Recent content by rwlarson

I actually hadn’t checked her stats and was going off what I remembered. So, I decided to take a look. She is shooting .349 overall this year; she is a career .373 shooter. From 3, she is shooting .323; she is a career .349 3-pt shooter. Her career effective field goal % is .458. So far this...

Braun I attribute to rust, mostly. The pull-up jumpers from 12-15 feet, which she is missing a lot, she wouldn’t shoot if she hadn’t had success in practice and in prior seasons. Her pull-up baseline jumper used to be almost automatic from that distance. So I think we will see some regression to...

Curry could always recruit, and being in the SEC she’s got a boatload of players who were highly-regarded coming out of HS. Coach P will have to have the team very well prepared. Tough go if as expected we are without McKinney but it will be interesting to see what strategies she employs to slow...

Somebody reversed the score lol

Although they aren’t currently ranked, they are doing exactly what a highly-ranked team does against the level of competition they’ve faced. Obviously, they haven’t played enough games yet to get a real feel for exactly how good they are, but they are giving me vibes of a Power 5 version of...

Agree 100% on Indiana. They are definitely on the rebuild train. He has Illinois as a 10 seed and I think that they could end up anywhere from an 8 to just out of the tournament. As for the Gophers, he mentions the Heyer transfer prominently in his write-up as a reason they fell slightly from...

I think it will become apparent as the season rolls along, barring any serious injuries, why she was able to make a decision like this without feeling that her teammates were being left in the lurch, and with their support. While I would love to have Heyer on the roster, I have a feeling this...

If nothing else, she could become a situational rim protector against teams that are adept at driving. Best case, she does that plus offers some offensive capabilities and can make the rotation in sophomore year.

Yes, she knows how to build a roster that can play “up” and perform at a level greater than the sum of its parts. And she wins on the biggest stage, as evidenced by a DII national championship and a deep NCAA run with a South Dakota team that pretty much made Aaron Johnston’s perennial power...

It’s comforting to have a coach who has demonstrated the ability to assemble a winning team, even if it was at a mid-major level. This year’s team will be good, how good remains to be seen, but this recruiting class and the next one will determine if the Gophers can achieve consistent...

Yeah, it’s disappointing, for sure. We all wanted this to be a class similar to the highly-ranked group that is still here so we could transition seamlessly and compete at a high level with no rebuilding years. However, with the portal and NIL the way it is HS classes are quite a bit less...

Good sales pitch for keeping in-state talent home. But I’m sure it’s been tried here many times with very limited success. Too often, the best of the best from here are actually TOO good. Maybe with a deep run next year this pitch can work on Chloe Johnson and the other upcoming recruiting...

Wisconsin has had 14 straight losing seasons, but I guess hiring a coach (Robin Pingeton) with 15 years of up and down SEC experience and who has put players in the WNBA is worth something to recruits. She will do better than Moseley but I have my doubts as to whether she will be able to get...

I just don’t get the love recruits have for Michigan. Arico must be a hell of a recruiter. The program has zero history of big-time success. Why couldn’t any other coach leverage the Michigan brand but now suddenly they seem to be in on all the top players?

Lol, #9. Also brings back good memories for me. I holed out a pitch from about 30 yards for an eagle 3 there on my way to my only golfing claim to fame — 4th Flight Club Champion.