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Message: [QUOTE="jonson, post: 2709859, member: 6034"] If I'm that fan, then I'm sorry to say I don't have any concrete information, just my own thoughts on the matter. All 4 seemed to be very good teammates throughout the season and none of them seemed unhappy. And Graves is, I think, a player's coach. That said, 3 of the decisions (Campisano, McGwire, Maley) do make some sense to me; Ayuso not so much. I think the decisions of the first three have a lot to do with the arrival of Boley and the younger Sabally in the fall. Boley does everything Campisano was supposed to be able to do, but much better and, based on the videos I have seen, N. Sabally is a legitimate big whose skill set is similar to her sister's but comes, as far as I can tell, in a much more physical and aggressive form. Campisano, despite her high Hoopgurlz ranking (which I have ever understood) was basically the last player off the bench for much of the season. Nor did she seem to improve from her freshman to sophomore years. I think McGwire also seemed to be running in place, although she did make some important contributions in several games. She is a very good midrange shooter, but never seemed committed to getting in the kind of shape that would have allowed her to develop her game and, especially, keep from fouling. I think Graves's decision to replace her in the starting lineup with S. Sabally about 1/4 of the way through the season was a key to the team's overall success, and I don't think she could reasonably expect more minutes down the road. So her move, if not the destination, is not surprising. Maley, whose energy I love, was facing the same issues regarding playing time with the arrival of Boley and N. Sabally--and maybe even the improvement of 6'6" Lydia Giomi, who was getting more minutes until her unfortunate leg injury late in the season. (She will be a redshirt sophomore next season.). In any case, Graves will certainly have an easier time distributing minutes among his "bigs" than he did last season. The departure that imo potentially hurts the most--and makes the least sense--is Ayuso. I understand the draw of a professional contract and maybe she just wants to return to Spain, but I don't think she's ready for the former--the viral video of her crossing over (and putting on the floor) a Colorado player notwithstanding. There's a lot of potential there and I suspect Graves hoped that she would take over Cazorla's role the fall after the coming one, but--from my perspective--she has a lot of work ahead to succeed professionally. I know that Graves thinks Chavez (the other incoming freshman) is really good (Sabrina-like he's said), and if she is Oregon will be fine; if not, the guard situation will be challenging. [/QUOTE]

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