07-21-2016, 02:57 PM
Such a shame that she cannot play her senior year. The post-triangle offense was installed chiefly for her and Amber two seasons ago. I do think Sniezek has the potential to become her equal--Marta has shown she can take it to the basket and began to make some treys at the end of the year. If she continues that trajectory she will become awesome.
I predict, based on this news and on the Paye interview, that Marta and Brittany McPhee will be the initial beneficiaries for more time. Karlie might well head back to the 2 and McPhee get longer stretches at the 3. Bri Roberson could always challenge for more time--but she went into a shooting slump last year that lasted most of the year. She will have to establish that she can be consistent. And then we don't know whether Romano has developed over the summer and how quickly Carrington, Wilson, and Brewer will be integrated. Carrington could spell McPhee at the 3, Wilson could spell Sniezek at the point, and Brewer looks to me as if she could provide some minutes at the 2. With Fingall being a potentially excellent defender in the paint, the entering class will give us depth at nearly every position. But it is perhaps too much to ask the entering class to be starting or scoring many points. We have to hope that more experienced players have substantially improved over the summer. So....the preseason will be quite interesting again, as Tara tries out the various pieces.
The announcement said she would remain on scholarship. If she remains on an athletic scholarship and does not play, I presume that she nevertheless will retain her eligibility for another year?
I've been looking for the updated roster all summer and they refused to update it until today. Obviously they were delaying until Lili's situation was resolved. The new roster is now up:
http://www.gostanford.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball
This roster shows only 12 players. Not only is Lili missing, but Fingall and Wilson are not yet listed. I presume it is just slow in getting updated, although Brewer and Carrington are on there.
EDIT: They were editing the site as I wrote. Fingall and Wilson just popped up. I presume Kailee is coming down.
I predict, based on this news and on the Paye interview, that Marta and Brittany McPhee will be the initial beneficiaries for more time. Karlie might well head back to the 2 and McPhee get longer stretches at the 3. Bri Roberson could always challenge for more time--but she went into a shooting slump last year that lasted most of the year. She will have to establish that she can be consistent. And then we don't know whether Romano has developed over the summer and how quickly Carrington, Wilson, and Brewer will be integrated. Carrington could spell McPhee at the 3, Wilson could spell Sniezek at the point, and Brewer looks to me as if she could provide some minutes at the 2. With Fingall being a potentially excellent defender in the paint, the entering class will give us depth at nearly every position. But it is perhaps too much to ask the entering class to be starting or scoring many points. We have to hope that more experienced players have substantially improved over the summer. So....the preseason will be quite interesting again, as Tara tries out the various pieces.
The announcement said she would remain on scholarship. If she remains on an athletic scholarship and does not play, I presume that she nevertheless will retain her eligibility for another year?
I've been looking for the updated roster all summer and they refused to update it until today. Obviously they were delaying until Lili's situation was resolved. The new roster is now up:
http://www.gostanford.com/roster.aspx?path=wbball
This roster shows only 12 players. Not only is Lili missing, but Fingall and Wilson are not yet listed. I presume it is just slow in getting updated, although Brewer and Carrington are on there.
EDIT: They were editing the site as I wrote. Fingall and Wilson just popped up. I presume Kailee is coming down.