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Message: [QUOTE="Flyinsouth, post: 3343805, member: 9797"] An argument in favor for Ionescu is look at where Oregon was as a program before she arrived. They were terrible and not relevant nationally whatsoever. Sabrina has lead the program to many firsts such as Elite 8 appearances in back to back years with a lineup of mostly Freshman and Sophomores and the programs first Final 4 (eventually bowing out to the eventual National Champions in back to back years). Another first oregon just signed the #1 recruiting class which I feel is a nod to her building something along with Graves at Oregon. A few of the players listed above came to top 10 programs that have won championships before and were accustomed to getting top 10 talent. Yes they may have achieved team success that surpassed Sabrina's up to this point but they had a far shorter ladder to climb and more seasoned talent surrounding them. I feel this argument will come down to whether Oregon finally gets over the hump this year and wins their first Championship. They will have their hands full just to win the PAC-12 but should be battle tested. If they are healthy there should be no excuses not to win it this year and thus the transcendent legacy will or won't be cemented! [/QUOTE]