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Message: [QUOTE="newfrontier, post: 3156816, member: 8141"] First, I like her game and skill set, but ProspectsNation had her ranked in the top 50, not top 5, if I recall correctly, so her stats may not be that far off from other top 50 players in their freshman and sophomore years. Second, Michigan State is a team on the rise and is (or at least was before Cooks decided to leave) expected to challenge Maryland for the Big 10 title in 2019-20. As per ESPN: "Michigan State should be in position to challenge Maryland for Big Ten supremacy." Recruiting is getting much better. Their 2019 recruiting class is ranked 7th, right behind Mississippi State (6th). [URL='http://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/class-rankings/_/class/2019']2019 Women's Basketball Class Rankings[/URL] For 2019-2020, ESPN projects (or projected, now that Cooks is leaving) Michigan State as the 13th ranked team in the nation. Mississippi State is ranked 8th. [URL='http://www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/26556334/sabrina-ionescu-oregon-lead-way-too-early-top-25-2019-20']Sabrina Ionescu, Oregon lead Way-Too-Early Top 25 for 2019-20[/URL] Also, Michigan State showed they can compete with top programs, at least at home with wins over Iowa, Maryland, and OREGON. (yes, except for a good win at Michigan, their road record sucked and they got demolished by Notre Dame in the Tourney) If some experts think MSU can compete (or could have competed) with the top team in Big 10 next year, then maybe they could compete at a high level in the 2020 Tourney as well. So yes, as a person on the outside looking in, I think she is making a big mistake. [/QUOTE]

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