[FOXO1]

You should have been at the luncheon when Tara was asked if Ros would get a 5th year the following season. Ros standing there Tara said we don’t know.  We all knew it was Diggins first
Last year there was no scholarship limit thus we had 17 on scholarship

A famous Stanford coach told a group do you want a very good to great player for 4 years or a similar for one?

I’m extremely proud that Tara has always wanted to fill all 15 spots.

Ahh, makes sense why she was so encouraging about Wilson & Jerome. I forgot about the lack of scholly limit for the past szn.

And the way you are describing Tara's response about Ros returning is similar to how Tara's wording/tone was regarding Murphy when the topic was brought up (in a video of their welcome back reception from San Antonio after the Final 4). It seemed odd b/c by then there were 2 open scholarships for the following szn, with no Diggins decision waiting in the balance, but perhaps Tara wanted to be consistent and convey that each 5th year offer is still a decision process and not a default option...maybe even out of respect for Ros.

Personally, I'm thinking back to the impressive potential and dominance Lauren Betts showed playing for USA Basketball, and hoping she continues to progress, perhaps into a multi-NPOY-winning type force for Stanford. Thus, I think adding two more talented 23's to overlap 3 years with Betts will help capitalize on her "generational" potential/talent and the heights she can lead the team to during her college career. I actually think Betts's potential is so high that it may have been a significant factor in why Gardiner and Nnaji signed elsewhere.

[FOXO1]

You should have been at the luncheon when Tara was asked if Ros would get a 5th year the following season. Ros standing there Tara said we don’t know.  We all knew it was Diggins first
Last year there was no scholarship limit thus we had 17 on scholarship

A famous Stanford coach told a group do you want a very good to great player for 4 years or a similar for one?

I’m extremely proud that Tara has always wanted to fill all 15 spots.

Ahh, makes sense why she was so encouraging about Wilson & Jerome. I forgot about the lack of scholly limit for the past szn.

And the way you are describing Tara's response about Ros returning is similar to how Tara's wording/tone was regarding Murphy when the topic was brought up (in a video of their welcome back reception from San Antonio after the Final 4). It seemed odd b/c by then there were 2 open scholarships for the following szn, with no Diggins decision waiting in the balance, but perhaps Tara wanted to be consistent and convey that each 5th year offer is still a decision process and not a default option...maybe even out of respect for Ros.

Personally, I'm thinking back to the impressive potential and dominance Lauren Betts showed playing for USA Basketball, and hoping she continues to progress, perhaps into a multi-NPOY-winning type force for Stanford. Thus, I think adding two more talented 23's to overlap 3 years with Betts will help capitalize on her "generational" potential/talent and the heights she can lead the team to during her college career. I actually think Betts's potential is so high that it may have been a significant factor in why Gardiner and Nnaji signed elsewhere.