WBB: General All-NCAA Thread - Not Team Cyclones Stuff
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When I think of the differences between Clark and Boston they are interesting. Boston isn’t needed to score 25 per game on her team or she easily could. That is an indicator of more talent on the entire team. What Boston does that makes a major impact is rebound at the rate of a dozen per game. That’s a hard work, positioning, hustle type of stat. Not as flashy as chucking up mid court three's but probably more impactful on the success of the team.
Sometimes I just wanted them, him especially, to stop trying to describe every single things that was happening. It got so he couldn't finish a thought because the players and ball moved too quickly.
I cannot tell a lie I enjoyed watching Geno's team get destroyed. Geno is a good coach who has built the best program in the country. When he gets on his soap box it rings hollow because his program isn't like any in the country. He will just get the next 5 star McMerican on his list to choose from.
I think what you are seeing is that the last few years South Carolina is actually recruiting a higher level than UConn and we are closer to parity in the top 10. Geno is now seeing what the other coaches had to deal with since he no longer has the most talented roster in the country.
It was funny to see an article about uconn getting back to the title game since 2016 I believe. Oh poor uconn and their 6 year drought between title game appearances.
South Carolina has been tearing it up recruiting but not sure I'd call that some sort of death knell for Geno. He still made it to the championship game in a season handicapped by injuries. Prospects Nation had UConn with the #1 class for 2021 with SC and Dawn Staley right there with a #2 class. UConn has two top 10 players signed for 2022.
Speaking of 2022, here's a linky to Prospect Nations best players and where they are head, Class of 2022.
Top 25 headed to the usual elite teams with one glaring omission, no Baylor recruits. Pac-12 is also rolling in a slew of top recruits. Total Top 25's going to the Big 10 and the Big 12, only one at #25 going to Texas. Big10/12 combined only have 10% of the PN's Elite 150.
Oddity, Minnesota, in the midst of their dumpster fire with only three kids on the current roster has three of the Big 10's Elite 150 recruits. Iowa also has three in the Elite 150, other Big 10 schools not so much. Maryland has only one, seems that maybe Coach Freze's recruiting streak isn't as hot as it used to be. The #2 recruit in the country is from Maryland and she is going to UCLA.
Top 25 headed to the usual elite teams with one glaring omission, no Baylor recruits. Pac-12 is also rolling in a slew of top recruits. Total Top 25's going to the Big 10 and the Big 12, only one at #25 going to Texas. Big10/12 combined only have 10% of the PN's Elite 150.
Oddity, Minnesota, in the midst of their dumpster fire with only three kids on the current roster has three of the Big 10's Elite 150 recruits. Iowa also has three in the Elite 150, other Big 10 schools not so much. Maryland has only one, seems that maybe Coach Freze's recruiting streak isn't as hot as it used to be. The #2 recruit in the country is from Maryland and she is going to UCLA.
Somebody will get a nice player in Esmery Martinez - she was the one player on WVU I enjoyed watching - pretty shot and strong rebounder!
Also losing Angel Reese, their top player.
Maryland women’s basketball forward Angel Reese to enter transfer portal
Reese becomes the fourth Terp to leave head coach Brenda Frese’s program on Tuesday.
www.testudotimes.com
Not sure what is going on there other than the usual grass is greener thing these days.
That transfer portal announcement is different than most. Wonder what here beef with the staff was?
Also losing Angel Reese, their top player.
Maryland women’s basketball forward Angel Reese to enter transfer portal
Reese becomes the fourth Terp to leave head coach Brenda Frese’s program on Tuesday.
And BOOM!
Also losing Angel Reese, their top player.
Maryland women’s basketball forward Angel Reese to enter transfer portal
Reese becomes the fourth Terp to leave head coach Brenda Frese’s program on Tuesday.
Damn, something's going on. They had injuries this year and never looked as good as maybe they should be but finished okay in NCAA's and got into the Top 10 on coaches poll. Think that #9 was a good five too high and influenced too much by the NCAA tournament and past team performance but the polls always have a degree of BS in them. Even so, the expectations for next year had to be pretty high. Not so high now. Woof.
Owusu should probably look to a team that plays more physical. Big 10 has some good team but all generally play pretty soft. She's pretty physical on offense. Down side for fitting into a more physical team is she's not a great defender and more physicals teams play defense, something Maryland doesn't bother with except situationally. They have the athletes to do it, just not Frese's style IMHO.
Reese leaving is a huge blow. She's going to the #1 in the portal.