I don't think people have fully appreciated the defense and ball handling from Belanger who is moving up a full level in NCAA hoops. Heck, I was thinking she'd just be a three point threat but she's been improving each game IMHO. Like I said in other posts, we have enough good passers on the team that we do not need a PG completely running the show every possession.
Just spitballing but I don't see Ryan playing the kind of minutes she did last year. We have 80 minutes of guard play to fill each game and thinking all four will get ample PT. I am with you on Joens in thinking she has done really well.
I certainly hope you are right, Bill's teams have done better it seems to me when balanced, than when we have done the 1 star and 4 backup singer route.