[joemontes]

Players mentioned in Tara's interview:
Cameron Brink. had a great summer playing for USA in 3 on 3; impressed with how hard she's playing, how competitive ("super competitive") she is, her passing, her scoring; [in 3x3] she really got excited about shooting that 3 and loved the space (told her she can create her own space by running the floor really hard so she's running the floor hard); she's taking 3s, has great hands, great touch; not fouling, aggressive and understands how important she is for our team to be out there; with Hannah/Talana/Elena spacing the floor you'll really get to see Cam - should be in the running for player of the year
Hannah Jump. just working hard; always first in the gym, last one to leave; up there with Cam in competitiveness
Talana Lepolo. improved, played USA basketball, shot looks really good, knocking down shots; probably more of a pass 1st point guard, but not shy
Kiki Iriafen. playing some great basketball; hitting the high post shot, shooting threes, driving it, attacking the basket
Elena Bosgana. played for her national team; never met a shot she doesn't like, pass is a four letter word for her
Brooke Demetre. has had a great summer
Chloe Clardy. having a fabulous preseason
Nunu Agara. incredibly coachable, versatile 
Courtney Ogden. versatile, shoots the three
All Frosh. 3 freshmen [among others] could "step up for us"; incredibly quick learners, very mature, but still freshmen; counting on our returners to lead the way
About shooters besides Cam/Hannah: Player on top of player are really, really skilled, but we've kind of gone back to running some of our older offenses, and the ball is moving; no sticky hands

Thanks for the summary Now I'm ready for Stanford WBB.

One other observation, Tara mentioned several times how she wants the Stanford Women's Basketball culture to be strong and positive. I don't ever remember her emphasizing culture so much.  I think that is something that was maybe under scrutiny after how last season ended and with our transfers out. Reestablishing that sisterhood and positive culture as perception matters is incredibly important for recruiting. I think Coach McCall and Tempie will be instrumental in that regard. Not saying the culture was ever bad, but there was lots of specualtion last spring what is going on/wrong within the Stanford Wbb program.

This is really Cam's and Hannah's team, the final remnants of Stanford's 2021 national championship squad.

[joemontes]

Players mentioned in Tara's interview:
Cameron Brink. had a great summer playing for USA in 3 on 3; impressed with how hard she's playing, how competitive ("super competitive") she is, her passing, her scoring; [in 3x3] she really got excited about shooting that 3 and loved the space (told her she can create her own space by running the floor really hard so she's running the floor hard); she's taking 3s, has great hands, great touch; not fouling, aggressive and understands how important she is for our team to be out there; with Hannah/Talana/Elena spacing the floor you'll really get to see Cam - should be in the running for player of the year
Hannah Jump. just working hard; always first in the gym, last one to leave; up there with Cam in competitiveness
Talana Lepolo. improved, played USA basketball, shot looks really good, knocking down shots; probably more of a pass 1st point guard, but not shy
Kiki Iriafen. playing some great basketball; hitting the high post shot, shooting threes, driving it, attacking the basket
Elena Bosgana. played for her national team; never met a shot she doesn't like, pass is a four letter word for her
Brooke Demetre. has had a great summer
Chloe Clardy. having a fabulous preseason
Nunu Agara. incredibly coachable, versatile 
Courtney Ogden. versatile, shoots the three
All Frosh. 3 freshmen [among others] could "step up for us"; incredibly quick learners, very mature, but still freshmen; counting on our returners to lead the way
About shooters besides Cam/Hannah: Player on top of player are really, really skilled, but we've kind of gone back to running some of our older offenses, and the ball is moving; no sticky hands

Thanks for the summary Now I'm ready for Stanford WBB.

One other observation, Tara mentioned several times how she wants the Stanford Women's Basketball culture to be strong and positive. I don't ever remember her emphasizing culture so much.  I think that is something that was maybe under scrutiny after how last season ended and with our transfers out. Reestablishing that sisterhood and positive culture as perception matters is incredibly important for recruiting. I think Coach McCall and Tempie will be instrumental in that regard. Not saying the culture was ever bad, but there was lots of specualtion last spring what is going on/wrong within the Stanford Wbb program.

This is really Cam's and Hannah's team, the final remnants of Stanford's 2021 national championship squad.