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ESPN has just published Creme's "Way Too Early Top 25"  (on the heels of his brackatology yesterday). Pretty much mirrors the bracketology. Stanford is #2, but after that, next PAC-12 is way down, to Arizona at 18 and Oregon at 20.  Cites Jones and Brink as pre-season All Americans and possibly two of the top 5 players in the country.  Looking at this list, Stanford's non-conference schedule is looking more and more challenging.

www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/34732429/women-college-basketball-way-too-early-top-25-2022-23

I just have this gut-feel that Vic SCHAEFER will engineer this assembly of: 

1) highly accomplished experienced transfers: 
-  5'10 SG/PG Shaylee GONZALES (from BYU, two-time WCC POY and 2nd Team AA) 
-  5'10 SG Sonya MORRIS (from DePaul, two-time Big East 1st Team) 
-  6'4 PF/C Taylor JONES (from Oregon State, All-PAC 12)

2)  high-impact returning incoming sophomores and juniors:
-  5'6 PG Rory HARMON
-  6'1 PF Aaliyah MOORE
-  6'2 PF Deyona GASTON
-  6'0 SG Shay HOLLE

3) incoming Top 60+ freshmen:
- 6'1 SF Njakalenga MWENENTANDA 
- 6'4 C Amina MUHAMMAD
- 6'1 SG Jordana CODIO 

into a well-oiled machine come NCAA tournament time,
and end up in the NCAA championship game,
just as he did with his overperforming Mississippi State
squads in 2017 and 2018

Agree, Vic is a master at melding talent (he has it this season), with his signature pressure defense and now with sufficient offensive weapons at his disposal.  Should we end up playing them at some point in the Tourney, we will need more than Brink and Jones, as great as they are.  I keep hoping Nivar and/or Harriel can become that quick, athletic guard who can handle the ball under pressure, penetrate, score or make the assist and give us a legit weapon on the perimeter both offensively and defensively.  We need threats from 3 additional positions to free up our All-Americans.

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ESPN has just published Creme's "Way Too Early Top 25"  (on the heels of his brackatology yesterday). Pretty much mirrors the bracketology. Stanford is #2, but after that, next PAC-12 is way down, to Arizona at 18 and Oregon at 20.  Cites Jones and Brink as pre-season All Americans and possibly two of the top 5 players in the country.  Looking at this list, Stanford's non-conference schedule is looking more and more challenging.

www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/34732429/women-college-basketball-way-too-early-top-25-2022-23

I just have this gut-feel that Vic SCHAEFER will engineer this assembly of: 

1) highly accomplished experienced transfers: 
-  5'10 SG/PG Shaylee GONZALES (from BYU, two-time WCC POY and 2nd Team AA) 
-  5'10 SG Sonya MORRIS (from DePaul, two-time Big East 1st Team) 
-  6'4 PF/C Taylor JONES (from Oregon State, All-PAC 12)

2)  high-impact returning incoming sophomores and juniors:
-  5'6 PG Rory HARMON
-  6'1 PF Aaliyah MOORE
-  6'2 PF Deyona GASTON
-  6'0 SG Shay HOLLE

3) incoming Top 60+ freshmen:
- 6'1 SF Njakalenga MWENENTANDA 
- 6'4 C Amina MUHAMMAD
- 6'1 SG Jordana CODIO 

into a well-oiled machine come NCAA tournament time,
and end up in the NCAA championship game,
just as he did with his overperforming Mississippi State
squads in 2017 and 2018

Agree, Vic is a master at melding talent (he has it this season), with his signature pressure defense and now with sufficient offensive weapons at his disposal.  Should we end up playing them at some point in the Tourney, we will need more than Brink and Jones, as great as they are.  I keep hoping Nivar and/or Harriel can become that quick, athletic guard who can handle the ball under pressure, penetrate, score or make the assist and give us a legit weapon on the perimeter both offensively and defensively.  We need threats from 3 additional positions to free up our All-Americans.