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Posts posted by Rickylovesweed
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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.
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Give Beers whatever she wants in terms of NIL.
Rori, Booker, and Beers can win a title.
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29 minutes ago, jimmyjazz said:
I completely agree. They're the devils we know. People get frustrated with Mitchell's play, but he was much better this year than last. Everyone is dazzled by his athleticism and expect more than he is ready to give. Hunter mostly needs to mature. Both are capable of being solid contributors that we don't have to hope might work out like most portal guys.
I think this is the main problem. Most would be fine having Mitchell and Hunter back if they are just 1) role players and 2) don't require much NIL allocation.
Seems unlikely but I think it was @closetojumpingthat suggested Mitchell looked around last year and didn't get any takers at the price he wanted. Maybe the same is true this cycle.
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37 minutes ago, Js1 said:
Phelia is now following AMo on Instagram
This seems like who we are targeting at the 2.
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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.
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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.
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The only 2 big UCONN players that could leave are Bueckers or Fudd.
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Texas State being sent to the College Station regional would be juicy.
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8 minutes ago, Js1 said:
If they take 2/3 from ULL this weekend, they’re hosting. Keep them out of our regional and please don’t match them up with us in a super
I would not want to play Texas State at all in a super.
You would have to beat them 2 out of 3 games where Mullins will likely pitch 90% of those innings. That's a difficult task.
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Weird game.
Mullins didn't have anywhere close to her best stuff and we were awful defensively. I was expecting a 2-1 type score.
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Feels like the Texas State coach over thought this one. No chance I'm taking Mullins out.
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That works too.
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Mullins is exiting but still think this has to be a sac bunt.
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11 minutes ago, Js1 said:
Sounds like Kiki may be staying at Tree. But this scares me
My guess is Juju Watkins.
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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.
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7 minutes ago, Js1 said:
Oh I am 100% on trying to land Beers, because we already have the relationship with her. I also hope that the work Vic put in on Spear pays off if she decides not to stick around for the new coach.
The only issue with those 3 above is they are all potentially better than Jones. That's if Iriafen can play the 5 (she's similar size as Gaston).
I don't know how these type players impact Jones but she's been splitting minutes with a big since she's been here.
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4 minutes ago, Js1 said:
She always had an issue staying healthy at Texas. She's going to a starting 4 or 5 somewhere else, just hopefully not somewhere like LSU or another big time contender like UConn. Maybe she stays in state to play somewhere like TCU or Baylor or UH.
It's all dependent on what happens with Beers and Iriafen because if those two enter the portal there are going to be some legit bigs in the portal.
If Beers, Iriafen, and Gardiner are all in the portal we really have to try and land one of these. We are talking two All-American caliber players and then Gardiner is potentially an All-Conference level player.
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4 hours ago, Js1 said:
This is where Texas is probably going to push hard for Beers.
Gardiner from Oregon State is also better than Gaston. She can play the 4 and 5.
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23 hours ago, Rickylovesweed said:
I'm starting to wonder if Texas may try to upgrade at the 5.
Gaston is a good player but some legit bigs are about to be in the portal. Apparently, Blair Schaefer just started following Beers and Gardiner from Oregon State on IG. Beers led the country in FG% this past year.
Saw that one coming.
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Gaston isn’t surprising once you looked at what was happening in the portal. Fairly obvious the staff is looking to upgrade.
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Now we know why Iriafen might be transferring.
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If Beers enters the portal, she will be the top transfer. Think she was like 6th in PER this year, 1st in FG%, and she did that in a power conference as Sophomore. I don't think Texas could pass that up even though Jones and Gaston is still a very good 1/2 combo at the 5.
Beers could legitimately give us 3 All-Americans in the starting 5.
The UCONN board is already talking about how insane our team would be with Beers.
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49 minutes ago, Js1 said:
Blair is following her already
We should be a really attractive spot for a SG.
Harmon and Booker are excellent playmakers that can create for others.
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Phelia (Michigan) isn't listed as " do not contact" in the portal anymore. I bet this is the guard we go after but there will be a long line.
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Posted · Edited by Rickylovesweed
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.