Look for the portal to starting heating up some

I thought this was a good point, coming from a very successful player like Aja Wilson, for a percent of the players that are just frustrated because they aren't an instant start in college also:




and to put it in better context, here is the tweet that it started with, liked by Jelena, maybe says something about her attitude towards the portal. 

On Wilson’s comment, how is this different than using playing time as a recruiting tool? I mean, if you commit to a place thinking there’s a good path to playing time and that doesn’t play out (due to transfers in, other recruits, etc), then things changed. It’s one thing to not wait your turn, it’s another to see that your turn isn’t likely to come up.

The media likes to do stories about that kid that waited their turn and flourishes their senior year when they get their opportunity due to an injury, etc, but we never hear about the 10x more stories about the kid who simply sat most minutes clear through their eligibility. Wilson is speaking from her high horse of it working out for her, but very often it does not as well.

The simple reality is that while every team needs role players, nobody wants to be one — unless they aren’t that into getting big minutes and are focused on their education. The transfer portal has simply exposed that competitive people aren’t patient and prioritize what they want over the needs of the team they are on. This should surprise nobody.

Some of my thoughts on guards. Most of these players are followed by OSU coaches recently:
PG:
- I like the Cavinder twins, but my gut tells me they’re headed to a school in Florida or Arizona.
- Van Gytenbeek makes a lot of sense. Within the Pac-12 footprint, knows the Pac-12, knows some of our players. Good shooter and true PG. I think she could be a lesser impactful Aleah.
- Maddie Krull from South Dakota intrigues me. She was a relatively highly rated recruit. Didn’t have a great sophomore campaign, but she was a key player on a really good USD team. I’ll say she follows her coach to WVU.
- Kayla Williams from UC Irvine would be a nice get. She’s another one from the Pac-12 footprint and she was a top-100 recruit. 

SG/W
- Sarah Bates from Georgia Tech may be a possibility. OSU would be her fourth school. She’d be a shooter off the bench. Probably wouldn’t log a ton of minutes, but could be a decent role player. Started her career at UCSB.
- Kemery Martin would be a solid option. She has good length and versatility. She’s been inconsistent at Utah, but she had a good sophomore year when she was All Pac-12 HM.
- Brynna Maxwell would add a much needed sharpshooter. She’s given OSU fits over the years and perhaps she could settle into a Kat Tudor role if she works on her defense.
- Stephanie Visscher from SFA has a solid all around game. I’m hesitsnt about mid-major transfers, but she’s had a solid career for a really strong SFA program.
- Bendu Yeaney may be looking to return home for her last stop. Started for an AZ team that was the national runner up. Not a big scorer, but a solid player whose defense, athleticism, experience, and toughness would benefit OSU.

I’ll look to add a few later.

The portal has been warming up for so long somebody is going to get burned.

At peak this year the D1 portal had more players in it than is in a typical freshman class. Many players will not have a seat when the music stops. 

I must be missing something.  Hanna has scored 1200+ points thru 3 years.  She's not exactly riding Haley's coattails, she's a good player in her own right.

Those old enough will remember the Van Arsdale twins on the Indiana men's team long, long ago.

I know nothing about these two. Do they play the 1 and 2 spots, so they're both on the floor at the sane time? If so, the combined 12.8 rebounds per game would seem to indicate their height, or lack of same, is not a big issue.

If they can both play point well, I can see a team like OSU taking both and telling them that, if they perform, they basically split the 40 minutes per game. Talia plays the 2, with Adlee as her backup. Once again, however, I have no clue whether that idea is viable.

I would think it might be difficult to transfer as a package.