So...looking forward, if Dawn was looking in the transfer portal
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I say it's time to roll with Feagin. 6-3 to 6-4. Has paid her dues. Has Two National Championships. Major contributor this year. Played well in the games Cardoso was unable to play. It's her turn IMO.
Agree. We have a complete team honestly. Watkins and Feagin are lethal shot blockers and play taller than they are
What if foul trouble becomes an issue? If Tac is able to play next year, OK but if Dawn is bringing her along slowly, I say go after a 6'5" post if one is available. We have been spoiled over the years with good POST players.
The team needs someone who can JUMP. This may not necessarily be a "tall girl." Cardoso could not jump and we were lucky not to encounter anyone who could take advantage of that.
Gardiner and Beers (once she’s in the portal) from Oregon State. We’re all familiar with the recent game and with those two we would have two solids teams to rotate five in/out.
I think we should go after someone who is 6’9”, has a 42” vertical jump, the agility of a spooked gazelle, and has the shooting ability of Caitlin Clark.
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If we got those two...game over....Natty for the next few years. Some on here have said Beers would not be a fit. I disagree. She's wide bodied, tall & can shoot.
and whose minutes are they going to take? We're returning everyone from an undefeated season minus Cardoso. Adhel Tac(6'5-6'6), Joyce Edwads and Maddy McDaniel have been added. You're not going to get highly conveted players from the portal who are not expecting a starting role and major minutes.
I think the 6’5” center from ND declared for the portal. Don’t temper the name:
REALITY CHECK TIME
Number of P5 players in the Portal 6’5” or taller
14
Number of those that averaged more than 5 points
1
Hannah Gusters 14ppg 3 teams in 4 years. Sat out a year and did not play anywhere. Best player on a bad team. Below average defender and rebounder. SLOW and does not run the floor. Will have to play in a half court offense. Played at Baylor, followed Mulkey to LSU. Very marginal minutes at both. Sat out for a year, reassessing her life. Played at Oklahoma State.
Thank you no, HARD PASS.
Number of those that averaged more than 5 rebounds
ZERO
Number of P5 players in the Portal 6’5” or taller
14
Number of those that averaged more than 5 points
1
Hannah Gusters 14ppg 3 teams in 4 years. Sat out a year and did not play anywhere. Best player on a bad team. Below average defender and rebounder. SLOW and does not run the floor. Will have to play in a half court offense. Played at Baylor, followed Mulkey to LSU. Very marginal minutes at both. Sat out for a year, reassessing her life. Played at Oklahoma State.
Thank you no, HARD PASS.
Number of those that averaged more than 5 rebounds
ZERO
Beers was a 3rd team all American at the post position. She could start in Cordoso's place and everything else remain the same.
I love Watkins but she does turn the ball over a bit (seems to play sloppy at times)
"Some on here" That's me, bo. She's not a fit. You have to be able to hedge screens on the perimeter here and she can't do that.
Raegan Beers and OSU beating Notre Dame...Boy, Beers can rebound, set screens, block shots...she all around a great post player.
Oregon State vs. Notre Dame | Sweet 16 | 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament (youtube.com)
Would love to see her in the Garnet & Black.
Oregon State vs. Notre Dame | Sweet 16 | 2024 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament (youtube.com)
Would love to see her in the Garnet & Black.
I should have said “the team needs a 6’7” center who can jump.”
and she would slow down our offense. She'll be a great pickup for someone just not us
Definitely. She'll be a beast under the basket for someone.
Wonderful half court player, BUT doesn’t run the floor and at present would be unable to play our style of D. She would have to sign her life over to Molly for 6 months at least.
Beers is too slow and cannot get up and down the floor. Not a fit for USC. I would say the kid from Texas A&M who I think is 6-4? Or maybe even the kid from NC whose sister played at Tennessee. Of course, even though she plays the 4 position, the Irifian (sp?) girl from Stanford would be nice.
Coates was awesome. HOWEVER, when she was injured in 2017, we replaced her with BCM in the lineup and won a national championship. Dawn was forced to go small. It's possible to be too big, especially in today's game as more and more teams shoot the 3. We must be able to defend the perimeter.
Of course, we could use an infinite number of bigs to sit on the bench in reserve in case of foul trouble or injury. Realistically, some of the names being thrown around are not going to be happy in a backup role. We may add a big, but I would expect it to be a player who would be OK with limited minutes.
Isn’t there a 6’5” post player wanting to transfer or in the portal. Based on her stats she sounded candidate that would work for us.
Yes - I was just adding her to our list of impressive post recruits.