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Post by grayman on Apr 4, 2024 10:45:03 GMT -8
Really no reason to get "riled" either way. It won't change a thing. OSU being "ok" has many facets. The most concerning to me is that everyone, that includes SR, knows there is a high probability of players leaving no matter the team's success. Yet, OSU has no recruits signed or as far as I can tell interested?? Maybe SR is only planning on vets thru the portal as he has enough youth?! As for player retention the #1 priority, biggest loss, would be Timea. There are very very few 6'3" stretch 4s with complete offensive games. And, she's just getting started. Don would be next IMHO... poised 6'+ PG that can drop a key "3", or penetrate vs smaller guards is also rare in a youngster. Dom would be my 3rd. So strong, versatile, yet a bit predictable. As only a Frosh in the US game she has a ton of upside. However, she doesn't need to portal. She can go home at any time and make more playing than any NIL she'll be offered. Beers is the board fav. I get it. But, she very limited offensively and can be a liability vs mobile 5's and those built like her but truly 6'5"+. She has the most "growing" to do to become a complete player. A face-up game, improve FTs, discipline on D vs reaching and coming down from vertical on interior shots. Again, not disparaging her game or importance these past two seasons. I just see her as easier (mot easy) to be replaced than the other skill sets above. Even with "big by committee" if needed. IMHO SR's biggest '23 blunder was Kelsey and Heidi. One, or both, needed to be a more effective big even if a frosh to develop behind Beers. Injuries, bad luck, bad play, the portal, NIL... crap happens. We can certainly have our opinions, but all of it is out of anyone's real control. If one gets riled up at every negative turn in life... well, that's a miserable existence. Same with teams we root for... let's see how it plays out. Agree with all of your player assessments except Beers (so I would go back to my order). I disagree that she doesn't have a more complete offensive game, it's just that she's extremely effective in what she's required to do within this offense. She has shown a midrange game on occasion and can shoot the 3 (Rueck even talked about it while over in Albany). Great rebounder. Probably could keep working on those free throws. There's just very few players in college WBB that have the combination of size and athletic ability of Beers. She was already one of the best players in the Pac-12 entering the season and ended it as one of the best in the nation. As a sophomore. I thought she looked like the better player when matched up against Kamilla Cardoso. All of the players have room to improve. Timea definitely has plenty of stuff to work on. And on through the roster.
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Post by beaverwbb fan on Apr 4, 2024 12:33:45 GMT -8
Van Lith has entered the portal for the second consecutive season. Interested to see where she lands this time around. Reportedly chose LSU over SC and Stanford last time.
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Post by speakthetruth on Apr 4, 2024 12:37:51 GMT -8
Just wondering why was it decided to go to the wcc in basketball and not follow football in the mwc?
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Apr 4, 2024 12:47:38 GMT -8
Just wondering why was it decided to go to the wcc in basketball and not follow football in the mwc? Good question. Only reasonable answer I can think of is that the mwc didn't want us.
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Post by beaver94 on Apr 4, 2024 13:10:54 GMT -8
Just wondering why was it decided to go to the wcc in basketball and not follow football in the mwc? I really have no idea, but outside of football is the MWC much better than the WCC in most sports? Travel may have also been a consideration being all west coast teams.
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Post by grayman on Apr 4, 2024 13:13:25 GMT -8
Just wondering why was it decided to go to the wcc in basketball and not follow football in the mwc? Good question. Only reasonable answer I can think of is that the mwc didn't want us. Maybe the Pac-2 didn't want the MWC in this case. Maybe they got a better deal.
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Post by rmancarl on Apr 4, 2024 13:21:08 GMT -8
Van Lith has entered the portal for the second consecutive season. Interested to see where she lands this time around. Reportedly chose LSU over SC and Stanford last time. I'm really curious as to where she will land. It's amazing how many players have now transferred more than once. Nothing wrong with looking for a better opportunity. I look at the players who have transferred from Oregon State the last 5ish years, and most of them seemed to be equal or less successful on the court at their new school as they were at OSU, while some like Sasha (closer to home) and Kennedy (who seemed to have a better college experience) appear to have made the best call for them.
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Post by speakthetruth on Apr 4, 2024 13:28:38 GMT -8
I think it would be weird to get into the transfer portal at the same time being on the campus (going to classes, socializing, etc...) that you want to leave.
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Post by grad1973 on Apr 4, 2024 13:34:25 GMT -8
Rumors are the Timea has filed her transfer portal paperwork. [b Why report something that hadnt been condirmed.
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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Apr 4, 2024 14:10:24 GMT -8
Van Lith has entered the portal for the second consecutive season. Interested to see where she lands this time around. Reportedly chose LSU over SC and Stanford last time. She got absolutely toasted by Clark in that regional final. Reminded me of former NFL DB Elvis "Toast" Patterson. Not sure she has ever been as good as she was hyped.
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Post by rmancarl on Apr 4, 2024 14:12:02 GMT -8
TheGlove only reported it as a rumor. Most of the topics on this board are all rumors. It would likely be pretty quiet on this board with them.
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Post by eorbeav on Apr 4, 2024 14:12:48 GMT -8
Van Lith has entered the portal for the second consecutive season. Interested to see where she lands this time around. Reportedly chose LSU over SC and Stanford last time. She got absolutely toasted by Clark in that regional final. Reminded me of former NFL DB Elvis "Toast" Patterson. I agree. She did not raise her transfer stock with her performance against Iowa.
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Post by TheGlove on Apr 4, 2024 14:16:56 GMT -8
Rumors are the Timea has filed her transfer portal paperwork. [b Why report something that hadnt been condirmed. It came from a pretty reliable source.
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Post by grayman on Apr 4, 2024 15:40:29 GMT -8
Van Lith is 5-7. Clark is 6-0. And Clark is an amazing offensive player and showed that she has top level quickness and speed against Van Lith, who isn't exactly slow. So the game plan to stop her with Van Lith was doomed from the start. I don't think coaches are looking at that and thinking that Van Lith can't play.
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Post by beaverstever on Apr 4, 2024 16:05:36 GMT -8
It will probably be short lived, but I'm glad to see the others haven't shown up in the transfer portal right away. It gives me a little hope that the players are talking it over between themselves. This team could be better next year even without TvO if the freshman make large leaps in both skills and leadership, which they seem fully capable of. At least there's a sign that departing isn't an easy decision for them.
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