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TTT

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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    Currently, Shay is the best player on IU Ladies roster. Beaumont is very promising but unproven at the level that she will have to play. Depending on her recovery process and keeping healthy with no re injury will go a long way towards her success. Freshman: though promising….unproven and both, will need to play. Faith needs to take a step forward whatever that is. Spreen is a lateral move in back court from 24-25 bench…lack of experience/playing time but she may have untapped scoring and shooting ability and should be able to make fts…though Bama stats show opposite…should be able to be taught defense. Stotjin has experience maybe needs to play in right system because her stat sheet is not good. Mystifying. Fenn still in recovery. Don’t expect much. Valentyna another player. Help Wanted: High Level players needed. 1 and possibly 2 6’3”+ and taller and 2 scorers at 6’2” and 6’0 or 6’1.”
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    There are several 6’3,” 6’4,” even 6’5,” and 6’6” Ladies in the transfer portal. And several played sparingly. However, there are probably 3 or 4 who could be impact players and 3 or 4 more who could be solid players and the rest are probably projects of survival that maybe one might be somewhat productive. Tall players continue getting added to transfer portal…IU Ladies are going to get one or two….For IU Ladies it needs to be good.
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    That is my thought as well. However, 2 or 3 of those are needed.
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    That didn’t take long. Avery Howell to Washington. Excellent pick up for Washington. Nice considering where she went to high school Boise, Idaho. Meanwhile much needed good news (actually great news needed) for IU Ladies Basketball program…..Crickets.
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    It is horrible decision for/regarding T. Moren and IU Ladies basketball program. (based on dedication from T. Moren, coaches, all of basketball program and others from IU). I am just referring to Garzon wants/needs matching Maryland/coach and basketball program only. Has nothing/0 about rooting or not rooting for her.
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    IU Ladies 2 from the transfer portal thus far. I guess all other available IU Ladies target lists are classified information.
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    I suppose this could apply for both, men and Ladies…Isn’t it time to coin a new term regarding transfer portal in major college sports…… ”TEAM TRAITOR/S”
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    (2022) - G Yarden Garzon

    Brenda F. and Maryland will benefit…where T. Moren made it more of a focal point….Brenda F. and Maryland will not but maybe a special play or only when Garzon wants or decides to more or less on her own because Maryland has talent around her and it’s not necessary (it’s called recruiting success). So Brenda F. and Maryland can thank T. Moren for that part of her game when Garzon does use it. However, Garzon now will be able to be more comfortable and confident with her outside game that she loves without pressure to do those things which T. Moren tried to force upon her out of necessity (due to lack of recruiting enough high level talent). I actually argued on here a year and a half ago about T. Moren wanting Garzon to post up inside more and develop inside game along with outside game but whoever it was said I didn’t know what I was talking about.
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    She gets some elite high personality players (Holmes, Parrish) but seems don’t get to many (keep control of comfort zone) so to speak. (Holmes really developed her high level personality while at IU)
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    Is T. Moren afraid to coach (not USA teams players) or fill uncomfortable recruiting/coaching the more elite high personality players? Example: after IU puts effort in recruiting Ayanna Patterson….UCONN coach steps in and tells Patterson that he has coached many players of her level…..she could be back at UCONN 25-26…she has been injury prone. IU Ladies have an injury and it really has negative effects….UCONN injury UCONN still a national powerhouse.
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    Much respect for B.F. even before this.
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    Great decision by Garzon and Great decision by Maryland.
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    If Gracie Merkle would have committed to IU…would have Garzon withdrawn from portal and returned to IU? From Garzon view….this is a home run. She will have much more help going towards her playing strengths (not being made to shoulder so much work load out of her comfort zone….allowing her to play more confident and comfortable in her zone because of more talented physical help around her) of just how good she can be….Brenda F. is the best coach she could have gotten. And just like that….The ground gained when IU was finally able to beat Maryland has been lost. (T. Moren is accustomed to old school Bob Knight techniques in developing players to fit her model….overall philosophy and ways she has tried to develop players depending on team needs vs regardless of player strengths resulting in taking less talented players/recruits and modifying their game to fit team needs. Elite players want their talent strengthened to be multiplied….not so changed to make up for recruiting inadequacies. (Placing emphasis on HERSELF classroom teaching rather than player needs/wants…(the needle movement focused to much out of balance on herself making her the focus of her teaching/coaching creating underdog mentality trying to go for upset wins).
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    There are some pretty good bigs in the portal and some 6’3’ or 6’4” would be as good or could be improvement over last year. = 2 players desired 6’ 1” and/or 6’2” high quality needed = 2 players needed and still not sure a transfer portal player doesn’t withdraw name = 1player (hopefully not so thin/lean that injury or re injury which has been problem in the past years really has negative impact)
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    Excellent news for IU Ladies. Phoenix Stotijin is excellent.
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    Was it like here is a stack of money (a few million) T. M. Take it to buy some players. T. Moren says: Oh that’s nice. No thank you we don’t need it and we will be fine. side note: It seems there are many winning programs that have a great family loving high level relationship close culture.
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    Not sure on this but according to folks talking on Iowa blog about not having enough money NIL for Avery Howell….it was noted that Lucy Olsen who graduated received $500,000…but then it was stated a donor stepped in and Olsen actually received $850,000.
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    Iowa working on Avery Howell.
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    General WBB Thread

    UCONN vs South Carolina March Madness Championship. The noticeable thing that stands out about UCONN is their players even Ashlynn Shade have thick big solid bodies that can move and shoot. Solid defense and don’t get shoved or knocked around.
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    Transfer Portal w IU Interest

    Who is on the IU mens basketball team for 2025-2026?……Do they have 5 players yet? Still learning how to spell the coach’s name….and his son.
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    Currie-Jelks to Murray State.
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    I noticed T. Moren and IU Ladies changed their tune this year. Without mentioning names T. Moren rode several high character committed players the past few years. And the attitude was big ten championships and final fours (one big ten championship and elite 8 happened). Now, it’s come to Indiana and play in March Madness. (Digressed). NIL started July 2021. It took time to build. I’ve heard T. Moren say there should be limits on it around 2023. However, IU Ladies were peaking with Holmes and Berger in 22-23 and 23-24. One annoyance were comments directed how do you replace all American players. Answer: you replace them and move forward. (Should never have been so thin nor unable to competently replace them). T. Moren has a burning desire to win another big ten title and a National Championship or (at least final 4 with chance to win national championship). Sorry, I don’t buy the NIL ignorance on her part. I think she would have adjusted by now already. Plus from what I am reading it is still in the iffy category regarding future NIL. And yes Brenda F. is a great coach but is irrelevant in IU NiL implementation.
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    And players to buy in as well. Lady players can see this as well. (Especially after the garbage that 6 million plus coaching salaries bought on the men’s side of things)…mainly talking about character (vs wins and losses). I am not sure how much there is to buy into all this because money seems to fall out of the sky sometimes and to be that far out of touch and experienced in the profession….players can see things
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    Before this year IU Ladies struck out on several 5 star players Prince/Nebraska, Blakes/Vandy, the player who went to UCLA and play sparingly, Howell/USC, Shade/UCONN, girl from Fort Wayne/UCONN walks in late…to identify a few.
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    NCAA Women's Bball Transfer Portal

    Who said IU Ladies get Stotjin. Is it considered a win now to be in player’s top 5?
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