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Charliebball said:
I think Texas might be a good choice.........Vic always has his teams in contention..........
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Good suggestion. Vic Schaefer likes to run that weave with his guards at the top of the key. Working that action with Harmon and Van Lith could be very difficult to defend.
 
southie said:
She would be behind Rori Harmon at PG; don't see her landing at Texas unless she is willing to play mostly SG.
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We’ve already determined that she’s not a pg. So pairing up with Harmon at the #2 might be just what the doctor ordered.
 
oldude said:
We’ve already determined that she’s not a pg. So pairing up with Harmon at the #2 might be just what the doctor ordered.
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What matters is what Hailey Van Lith decides she wants/needs. I agree with you that PG isn't her natural position. But, what does another year in college playing SG accomplish as far as preparing her for a pro career?

Academically, if she was in grad school at LSU, I would think finding a school where she could complete her MBA would be beneficial.
 
Floridaduck said:
Re: Van Lith. A lot of players consider returning home to play in front of family and friends. She’s a state of Washington product so… UW (now in the Big) is possible
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oldhusky said:
I think she can help somebody, but probably isn't considered good enough after this year to be the missing piece on a championship contender, or become a likely WNBA player. She is a pretty good undersized SG who doesn't bring much to the table outside of scoring.

Before the LSU experiment she was considered a marginal WNBA prospect as a too small SG who needed to show she could play some point guard. LSU was her opportunity to show point guard skills, and now that question has been answered, unfortunately for her in the negative. Now she will be viewed just as an undersized SG with no other pro level skills other than scoring. It is what it is, I think she can play for pay in Europe, but not here, and while she was a big name transfer last year, I don't expect top programs to be chasing her that much this year, but maybe they will.
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correct, unfortunately. also exposed her defensive capabilities. if your not explosive scorer and/or can't defend or shoot 3s well, it is very hard to make it to the next level. wish her all the best
 
12au said:
So Hailey Van Lith left Louisville to chase a title. Is that still the aspiration? If so Stanford might make sense (do they accept grad transfers??). Or else USC... Can't really think of any other landing spots that offer a title shot...
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To transfer to Stanford as an upperclassmen/grad student, you basically have to be admitted on an even playing field with all academic students. So 1550+ Sat and 4.0 gpa. They have had a few track athletes, but I can't think of any hoopsters that transferred in.

VanLith - I thought Hailey would fit in great there passing to Reece, Morrow, FlauJae and Williams but it just never worked out.

On the other hand, Mulkey and the team always had her back and she never lost starters minutes, so I thought there was still a chance that she would return for year 2.

The irony of course is that while Hailey Van Lith did not grow into the point, FlauJae became a true star over course of the season.

For next year they now have FJ, Williams and Poa back at guard with Morrow and Del Rosario at forward + recruits. They will be contenders again.
 
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Charliebball said:
I think Texas might be a good choice.........Vic always has his teams in contention..........
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This would be a comical turn of events after the viral moment between her and Morris in the 2nd round last year. I don't see Texas as a good landing spot though. Van Lith wont have the ball in her hands enough playing in a lineup of Harmon/Booker/Moore.
 
southie said:
She would be behind Rori Harmon at PG; don't see her landing at Texas unless she is willing to play mostly SG.
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I'd think that would be the move. Didn't Shaylee Gonzalez exhaust her eligibility?
And at this point, I think she'd go back to "mostly" shooting guard to get her mojo back, She could spell Harmon a few times up the court, much like Sonia Citron did for Hannah Hidalgo at times.
 
bballnut90 said:
This would be a comical turn of events after the viral moment between her and Morris in the 2nd round last year. I don't see Texas as a good landing spot though. Van Lith wont have the ball in her hands enough playing in a lineup of Harmon/Booker/Moore.
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Going back and forth with "Coaches Carousel" thread and some wild ideas about Jeff Walz heading for Kansas State or elsewhere on the Plains, it did lead to this thought:

For Your Consideration: Hailey Van Lith to Kansas State. Here me out for a few dash points:
  • Center Ayoka Lee is not on the WNBA "coming out" list so let's assume she's sticking at KSU.
  • The vast majority of the other players: Serena Sundell, the Glynn sisters, Zyanna Walker and Gisela Sanchez are all returning.
  • The only one that isn't: Gabby Gregory, the shooting guard who averaged 9.4 ppg but shot 36% from the floor and 29% on the team-high 178 three-point attempts she took. She also was second to Sundell in assists.
  • Van Lith could revert to a combo guard role here, spelling Sundell from time to time, but primarily getting back to scoring, both from long-distance and in creating her own shots, which KSU could use a bit more of.

I have no idea if Team Van Lith would entertain Manhattan, Kansas, but they come from a rural town in Washington if memory serves correctly. The personnel match looks pretty good and she could help elevate a team that will be very upper-class oriented.
 
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BRS24 said:
And another from Kentucky
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That makes sense with the acquisition of Amoore. She probably wants to be a starter. I could see her going to LSU. I think that would be a good fit.
 
12au said:
I feel like LSU is going after bigger fish in the pond
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You think so? If my memory serves me, she should be one of the better PGs in the portal. I think she was stuck on a bad team where she didn't get to maximize her potential.
 
GamecockFam said:
You think so? If my memory serves me, she should be one of the better PGs in the portal. I think she was stuck on a bad team where she didn't get to maximize her potential.
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Cancel this statement. I just realized I was thinking about Jada Walker. I get those two confused with each other.
 
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GamecockFam said:
That makes sense with the acquisition of Amoore. She probably wants to be a starter. I could see her going to LSU. I think that would be a good fit.
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Miles couldn’t make it at TN but she’s gonna go to LSU? Nooooooo
 
jdote33 said:
Love big guards. Seems like an interesting prospect

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Oh my! A 6'3" Guard, league POY, that shoots nearly 46% from 3 (#5 in NCAA in 3Pt %). This one better hire a stable of secretaries to vet the offers.
 
Geew1992 said:
She didn't make because of something other than her basketball skills.
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Why even bother with vague comments? If you’ve got alternate info, spill it.

She’s 5’4”. Unless she’s phenomenal (which she’s not), she’s not gonna be a top tier D1 guard. Second level like KY seemed a good fit.
 
jdote33 said:
Legend-Walking? I was actually about to make a post about ppls thoughts on her. She did suffer an ACL injury in January so probably won't be ready by the season. But by tournament time she's 100 percent a difference maker.

Also I like Karlen from Marquette a lot.
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Maybe Liza Karlen will join Coach Duffy at VT.
 
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lol saw an article that listed 5 possible options for Hailey Van Lith — one was UConn

(Nothing against her, but UConn ain’t taking a guard except maybe the Princeton kid)

I’m not gonna link to trash like that.
 
Vowelguy said:
lol saw an article that listed 5 possible options for Hailey Van Lith — one was UConn

(Nothing against her, but UConn ain’t taking a guard except maybe the Princeton kid)

I’m not gonna link to trash like that.
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I saw that, too. I was .... skeptical.
 
Vowelguy said:
lol saw an article that listed 5 possible options for Hailey Van Lith — one was UConn

(Nothing against her, but UConn ain’t taking a guard except maybe the Princeton kid)

I’m not gonna link to trash like that.
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dws3665 said:
I saw that, too. I was .... skeptical.
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Could be something similar to posts of recruits when they get offers. Another way to drum up attention, as if she needed it?
 
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