Preseason All-America Teams

[Bestiarius]

I will say this, the people that say Russell is overrated are going to be proved wrong... big time. She was a freshmen with bad feet and an emerging star playing in front of her. Posts take longer to develop than guards at the college level. One season does not define a players worth to the university. She is leaps and bounds better than Izzy was her freshman year so I am hopeful her development will take the same route as Izzy's.

We can only judge from what we've seen, and from what we've seen, she is overrated.

Yes, she had foot problems that probably negatively impacted her playing. The problem is, her foot issues were very serious, involving restructuring toes, bunion repair, etc. and a complete recovery is far from a sure thing. Plus, she will be recuperating until October and thus will miss out on an entire off season of development. I think it will be a lot to expect improvement this coming year. If the surgery proves to be successful, she may blossom the following year. Expecting a good Soph year is overly optimistic.

 

[CamrnCrz1974]

In-season poll movement is (in theory) based on performance, but movement presupposes a beginning position. That beginning position is the preseason poll. Not this particular poll, of course, but the one taken closer to the start of the season of the voters who actually vote during the season. Start the preseason at #1, keep winning at the pace of whomever is #2 at the time, and you'll likely wind up as #1. Start the season #2 and keep winning at the pace of #1 and you'll likely end up as #2. That's the importance of the preseason poll.

Except this is not true, as we saw with first place votes going to Notre Dame and Louisville last year.

 

[WesternPaFan]

Diamond would be on the list if she was playing.

Diamond.....I,I,Me,Me,I,I,Me,Me,Gunner!

 

[RegisteredUconn]

Except this is not true, as we saw with first place votes going to Notre Dame and Louisville last year.

Hence the two words in parens.