I do not think that there is any harm in being a bit excited generally. I certainly do not begrudge Wisconsin folk having their share of excitement.
*****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****
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Looks like portal updates are over for today. The latest updated #s from Talia's tracker are:
Btw, her tracker says 1,569 total players in the portal which she only has 1,528 listed. She has only added ~25 players since the portal closed so I'd have to guess her 1,569 is not correct or else why the missing 41 are not listed yet?
Tomorrow we'll likely cross under the 50% available mark. There are still 787 available and not 1,000 according to Talia's tracker.
Breakdown of Available Players:
Off-the-Board | Available | Total | |
| DNP (Did not play) | 19 | 32 | 51 |
| PPG >=0 | 722 | 755 | 1477 |
| Totals | 741 | 787 | 1528 |
Btw, her tracker says 1,569 total players in the portal which she only has 1,528 listed. She has only added ~25 players since the portal closed so I'd have to guess her 1,569 is not correct or else why the missing 41 are not listed yet?
Tomorrow we'll likely cross under the 50% available mark. There are still 787 available and not 1,000 according to Talia's tracker.
Breakdown of Available Players:
| PPG | Remaining # of Portal Players |
| DNP | 32 |
| < 5 pts/gm: | 549 |
| < 7.5 pts/gm: | 94 |
| < 10 pts/gm: | 61 |
| < 15 pts/gm: | 44 |
| < 20 pts/gm: | 7 |
| >= 20 pts/gm: | 0 |
| Total: | 787 |
Wisconsin folks have many reasons to be excited. Besides Deal and Mallegni, they signed a belgium PG with 17 PPG and 5 APG and a 6-3 center with 19 PPG and 10 RPG. They got one of the top class on the Portal.
Aw shoot. Common girls. I'm sorryWith only the existing committed players, ESPN already has us as a 2 seed in their initial bracketology. Give me a min to do the math but…hmmm….lets see, that would make us a Top 8 program next year. So add ESPN to the tally for “being all wrong”. I guess Omaha’s chicken-little ******** outsmarted all of us
Women's Bracketology: South Carolina debuts as No. 1 overall seed for 2026-27
With the additions of Jordan Lee and Oliviyah Edwards, the Gamecocks top our first look at next season's NCAA tournament.www.espn.com
But seriously, what is wrong with that guy? His petty crash outs and weird dick-measuring today makes Anon look like a model poster. He is officially blocked
Did jonesy5960 make a funny. You girls, come on, let me playI think you're wrong. He says they treat him really well at the Omaha HyVee
Why are you making that comparison? We swapped Deal for Carnegie and should be ECSTATIC about that trade. Hell Whiting is likely an improvement over Deal, let alone Mallegni
So it’s not based on anything…got itFor the record I would characterize it as a combination of an educated guess based on multiple facts/clues, reading between the lines and just generally stating the obvious (relatively soon is any time before the team members begin arriving in early June which is in about 5 weeks).
I have previously related it to reading tea leaves in a crystal ball. It’s not really scientific, but it’s also not totally random either. There is probably some hope bias also (I want to believe).
Love the enthusiasm though, let’s hope you’re right!
I blocked him several weeks ago. The world is a better place without his negative vibes.With only the existing committed players, ESPN already has us as a 2 seed in their initial bracketology. Give me a min to do the math but…hmmm….lets see, that would make us a Top 8 program next year. So add ESPN to the tally for “being all wrong”. I guess Omaha’s chicken-little ******** outsmarted all of us
Women's Bracketology: South Carolina debuts as No. 1 overall seed for 2026-27
With the additions of Jordan Lee and Oliviyah Edwards, the Gamecocks top our first look at next season's NCAA tournament.www.espn.com
But seriously, what is wrong with that guy? His petty crash outs and weird dick-measuring today makes Anon look like a model poster. He is officially blocked
Yep another poster hitting the ignore list. Whether angry, off his meds or a troll, there is no valid discussion there to be had right now. These boards have to be able to put these posters in a time out box or ban them. Otherwise we just have to ignore them.
Not sure if posted but Kennise Johnson to Delaware.
I wondered what next year's team would literally look like, so I made a visual. I'm not sure what Faison's official position will be. Georgia listed her as a guard. I used wing as her label. I am concerned if we sign one more player. Do I make a 5 x 2 grid or 2 x 5? I am hoping for an even dozen, so I can go four across. I have so many big decisions to make in my life.
DISCLAIMERS: There could be errors in any of the above, but it is close to correct. I often don't know what I am talking about. I feel right at home on this forum.
DISCLAIMERS: There could be errors in any of the above, but it is close to correct. I often don't know what I am talking about. I feel right at home on this forum.
Good for her.
And might have gooten it. Our matchups with them this coming season will be interesting. Deal may have something to prove.
I mean at some point they have to get a little better don't they? We've beaten them 32 times and 16 years in a row? That's just ridiculous. The rest of the league is going to have to continue to try and get better. With the B1G basically dominating almost all sports now and having all the money, it's not going to be easy for us to stay where we are.
Kaelyn Carroll really seems to be a tall player (6-3) who can play as a wing (3) or PF (4). She's an interesting and versatile player.
After watching deal this year I doubt they are to worried about her...just sayin
Carnegie, Faison, Whiting > Deal, Mallegni, Levin
We still need some depth insurance pieces. But the team has gotten better in this portal swap.
We still need some depth insurance pieces. But the team has gotten better in this portal swap.
I'm really pleased with the ladies they've brought in, but I'd remind people the Deal that plays the next year or so at Wisconsin may very well not be the player we saw. I'd wait to see what she looks like in their system. I think she was not a good fit with what Jan was doing with the 2 post offense, and may thrive in a new system. We'll see, but I thinking she won't be the poor player many here are projecting her to be.
And may be a totally different player in a different system.
I agree with Kc. I believe of the perimeter players we had last year she had the potential to be the strongest getting into the paint, either off the dribble or cutting, and creating a shot. Not much opportunity in a 3 out offense like we ran. Not saying Wisconsin will see this but much more potential for her in a more wide open 5 out or 4 out offense. Many of us think she is too slow but time will tell. I think it was a good move for her unless we are going to go to a more open 4 out offense, and maybe still.
Sort of. It’s not not based on anything but it is based on something nebulous. It’s a gut feeling based on a comprehensive objective analysis of multiple data factors. A crystal ball, tea leaves and perhaps a little wishful thinking (with a grain of salt).
Enthusiasm is free and doesn’t hurt.
All the best to her.
I wanted her to succeed here, but sometimes you just fit better in a different system that plays to your strengths.
Hawk ladies will be fine. Portal has been more than generous. Carroll would be a nice last piece.
Compared to last season's team we're the same or better at the 1, MUCH BETTER at the 2, the same or better at the 3, the same or better at the 5, and a big question mark at the 4. It would be a perfect world if Woliczko were already much better than Hannah in her freshman year, but there's no way to know if she will be. Amari Whiting as the sixth player coming off the bench could also be better or much better than Deal. Houston would be the same or better as 7th player, Hays would be the same or better as 8th player. The team would be perfect add three more players (12 players): one more PG who could play 10-15 minutes coming off the bench, a 6-0 or 6-1 wing with a great 3-point shot, and a 6-3 or 6-4 PF/C as a bench option in case Woliczko or Hays underperform. We're doing very well, but we can do even better. We're almost there.
Add in another year of experience and she sure should be better. If she had a better year she would have played more and probably would still be here. We will be ok and I'm sure she will be also.
Deal will be fine, will be better, and mostly from experience rather than system. Just watching the USC game again and you can easily see why she was likely told they were bringing in talent, so Deal did what she had to do to play the minutes she hopes for.
I fully expect the Iowa guard court to be right in her grill when she has the ball. The "system" won't matter at that moment.
I fully expect the Iowa guard court to be right in her grill when she has the ball. The "system" won't matter at that moment.
I hear that Monty python lumberjack song Everytime a keyboard manly man feels the need to show everyone just how manly he is..
Are you still here? I thought you'd have migrated over to the Badger board after your girl was kicked to the curb.
I was just thinking. When was the last time an Iowa basketball team only had one player from Iowa on it? With 3 players from the state of Georgia, is anybody else thinking that Barrett was a pretty good hire?