player Miss couldn’t handle. What more do you think she could have done that she didn’t do? Her illness didn’t seem to do anything thst compromised Stanford. Their backcourt was terrible handling defensive pressure. .
Looking at the box score, Brink and Jones put up 36 pts, 73% of team total, with only 3 pts from bench. Ole Miss had 3 players in double figures, 36 pts (67% total), however they had 11 bench points. All the other stats were fairly equal, so it seems that OM's intent on defense put Stanford in a bind and forced the game onto two players, one of which was on an IV drip a few days ago. Also, in contrast (and yes, SHU was a weaker team), Stanford played 13 in their 1st round game (no one over 25 min), and 11 yesterday, where 4 of 5 starters played 32+ mins. The burden was solely on Brink & Jones.
I agree that it is highly questionable whether or not Paige will enter next year, given all her injuries at UConn, but I’d be very surprised if Clark stayed a 5th year.
She already teased that she was going to. I think it depends on if they get any decent big in the transfer portal this year to replace Czinano and if she and Clark have chemistry and a chance at a National Championship. A lot of ifs but I can see it.
Clark I'd take over anyone. 2 years ago I would've taken Paige over her, but Paige a tough one since she's been quite injury prone. I'd probably risk it and take her over Brink since she's another really unique talent and has a knack for seizing big moments. Both her and Clark are possibly the best guard prospects since Taurasi IMO.
Jump is their best 3 point threat, by miles. Prechtel is good behind the arc, but come on now. I'd say Demetre is ahead of Prechtel in that regard as well.
That's really been an issue for forever. They've had some good guards over the years, but to me Wiggins is the only one that was of the same caliber as many of their front court players in the last nearly 20 years.
A quick review indicates Jump shot 44% from 3 and Prechtel shot 30%. I stand corrected. Thanks for the heads up.
I keep wondering why the college game is like this. The NBA went thru an era that was nearly unwatchable and resembled pro wrestling more than basketball. Thankfully they were able to move past that many years ago. It's still a physical game, but they've gotten back to celebrating athleticism and skill, and these days there are a bunch of very high scoring NBA games.
I guess it really matter what sort of athleticism the rules and the officiating favor. Currently, it's the wrestling sort. I suspect we all (or mostly) would prefer the agility and quickness sort.
They’ve missed out on a ton of good guards over the past few years: Miles, Citron, Rice, Watkins, Hidalgo, etc.
It's not just %, but number of made 3s. Prechtel has been an important player at Stanford during her career, but she did not play much this season. Her role was much reduced compared to prior seasons.
