11-02-2022, 11:16 AM
Thanks for the report!
(11-02-2022, 12:14 PM)stopandpop Wrote: At tonight's exhibition game I'm going to be paying attention to Cam at her new position. I'm going to looking for the following:
1)- Where she initially positions herself; whether it's consistently on the perimeter or does she mix it up.
2)- How many touches she gets in the offensive sets and what she does when she gets the ball.
3)- Movement without the ball and whether her teammates look for her and find her.
4)- Where her shots are coming from: 3-pointers, mid-range, drives to the paint, post-ups.
5)- How many defensive and offensive rebounds she gets. (Tara said she wants more rebounding and Cam was our best rebounder and offensive rebounder)
Yes, we are playing an inferior, undersized opponent and I expect we will see lots of substitutions and limited playing times for our starters (and great opportunities for others), but where Cam sets up and plays on the court should give us a clue on how Tara plans to use her moving forward.
This fan hopes Cam will demonstrate her diverse skill sets and be much more than a 6'4 3-point shooter and dominate in multiple ways. I want Cam to be a nightmare for the opposing team.
(11-02-2022, 12:14 PM)stopandpop Wrote: At tonight's exhibition game I'm going to be paying attention to Cam at her new position. I'm going to looking for the following:
1)- Where she initially positions herself; whether it's consistently on the perimeter or does she mix it up.
2)- How many touches she gets in the offensive sets and what she does when she gets the ball.
3)- Movement without the ball and whether her teammates look for her and find her.
4)- Where her shots are coming from: 3-pointers, mid-range, drives to the paint, post-ups.
5)- How many defensive and offensive rebounds she gets. (Tara said she wants more rebounding and Cam was our best rebounder and offensive rebounder)
Yes, we are playing an inferior, undersized opponent and I expect we will see lots of substitutions and limited playing times for our starters (and great opportunities for others), but where Cam sets up and plays on the court should give us a clue on how Tara plans to use her moving forward.
This fan hopes Cam will demonstrate her diverse skill sets and be much more than a 6'4 3-point shooter and dominate in multiple ways. I want Cam to be a nightmare for the opposing team.
(11-03-2022, 12:52 PM)BostonCard Wrote: I didn’t read through every case, but it seems like the only teams whose “best case” is a national title are South Carolina and Stanford. If so, that seems like a profound lack of imagination. To me, while South Carolina is the favorite, and it is reasonable to think that Stanford has a good chance, the “best case” for a fair number of teams (my guess is that roughly the top 10) can reasonably hope to win a title.
BC
(11-03-2022, 12:52 PM)BostonCard Wrote: I didn’t read through every case, but it seems like the only teams whose “best case” is a national title are South Carolina and Stanford. If so, that seems like a profound lack of imagination. To me, while South Carolina is the favorite, and it is reasonable to think that Stanford has a good chance, the “best case” for a fair number of teams (my guess is that roughly the top 10) can reasonably hope to win a title.
BC
(11-03-2022, 04:03 PM)WBB fan Wrote:I would love to believe that only South Carolina and Stanford have a chance at a natty, and that we will get a preview on Nov 20. But the truth of the matter is that the musical chairs that is now NCAA WBB makes early season predictions even more questionable than they used to be, and teams that are well down the list may become real threats, and teams we assume will be excellent may never jell. Stanford and South Carolina are perhaps the two most stable teams, so I see why Voepel picked us two, but most other predictions are questionable at this stage.(11-03-2022, 12:52 PM)BostonCard Wrote: I didn’t read through every case, but it seems like the only teams whose “best case” is a national title are South Carolina and Stanford. If so, that seems like a profound lack of imagination. To me, while South Carolina is the favorite, and it is reasonable to think that Stanford has a good chance, the “best case” for a fair number of teams (my guess is that roughly the top 10) can reasonably hope to win a title.
BC
Totally agree!
(11-03-2022, 04:03 PM)WBB fan Wrote:I would love to believe that only South Carolina and Stanford have a chance at a natty, and that we will get a preview on Nov 20. But the truth of the matter is that the musical chairs that is now NCAA WBB makes early season predictions even more questionable than they used to be, and teams that are well down the list may become real threats, and teams we assume will be excellent may never jell. Stanford and South Carolina are perhaps the two most stable teams, so I see why Voepel picked us two, but most other predictions are questionable at this stage.(11-03-2022, 12:52 PM)BostonCard Wrote: I didn’t read through every case, but it seems like the only teams whose “best case” is a national title are South Carolina and Stanford. If so, that seems like a profound lack of imagination. To me, while South Carolina is the favorite, and it is reasonable to think that Stanford has a good chance, the “best case” for a fair number of teams (my guess is that roughly the top 10) can reasonably hope to win a title.
BC
Totally agree!
(11-04-2022, 02:46 PM)TheFarm07 Wrote: ESPN just ranked the top nonconference games of the upcoming season and our matchups against South Carolina and Tennessee are #1 and #4:
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-bask...es-2022-23
(11-04-2022, 02:46 PM)TheFarm07 Wrote: ESPN just ranked the top nonconference games of the upcoming season and our matchups against South Carolina and Tennessee are #1 and #4:
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-bask...es-2022-23
(11-03-2022, 09:37 AM)WBB fan Wrote: More pre-season analysis from ESPN, comments on best and worst scenario for each team in their way too early top 25. Re Stanford, could win it all, or lose in the elite 8; same for South Carolina
www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/34933429/women-college-basketball-top-25-how-far-team-go
(11-03-2022, 09:37 AM)WBB fan Wrote: More pre-season analysis from ESPN, comments on best and worst scenario for each team in their way too early top 25. Re Stanford, could win it all, or lose in the elite 8; same for South Carolina
www.espn.com/womens-college-basketball/story/_/id/34933429/women-college-basketball-top-25-how-far-team-go
(11-05-2022, 09:23 AM)Card10Fan Wrote: The article lists the best and worst case scenarios for each top 25 team. The best case scenario for Stanford and South Carolina states winning the national championship. The rest of the top 5 is only making the Final 4. Is ESPN saying they think Stanford and South Carolina are the only two real title contenders? Just an observation as I'm not sure how to interpret. Very excited for the season to get underway soon! Let's stay healthy all year!
(11-05-2022, 09:23 AM)Card10Fan Wrote: The article lists the best and worst case scenarios for each top 25 team. The best case scenario for Stanford and South Carolina states winning the national championship. The rest of the top 5 is only making the Final 4. Is ESPN saying they think Stanford and South Carolina are the only two real title contenders? Just an observation as I'm not sure how to interpret. Very excited for the season to get underway soon! Let's stay healthy all year!
(11-05-2022, 12:01 PM)BostonCard Wrote:(11-05-2022, 09:23 AM)Card10Fan Wrote: The article lists the best and worst case scenarios for each top 25 team. The best case scenario for Stanford and South Carolina states winning the national championship. The rest of the top 5 is only making the Final 4. Is ESPN saying they think Stanford and South Carolina are the only two real title contenders? Just an observation as I'm not sure how to interpret. Very excited for the season to get underway soon! Let's stay healthy all year!
I made essentially the same article above... to me, that represents a profound lack of imagination. I wonder what fraction of the time one of the top two teams pre-season win a national title. My guess is that it is less than 50%. I think South Carolina is rightly the favorite, and I like Stanford's chances if certain things get figured out. But if I had to bet, I think I would put my money on "the field".
BC
(11-05-2022, 12:01 PM)BostonCard Wrote:(11-05-2022, 09:23 AM)Card10Fan Wrote: The article lists the best and worst case scenarios for each top 25 team. The best case scenario for Stanford and South Carolina states winning the national championship. The rest of the top 5 is only making the Final 4. Is ESPN saying they think Stanford and South Carolina are the only two real title contenders? Just an observation as I'm not sure how to interpret. Very excited for the season to get underway soon! Let's stay healthy all year!
I made essentially the same article above... to me, that represents a profound lack of imagination. I wonder what fraction of the time one of the top two teams pre-season win a national title. My guess is that it is less than 50%. I think South Carolina is rightly the favorite, and I like Stanford's chances if certain things get figured out. But if I had to bet, I think I would put my money on "the field".
BC
(11-06-2022, 02:20 PM)Card10Fan Wrote: https://www.si.com/womens-college-basket...a-stanford
Hopefully this wasn't already posted. I can barely keep up with all the preseason articles, predictions, and so forth. Three of the four writers at SI predict Stanford to win the natty this year.
(11-06-2022, 02:20 PM)Card10Fan Wrote: https://www.si.com/womens-college-basket...a-stanford
Hopefully this wasn't already posted. I can barely keep up with all the preseason articles, predictions, and so forth. Three of the four writers at SI predict Stanford to win the natty this year.
(11-06-2022, 09:06 AM)Hoops9092 Wrote: Saw Betts posted something on her IG Story holding the now infamous "Stanford hates fun" banner. Can't be a good luck with recruits.OTOH, the kinds of recruits who'd like to fight the good fight against the evil admins are the kinds I'd most want to matriculate. It's about time our student body starts embracing the counter-culture after a seeming four decade descent into goody two shoes culture.
(11-06-2022, 09:06 AM)Hoops9092 Wrote: Saw Betts posted something on her IG Story holding the now infamous "Stanford hates fun" banner. Can't be a good luck with recruits.OTOH, the kinds of recruits who'd like to fight the good fight against the evil admins are the kinds I'd most want to matriculate. It's about time our student body starts embracing the counter-culture after a seeming four decade descent into goody two shoes culture.