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Dead weight on the bench…Probably not good enough…Illinois, Purdue, Butler, Penn State, Wisconsin, Rutgers, or similar teams in middle of big ten or outside big ten. At IU Ladies 5 or 6 years ago yes, but not 2023-2024 unless interested in backsliding vs championships.

How many awards that represent the same category are out there?

Meg Newman to Bama..no surprise that it’s not IU.

Both, Reynolds’s girls from South Bend are now available from Maryland. However, not to high on them being able to be good enough for IU Ladies…. IU Ladies basketball and there are others like VT is another one continuing an upward trajectory.

Pistol Cate Clark POY….leads team in scoring, assists, 10 second line shots misses and makes, complaining, crazy passes to Cznano who catches them, and turnovers, interview talk, leads Iowa in everything….I expect Iowa to run up and down the floor with SC. Pulling for big 10 school and Clark company. It would reaffirm T. Moren saying big ten is best conference….Arguably.

Arguably, UCONN, SC, LSU (will have) including injury status in their respective programs. It’s confidence and swagger for conference championships, final fours, national championship vs finishing in top 3 or 4 in conference and or struggle to get past elite 8. However, I will 100% agree that player/s attitude have to equal IU Ladies family culture in their particular dreams/objectives/goals.

Key is 0 drop off in level of play and/or adding to that level of play is the difference between elite vs dropping back behind elites meaning the very best vs really good.

One plug-in guard needed from transfer portal to continue the (Berger), Garzon, Parrish, Scalia, Moore-McNeil at that level to go with rest of team plus reliable good reliable big.

I felt love for K.B. as well thru are dents, dings, and injuries….to me key is she referred to conversation with T. M…. thinking and expecting significant things coming from transfer portal meaning 2 or 3 players regarding any and or all positions.

IU Ladies basketball needs 6 or 7 starters. This means when 6 and 7 play there is 0 drop off at that particular position in play. (Only exception would when Holmes is at her best or near best as first team all American). This means 1 big player and a Berger type player plug in as Lexi Donarski type player comes to mind. So it means probably a couple from the transfer portal to sustain or maintain championship status. Starters: Scalia, Parrish, Moore-McNeil, Garzon, and Holmes And then there are a couple current IU Ladies on the bench that can push for minutes or be one of the 6 or 7….but though freshman coming in will take time and the current bench is still improving. Bargesser wasn’t quite as quick or fast as she once was in high school due to high school leg injury. Maybe that continues to improve. (Also have to take into account dents, dings, or injuries and etc)…Deep rosters can sometimes get a little thin or not as deep as thought

Next to T. Moren I find VT coach pretty impressive as in low key relaxed, confident, fun and likable. Both, seem to be classy human beings.

Lauren Ware, Matilda Ekh, and Lexi Donarski

And Lexi Dornarski / Iowa State could be a possible fit the bill for IU Ladies basketball program. Offense and defender.

I think several IU Ladies players will be improved Parrish being one of them (natural ability gamer). Parrish should write the Refs office to quit picking on her with fouls.

Holmes being true to her word. Expected as much. What a GREAT Gal!!! and I expect Scalia to be much improved!!!

The right transfer portal player can always be used by almost if not all 100% of teams. The key word is ATTITUDE fitting into program Culture.

Meister did very well this year and was excellent in her playing time. However, it remains to be seen how well she could actually carry the load as Holmes full time replacement. If IU could get another big where each player could share in that might make for opponents something to contend with much in IU Ladies favor.

In the long run Faith Wiseman may become a forward at IU especially if she could develop a 3 ball….just speculation not sure…I think there is a lot of upside. A lot depends on her and her development and I am not sure where it all ends up in a few years. Right now I know she is 6’4” with some possibilities.

Disagree that Wiseman will be ready as a freshman to take over for Holmes. Yes, she is going to be a high school senior next year.

It’s going to take some development time (a year at least) even though she may play some) for Indian Creek girl.

Lauren Ware is the 6’5” from Arizona. My reason for her is she set out last year with injury. Playing as a role player might fit well in her circumstances. Another 6’4” possibility is from Arizona State…Newman per Class of 66.

the 6’4” girl from IC…I don’t think it happens but that’s where the 6’5” Arizona girl transfer portal could come in….give a couple years for IC girl (upside) to develop and take over. Towards the end of season and at times IU Ladies missed N-CHillary play hard nose tough and she had fun doing it that kept her loose). If Ekh at 6’ with professional experience would buy in that would be good.

Women college basketball is allotted 15 scholarships

Championship dominant teams have minutes available for to 8 deep and situational circumstances 9 deep to keep level of play in tact. Culture attitudes about this has to be norm.