I think Levin makes perfect sense. There was not a more engaged Hawk on the bench than her all season. She was forced into duty on a few occasions due to injuries and foul trouble, and she always gave her all. But her ceiling is limited. That is also why she wasn't red-shirted (you don't tie up a scholarship for another year for someone who won't be a difference-maker). Because of her demonstrated love for the team, I thought she would come back, but she is never going to average more than 5 minutes per game for the Hawks. But she could go to the MAC and be a much bigger contributor, and that makes sense.
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I think Levin makes perfect sense. There was not a more engaged Hawk on the bench than her all season. She was forced into duty on a few occasions due to injuries and foul trouble, and she always gave her all. But her ceiling is limited. That is also why she wasn't red-shirted (you don't tie up a scholarship for another year for someone who won't be a difference-maker). Because of her demonstrated love for the team, I thought she would come back, but she is never going to average more than 5 minutes per game for the Hawks. But she could go to the MAC and be a much bigger contributor, and that makes sense.
judzeehawk
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I wish she'd change her mind and stay. Callie improved from her freshman year and might have taken another jump her Junior year. Brings a ton of energy from the bench or when she's on the floor. That is hard to duplicate and is an asset to the team. Callie change your mind and stay! People like Syd, Taylor, Hannah Stewart and Amanda Ollinger waited around till their Senior year to finally start. I know nobody wants to do that anymore and it's to bad.
I don't think those comparisons hold up.
Levin played 154 minutes through her first two seasons.
Ollinger = 677 minutes
Affolter = 560 minutes
McCabe = 408 minutes (on a team with CC, Martin, and Marshall established in the backcourt)
Stewart = 360 minutes (on teams with the #2 and #4 all-time scorers in the frontcourt)
All of those players you mentioned made tremendous strides at Iowa, but all of them were already substantial contributors by their sophomore seasons.
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judzeehawk
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Oh my. It's not the minutes it's the fact they didn't start until their Senior year.
Yeah, but they contributed. I think you would be hard pressed to find an example of someone who became a rotation player for the Hawks who was not at least contributing by the end of their sophomore year. I would not consider Callie to have contributed in any significant sense up to this point.
judzeehawk
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Ok I call uncle. I don't like to argue.
Callie's maternal grandparents are good friends of mine. They are retired teachers who both taught all 3 of my now adult kids. Truly great people! I copied and pasted your post and emailed it to them. They really appreciated your warm thoughts and encouraging words. Grandma said it brough a tear to her eyes!
Not that it matters, but i goofed up, as they are Callie's paternal grandparents. My bad! I realized my error as soon as i hit send! Ha!
judzeehawk
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Thank you for letting me know.
guffus
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Do you and all the grandparents live in Solon where Levin went to high school?
Hawkboys
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What about her fraternal grandparents?
The only grandparents i know are from Oelwein.
Wisconsin finally got a decent coach, and they improved significantly this season.
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