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Hmm.. will Jo’s be after or before Katie? I would guess Katie last

You're correct in much of what you say... EXCEPT...

- most true fans who watch hoops closely, especially OSU WBB, know Katie and her value to the team.

- coaches truly don't "push for" All Pac12 honors. Maybe to get a special player some recognition and a HM nod, but 1st Team is a vote of the other 11 coaches. SR can nominate, but if he wants a player/his team recognized he puts forth the player other coaches see as his best player.

- so unless Katie becomes more of a threat than she has been overall on the offensive end, coupled with her other skills and leadership qualities she's not going to get those opposing coaches votes.

- the quality "coaches on the floor", complete all-around players, highly respected leaders in their own locker room often are over looked for such plaudits.

Personally know her and the family and she prob will be voted by teammates and coaches their MVP, but don't see her as a 1st Team Pac12 honoree unless something dramatically different happens this season. And, that's not saying if it doesn't she's failed. She's has had, and will have had a great career at OSU.

LMAO... being a supporter doesn't mean being "blind". You start your team with anyone you want, your choice. I'm betting the WBNA doesn't agree.

As far as the rest of your take... do you watch pay attention to women's college hoops?

"Canada scored a bunch of points at UCLA, but they needed her to do that as there was no one older on the team to do the scoring."

Huh... older? No one else to score in that UCLA team? Lol...

And, I'm pretty sure you don't know how to recognize/use "passive aggressive" in this discussion. 🍻

I have expressed my opinion on Katie before and received a great deal of flak after saying she had very little chance of being an all Pac-12 first team selection, so I pretty much agree with BaseBa11 on this, whether he likes it or not.  Yes, she's a quality player.  Yes, you want her to have the ball in her hands when it comes down to a big final shot.  Yes, she's smart.  But because she's tall and skinny, she lacks foot-speed and she can't attack the basket well offensively and by her own admission (spoken to the press before the start of last season regarding speculation on who would be the starting point guard) has trouble playing against shorter, quicker players.  It's nuts to expect her to suddenly become someone else in her senior year after 3 years of solid but (usually) unspectacular performance.  Her stats just don't justify the over-the-top praise that people are piling on her, and the WNBA will have no interest in her at all.  Saying these things does not mean that I'm not a supporter of the program or that I don't like KatieMac.  She's obviously been critical to our success, but so have numerous other players.  Tudor and Pivec have also been critical to our success, and I don't see how you can say Katie has been more valuable than they have been.  Pivec had 68 offensive rebounds this last year, and Katie had 5.  Pivec had 27 steals to KM's 8.  Katie averaged 8.1 ppg while Pivec and Tudor averaged 11 and 12, respectively.  She was 2nd on the team in assists behind Pivec.  She is good, but she is not an all-star.  Looking at the stats, there was one obvious standout on the team, and that was Gulich, leading by a wide margin in scoring, FG%, rebounds, and blocks.  KatieMac was down in the mix along with everyone else.  It's a performance like Gulich put in this year that qualifies her for all-Pac-12 honors and a WNBA bid.  Katie is not at that level.