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    OK, I am going to say it.

    While I don't care for some of Caitlin's (over)reactions, It's part of who she is. I don't think you can ask her to have less fire but still play with the passion that makes her great.
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    Reflections on a New Season

    I love this time of the basketball year. It's like a nice day in early March when you can sense spring in the air; everything is full of promise. Two specific seasons: The summer of 2015, we went to North Liberty to watch Randy Larson's GameTime League. From her first game before her freshman...
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    Iowa WBB Tix

    Thanks, @Summer81. I suppose I could go in to the ticket office, but I have until the end of June to renew.
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    Iowa WBB Tix

    My attempt to order Iowa WBB tix is grayed out. Dunno why. We've had season tix for several years. Do contributions make any difference? If I start contributing, what is the best path for the program and for me?
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    Wbb Class of 2026

    There are more reasons to leave a team than just money and playing time. I would like to see some kind of analysis, but I don't know what to even ask. There are around 5,000 D1 players and 1,500 entered the portal. The last 200-300 portalistas probably aren't going to grab much or any cash, and...
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    CHA replacing the Iowa court with the E8 court from Houston regional.

    It's real. The old floor is ten years old. It's time apparently. https://who13.com/sports/ap-sports/iowa-will-replace-carver-hawkeye-floor-with-court-used-in-ncaa-regional-in-houston/
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    17 minute Jan Jensen interview. Lots of good stuff.

    I know this is a dangerous post, but I think that it is apolitically cool that these two images happened at the same time. When I was a middle school teacher talking about metaphor, I could've asked what the bee represents in each story. I love the parallel imagery. Jan Jensen had an interview...
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    17 minute Jan Jensen interview. Lots of good stuff.

    I am with you, @fish1hawk. The crowd around me adopted Kali Peschel grow and develop into a sometimes starter. I worry that we have lost the chance to follow a player's development. Each April, I start playing the Next Year game: If each player works on this aspect over the summer, the whole...
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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    I agree that there is a difference in opportunity between freshies and returning players in the 9-15 range in terms of moving up in playing time. Without doing a deep dive into stats (in other words, pulling an answer out of my... nether regions), Affolter, Martin, and Marshall all went from...
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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    Journey was the 9th or 10th in minutes played in 6 of the first 7 games. She certainly earned more time, but she demonstrated that the end of the bench can prove their value as the season continues.
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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    I pretty much agree, but... Will players past the top 8 make a difference? Let’s look at last season. Through the first seven games last season, Journey Houston only cracked the top-8 in minutes played once. Here are the rounded off numbers for minutes played the first eight games, starters (S)...
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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    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...
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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    Only one-third of the women in the portal have found new homes. Some could be left without a team. Total number of women who entered the portal: 1,553 Committed to a new school: 452 It seems like there are going to be okay players for our bench, very good high school players who didn't get a...
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    Teagan Mallengi enters portal with “Do not contact tag”

    I read the article. It was NOT dripping with enmity. Teagan was quoted, “I never wanted to transfer … but at the end of the day, it was best for me to leave... After communicating with the coaches about getting workouts in and developing myself, I didn’t feel like that was followed through well...
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    *****2026-27 Transfer Portal News*****

    While I agree with the sentiment of "quicker than Hays, taller than Houston, more physical/experienced than Woliczko," it also made me think that only one person could fill the role.
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