Nobody "deserves" to be unanimous #1 in an opinion poll. I agree about Iowa as a top 25.
The question is not about talent but about coaching. Of course, neither has shown the abilty to get to the Elite 8 level.What do you base that on? UCLA probably has the deepest frontcourt in the country. Seems like ND won't be 100% healthy to start the season.
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...and occasionally have a few Beers. Apparently, so do the Sooners...
Based on this season UCLA is deeper adding Barker and the the OSU transfer will catapult them , but with Coach close who knows. Wes is clearly the better coach .
| Team | Pts. |
|---|---|
| 1. South Carolina (27) | 745 |
| 2. UConn (2) | 708 |
| 3. Southern Cal (1) | 697 |
| 4. Texas two shots | 641 |
| 5. UCLA | 628 |
| 6. Notre Dame | 614 |
| 7. LSU | 549 |
| 8. Iowa State | 521 |
| 9. NC State | 510 |
| 10. Oklahoma | 441 |
| 11. Duke | 439 |
| 20. Ole Miss | 165 |
| 21. Creighton | 152 |
| 22. Kentucky | 108 |
| 23. Nebraska | 106 |
| 24. Alabama | 67 |
| 25. Indiana | 46 |
These girls came in knowing what their roles would be. They could have transferred out....yet none did. That should tell you all you need to know about commitment to the process rather than a commitment to self. You don't think they have bought in after a whole year? Get real. There won't be any turbulence this year. They all know how it works.....9 of the 9 came back....geez....
So now you agree Close has reached elite 8 once and not a handful of elite 8s as you said earlier?
It appears that Charlie wanted to pick a different game for each school. SCar is listed as the key early-season matchup for several schools including NCState. That's how Notre Dame's key game is Texas, but the Longhorns' key game is South Dakota State.AP NCAA women's basketball poll reaction: Biggest game for every Top 25 team
The AP preseason women's basketball Top 25 poll is out. Here are the biggest games ahead for every team in the rankings.www.espn.com
Interesting but flawed article. The section on the Gamecocks names Duke, in December, as our biggest early obstacle. We play UCLA and NC State the first two weeks of the season.
Bring it @triaddukefan .
But beating a team in the regular season =/= success in the post-season.
AP NCAA women's basketball poll reaction: Biggest game for every Top 25 team
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Interesting but flawed article. The section on the Gamecocks names Duke, in December, as our biggest early obstacle. We play UCLA and NC State the first two weeks of the season.
Bring it @triaddukefan .
Doesn't change the fact that this year, she had a stacked roster. 3 elites (#1 and #2 from 2023, along with Osborne who was drafted) in the lineup. And she blew it entirely vs LSU.
Yeah I hear you, but in context LSU was the defending champions. I don't really think ucla was more talented than LSU. They were about even, and it was a highly competitive game. That regional was viewed at as insane on selection Sunday for good reason. Someone had to lose.
My guess for Iowa is they will just run the Clark offense with Olsen. Olsen is not CC, but they will be good.
She’s not the perimeter shooter Clark was. But Olsen is comparable as a creator in the midrange and at the rim. We’ll have to see if she can pass comparably well.
She can't. That's not a knock on Olsen, but Clark is an elite passer. We've seen 3 years of Olsen in college and she's just not anywhere close in that regard.
But, can she pass more efficiently when accounting for turnovers?
Her first two seasons she had Siegrist to pass to, a pretty good option.
Olsen has a better ATO ratio than Clark, but when you look at Clark's 1144 career assists compared to 386 thru 3 seasons for Olsen, it's just apples and oranges.
Ooooo no...I have to disagree, sorry. She's not that talented. She's basically a rim runner and a lay-up maker. Up to this point in her career, she has no game outside of the paint.
