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WBB standout freshmen - BostonCard - 01-14-2021

Good piece by fivethirtyeight on the top freshmen in women's basketball this year.

https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/womens-basketball-is-awash-with-standout-freshmen/

Cameron Brink makes an appearance, which is remarkable given she's not even a starter.

Quote:Paopao faced off against another exciting freshman last week when Oregon fell to top-ranked Stanford. The 6-foot-4 Cameron Brink is shooting better than 62 percent from the field, and her 16.3 block percentage ranks third in the country, regardless of class.

It's also a good article because it throws a little shade in the direction of Paige Bueckers and Geno Auriemma.  Buekers is having a great season, but the article notes...

Quote:Even so, the biggest challenge to Bueckers as the best freshman this season doesn’t come from Brink or from Paopao...
No, it is Caitlin Clark of Iowa, who is staking her claim as not only freshman of the year, but player of the year as well.

BC

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RE: WBB standout freshmen - Hulk01 - 01-14-2021

Bueckers is a phenom, without doubt.
But the steals stat is misleading;
she is not a great defensive player.

No idea if Clark is either.
And in either case, both of them produce far more points than they allow.

Quite a year for freshman point guards. 
Paopao might be no better than #5.

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