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Post by ffymdr123 on Jan 20, 2024 15:43:25 GMT -8
These kinds of things mean next to nothing this far out but wanted to share since two of our own are mentioned including #1 overall pick. Something else to bat around in discussion if desired. wbasketballblog.com/Go Beavs! |
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Post by rmancarl on Jan 20, 2024 16:14:47 GMT -8
Thanks for posting. A lot will change between now and these drafts, but it's great to see Raegan so highly thought of already. I think Rayah Marshal has a shot to go higher if she can show a bit more this next 1 1/2 years.
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Post by ffymdr123 on Jan 20, 2024 16:52:25 GMT -8
My biggest fear regarding Raegan is the sub-par level of competition (compared to now) she will face in the next two years with the break up of the Pac 12 and how she feels it may affect her high draft stock going forward.
From the time she stepped on campus, nearly every interview I have heard of hers, she, in some way, mentions the level of competition she gets to go up against every game in conference, how the Pac 12 is the best in WBB and is a main reason she wanted to play in it. I feel like she was going to play in the Pac 12 no matter what, just had to decide on a team to commit to.
Oregon State won her over with the coaching staff, culture, Beaver nation etc and she is fully immersed here but will that be enough when it comes time to make a business decision for her future? She is an ultra competetive person. Does she think being in a non P5 for the rest of her college career affects that?
I've been thinking about this for a long time and I can't get over it. I have zero knowledge of anything of course but I think of the top 8 or 9 rotation players she is the most likely to transfer out. Business not because she doesn't love it in Corvallis.
Please let me be off my rocker.
Curious if this has crossed anybody else's mind.
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Post by bvrbooster on Jan 20, 2024 17:18:21 GMT -8
Well, she can't transfer to another team in the PAC 12 because there won't be a PAC 12. She can't be upset over playing second fiddle to somebody else on the team because she isn't. She can't be too terribly concerned about losing out on top five draft pick money because there isn't any.
I do think, however, that Scott is going to have to address the quality of competition issue by scheduling some tougher teams in November and December, and I expect he'll do that.
In any event, if it helps, I think you're off your rocker.
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Post by ffymdr123 on Jan 20, 2024 17:27:33 GMT -8
Well, she can't transfer to another team in the PAC 12 because there won't be a PAC 12. She can't be upset over playing second fiddle to somebody else on the team because she isn't. She can't be too terribly concerned about losing out on top five draft pick money because there isn't any. I do think, however, that Scott is going to have to address the quality of competition issue by scheduling some tougher teams in November and December, and I expect he'll do that. In any event, if it helps, I think you're off your rocker. Thank you for your thoughts. Yes, when I referred to her wanting to play in the Pac 12 no matter what, I was referring to her inital recruitment, not anything after this season. Her being top dog on this team is a valid point. I do think the staff will address the level of competiition the best they can as well. |
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Post by rmancarl on Jan 20, 2024 18:12:24 GMT -8
I don't think you are off your rocker, because 'transferring' is a REAL thing now. If this team were to stick together, there is every reason to think they will be a real force the next two years. Can you keep them together though? I don't think I ever remember a team that seems to like each other so much, but is that enough? We can only hope that most of them would stick together with the Beavs. Timea and Raegan seem so close that I would expect them to want to go to the same school if they were to leave. I'm betting on the major components of this team sticking together. I think that may take some work by Scott and crew which would include promising a tough non-conference schedule next fall.
I'm not going to worry about this until the season is over, and then I will worry until the portal closes, or the players announce they are staying. I wish they would all come out with a statement like Talia did to help us fans rest easy, but this is a big decision for them as well.
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Jan 20, 2024 18:40:28 GMT -8
When TVO made her announcement that she was staying it was all about honoring her commitment. It sounded like AJ felt the same way. I like to think that they are not the only ones on this team that feel that way. Then again this is all uncharted territory.
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Post by ricke71 on Jan 22, 2024 12:51:08 GMT -8
My biggest fear regarding Raegan is the sub-par level of competition (compared to now) she will face in the next two years with the break up of the Pac 12 and how she feels it may affect her high draft stock going forward. From the time she stepped on campus, nearly every interview I have heard of hers, she, in some way, mentions the level of competition she gets to go up against every game in conference, how the Pac 12 is the best in WBB and is a main reason she wanted to play in it. I feel like she was going to play in the Pac 12 no matter what, just had to decide on a team to commit to. Oregon State won her over with the coaching staff, culture, Beaver nation etc and she is fully immersed here but will that be enough when it comes time to make a business decision for her future? She is an ultra competetive person. Does she think being in a non P5 for the rest of her college career affects that? I've been thinking about this for a long time and I can't get over it. I have zero knowledge of anything of course but I think of the top 8 or 9 rotation players she is the most likely to transfer out. Business not because she doesn't love it in Corvallis. Please let me be off my rocker. Curious if this has crossed anybody else's mind. In what could be a perfect-ly (bad) storm, our two highest ranked players (coming in from HS in 2022), both front line players, Beers and Gardiner, will enter their Junior season in 2024-25, both hailing from states that have: a.) have high quality women's college basketball programs b.) both of those programs (Utah, Colorado) will play 2024-2025 in a much higher ranked conference than the WCC. With 2 seasons left in each of their college careers (after this season), I'd certainly understand if one or both moved on. Put yourself in their position, and consider the scenario. Added to the above, it doesn't look as if there has been much progress by Rueck and staff in the recruiting world, to make up for any potential departures. Ideally that's because both players have privately committed to staying with the program. Wouldn't that be GREAT! |
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