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Post by nabeav on Feb 4, 2020 13:06:57 GMT -8
I'm not a huge proponent of the "if (insert sport here) program can do it, then....." argument.
Look at the top 100 recruits in 2020 (per espn) 6 Top 100 recruits are from the Pacific NW (Oregon, Washington, Idaho) on the women's side There's only one on the men's side.
The talent pool is deeper on the women's side in this part of the country. That matters.
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Post by baseba1111 on Feb 4, 2020 13:12:04 GMT -8
I'm not a huge proponent of the "if (insert sport here) program can do it, then....." argument. Look at the top 100 recruits in 2020 (per espn) 6 Top 100 recruits are from the Pacific NW (Oregon, Washington, Idaho) on the women's side There's only one on the men's side. The talent pool is deeper on the women's side in this part of the country. That matters. And so is MBB in general. Much more parity in MBB and division of said talent. In WBB most here can name 5-6 of the E8 for the WBB tourney and be right on. Much harder on the men's side. Building a MBB program at OSU's level takes recruiting and player development. OSU is not going to get the 5* one and dones. BUT, they have to get some 4*/elite kids and truly develop the others... and not lose 10 of the last 22 recruits!
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Post by Judge Smails on Feb 4, 2020 14:02:02 GMT -8
I'm not a huge proponent of the "if (insert sport here) program can do it, then....." argument. Look at the top 100 recruits in 2020 (per espn) 6 Top 100 recruits are from the Pacific NW (Oregon, Washington, Idaho) on the women's side There's only one on the men's side. The talent pool is deeper on the women's side in this part of the country. That matters. Also, the women top recruits are not just looking to go to a basketball factory for one year before moving on to the professional level.
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Post by drunkandstoopidbeav on Feb 4, 2020 17:00:11 GMT -8
I'm not a huge proponent of the "if (insert sport here) program can do it, then....." argument. Look at the top 100 recruits in 2020 (per espn) 6 Top 100 recruits are from the Pacific NW (Oregon, Washington, Idaho) on the women's side There's only one on the men's side. The talent pool is deeper on the women's side in this part of the country. That matters. Also, the women top recruits are not just looking to go to a basketball factory for one year before moving on to the professional level. That, and frankly I'd bet there's a greater proportion of academically successful top female recruits than there are academically successful top male basketball recruits. I can't back it up because I haven't done the research, but I'd bet on it. They might actually look at schools for an education rather than just a place to "star". People point at baseball, women's basketball and other sports and state them as examples why changing our basketball fortunes should be as simple as a simple coaching change. Those sports are very different when it comes to professional opportunities. Baseball gets a lot of kids going pro directly out of high school, the kids going to college actually plan on being there for at least three years.
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