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We are now in a recruiting shut down for the week. I would assume that only applies to high school kids, and that we could still go after transfer portal players. Is this correct?

Seventh grade is way too early. Remember, players can change a lot in the years before they get to high school, and even while they are in high school. While many get better, some actually regress. Their skills may not increase at the same pace as others, their interests change, their...

in addition to Juju‘s injury, both UCLA and USC have several players in the transfer portal this year. Only one with more than a handful of starts, but when you factor in graduation, they are going to be looking for a new team chemistry.

Coach P and her staff have a way of getting the most out of players that other coaches may have overlooked. Especially Bigs. I am excited to see how they can use this young lady!

I disagree. Rose was an excellent ball handler, and was very instrumental in breaking the press. And knowing her skillset, she then distributed the ball. She also played fantastic defense, getting those quick little hands in and stealing passes.

https://www.on3.com/her/news/on3-2024-2025-womens-basketball-transfer-portal-tracker/ This transfer portal tracker is usually a little bit more up-to-date than Raoul’s. And it shows that UCLA has a 3 young ladies leaving.

But Fulwiley was playing a lot more minutes before that, last year, so much so that I had her on my fantasy roster. After that point, I dropped her because she wasn’t getting meaningful minutes. Also, Coach P is not afraid to go against Dawn Staley. At South Dakota, we played South Carolina...

The rankings are not perfect. I’m not saying that she’s not a good player in a different system. However, there is an innate bias in the rankings to look at offensive players, without factoring in their defensive skills, or lack thereof. Additionally, a high school player can look really good...

Mallory has 13 rebounds already! That girl just has a nose for the bounce!

Mallory was so fun to watch yesterday! The whole team played very well, and Grace was hot shooting, but Mallory was her usual self, doing all of the things that need to be done, being in the right place at the right time, moving without the ball, and getting rebounds out of nowhere. What an...

With that attitude problem, there’s no way that Dawn would touch her with a 10 foot pole.

It is pretty early, and a lot of players returned from ACL‘s after eight or nine months. We could see her halfway through the season next year.

Now they face Gonzaga on Thursday.

I’m enjoying watching Mallory do all of the things that don’t show up in the stat book, but that are definitely needed by the team. Unfortunately, both announcers are being color commentators, and neither is doing play-by-play.

Since the body structure of females (angle of hips through the knees) is more predisposed to have ACL tears, it may also affect their recovery time. It definitely depends on the athlete, and how bad the tear was. I have seen girls come back in 8 months, and I’ve seen others that took 15 months...