April 10, 20241 yr All I know is we have to be patient. IIRC, we sat around waiting all of April for Spear and she committed to Tenn in early/mid May. I don't think Sonya Morris committed to Texas until late May. I know RT is using the Spring Game for transfer visits, but I doubt Vic will have many (if any) potential transfers already lined up for April 20. Will have to be a baseball game or softball game
April 10, 20241 yr If Beers and Iriafen enter the portal, we will see how committed Texas is to NIL. If there was ever a time to buy a player it's now. If you add an All-American frontcourt player in the mix with Rori and Booker I see no reason why we wouldn't be the national title favorites.
April 10, 20241 yr 11 minutes ago, Js1 said: Sounds like Kiki may be staying at Tree. But this scares me My guess is Juju Watkins.
April 10, 20241 yr 55 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said: My guess is Juju Watkins. That would be a huge surprise. Idk I don’t think it’s anyone from us (Harmon or Booker), but I’m scared regardless lol
April 11, 20241 yr Allegedly a big UConn player? (Doubt it’s Paige) Also saw Sedona Prince coming back for her 80th year of WCBB. TCU may be a good spot for Deja Kelly
April 11, 20241 yr Twitter thinks it's Azzi Fudd. Meh, if true that's a major transfer but I don't think "it breaks the internet." She has major injury issues. Edited April 11, 20241 yr by Rickylovesweed
April 11, 20241 yr 8 minutes ago, Js1 said: She is a steal is she’s fully healthy She is but that's a huge question with her. She's been injured all 3 seasons in college.
April 11, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, Rickylovesweed said: She is but that's a huge question with her. She's been injured all 3 seasons in college. Her dad said she isn’t going anywhere. We’ll see
April 11, 20241 yr 37 minutes ago, Js1 said: Phelia is now following AMo on Instagram This seems like who we are targeting at the 2. Edited April 11, 20241 yr by Rickylovesweed
April 12, 20241 yr I wasn't thinking we'd see Gaston leave. Certainly would rather she didn't, but so it goes. Maybe Vic is planning to plug Carlton in there.
April 12, 20241 yr Give Beers whatever she wants in terms of NIL. Rori, Booker, and Beers can win a title.
April 12, 20241 yr 40 minutes ago, Gut Wagon said: I wasn't thinking we'd see Gaston leave. Certainly would rather she didn't, but so it goes. Maybe Vic is planning to plug Carlton in there. It was pretty obvious we were looking to upgrade at the 5 when Blair Schaefer started following the two Oregon State bigs (Beers and Gardiner). Both of which are better than Gaston and probably even Jones. Beers is the best player in the portal.
April 12, 20241 yr 4 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said: Give Beers whatever she wants in terms of NIL. Rori, Booker, and Beers can win a title. Grab Beers and Phelia and Texas is legit co-favorites with SC
April 12, 20241 yr 7 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said: It was pretty obvious we were looking to upgrade at the 5 when Blair Schaefer started following the two Oregon State bigs (Beers and Gardiner). Both of which are better than Gaston and probably even Jones. Beers is the best player in the portal. Then they really need to be in Austin.
April 12, 20241 yr On 4/10/2024 at 5:51 PM, Js1 said: Sounds like Kiki may be staying at Tree. But this scares me Was Beers the news that supposedly "broke the internet"? These insiders will overhype anything for clicks
April 12, 20241 yr Blair, Elena, Rori now following Beers (plus Jones, but that may be an old follow)
April 12, 20241 yr Author 24 minutes ago, Js1 said: Blair, Elena, Rori now following Beers (plus Jones, but that may be an old follow)
April 12, 20241 yr 5 minutes ago, Pancho said: Everyone wants her. But we have some pre-existing relationships with recruiting her heavily out of HS and we were among her final teams. I feel good we are heavily in the mix for her and Phelia.
April 12, 20241 yr I'm surprised you guys are concerned about Gaston leaving. I didn't watch more than half the games, so some of y'all saw a lot more of the team than I did and maybe that's my problem. I felt like she disappeared for entire quarters or halves sometimes. My view was that they could be better at that spot. That considered, I know I'm not some sort of WBB analyst or something.
April 12, 20241 yr Just now, Pancho said: Chatter saying Souf Carolina is heavy heavy for Beers. @Js1? That would be annoying. Just give them the trophy then. Would suck for freshman Tec (6'5 center), Kitts (6'2 forward), incoming freshman Joyce Edwards (6'3 forward, #3 recruit). But I have also seen UConn fans quite confident and her name linked to Iowa as well.
April 12, 20241 yr Blair is following MSST's Mjracle Sheppard. 5'10 freshman guard out of Montverde. Was a top 100 recruit but don't love her offensive stats. MSST looks like a legit landing spot for Van Lith, since Sam Purcell is her former assistant coach at Louisville
April 12, 20241 yr 49 minutes ago, closetojumping said: I'm surprised you guys are concerned about Gaston leaving. I didn't watch more than half the games, so some of y'all saw a lot more of the team than I did and maybe that's my problem. I felt like she disappeared for entire quarters or halves sometimes. My view was that they could be better at that spot. That considered, I know I'm not some sort of WBB analyst or something. She definitely can be an inert ingredient at times. But I guess I won't be thrilled with her leaving until I'm sure we have a better replacement locked up. Could say that of many outgoing transfers in many sports, though.
April 12, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, Gut Wagon said: She definitely can be an inert ingredient at times. But I guess I won't be thrilled with her leaving until I'm sure we have a better replacement locked up. Could say that of many outgoing transfers in many sports, though. I mean, you don't win Big 12 Sixth Woman of the Year when you suck. She was really good off the bench when needed - her defense on Ayoka Lee in the Big 12 semifinals was why we won that game.
April 12, 20241 yr 5 minutes ago, Js1 said: I mean, you don't win Big 12 Sixth Woman of the Year when you suck. She was really good off the bench when needed - her defense on Ayoka Lee in the Big 12 semifinals was why we won that game. Oh, for sure. I guess she sees playing well enough to win that award as something she can turn into a starting role on a competitive team. I think we'd all agree she wasn't likely to become a starter here unless we have major injury issues (again).
April 13, 20241 yr 9 hours ago, closetojumping said: I'm surprised you guys are concerned about Gaston leaving. I didn't watch more than half the games, so some of y'all saw a lot more of the team than I did and maybe that's my problem. I felt like she disappeared for entire quarters or halves sometimes. My view was that they could be better at that spot. That considered, I know I'm not some sort of WBB analyst or something. I think the problem with Gaston/Jones is they're both good but neither are game changers. Really high floor with those two but there are potentially game changers in the portal. Texas has game changers at guard (Rori) and wing (Booker) next year. The other issue with Gaston/Jones is both have a pretty extensive injury history. I say it's very unlikely both those 2 would ever be healthy together for a full season. Edited April 13, 20241 yr by Rickylovesweed
April 13, 20241 yr 6 hours ago, Js1 said: Not surprising at all, Texas confirms Holle will be back for year 5 With Holle, Harmon, the two FR guards, and Booker who can also give you minutes at PG it will be interesting how the portal goes at guard. Feels like we will have to convince somebody to play 20 to 23 minutes instead of being a 30+ minute type.
April 13, 20241 yr 8 hours ago, Js1 said: That would be annoying. Just give them the trophy then. Would suck for freshman Tec (6'5 center), Kitts (6'2 forward), incoming freshman Joyce Edwards (6'3 forward, #3 recruit). But I have also seen UConn fans quite confident and her name linked to Iowa as well. That's the only worry with Beers at Texas. I know Jones announced she's returning but she would not start over Beers. Not sure how Jones would react to Beers at Texas.
April 13, 20241 yr 5 minutes ago, Rickylovesweed said: That's the only worry with Beers at Texas. I know Jones announced she's returning but she would not start over Beers. Not sure how Jones would react to Beers at Texas. With Gaston and Faye both gone, Jones cannot play 40 minutes a game. You can play a lot of lineups with Jones/Beers/Moore/Carlton able to play inside. Go big, go small Edited April 13, 20241 yr by Js1
April 13, 20241 yr 6 minutes ago, Js1 said: With Gaston and Faye both gone, Jones cannot play 40 minutes a game She can't and especially with her injury history. But Jones has started for good teams at Oregon State and Texas. It's still a difficult sell to convince a player like Jones to come off the bench.
April 13, 20241 yr Just now, Rickylovesweed said: She can't and especially with her injury history. But Jones has started for good teams at Oregon State and Texas. It's still a difficult sell to convince a player like Jones to come off the bench. Yeah that’s my point. You have to have a backup center and I think Vic could figure out how to make them both happy.
April 13, 20241 yr Even without the injuries, jones collects fouls at too high a rate to play big minutes routinely.
April 13, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, Pato del Muerto said: Even without the injuries, jones collects fouls at too high a rate to play big minutes routinely. Yep. That’s always been the case with her too.
April 13, 20241 yr Even if we don't land Beers the other big from Oregon State is also very good. Gardiner is probably a top 5 player in the portal. I think Gardiner is also less likely to rock the boat with Jones because she can play the 4 and 5. The thing with Beers is she's a legit game changer and can be an All-American caliber player.
April 13, 20241 yr 5 minutes ago, Js1 said: The Atlantic has Beers are #1 and Gardiner #6 in their transfer portal rankings Gardiner is legit. I think she's probably even undervalued at #6. Her 3 point % and FT percentage at somebody her size and as a Sophomore is pretty damn special. If she just played more minutes at Oregon State she would be a much bigger name.
April 13, 20241 yr 2 minutes ago, Js1 said: Iriafen is in. Do not contact tag What is with the Do not contact tag? They are already committed to a program? I thought that was verboten.
April 13, 20241 yr Just now, 86txex said: What is with the Do not contact tag? They are already committed to a program? I thought that was verboten. Usually implies they know where they are headed or they don’t want 100+ programs to contact them. “Don’t call me, I’ll call you” But so much of this is back channeled through AAU/HS coaches so she may already know where she’s headed
April 16, 20241 yr Former Longhorn Celeste Taylor was selected 15th overall in the WNBA draft. No other player with Texas connections was drafted.
April 16, 20241 yr 1 minute ago, perfectchaos007 said: Former Longhorn Celeste Taylor was selected 15th overall in the WNBA draft. No other player with Texas connections was drafted. Good for Celeste!
April 17, 20241 yr Both Cavinder sisters have apparently decided to return to college now - one transferred to TCU (Haley), the other is returning to Miami (Hannah)
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