Top-10 Impact Freshman in WCBB

[DaBball]

Top 10 impact freshmen in women's college basketball

Some of the top freshmen in the country have started to show out and it's only a month into the women's college basketball season.

es.pn

 

[TheFarmFan]

IMHO Jackson and especially Jones, Taylor belong above Jones, Haley. And I say this as a homer - Haley Jones is terrific and improving practically by the game, but both Rickea Jackson and Taylor Jones have been much more critical and impactful to how their teams' offenses run than Haley Jones has been to Stanford. May just be the luxury of a deep bench, but Miss. St. and OSU would look really different without those two, whereas I'm not sure Stanford looks all that different without Haley Jones.

 

[SCspur]

Zia Cooke should have been on the actual list instead of being named honorable mention and Brea Beal should have at least been named honorable mention....

 

[maccca3232]

Overlooking the bias towards the SEC any such list without Dyaisha Fair (Buffalo) lacks credibility.

 

[Shades]

I think Jaz Shelley has been impactful despite being on a stacked Oregon team.

 

[maccca3232]

I think Jaz Shelley has been impactful despite being on a stacked Oregon team.

She wouldn't be the first Aussie I would mention, that would be Alex Fowler (Portland).

 

[LoTrader]

Taylor Jones has been very impactful at Oregon State. So has Kennedy Brown. Taylor gets the spotlight because she scores the ball from 5 ft in reliably when not checked by a solid & tall defensive BIG. Being a freshman, Taylor will come down to earth somewhat when PAC-12 play begins. Kennedy Brown, in my view, has been even more impactful at Oregon State, as Kennedy is a terrific post defender for a freshman, sees the court well, passes well, and can shoot beyond 3-point line. Luxury for OSU to have both of these freshman, but I think Kennedy Brown's stock will rise when PAC-12 play begins.

 

[LoTrader]

PAC-12 has some really fantastic freshman, not shown on the list. Stanford has many of them. UCLA has a really solid freshman guard, and I'm so impressed with Jazz Shelley of UO. Jazz Shelley is going to turn more heads soon--but please, not vs OSU.

 

[eebmg]

Just caught this fascinating article in the Athletic about a super freshman
that chose Buffalo over UConn

Dyaisha (DEE-ay-sha) Fair

Recruited by top programs, Dyaisha Fair chose Buffalo and is playing her way onto the national radar

Fair is the third-leading scorer in the nation, averaging 23.8 points per game for the MAC-leading Bulls.

theathletic.com

She is averaging 23.8 pts per game for Buffalo but did not make the ESPNW top freshman impact list.

She was leaning to UConn apparently but Cierra Dillard pushed her to Buffalo.

 

[DEpup]

I think Bell got the shaft in this ranking. I've watched a couple tOSU games and her play dictates their performance. She's a game changer.

 

[LoTrader]

I think Bell got the shaft in this ranking. I've watched a couple tOSU games and her play dictates their performance. She's a game changer.

I like Bell too. Unfortunately, she was a no show in the Stanford game?

 

[Shades]

I like Bell too. Unfortunately, she was a no show in the Stanford game?

True, true.... and when Jaz Shelley got the opportunity to start, she showed up with a 32 pt game and the team record for three pointers made in a single game.

StatMonitr Stat Feed

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[Gamecockfan77]

Biggest omission is Jordan Horston. That was a big miss.

Amihere is an odd inclusion. Over Beal?

Not sure the writer did all the thinking he needed to do.

 

[TerpWomenFan]

Amihere is an odd inclusion. Over Beal?

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I thought that was very strange as well.

 

[WestCoast]

Taylor Jones has been very impactful at Oregon State. So has Kennedy Brown. Taylor gets the spotlight because she scores the ball from 5 ft in reliably when not checked by a solid & tall defensive BIG. Being a freshman, Taylor will come down to earth somewhat when PAC-12 play begins. Kennedy Brown, in my view, has been even more impactful at Oregon State, as Kennedy is a terrific post defender for a freshman, sees the court well, passes well, and can shoot beyond 3-point line. Luxury for OSU to have both of these freshman, but I think Kennedy Brown's stock will rise when PAC-12 play begins.

The offensive production of Jones and nearly 65% shooting from the field gets her the nod over her frosh teammate Brown. Brown can defend and rebound, but currently leads the Beavs in turnovers and needs to finish better on the offensive end. The Beavs would be hard-pressed to be 11-0 without significant contributions from both of them.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

So this list omits Peoples from the top-10 even though she's easily been one of the ten best in the country while putting Brunelle 3rd. Now I know Brunelle is ESPN's new pet but come on.

No Aubrey Griffin either, ok, fine. But she's not in the "notable" section either while Amihere is. Check out their stats if you don't understand why that's absurd.