So Who's # 2?

[cbraarj]

I see the other Duke fans voted other..... perhaps I should change my vote to Other as to not to stand out from the crowd




Well put it this way. If the Bruins fail to deliver and indeed fall off that limb..... I already have posted the perfect pic

I think UCLA might have the most talented team in the Pac-12..... but I question their coaching.... reminds me of team Im quite familiar with

I picked the Bruins too. They played Uconn tough and they returned almost everyone.

 

[Bliss]

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I almost wrote: As the man from Missouri (miszura) said; Show Me!\
But you did. Pretty fair amount of height on the team--is that backed up with talent??

Absolutely. Sophie is amazing and a certain draft pick in 2 years. Cierra, Jordan, Amber, etc. are all talented and experienced. We will be heard of by season's end and will be better than last year's squad who beat SC.

 

[SCspur]

Absolutely. Sophie is amazing and a certain draft pick in 2 years. Cierra, Jordan, Amber, etc. are all talented and experienced. We will be heard of by season's end and will be better than last year's squad who beat SC.

Fluke....

 

[Bigboote]

I didn't want to pick a standard choice, so I picked Mississippi State. I think McCowan has a huge upside, and Itty Bitty is the right point guard for them. If Vivians works on shot selection and Schaefer continues to hit threes, everything could come together. I like Vic Schaefer (really how could I not like any protege of Gary Blair), and to be perfectly honest, I'd like to see the team that eliminated UConn show that they really are near the top.

 

[Bigpetunia]

On paper, with their injury-related and transfer losses, and with their lack of size, Notre Dame certainly looks highly suspect coming into the season. But the games aren't played on paper. Muffett remains the second best coach in the country, and plenty of talent is still on hand. Of all the listed candidates, the Irish remain the most dangerous potential opponent for the Huskies. To my mind, on that basis, they are #2.

 

[huskyd]

I was looking for the category: there is no number 2. (At least if UConn fulfills its well-deserved hype).

How about the 5 players who DON'T start for UConn for #2?

 

[nwhoopfan]

Good question. For years it was a given that UConn was #1 and Notre Dame was #2. The Irish have slipped a bit the last couple years though. I think preseason I'd give the nod for #2 to South Carolina, until/unless they prove unworthy.

The Pac 12 should be really interesting this coming season. I'm looking forward to it. I see Stanford, UCLA, Oregon St. and Oregon battling it out for supremacy. Last season Arizona St. lost all of their guards/perimeter players with experience and it showed. Now all those young players gained valuable experience, but they have the opposite problem this time around--all the players in the post rotation graduated. Can't see them challenging the leaders this year either. As intriguing as the leaders might be, the middle of the conference could be fascinating too. Any number of teams that might improve from last year--USC, Washington St., Arizona, Cal. Not really sure what to expect from Utah and Colorado, and not sure just how far Washington is going to fall.

 

[Vowelguy]

How about the 5 players who DON'T start for UConn for #2?

Not even #22.

 

[SCspur]

On paper, with their injury-related and transfer losses, and with their lack of size, Notre Dame certainly looks highly suspect coming into the season. But the games aren't played on paper. Muffett remains the second best coach in the country, and plenty of talent is still on hand. Of all the listed candidates, the Irish remain the most dangerous potential opponent for the Huskies. To my mind, on that basis, they are #2.

Tara Vanderveer, wherever she may be, just threw up in her mouth!

 

[triaddukefan]

To any SC, Baylor, ND, TX, or Miss St state fans on board.... just letting you know that my vote is for sell. I have no idea what kinda food Mississippi or Indiana is known for..... but I could go for some Brisket or some Mustard Based BBQ right about now

 

[Bigboote]

To any SC, Baylor, ND, TX, or Miss St state fans on board.... just letting you know that my vote is for sell. I have no idea what kinda food Mississippi or Indiana is known for..... but I could go for some Brisket or some Mustard Based BBQ right about now

Brisket, yes, mustard BBQ sauce, no thanks.

 

[Alydar]

I can agree on Oregon being in the top 10 but certainly not #2 over the regular elites (SC,Baylor,ND, Stanford). I wouldn't even have Oregon St. in the top 25 this year. Losing wiese will hurt them.

If you go back to last preseason you'd see the same comments only it would be about losing Weisner and Hamblin.

 

[Alydar]

Who have Oregon lost that they can't get a nomination or even a mention in the whole thread?

It's verboten on the east coast to consider any PAC12 team among the best before the E8.

 

[stwainfan]

How about the 5 players who DON'T start for UConn for #2?

A'ja Wilson, Brooke McCarthy, Jaime Nared, Morgan William, and Sabrina Lonescu how's that team?

 

[nwhoopfan]

If you go back to last preseason you'd see the same comments only it would be about losing Weisner and Hamblin.

Exactly! I keep saying OSU will surprise people this year.

 

[ocoandasoc]

I'm casting my sentimental vote for the Missouri Tigers. They won't be taken lightly in the SEC.

1 Kelsey Winfrey 5-9 G Fr. Lebanon, Mo. / Lebanon
2 Jordan Roundtree 5-9 G So. St. Louis, Mo. / Kirkwood
3 Sophie Cunningham 6-1 G Jr. Columbia, Mo. / Rock Bridge
4 Bri Porter 6-3 F R-Jr. Columbia, Mo. / Rock Bridge
5 Lauren Aldridge 5-7 G R-Jr. Marshfield, Mo. / Marshfield Kansas
10 Nadia Green 5-10 G Fr. Chicago, Ill. / Homewood-Flossmoor
12 Elle Brown 5-11 G Fr. Columbia, Mo. / Rock Bridge
13 Hannah Schuchts 6-2 F R-So. Tallahassee, Fla. / Maclay
20 Kayla McDowell 6-2 F R-Sr. Cincinnati, Ohio / Mason
21 Cierra Porter 6-4 F Jr. Columbia, Mo. / Rock Bridge
22 Jordan Frericks 6-1 F R-Sr. Quincy, Ill. / Quincy Notre Dame
23 Amber Smith 5-11 G So. Shreveport, La. / Loyola College Prep
24 Jordan Chavis 5-7 G So. Lexington, N.C. / Central Davidson
34 Emmanuelle Tahane 6-1 F Fr. Bondy, France / Marcelin Berthelot

This could be our best year ever!

 

[SCspur]

This could be our best year ever!

What's your expectations with this year's team?

 

[Bliss]

Our "farm gal" Sophie will need a linebacker to stop her this year.

 

[GoingPostal]

I voted for Texas as the #2 team. I really like their roster and especially like their coach. I feel she's as good as Mulkey without all the drama. Texas should overtake Baylor in the Big12 this season.

 

[BlueDevils]

1. South Carolina
2. Uconn
3. Stanford
4. Notre Dame
5. Miss St
6. Baylor
7. Texas
8. Oregon
9. Ucla
10. Duke

 

[JordyG]

Doesn't South Carolina stay #1 until someone can beat them?

If that's the case then Rocky Marciano is the greatest heavyweight of all time and still the reigning champion.

 

[SCspur]

Our "farm gal" Sophie will need a linebacker to stop her this year.

Right... I forgot she is a football player on the court (like that time she slammed A&M's Danni Williams to the floor in the SEC Tourney).

 

[Hope]

Ty Harris could very well have an AA sophomore season after her performance at the u19 championships. She nearly had a 50/40/90 tournament and showed glimpses of how special she will be this season. With her as the floor general and Bianca cuevas-Moore as her running mate they will be tough not only defensively but offensively as well. I'm also expecting big improvements from Kiki Herbert Harrigan and Doniyah Cliney. Those two will be needed to provide depth at the Wing/ Forward positions. If our guard play balances out with our post play I wouldn't doubt another FF appearance.

New Jersey, huh. Which exit?

 

[SCspur]

New Jersey, huh. Which exit?

All of them

 

[ocoandasoc]

Right... I forgot she is a football player on the court (like that time she slammed A&M's Danni Williams to the floor in the SEC Tourney).

She actually did play on the boys varsity football team in 2014 at Rock Bridge high school in Columbia, MO.