Losing Engstler and Kianna Smith is big of course, but they return some experienced players like Cochran and Dixon, and got some decent additions from the portal.
Sure about that?
I have them listed with a shot at the ACC second slot. They have a chance, but it would be a an anomaly if more than two teams were chosen in the top 8 seeds from one conference.
Hope has won out since 2008. I like my odds.
You're correct, I see a lot of teams with so much promise every year not live up to the hyper and then you have quite a few teams who do way better than expected.
in the Big East
Hailey Van Lith was horrible vs South Carolina, and that game vs Michigan was one of the worst games I've seen. She to me is possibly the most overrated player in wbb. She is all hype, she doesn't seem to me like a leader.
I hate to say it, but I agree. She isn’t even on the same playing field (but we’ll see this coming year I guess) as Dana Evans. Not even close (yet…).
Evans was a legitimate NPOY candidate her senior year and was excellent as a junior. Hailey Van Lith is definitely ahead of Evans through 2 years, though Evans made her big jump after her sophomore year. It's early to count out Hailey Van Lith but she's definitely not on the same level as the other big dogs like Boston, Bueckers, Clark, Jones, etc.
Very interesting. I give a lot of credit to Beal and her defense in terms of the SC game. I missed the Michigan game, sounds like one not to rewatch.
Hailey Van Lith is a special player. Brea Beal just makes a lot of really good players look average.
People keep saying that these players are having bad games but Beal is really just that good defensively. Just like some blame Christyn for her Finals performance, but the truth of the matter is that she had a beast of a primary defender on her.
Was impressed with post season appearance this year and they return their entire squad
Box score says she scored 22 against Michigan in the tourney, so that looks pretty good to me.
For what it's worth, it's a obselete/specific achievement. Angel had 4 games of 20+ in a 5 game tournament stretch in 2009, and missed getting 5 straight by 2 points. Hailey Van Lith is a good player but as of April, she isn't in the same ballpark as the 4 originally mentioned by @UConnCat.
Sorry, as of April or during the month of April? Just trying to clarify what you mean.
I worded it poorly...as of April. Just implying we don't know how much she's improved since the end of the season, maybe she's taken that jump, but based off her performances last season she isn't in the same ballpark as the other 4 mentioned.