[joemontes]

I watched all the games from the u19 World Cup, and was very pleasantly surprised with Betts.  Only 2022 on the team, playing along with some current college players like Caitlin Clark.  She led the team in rebounds, third in scoring, top in blocks, and led the whole tournament in field goal percentage. And only played 16 minutes a game.  If using 40 minute stats, she lead the whole tournament in essentially every single stat line.  She is going to be a very special player.  Between her and Brink, we are going to be super solid down low next year and the year after. 

It seems like Lepolo had a super strong spring and summer season and expected to rise in rankings.  Not overly impressed by the video I can find, but it’s old.  Would be curious to see more recent clips of her.

Same here, I also watched all the games of the USA from the U19 World Cup with special attention to the play of BETTS.  I was pretty impressed with her game, as she's very steady/solid at both ends in a team that has great players at every position.  I want to see her continue to develop a more potent mid-range shot and offensive moves around the basket.  

She is not as athletic and mobile as another tall center who was also the #1 overall recruit from 13 years ago, Britney GRINER, but GRINER is a  once in a generation type of player.  In terms of talent and athleticism, I similarly compare BETTS with another 6'7 great collegiate player from almost 30 years ago, Kara WOLTERS, who averaged 15.6 ppg, 6.8 rpg, and 2.7 bpg during her impressive collegiate basketball career as a UConn Husky, who she helped win their first NCAA championship in 1995 as a sophomore.  WOLTERS went on to have a nice WNBA career and was a member of the USA women's senior national basketball team in the late 1990s and early 2000s as Lisa LESLIE's backup at center.  

BETTS will most probably come off the bench during her Stanford freshman season as backup to both junior-by-then Cameron BRINK and senior-by-then Ashten PRECHTEL.  Then during her sophomore year, she will team up with senior-by-then 6'4 BRINK as Stanford's 1-2 punch at the post, reminiscent of the senior-by-then Rebecca LOBO/sophomore-by-then WOLTERS similar 6'4/6'7 post tandem during UConn's first national championship season in 1995.

[joemontes]

I watched all the games from the u19 World Cup, and was very pleasantly surprised with Betts.  Only 2022 on the team, playing along with some current college players like Caitlin Clark.  She led the team in rebounds, third in scoring, top in blocks, and led the whole tournament in field goal percentage. And only played 16 minutes a game.  If using 40 minute stats, she lead the whole tournament in essentially every single stat line.  She is going to be a very special player.  Between her and Brink, we are going to be super solid down low next year and the year after. 

It seems like Lepolo had a super strong spring and summer season and expected to rise in rankings.  Not overly impressed by the video I can find, but it’s old.  Would be curious to see more recent clips of her.

Same here, I also watched all the games of the USA from the U19 World Cup with special attention to the play of BETTS.  I was pretty impressed with her game, as she's very steady/solid at both ends in a team that has great players at every position.  I want to see her continue to develop a more potent mid-range shot and offensive moves around the basket.  

She is not as athletic and mobile as another tall center who was also the #1 overall recruit from 13 years ago, Britney GRINER, but GRINER is a  once in a generation type of player.  In terms of talent and athleticism, I similarly compare BETTS with another 6'7 great collegiate player from almost 30 years ago, Kara WOLTERS, who averaged 15.6 ppg, 6.8 rpg, and 2.7 bpg during her impressive collegiate basketball career as a UConn Husky, who she helped win their first NCAA championship in 1995 as a sophomore.  WOLTERS went on to have a nice WNBA career and was a member of the USA women's senior national basketball team in the late 1990s and early 2000s as Lisa LESLIE's backup at center.  

BETTS will most probably come off the bench during her Stanford freshman season as backup to both junior-by-then Cameron BRINK and senior-by-then Ashten PRECHTEL.  Then during her sophomore year, she will team up with senior-by-then 6'4 BRINK as Stanford's 1-2 punch at the post, reminiscent of the senior-by-then Rebecca LOBO/sophomore-by-then WOLTERS similar 6'4/6'7 post tandem during UConn's first national championship season in 1995.