Ducks #1 in Way Too Early WBB ESPN Top 25
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 2:19 pm
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Re: Ducks #1 in Way Too Early WBB ESPN Top 25
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 2:21 pm
Despite the injury to Nyara? If Sedona Prince doesn't get a transfer waiver, I don't know that #1 is warranted.
Re: Ducks #1 in Way Too Early WBB ESPN Top 25
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 3:57 pm
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.
Re: Ducks #1 in Way Too Early WBB ESPN Top 25
Posted: Wed Sep 04, 2019 4:12 pm
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.
Re: Ducks #1 in Way Too Early WBB ESPN Top 25
Posted: Thu Sep 05, 2019 12:06 pm
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.
Re: Ducks #1 in Way Too Early WBB ESPN Top 25
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 9:55 am
Exactly.Thurston wrote: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.
Re: Ducks #1 in Way Too Early WBB ESPN Top 25
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 11:08 am
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.
I hope it's as simple as Prince is deemed eligible.
Re: Ducks #1 in Way Too Early WBB ESPN Top 25
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 1:04 pm
Wrong.StevensTechU wrote: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.
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...
Re: Ducks #1 in Way Too Early WBB ESPN Top 25
Posted: Wed Sep 11, 2019 1:44 pm
Oh, I'm sorry. Thanks for setting me straight.bigsugarduck wrote:Wrong.StevensTechU wrote: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.
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...
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Re: Ducks #1 in Way Too Early WBB ESPN Top 25
Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 11:09 am
StevensTechU wrote:Oh, I'm sorry. Thanks for setting me straight.bigsugarduck wrote:Wrong.StevensTechU wrote: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.
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...
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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.
Re: Ducks #1 in Way Too Early WBB ESPN Top 25
Posted: Fri Sep 20, 2019 2:56 pm
Ooops....Guess I should have said 3 of the top 7 (draft eligible players) in the country...Apparently I undersold them...Merganzer wrote:
Being cautious is understandable, but no other team should be #1 with the starter talent Oregon has.