The hard part is recruiting the 7 WNBA players to your team in the first place, but yeah, picking the UCLA coach was a little uninspired. I would have picked the Minnesota coach. They were picked to finish something like in 13th place. Of course Iowa was not picked in the top 5 pre-season either.
I thought the same thing about Deal, Houston has had more of an impact for the team this season.
Levin should have a role tool, maybe as a defensive stopper like Feuerbach.
Because Mallegni is listed as a guard, I guess I had forgotten, or maybe I just never knew, that Teagan is 6'1" tall. So she is tall enough to play forward but looks kinda skinny to play under the basket.
I'm giving Close credit. UCLA was picked to win conf. Had a target on their back. When challenged, met that challenge. Went undefeated in league. A brutal coast-to-coast travel schedule playing all days of the week. 1 loss total. Betts "just tall" gives credence to Close coaching. 7 W players also credits Close -- recruiting. I hear ya. Same said about Phil Jackson. For the record I agree about Betts --- just tall. She wasn't near top rebounder or PPG. Makes nothing but layups. Big 12 PoY Miles gets nod over Big 12 lay-up Queen Crooks. For me Betts is Cardoso 2.0 and gets to W for being 6-7 like 7-0 gets you in NBA. So I ask: What Big 10 coach more deserving? Don't say Jan. She committed a Cardinal Sin --- lost a home game. I say she overachieved. Team picked 6th or 8th. I picked them Top 4. Finished 2nd with some very hurtful injuries (pun intended). Most teams do have some injuries. Jan did a marvelous job. On Iowa!
