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Top 25 Analysis: Season Preview

CardsWBBfan said:
I know that Belmont ( or M Tennessee) complained of tampering, and then shortly thereafter one of their better players announced transferring to TN. I’m not saying there was tampering but certainly the implication was there.
Whichever school it was I think they lost two players to the portal.
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It was Belmont. They lost another player to Baylor.

I'm fairly sure their coach complained of tampering before either of his players even entered their names in the portal.
 
nwhoopfan said:
It was Belmont. They lost another player to Baylor.

I'm fairly sure their coach complained of tampering before either of his players even entered their names in the portal.
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It was their assistant
nwhoopfan said:
It was Belmont. They lost another player to Baylor.

I'm fairly sure their coach complained of tampering before either of his players even entered their names in the portal.
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It was assistant head coach Jamey Givens. Here is his tweet.

 
Kansas predicted to be #3 in conference? How good were they last season? I don't remember much buzz from last year so it strikes me as odd that they would jump so high in between seasons.
 
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SECbbfan24 said:
They’ll finish behind SC, TN, Miss St

This is what happens when you recruit for name instead of needs…
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I wish, but realistically I think LSU is best SEC team and is a threat to win NC again.
 
GamecockFam said:
Kansas predicted to be #3 in conference? How good were they last season? I don't remember much buzz from last year so it strikes me as odd that they would jump so high in between seasons.
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Won the WNIT last year. That often springboards a team to greater success the next season, although I think they lost quite a few players. I could be wrong about that though.
 


Media Day was held today for the Big 10 conference. My main takeaways were:

Really happy for Ashley Owusu. Seems like a new start for her, and it's cool that she was chosen as one of the athletes to represent her new school. Made me a bit more excited about Penn State, who have a pretty decent schedule to start the season (St Johns, Kansas, USC all before Thanksgiving).

I liked to hear Diana Collins mentioned by Coach Mcguff as a potential impact player. She's 5'9, athletic. Of course she's only a freshman but she got some good experience this summer playing in the FIBA U20 Women's European Championship. Mcguff did mention that Madison Greene probably won't play to start the season but they hope to have her back by sometime in November. Last thing on OSU that stood out was McGuff mentioning that Celeste Taylor will have a bit of offensive freedom that may allow her to showcase her skills more on that end. It's just interesting because she came from two defense heavy programs and everyone has mentioned how much she's going to fit in on the defensive end. But it would be great if she comes back as a 5th year with improved offense.

I've always liked Teri Moren, but I really liked what she said about Yarden Garzon at 6'3 using her size a little more and becoming better at posting up and her back to the basket game. She was so lights out shooting the ball from the perimeter and has great passing skills. But Moren wants her to add the physicality, sort've like what Grace Berger had to her game. I thought that was interesting.

Nebraska, under the radar?! That's kind of what was said during their interview. I was kind of caught off guard by that one. I like Jaz Shelley but am concerned about their lack of depth. They do get Allison Weidner back which was probably a big reason why they did not make the tournament last year.

Only other subtle thing I caught was Kim Barnes Arico, said something to the effect of, this year will be a different year for us. They are still picked to finish top 5, and they still have Laila Phelia, but sounds like there is not quite the same type of expectations. I feel like at the beginning of last year they had big expectations, even to be better than they had been the previous years, and Michigan was a really fun watch last year, despite losing somewhat early in the tournament. I may be reaching, but I actually thought since they picked up some veterans in the portal, and had some good returners that the expectations will remain high. Are they now a fringe tournament team?
 
Floridaduck said:
Umm.. Oregon remains quite tall:
Kyei 6'8"
Basham: 6'7"
Van Slooten 6'3"
Rambus 6'3"
Tillander 6'1"
But it is the increased height at wing and guard that stands as a difference from last year:
Priscilla Williams 6'2"
Sofia Bell 6'1"
Sammie Wagner 6'1"

But I imagine they will play with a 5'9" Chance Gray and another 5'8-5'9" guard.
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Before the two walk-on players joined the Terps this month, all but one Terp player was listed at 6 feet or taller. The problem for the Terps is only one Terp is list taller than 6'2 and she is a project.
 
GamecockFam said:
Kansas predicted to be #3 in conference? How good were they last season? I don't remember much buzz from last year so it strikes me as odd that they would jump so high in between seasons.
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They were all set to earn an NCAA tournament at-large bid; then, they got upset by a dismal TCU team (whose head coach was fired/resigned) in the first round of the Big 12 tournament. They were 7th in the 10-team conference and had an overall 25-11 record.

They return 3 fifth-year seniors who have started a lot of games.
 
Geew1992 said:
Will Moore be back to play enough games? She tore her acl last year.
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She did tear her ACL in early December 2022. I think they will hold her out until at least December 2023 before she sees any game action.
 
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jdote33 said:


Media Day was held today for the Big 10 conference. My main takeaways were:

Really happy for Ashley Owusu. Seems like a new start for her, and it's cool that she was chosen as one of the athletes to represent her new school. Made me a bit more excited about Penn State, who have a pretty decent schedule to start the season (St Johns, Kansas, USC all before Thanksgiving).

I liked to hear Diana Collins mentioned by Coach Mcguff as a potential impact player. She's 5'9, athletic. Of course she's only a freshman but she got some good experience this summer playing in the FIBA U20 Women's European Championship. Mcguff did mention that Madison Greene probably won't play to start the season but they hope to have her back by sometime in November. Last thing on OSU that stood out was McGuff mentioning that Celeste Taylor will have a bit of offensive freedom that may allow her to showcase her skills more on that end. It's just interesting because she came from two defense heavy programs and everyone has mentioned how much she's going to fit in on the defensive end. But it would be great if she comes back as a 5th year with improved offense.

I've always liked Teri Moren, but I really liked what she said about Yarden Garzon at 6'3 using her size a little more and becoming better at posting up and her back to the basket game. She was so lights out shooting the ball from the perimeter and has great passing skills. But Moren wants her to add the physicality, sort've like what Grace Berger had to her game. I thought that was interesting.

Nebraska, under the radar?! That's kind of what was said during their interview. I was kind of caught off guard by that one. I like Jaz Shelley but am concerned about their lack of depth. They do get Allison Weidner back which was probably a big reason why they did not make the tournament last year.

Only other subtle thing I caught was Kim Barnes Arico, said something to the effect of, this year will be a different year for us. They are still picked to finish top 5, and they still have Laila Phelia, but sounds like there is not quite the same type of expectations. I feel like at the beginning of last year they had big expectations, even to be better than they had been the previous years, and Michigan was a really fun watch last year, despite losing somewhat early in the tournament. I may be reaching, but I actually thought since they picked up some veterans in the portal, and had some good returners that the expectations will remain high. Are they now a fringe tournament team?
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Cool to see Owusu was chosen. Hope things work out better for her in Happy Valley. During her sophomore year at Maryland she was can't miss TV.
 
bballnut90 said:
Cool to see Owusu was chosen. Hope things work out better for her in Happy Valley. During her sophomore year at Maryland she was can't miss TV.
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It started with the 2020 Big 10 tournament. She was brilliant. It's like she's a totally different player now.
 
southie said:
They were all set to earn an NCAA tournament at-large bid; then, they got upset by a dismal TCU team (whose head coach was fired/resigned) in the first round of the Big 12 tournament. They were 7th in the 10-team conference and had an overall 25-11 record.

They return 3 fifth-year seniors who have started a lot of games.
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Vandy played at Kansas two years ago. They were good, but what really struck me was their size. They were big.
 
jdote33 said:
Good write-up on Mississippi State. I actually like A&M's roster a bit more but will be interested to see how they fair this year.

sports.yahoo.com

Mississippi State women's basketball has national title hopes again. It can thank Sam Purcell

Mississippi State women's basketball coach Sam Purcell is entering his second season at the helm. But he's not shying away from major aspirations.
sports.yahoo.com sports.yahoo.com
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I’m cautiously optimistic regarding Mississippi State. I’d really like to have at least one more proven ball handler but overall very excited for the season.
Likely starters are
J Carter 6-5 GS
E Barnum 6-2 GS transfer from Arkansas
D Powe 6-1 Soph
J Jordan 5-10 Sr
L Park-Lane 5-3 GS transfer from Seton Hall

R Parker 6-4 Jr will be the main 4 and 5 backup
D Rogers 5-10 Sr transfer from DePaul will likely be the 2 and 3 backup. She will also possibly start instead of D Powe.

M Sheppard 5-11 Fr is projected to be the backup point. She played point for Monteverde Academy last season with several D1 signees. However she lead them in points, assists and steals. Regardless she is still a freshman.

After that the rest of rotation will be match up and foul trouble dependent. Freshman J Brown 5-9 combo guard has good size and has the ability to defend. Soph N Gony 6-4 didn’t play much last season but the coaching staff is very high on how hard she worked this summer. She can play 4 and some 3. Q Cherry-Montague 6-6 Fr post has great size and a decent skill level. However she will likely only see spot duty. JC M Thames 5-8 is a good three point shooter and decent ball handler. She also will likely see spot duty.
Four players on the team were first or second team all conference last season and another was SEC All freshman team. The biggest concern will be getting players used to leading their teams in scoring to accept a different role.
 
Looking forward to Big 12 Media day this week. K State had released 2 episodes on Ayoka Lees recovery process but then it's been crickets. I'm interested to see who Baylor is going to start. Texas had a lot of chatter last year, and seemingly had more press. It's been pretty quiet on that end as well.

 
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jdote33 said:
Looking forward to Big 12 Media day this week. K State had released 2 episodes on Ayoka Lees recovery process but then it's been crickets. I'm interested to see who Baylor is going to start. Texas had a lot of chatter last year, and seemingly had more press. It's been pretty quiet on that end as well.

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I would imagine Texas and z Oklahoma chatter to be pretty muted at their last big 12 media day
 
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