Who gets the floor time?

Where did you find the video?

Big difference between French and Mandarin, don't you think?  She has a 4.4 GPA and Rueck is on record praising PM's intelligence.  I don't think there's any doubt that she's smarter than thickhead.

I would be a little cautious in proclaiming *any* incoming frosh ahead of Ruth Hamblin.
Ruth got a Mechanical engineering degree while playing All-Pac 12 level basketball.
Ruth was good enough to be a WNBA draft pick, and holds many of the post position records, some of which (e.g. blocks) might be untouchable any time soon.

That said, PM and AA will get as many minutes as they can consume, since JG, unless JG takes a "Kolbie leap", will not be holding down more than 15 minutes per game at post. My prediction is that AA will get the most minutes, because she can slide over to the forward spot with her versatility and outside shot. SR experimented a bit with twin towers this past year with Marie and JG, I expect much more of that this coming season. PM looks really good in much of the video, and I think she is likely underrated. A post whose favorite shot is the hook? Love it. Love the video as well - both because she rebounded with authority, but more for how quickly she went back up (no small feat for 6'7"). She is certainly ahead of JG, or even likely Ruth if she consistently can show quicks like that!

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Thanks for substantiating my statement.

My point is three fold.
First point--She seems to have taken a one year sabbatical in respect the effort she put into basketball after she her commitment to Oregon St. All her stats dropped considerably in her Sr. Year along with her team over all performance. That doesn't affect her potential, but it will increase the shock most high school players feel when they have to adapt to a top level D1 program. The higher level they play in high school the lesser the shock is and Duarte was very low level competition.

Second point--- The All Star game was also very low level of play. It's more of a local All Star game. If you listen to the introductions, only PM is announced as getting a scholarship. They usually announce those things in All Star or Playoff games even if they are only partial D3 schollies. This game means nothing except to show that her intensity of play had diminished considerably since her Jr. season to the degree that she was not even a starter on a very weak All Star team. The lack of scholarships for the players that were chosen in that game reflects that.

Third point---- There has been a lot of criticism on the level of play shown by Grymek. Examples being that she has bad hands, is slow and hasn't been very productive for Oregon St. Now just from observation it is obvious that PM has a higher potential ceiling than JG. Primarily because she is a better athlete and has quicker feet. Still many athletes never reach their potential, while some non athletes compensate by developing their skill set through hard work. What needs to be remembered is that it is potential not yet manifest or shown.

Comparing how PM looks in these video's to how JG played against top level D1 competition is absurd. JG had to make a major adjustment from the Jr college level of play. She averaged 15.4 pts 8.6 rb's and 62%fgp. In PM's Sr year she averaged 12pts pre game, compared to her Jr year it was 17pt per game. This is opposite than what it generally is under similar circumstances. Still taking her Jr year stats, the best players in the league PM played in woul be lucky to make a JC team. There can be no logical comparisons made between GM and PM's stats. Even considering JG's much higher level of competition, JG's team was good enough to make it to the National Simi's, we can see the adjustment she had to make to the level of Pac 12 basketball. You can magnify the adjustment PM will have to make will be multiple times that of JG's or even AA's. She is a project who's actual level no none at this time can logically predict. 

Oh and I also saw PM miss passes off her hands and fumble rebounds as well even against high school players a foot shorter than her. Now this post is not to be taken as a criticism of PM. She still has a chance to be a really good basketball player both in college and beyond. It is just we need to be realistic in discerning the difference between future potential and what has already been manifested. Nothing wrong with praising players, but lets not do it at the expense of other players already on the team. To imply that they will step in as unproven freshman and be better than players who have already played against top level D1 competition is an insult to those players.

Players develop a lot of negative habits in high school that need to be eliminated when they get to the next level. The biggest challenge I see for PM is adapting to the level of intensity and commitment that is required of a major D1 program. The level of intensity that she shows in the early part of her game in the video I posted, which she displayed in many of her games her Jr year needs to be there her entire time on the court at Oregon St. Even in practice. Even AA who played in a more competitive program will face a shock transitioning to Oregon St's level of competition. AA also seemed to have taken a step backwards in her choice of program to play for. Still it was not even close to the low level PM was involved with. Until they get them in the gym and part of the the program, no one really knows how quickly they will adapt and be ready to contribute.

Agree 100% with willtalk. Regarding all the OSU recruits coming in next year, I won't make any judgments on their abilities, potential, fit for the team, etc., until I see them on the court in an OSU practice, or, playing in an OSU game. Bottom line, PAC12 ball (Marie Gulich, Monique Billings, Jordan Canada, all the current and past OSU players) will be a HUGE step function change for these ladies when they finally land on campus.

I would say that you are spot on with regard to AA and PM - though AA's team did play St. Mary's with DeCosta....
Jazz Simmons has played against world-class talent and acquitted herself well, so I would suggest the "step function" for her might be a little bit less dramatic.

I recall in Ruth Hamblin's first year, she was basically coached to block shots, bother shots, rebound, set picks, use fouls wisely, and maybe take a shot/putback to keep the defense honest every now and again. She was incredibly talented, and incredibly motivated, and ended up possessing some records that won't fall anytime soon. Some Pac-12 records even. I think this was a combination of talent spotting by our coaching staff, player development by our coaching staff, coupled with amazing motivation on the player's part and a whole lot of innate talent.

JG will be miles ahead of where she was at this year (and she contributed this year, but we also had a first round draft pick ahead of her getting every minute we could get her) based on the progression we have seen post players follow. But I believe AA and PM will get their minutes. Not because their videos reveal them to be the next Marie Gulich or Ruth Hamblin, but because SR has rarely red shirted a player, and the incoming players appear to be able to contribute to the tune of Ruth Hamblin as a freshman (~13 min/game, ~4ppg, 3rbg, 1 blk). That is why I posited JG getting ~15 min/game above - not bagging on her at all, but assuming post minutes being distributed among 3+ players. Also, unless AA is joining the Paraguay National team for the summer, they should be in Corvallis for more of the summer - I recall JG arrived in Corvallis later than the rest of the newcomers last summer because she was with the Polish National team.

Along with twin towers (or even triple towers some time just for fun), I wonder if we will see any "speedy small ball" with Maddie, Janessa, Taya etc. in the front court. SR is going to have a good time this coming season. Rampant speculation here (but, hey, it *is* the off season), but if my line of reasoning on contribution levels above is remotely plausible, then our "center by committee" is capable of 12 pts, 9 rebounds and 3 blocks a game (and 15 fouls, though Ruth never fouled out as a frosh and even more interestingly only averaged 1 foul per game). We will have an amazing back court, hopefully good growth at forward, and looks like Jazz Simmons could contribute some right away as well. Thus I conclude, with no basis other than convoluted reasoning, that we will be at worst about the same level team as we were this year, which is pretty exciting. And with dramatic returning player development (something which seems like has happened each year of SR's tenure), it could really get interesting.

Go Beavers!