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Yes, it seems that the rich are more likely to get richer with the laxed transfer rules. Some P5 players who have been with losing programs (i.e.--Scalia) are likely to seek out winning programs. Some mid-major players who have done well are likely to see if they can play at a higher level...

I think Indiana is a good choice for Scalia. It's going to be Berger's team and that will take a lot of pressure off Sara. And they'll have a solid inside presence with Holmes, something Sara never had as a Gopher. Those things being said, I think IU might miss Patberg's leadership and...

I continue to be amazed at all the transfers out of Maryland. I can understand why players would be anxious to leave a losing program (including our Gophers) or to leave for lack of playing time, but Maryland has a very successful program and the players that are leaving there are mostly...

Yes, it seems the post-season banquet for this team might be a bit sparse. Hopefully, they didn't have to pay in advance for the number of participants! On another note, I know that some on this board are criticizing the AD for hiring Whalen, but I can't bring myself to do that. At the...

I am a big Holly Rowe fan. She's great. You can tell that she's earned the respect of both coaches and players just by how many of them mention her by name during or after their interviews.

Will that end the nice run SD has had in the Summit? She certainly deserved a shot at a higher level program.

Here's another question: Who pays for the visits of prospective transfers to the prospective colleges/universities. This has to be paid by the player, right? If so, I can't imagine that a lot of these transfers would have the funds to do multiple visits. Or are coaches allowed to visit the...

Loved the text referring to Patrick as a recovering sexist. As most of us look back on Title IX, I think it's fair to say that it really expedited the growth of women's sports. I'm an old fart, but I never was a sports sexist. But there were people like Patrick and Sid who certainly were...

Johnston is a very good coach. He's one of those coaches who is able to do more with less. That being said, he now has a formidable in-state rival in South Dakota. I don't think he's won the conference in 3 years now. I'm wondering if St. Thomas will eventually start getting some of the MN...

Maybe I watched too much of the Big Ten Network this year and bought in to the idea that the conference was the best conference in America in both women's and men's basketball, but no BIG teams in either Final Four. In watching Michigan vs. Louisville, I had to ask myself how the Wolverines...

Notre Dame's Miles is a terrific player. I also watch the Indiana-UConn game and I was surprised at how poorly the Hoosiers played. I thought Gulbe, Berger, Holmes, Cardano all had sub-par games for Indiana. Patberg was the only player who wasn't missing in action. UConn very beatable this...

Not sure how to feel about losing her. She seems to be very gifted athletically, but I never got the feeling that she worked on her game much in the offseason. (I could be wrong with that.) But in all her time here, she never really improved her shooting much, especially her jump shooting...

3 quick fouls for Kadi against a team she should do very well against.

Clark and Czinano didn't get much help from Iowa's supporting cast, which was mostly brutal. Iowa could have used Jensen today. Third straight sellout in Iowa City ends badly for the Hawkeyes.

I liked the fact that Sara just didn't settle for threes. Only 12 of her points were on threes. One thing I am really hoping for from next year's team is for a true leader to emerge...a vocal leader. This year's Gopher team has had players who have gone MIA all too often and one of the main...

I think they said 16 dribbles for 214 made baskets. That's a really impressive figure and it certainly shows that Czinano gets to a position near the basket. I think that Czinano is the more valuable college player, and Naz has more potential at the next level. Athough Naz is going to be...

Agreed. Iowa's not a great defensive team and they're also likely to go against teams that are more athletic than they are. That being said, someone's going to have to figure out the Clark/Czinano combo. Indiana did a decent job of keeping Clark down, but even a solid post like their Holmes...

Czinano is a terrific player. A great example of what hard work can do. I keep thinking that Clark and Czinano aren't going to be enough to get Iowa deep into the NCAA tourney, but those two are so good that I might be wrong with that. I thought Cardano Hillary did a great job of keeping...

D. I'm still optimistic for the future, but I was definitely disappointed with the way this year's team played.

Yes, thanks Big Ten Guy. Even with the simple eye test when the '20 class arrived, it was obvious that class was overrated. And you're right, Smith's rating was a big factor in why that class was rated so highly.