[freddot5]

It is so hard to compare those top players because they are so different.  I mean, how much credit do you give to Powell's versatility and the fact that she could be a point forward?  Crazy that players like Pohlen, the Smiths (Brooke and Alana), Karlie Samuelson, Kayla Pedereson and Kristin Folkl are off the list (not that I think they deserve to be displace players on the list, just that it goes to show how many great players we've had).



When all is said and done, I wonder how many of the players currently on the team will wind up in that top 10.  I think Jones (barring more injuries) is on a trajectory to end up in the top-10.  Brink and Belibi have potential, but given the names on there, the bar is going to be high.  



BC

The Top 5, maybe 6, are locks (though I wouldn't necessarily order them that way);

Folkl has to be on the list, imo.  But you had to see her play to appreciate that;

Agree with point about current team members potentially working their ways into the Top 10.  (And Kiana is perhaps a bit underrated in these parts).



BTW, glue/intangible players (like Nick Robinson on the men's side) will never end up in these kinds of lists; however, they are indispensable players.  From yesteryear, I'd put Harmon on that list and probably Lexie from more recent vintage.  Am sure there are lots of others that might fit that bill, too.  Loved both Jamila and Milena as PGs, but I typically don't think of PGs as glue players, even though they are quite often indispensable.

Crap, Teejers and I completely agree, the end of days is neigh. I really wonder how far that 1998 team would have gone had Folkl and Nygaard not suffered ACL tears right before the tournament.



One other thing about Folkl (We were in the same dorm my senior year) is that she was the most genuinely humble and down to earth person I met at Stanford (athlete or not).



I see from her wiki that she gave birth to a son in 2006... Thinking about recruiting in 2024, I wonder if he's into basketball or volleyball.



BC

I think she should be on the list. Even though she split her time with volleyball, her stats were exceptional (if she doesn’t foul out on a contested call in the 1997 NCAA Final 4 game against Old Dominion I think Stanford wins the game and ultimately beats Tennessee in the final as she was 8 for 8 from the field with about 10 rebounds). I was at that game but that is a topic for another time. I did sit next to her and her future husband Anastasios Kaburakis at a 2004 game in Columbia, MO. Had a very interesting conversation and I can confirm her humility and intelligence. Does anyone know whether her 12 year old daughter plays basketball? I believe that Kristen and her husband had some influence with the Greek player Elana Bosgana coming to Stanford.

[freddot5]

It is so hard to compare those top players because they are so different.  I mean, how much credit do you give to Powell's versatility and the fact that she could be a point forward?  Crazy that players like Pohlen, the Smiths (Brooke and Alana), Karlie Samuelson, Kayla Pedereson and Kristin Folkl are off the list (not that I think they deserve to be displace players on the list, just that it goes to show how many great players we've had).



When all is said and done, I wonder how many of the players currently on the team will wind up in that top 10.  I think Jones (barring more injuries) is on a trajectory to end up in the top-10.  Brink and Belibi have potential, but given the names on there, the bar is going to be high.  



BC

The Top 5, maybe 6, are locks (though I wouldn't necessarily order them that way);

Folkl has to be on the list, imo.  But you had to see her play to appreciate that;

Agree with point about current team members potentially working their ways into the Top 10.  (And Kiana is perhaps a bit underrated in these parts).



BTW, glue/intangible players (like Nick Robinson on the men's side) will never end up in these kinds of lists; however, they are indispensable players.  From yesteryear, I'd put Harmon on that list and probably Lexie from more recent vintage.  Am sure there are lots of others that might fit that bill, too.  Loved both Jamila and Milena as PGs, but I typically don't think of PGs as glue players, even though they are quite often indispensable.

Crap, Teejers and I completely agree, the end of days is neigh. I really wonder how far that 1998 team would have gone had Folkl and Nygaard not suffered ACL tears right before the tournament.



One other thing about Folkl (We were in the same dorm my senior year) is that she was the most genuinely humble and down to earth person I met at Stanford (athlete or not).



I see from her wiki that she gave birth to a son in 2006... Thinking about recruiting in 2024, I wonder if he's into basketball or volleyball.



BC

I think she should be on the list. Even though she split her time with volleyball, her stats were exceptional (if she doesn’t foul out on a contested call in the 1997 NCAA Final 4 game against Old Dominion I think Stanford wins the game and ultimately beats Tennessee in the final as she was 8 for 8 from the field with about 10 rebounds). I was at that game but that is a topic for another time. I did sit next to her and her future husband Anastasios Kaburakis at a 2004 game in Columbia, MO. Had a very interesting conversation and I can confirm her humility and intelligence. Does anyone know whether her 12 year old daughter plays basketball? I believe that Kristen and her husband had some influence with the Greek player Elana Bosgana coming to Stanford.