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Post by linkster on Mar 25, 2024 16:12:54 GMT -5
What's with Arkansas, the Bargers (Poffen and Wolfen) and the Razorbacks??? Man, that portal spins fast. I'd guess that a significant % of the portal line is due to unfulfilled promises during recruitment.
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Post by bulkey on Mar 25, 2024 16:34:58 GMT -5
What's with Arkansas, the Bargers (Poffen and Wolfen) and the Razorbacks??? Man, that portal spins fast. I'd guess that a significant % of the portal line is due to unfulfilled promises during recruitment. Or misheard promises....
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Post by larrylegend on Mar 25, 2024 16:43:51 GMT -5
I'd guess that a significant % of the portal line is due to unfulfilled promises during recruitment. Or misheard promises.... or over-involved parents
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Post by larrylegend on Mar 25, 2024 16:45:23 GMT -5
I saw that Hana Muhl is in the portal
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Post by linkster on Mar 25, 2024 16:58:05 GMT -5
I saw that Hana Muhl is in the portal Moving on up?
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Post by larrylegend on Mar 25, 2024 17:04:55 GMT -5
I saw that Hana Muhl is in the portal Moving on up? never saw her play virtually at all - is she not as good as Nika?
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Post by linkster on Mar 25, 2024 17:27:23 GMT -5
never saw her play virtually at all - is she not as good as Nika? I have no idea. Ball St is Massey No 74 so they are better than a lot of P-4 teams. Muhl was getting 13 min/gm, 7th on the team. 48% fg.
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Post by huskyharper on Mar 25, 2024 19:53:50 GMT -5
Hana was getting better with each game, but maybe not going to get more minutes in the coming seasons?
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Post by bulkey on Mar 25, 2024 20:40:04 GMT -5
The Athletic is calling her the top portal player (so far): Maybe Kim is cashing in her clothing allowance and buying up players
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Post by bulkey on Mar 26, 2024 11:10:37 GMT -5
There's a great report by Rebecca Prenevost on Abbey Hsu in Her Hoops, which is free, so I'm reproducing a lot of it. It's a terrific series on all the candidates for the Becky Hamonn mid-major award. I'm a huge Abbey Hsu fan and think she's the best 5th yr player available coming out of the Ivies this year. I hope she decides to play somewhere next year: I'm betting USC, which specializes in taking Ivy 5th years. I do think she's got a career in professional ball.
Only a senior in college, Abbey Hsu has already led a truly inspirational life of hard work, dedication, and resilience. But her past is only part of the full story. The chapter she’s currently working on is rewriting the record books for women’s basketball in the Ivy League, and the remainder is overflowing with potential, just waiting to be written.
Early adversity ... By 10th grade, her hard work started to earn the attention of college coaches, including Columbia head coach Megan Griffith. Everything seemed to be falling into place until February of Hsu’s junior year when she tore her ACL. And then, cruelly, just one week later her high school was the site of one of the deadliest school shootings in U.S. history.
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Through all of this, the staff at Columbia stayed by Hsu’s side, continuously encouraging her. Their belief in her abilities and support for her development only increased once she got on campus. Her coaches and teammates were constantly instilling confidence in her while helping her hone her skills and expand her basketball IQ. As a result, Hsu started in every game her freshman year, averaging 14.3 points, 5.1 rebounds, and 1.5 steals, and helped her team to a 17-10 record — the program’s best in 10 years.
Additional heartache Although the Lions had high hopes to finish their season strong, the pandemic unexpectedly cut that experience short. Like so many others, Hsu had to leave campus and go back home. But unlike the others, Hsu would face another tremendous setback. A couple of weeks after she returned to Florida, she suffered the devastating loss of her father, who was one of the first physicians in the state to die from the COVID-19 virus.
....Hsu decided to take a year off from college. She got a job, traveled, and used the time to emotionally heal. But always knowing she would return to play basketball at Columbia, she never stopped working on her game. Even with the support of a few of her teammates who chose a similar route to retain a year of Ivy League eligibility, maintaining her basketball skills and staying in game-playing shape wasn’t easy.
.... Overcoming it all During her year off, Hsu fell in love with weightlifting, became more mentally tough, and regained her confidence. By the time she rejoined the Lions for the 2021-22 season, she was not only physically and mentally stronger, but the value she placed on simply being able to play the game had grown. She also had an increased respect for her teammates, who she knew went through a similar challenge of trying to stay on top of their sport without a lot of resources.
... Recently named the 2023-24 Ivy League Player of the Year and AP All-American Honorable Mention, Hsu has always been known for her shooting ability. This season, she broke the Ivy League record for career 3-pointers as well as Columbia’s single-season scoring record, and her 2,126 career points rank among the top three in Ivy League history.
However, the improvement in all the other aspects of her game is what really helped the Lions reach the NCAA Tournament for the first time in the program’s Division I history. Since her freshman season, Hsu increased her player efficiency rating (20.8 to 28.8) and rebounding (5.1 to 7.3 per game) while decreasing her turnover rate (16.1% to 11.1%). This season, she led the Ivy League in scoring (20.4 points per game) and win shares (4.8).
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One of Griffith’s favorite games of Hsu’s this season was during senior night, when the Lions were playing against conference rival Princeton in front of a sold-out crowd.
“[Hsu] just let the game come to her,” Griffith said. “She played completely at her own speed, made simple reads, and took what the defense gave her. It was so fun to watch her in her zone. Also, she built this fanbase with her teammates, so it was extremely special to see her thrive in that atmosphere."
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Post by bulkey on Mar 26, 2024 12:03:09 GMT -5
Yeah, and Gary Redus II is buying players left and right, 'cept he left Sarah's house announcing it was a done deal....
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Post by chicagogg on Mar 27, 2024 10:14:48 GMT -5
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Post by UConnChapette on Mar 27, 2024 10:31:00 GMT -5
Saylor may be playing college ball when she is thirty.
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Post by bulkey on Mar 27, 2024 11:08:51 GMT -5
I don't know what's going on with Abbey Hsu, who is the best player in the Ivies. Is she not going for a 5th year. Maybe because she took a year off, between her freshman and sophomore year she's not eligible for the Covid exemption? Don't know, but she would be my #1 otherwise.
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Post by doggydaddy on Mar 27, 2024 13:10:35 GMT -5
We are doomed. Not a big to be found!!
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Post by bulkey on Mar 27, 2024 14:47:07 GMT -5
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Post by phil on Mar 27, 2024 15:32:10 GMT -5
Marquette in a world of hurt next year.
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Post by bulkey on Mar 27, 2024 15:50:53 GMT -5
Marquette in a world of hurt next year. This is the kind of thing that Geno bemoans--kids who get coached up to be successful and then move on to what they perceive as greener pastures. It's robbing the mid-majors and even competitive big programs of essential talent.
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Post by bulkey on Mar 27, 2024 22:17:50 GMT -5
The new Providence College coach, Erin Batth, is really cleaning house. Portalling are: Sahana Kanagasabay, 5’11, G, Fr. (DNP) Kammie Ludwig, 5’10, G, Soph. (0 ppg) Bella McLaughlin, 5’6, G, Fr. (0.4 ppg) Kendall Eddy, 5’7, G, Fr. (2.5 ppg) www.thenexthoops.com/features/2023-24-transfer-portal-tracker-ncaa-womens-basketball/She's going to build something there....
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Post by larrylegend on Mar 28, 2024 6:48:33 GMT -5
way too many kids participating in college sports, probably because there are way too many programs. Chasing the dream
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Post by doggydaddy on Mar 28, 2024 7:01:00 GMT -5
way too many kids participating in college sports, probably because there are way too many programs. Chasing the dream Too many kids participating in college sports? I don’t get this comment.
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Post by phil on Apr 1, 2024 16:45:36 GMT -5
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Post by linkster on Apr 1, 2024 16:52:21 GMT -5
Marquette in a world of hurt next year. This is the kind of thing that Geno bemoans--kids who get coached up to be successful and then move on to what they perceive as greener pastures. It's robbing the mid-majors and even competitive big programs of essential talent. Isn't that what successful mid-major coaches do?
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Post by magic on Apr 1, 2024 17:26:55 GMT -5
Someone's going to get a really good lead guard ! Probably Kentucky
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Post by phil on Apr 2, 2024 15:25:43 GMT -5
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