Recent content by ChiClone22

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    2024-25 Roster/Rotation Additions

    So “Senior Night” next year will be “Emily Ryan Night”. Nice! It will be a well deserved celebration of all she has brought to this program.
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    WBB: General All-NCAA Thread - Not Team Cyclones Stuff

    Wow. Very impressive recruiting by Oklahoma and Jennie Baranczyk. Beers was a third team all American averaging 18 points and 11 rebounds a game. She is one of the top post players in the nation. Beers is a true post and athleticism and speed are less get game than strength and interior post...
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    2024-25 Roster/Rotation Additions

    This would be a great add. She played about 28 minutes a game, was a McDonalds All American out of high school…. So not likely a “back up post” but maybe she could play a lot of minutes at the 4 with some post back up minutes as well. Averaged 10 points, about 6 rebounds and over 2 blocks a...
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    WBB: General All-NCAA Thread - Not Team Cyclones Stuff

    Vonleh, All PAC 12 post from Colorado transfers to Baylor. She was the best player on the Colorado team that was often ranked in the top 10 last season and over the past two years consecutively reach the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament. When Colorado beat K State in the second round of the...
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    ***WBB: 2024 Recruiting Thread***

    Is AminaMuhammad, 6’4” forward on the radar? She entered the portal after two seasons at Texas. Very athletic 4 with great length. Always thought she was underutilized at TX. College bio @ TX #63 out of high school with scouting notes such as this: “Athletic-4 competes on the glass, plays...
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    2024-25 Roster/Rotation Additions

    With Texas and Oklahoma moving to the SEC next year, it would seem that Iowa State along with Kansas State (with Lee coming back) and Baylor would be the favorites heading into next season. I consider getting to the second weekend of the NCAA tournament as a “strong NCAA tournament run”...
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    2024-25 Roster/Rotation Additions

    Looks like a solid option. Size to play inside and can shoot the three. Iowa State has had a pretty good player from Australia before (Allison Lacey). Here is a highlight video for Evans vs Maryland this past year:
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    2024-25 Roster/Rotation Additions

    #2: Agreed - we definitely have a need for an athletic, wing player with good length and a back up defensively solid post. I think the athletic tall wing is the tougher find. Perhaps Hansford (6’2”) could help meet that need and perhaps Williams could be a successful undersized 5. As a...
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    2024-25 Roster/Rotation Additions

    Agreed - incredible finds. Kudos to whoever is point person on finding and landing both. Just hoping that our young talent and way-to-early top ten ranking for next year allows to compete to bring in top portal talent as well.
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    2024-25 Roster/Rotation Additions

    Having been a big follower of women’s basketball for over 35 years, i am simply challenging three things: 1) that there are a large number of 6’3”+ players out there to defensively play the 5 behind Audi. Natabou was the exception and we were lucky to have her last year. Additionally, across...
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    2024-25 Roster/Rotation Additions

    Williams herself talks in this video interview on n CF (at the end of this season) about playing the 5 position defensively and her learning and improvement while redshirting this past year. Didn’t get much else out of this interview other than her good connection/relationahip with her...
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    2024-25 Roster/Rotation Additions

    Both have good length and athleticism and could play the wing (6’-1” and 6’-2”) and are solid three point shooters — thus, can stretch the floor which is key to playing alongside Audi, Emily and Addy. Harris had an incredibly impressive freshman year at Central Michigan, where she was freshman...
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    2024 NCAA Tournament Thread

    UConn had multiple chances to win this game in the final minute. While I agree the moving screen foul should not called (back to the “let the players decide games”) - let’s not forget that UConn had a lucky moment when Clark missed one of her free throws with just over three seconds left and...
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    *** WBB: (4) Iowa State vs (5) Baylor - Sat., 11:00 ***

    Unfortunately, other than Iowa State, most teams would prefer a modern arena to play in. Also, it’s all about the television contract… follow the money… and probably the new arena is much more set up for ESPN’s needs. Loved the packed, older place as an Iowa State fan. But there is no going...
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    WBB: General All-NCAA Thread - Not Team Cyclones Stuff

    …bad look for Coach Bluder. For one, they lost to are very talented team that played exceptionally well in rhe final quarter. two, t lis likely the case that even if they had “a flight to catch” that it would be a private charter and thus the plane would wait for them to take off whenever they...