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Message: [QUOTE="PAC-12HoopFan, post: 2850838, member: 8997"] I would tend to side with LOTRADER, nwhoopfan, and DaBball in their posts above about Pivec over what willtalk in his quote offers above. I have seen nearly all of OSU's games over the past two seasons as Pivec has developed. Her rebounding translates to fastbreak opportunities in which she won't need plays to be run for her. The nonsense that Pivec's 7.1 boards per game from the point guard position was a result of her crashing the boards "early" is laughable. A 5'10" guard doesn't average over 7 boards per game by taking shortcuts. Pivec does it via her physical strength, effort, and desire. willtalk by his own admission above is apparently not impressed by stats, but then he quotes OSU's D1-leading three-point team shooting percentage and Goodman's outstanding 46% three-point marksmanship above as apparent evidence that Pivec might not receive as many minutes on the floor this coming season as she did as a sophomore. Pivec has started since early in her freshman season and will likely be the offensive leader of the OSU team in '18-'19 as it develops its new identify following Gulich's graduation to the WNBA. I anticipate continued progression by Pivec with her leadership and offensive production during her upcoming junior season. The Beavs will need her scoring, rebounding, and leadership to be able to compete with Oregon, Stanford, and Arizona State for the PAC-12 title during '18-'19. [/QUOTE]