Recent content by tripledouble

We're one of the few teams in the country that has retained almost all of its players (except one) and someone is now complaining because the coach hasn't signed anyone from the portal yet? USC, UCLA, OSU, Notre Dame, South Carolina have all lost key players to the portal. Coach hasn't suffered...

Based on the out/in transfer portal chart it's looking like Penn State's Kieger is really on the hot seat. 9 players in the portal with a returning coach?

A couple of good gets for Washington. Washington and Maryland winning the BIG transfer portal battle...so far, although I agree that Maryland's Merkle and Garzon may hamper Frese's preferred up-tempo style of play. Gophers winning the retention battle, although Michigan keeping most of their key...

Yes, important to note that she had a year and a half with the program and didn't earn many minutes. One would think that she could certainly become an adequate defender in that amount of time. So maybe it wasn't just the defense...maybe the talent level or just not a good fit. Wishing her...

Impressive to see that this group is staying together. That says a lot about the coaching staff and the young women themselves. Not many programs can show this high retention rate. If this group can stay healthy, they should be an NCAA tourney team. If they can add a key player or two through...

IMO, way too much speculation by some on next year's starting lineup. As we were all reminded this year, injuries are often a factor and we don't know yet how players will improve in the off-season. I wouldn't be surprised if Tori is able to improve her game quite a bit, as lots of players make...

Heyer is an elite rebounder...and when she scores like she has the past 2 games she is a major factor. And Tori so solid on both ends of the court. This team has some good momentum going into next year.

Really nice team effort. GG so steady. Heyer great on the boards and some unexpected offense. Really moved well without the ball on offense. Tori still a work in progress on offense but really shut down McGill in the second half. I know this isn't the big dance, but great experience for the...

Not a fan of coaches trashing other coaches, as someone on this forum seems to do often. Not a good look.

In my opinion, this is all "much ado about nothing". (Yes, a Shakespeare reference on a women's basketball forum. The reference to the fascination with backup quarterbacks is probably more appropriate.) My guess is that Johnson will eventually become a formidable college player, but it may take...

Very big game which will probably have NCAA tourney implications, especially for our Gophers. Despite their nice win over USC, the Hawkeyes are still very beatable. They have some good outside shooters, but maybe Olsen has some trouble with the length of the Gopher guards? Iowa's McCabe is a...

Hart has become so much better at finding an open teammate, whether it's someone cutting to the basket or someone who is open beyond the arc. Is GG this team's most consistent player? I think so. Heyer, despite her outside shooting woes, ends up with a double-double, and finally nails a 3 in...

Random thoughts: No surprise after watching her play in high school, but Olivia Olson is a very good player. Can play inside or outside, and a very competitive, gritty player. Pairing her with a player like Swords will create a lot of problems for opponents. If they can keep these two...

Wolverines are very talented, but also young. Starting 3 freshman, it will be interesting to see how they perform on the road against a more experienced Gopher team. They start 5 guards, including a freshman point guard and all of their starters can make shots from beyond the arc. Gophers...

Random thoughts: Great comeback. Early in the 4th quarter, I thought they were 'dead in the water'. Glad the team thought otherwise. Really good game from GG. Looks to me like she's got a high basketball IQ; that's a likely reason she leads the team in minutes played. Like the fact that she...