She would have been competing with Kaleena for playing time.
Yup. I like the team we have. Yes there are good/great players that do not come to Uconn but the ones we do get do just fine.
I'm not sure why WV's win illustrates the weakness of the Big12. If OK St. had suffered an OOC loss, then I would agree. If it had been a loss to a bottom dweller, then your statement would have some traction. But WV hasn't looked bad. Sure their schedule has been weak, but so had OK St's. Another way to interpret the results is to say that now Baylor will have MORE games against top 25 teams, as WV will likely join the AP/Coaches' top 25 while OK St. remains there. Sagarin now has OK St. at 11th and WV at 15th, followed by Baylor (17th), Oklahoma (19th) and Texas (20th).
Conference weakness is a relative thing. The B12 is again rated the top conference in Sagarin as it has been for most of the last half decade. The difference is that they no longer have any team sitting in one of the top spots, which gives an appearance of weakness. Projecting from Sagarin you would say that no B12 team is expected to make the Elite 8 group at the current ratings since Iowa St. at #9 is the top team followed by OK St. and WV. But it's hard to argue that a conference with 6 teams in the Sags top 20 is weak since no other conference is at that level, though the ACC with 6 in the top 21 is very very close.
Even Syracuse is ranked this year. Wait until Louisville joins the ACC.
SU was 24-8 last year - here's a link to their schedule so you'll understand why.
You are right there very soft non conference schedule last year but did have some very good Big East wins. Lost today at NC St.
