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    Aaron Woliczko Interview Today

    I hope she comes in far more ready to play than Deal was. Jan gave Deal every opportunity, but except for a couple of outliers, Deal never took advantage. I didn't see any improvement at the end of the season in any aspect of her game. With 5-star kids getting paid, they need to show far more...
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    Somto Cyril, 6-11, 260-pound soph center is in the portal

    And that's exactly what Cyril from Georgia would be. I have no idea if Ben would have any interest in him, or if he'd have a shot at getting him, but he sure seems like an interesting possibility. At 6-11 and 260, Cyril has the massive body and shot blocking skills to deal with teams like...
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    Somto Cyril, 6-11, 260-pound soph center is in the portal

    Cyril is leaving the Georgia Bulldogs and looking for a new home. Reports say, "Cyril was a key piece as Georgia made a second straight NCAA Tournament this season. The sophomore averaged 9.3 points per game. He also grabbed 5.4 rebounds per game and blocked 2.2 shots per game." Anyone have any...
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    Callie Levin entering the portal

    Did you notice that Wisconsin's men's team, the only squad to beat Michigan in conference play and that also beat Purdue and Illinois, lost in the first round of the NCAA tourney to something called High Point. Do you think that loss is going to cause players to ignore Wisconsin?
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    Callie Levin entering the portal

    Uh, no thanks. And as you may know, Nielsen recently named the Iowa Hawkeyes THE most popular women's basketball team in the entire country, based on TV viewership and social media. Literally no one else in the country can match the Iowa program. (South Carolina was #2, BTW.) And then Iowa has...
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    Callie Levin entering the portal

    That's exactly how I would describe the loss of Deal. Levin, OTOH, is far more athletic and, IMHO, has a very high ceiling. Of course, I'm simply judging by what I see on the court, not by somebody's star service. I've been evaluating athletes for a while, and I trust my eyes.
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    Callie Levin entering the portal

    From what I saw on the court, Levin has more athleticism and upside than Deal. But Deal got the playing time because she came in as a 5-star with all the hoopla. She flamed out and is moving on. I have no idea, of course, of what the coaching staff told Callie, but I would have told her she...
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    Addie Deal enters transfer portal

    Forever? LOL It's been two years, pal. :cool:
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    Addie Deal enters transfer portal

    Or maybe 5-star players should play like it.
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    Addie Deal enters transfer portal

    Are you sure you know what "ceiling" means? No objective observer could have watched Iowa this season and concluded Deal was better now, or would be better ever, than Stremlow. You can't be an elite athlete without quick feet. Deal is slow. Stremlow is not.
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    Addie Deal enters transfer portal

    You mean like having recently graduated the greatest women's player in college basketball history?
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    Addie Deal enters transfer portal

    Wow. Your comments are based on what, exactly? Deal looked overmatched and slow. She never played as well as Stremlow, except in the Ohio State game, which was one out of about 35 games, not much of a percentage, but I'll let you do the math.
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    Addie Deal enters transfer portal

    How can you say that? Was Deal forced to enter the portal? Maybe, but I don't think we know whose idea it was. In any event, it clearly wasn't working out.
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    Addie Deal enters transfer portal

    The little playing time? She got more than she deserved, based on what she did when she did see the floor. If she hadn't come in as a 5-star, she'd have been anchored to the end of the bench, IMHO. But because she was supposed to be good, she kept getting chances, and she almost never showed...
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    Addie Deal enters transfer portal

    But she also made plays, offensively, defensively, and rebounding that Deal never did, so there's that. And besides, somebody's gotta play.
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