12-10-2023, 03:52 PM
MSG, I agree with everything you posted except I don't think Kurt will be a starter. Obviously I have no inside information to base that on. And it's hard to believe a player for Turkey's Senior National Team and a professional team would be sitting on the bench at Stanford, but that's what I expect.
My reason is as Joe pointed out Kurt played primarily at OPP thus far in her career. Why would Hambly convert Harvey to OPP without her having any prior experience in that position when Kurt is available? The logical explanation to me is that Hambly sees more potential in Harvey than Kurt.
However the starting lineup shakes out it should be exciting. I'm looking for enthusiasm and swagger. Those traits can lead to confidence and this team needs confidence to play well.
Typically I'm disappointed after the last game of the season unless it's a win in the Championship match. I'm not disappointed at all today. I expected this inconsistent group of players to get as far as they did. So they achieved expectations and from my perspective there's no reason to be disappointed about that. Not every team can be a National Champion and this was not a NC level team.
My reason is as Joe pointed out Kurt played primarily at OPP thus far in her career. Why would Hambly convert Harvey to OPP without her having any prior experience in that position when Kurt is available? The logical explanation to me is that Hambly sees more potential in Harvey than Kurt.
However the starting lineup shakes out it should be exciting. I'm looking for enthusiasm and swagger. Those traits can lead to confidence and this team needs confidence to play well.
Typically I'm disappointed after the last game of the season unless it's a win in the Championship match. I'm not disappointed at all today. I expected this inconsistent group of players to get as far as they did. So they achieved expectations and from my perspective there's no reason to be disappointed about that. Not every team can be a National Champion and this was not a NC level team.