Ducks #1 in Way Too Early WBB ESPN Top 25

[Merganzer]

Embedded Tweet

[StevensTechU]

Despite the injury to Nyara? If Sedona Prince doesn't get a transfer waiver, I don't know that #1 is warranted.

[Greenblood]

While I by no means fancy myself a women's college basketball expert, with four returning starters (three of whom are perhaps AA quality), three returning reserves, three international recruits + Moore on their roster, I can't say I'm surprised the Ducks are #1. I even wonder, as good as she hopefully will prove to be at some point, just how much the presence of Nyara -- still yet to play college ball -- would even figure into such preseason predictions.

[StevensTechU]

Oregon's downfall in 2019 was size inside. Nyara is 6'5, and Prince is 6'7. Without the addition of one of those two (down to Prince now), the team will have the same Achilles.

[Thurston]

Who else would it be? Baylor is #2, and we lost a super close F4 game to them and they lost Kalani Brown to graduation. We're as good a bet as #1 as anyone else.

[duck58]

Who else would it be? Baylor is #2, and we lost a super close F4 game to them and they lost Kalani Brown to graduation. We're as good a bet as #1 as anyone else.

Exactly.

[StevensTechU]

Totally get that. Such is the difference between rankings and predicting who will actually win it all.

I hope it's as simple as Prince is deemed eligible.

[bigsugarduck]

Oregon's downfall in 2019 was size inside. Nyara is 6'5, and Prince is 6'7. Without the addition of one of those two (down to Prince now), the team will have the same Achilles.

Wrong.

Depth was the downfall. Yes, of course a few more bigs would have been great, but Oregon absolutely beats Baylor if Taylor Chavez helps spell the guards in that game. Sabrina ran out of gas playing the whole game, and couldn't make shots late...lacking guard depth cut the season short, not lacking bigs...

If Oregon has better depth this year, they should absolutely be #1. Oregon may have 3 of the top 10-15 players in the country with Hebard, Sabally and Ionescue. No one else can make that argument...

[StevensTechU]

Oregon's downfall in 2019 was size inside. Nyara is 6'5, and Prince is 6'7. Without the addition of one of those two (down to Prince now), the team will have the same Achilles.

Wrong.

Depth was the downfall. Yes, of course a few more bigs would have been great, but Oregon absolutely beats Baylor if Taylor Chavez helps spell the guards in that game. Sabrina ran out of gas playing the whole game, and couldn't make shots late...lacking guard depth cut the season short, not lacking bigs...

If Oregon has better depth this year, they should absolutely be #1. Oregon may have 3 of the top 10-15 players in the country with Hebard, Sabally and Ionescue. No one else can make that argument...

Oh, I'm sorry. Thanks for setting me straight.

....

[bigsugarduck]

Oregon's downfall in 2019 was size inside. Nyara is 6'5, and Prince is 6'7. Without the addition of one of those two (down to Prince now), the team will have the same Achilles.

Wrong.

Depth was the downfall. Yes, of course a few more bigs would have been great, but Oregon absolutely beats Baylor if Taylor Chavez helps spell the guards in that game. Sabrina ran out of gas playing the whole game, and couldn't make shots late...lacking guard depth cut the season short, not lacking bigs...

If Oregon has better depth this year, they should absolutely be #1. Oregon may have 3 of the top 10-15 players in the country with Hebard, Sabally and Ionescue. No one else can make that argument...

Oh, I'm sorry. Thanks for setting me straight.

....

Solid response to a jerk like me...

I totally get your point about the lack of bigs but really think that was simply part of the overall lack of depth.

[Merganzer]

Embedded Tweet

[bigsugarduck]

Embedded Tweet

Ooops....Guess I should have said 3 of the top 7 (draft eligible players) in the country...Apparently I undersold them...

Being cautious is understandable, but no other team should be #1 with the starter talent Oregon has.