Kerry Eggers article on OSU WBB

It would be great if everybody returns next year.   This team could be special of given a normal summer of player led practices.   Add in a regular pre conference schedule and we should be able to give anyone a run. 

I can't see Ellie Mack or Jovana Subasic returning. They were here to fill either a vacancy (DS) or a practice player. Scott never likes to carry more than 12-13 players. Per NCAA, a player can return but the school does not have to pay for a scholarship (tuition).  

One of the biggest selling points for Beaver WBB is the ability to play in-front of the kind of crowds you play in front of at Gill.  Neither has gotten that opportunity this year.  I know PT isn't guaranteed, but I would hope both players will be back just to experience the normal crowds at Gill, a sold out game against Oregon, etc.  

Not only that, I think Mack would still have a roll even next year.  As she get's more comfortable, I'm more impressed with her game. A 6'3 player who shoots 40%+ from 3 is always something a coach can use. 

lotrader - thanks for posting the Eggers article....
When Gill opens for business people better buy their season tickets....I think next year's team will be a scorcher.

Eggers has a good eye for the game, and he's not prone to excessive hype. For him to draw comparisons between Talia and Ionescu is amazing.
And Rueck's comments did nothing to discourage Eggers...Rueck also commented about something often overlooked in Talia's game: she's one helluva passer.
Personally, I cannot remember any OSU frosh having the WOW factor that Talia has.

Shifting gears: I can't see Subasic returning - but who knows what her personal story might be....If Mack returns I think she will be (along with Goforth) the most improved player on the roster....
GO BEAVS!!

Let's hope TvO plays like Sabrina in the NCAA Tournament!

Really good article by Kerry Eggers. I always enjoy his insight into OSU and the games. I don't know about the comparison between Talia and Sabrina. They haven't reminded me of each other, but they are both good passers, rebounders, and scorers. What I can say, is that statistically Talia (as what should be a High School Senior) has a much better shooting percentage than SI as a ture freshman. SI's FG% was .390 but that stat improved very well over her career, improving to over 50% as a senior. The one thing to keep in mind is that Talia only has a small amount of games for comparison, but I think we all like what we've seen so far.

There has been a couple things that have surprised me for sure in Talia's game. Her basketball smarts, confidence, passing, and shooting ability have all been way better than I anticipated. I'm still wondering why the 'so called' evaluators had her listed as a wing. Although I saw at least one who considered her a point forward, I didn't see anyone calling her a point guard, yet SR said they saw her as the best passing ability in her class. I'm fine with calling her a wing, as she can definitely play that position and knock down the shots, but her ball handling abilities, and passing ability, at the very least make her a combo guard, and point guard

I probably shouldn't admit this, but I've watched many replays of both games with the ducks (and more). There was one play where Talia caught a pass and passed the ball along to Taya in lightening speed. It almost looked like she caught the ball and pushed it with her right hand inside to Taya. Reminded me of a game of hot potato. One thing is for sure, the bigs are starting to get used to passes from Talia, that they haven't seen from the other players, and weren't used to looking for before.

I’ll be interested to see if Savannah explores her options in the transfer portal after this season.

Her mother, to say the least, was not pleased and took much offense to Rueck referring to Savannah’s offensive game as “developmental.”