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Cam named Pac-12 player of the week for her Tennessee game performance. Stanford's first POTW award this season.

Playing that well on a game broadcast on ABC has already had a brobdingnagian impact on Cam's national profile.  Quotes from an article today in The Athletic:

"Stanford finally faced some game pressure for the first time since matching up against the Gamecocks, and the Cardinal acquitted themselves well, mostly thanks to the play of Cameron Brink:

"Stanford is 19.6 points per 100 possessions better with Brink on the court."

"once the junior returned, the magic happened"

"Brink is the best-finishing big Stanford has on the interior, and she can credibly stretch the floor."

"[Brink's] also been an absolute monster defensively, almost disrespectful in the way she rejects shots."

"Boston is clearly the best big (and best player) in the country, but Brink is creating another line of demarcation behind her."

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Because she hasn't played enough minutes to accumulate the stats of some other players, Cam's often ignored when people talk about the very best players in the country.  This is despite Stanford's unquestionable success from the moment she stepped on campus. People have seen her play in the NCAA tournament and have seen Stanford win 10 tournament games over the past 2 seasons (tied with South Carolina for the most of any team in the country), but other Stanford players (like Jones or even Prechtel) were designated the heroes in many of those wins.  Yesterday Brink was the clear hero against one of the top-branded teams in WBB (in a network-televised game) and there was no way viewers could ignore her impact.  She's got the attention now.  I suspect she will continue to justify it.

[OCcardinal]

Cam named Pac-12 player of the week for her Tennessee game performance. Stanford's first POTW award this season.

Playing that well on a game broadcast on ABC has already had a brobdingnagian impact on Cam's national profile.  Quotes from an article today in The Athletic:

"Stanford finally faced some game pressure for the first time since matching up against the Gamecocks, and the Cardinal acquitted themselves well, mostly thanks to the play of Cameron Brink:

"Stanford is 19.6 points per 100 possessions better with Brink on the court."

"once the junior returned, the magic happened"

"Brink is the best-finishing big Stanford has on the interior, and she can credibly stretch the floor."

"[Brink's] also been an absolute monster defensively, almost disrespectful in the way she rejects shots."

"Boston is clearly the best big (and best player) in the country, but Brink is creating another line of demarcation behind her."

* * *

Because she hasn't played enough minutes to accumulate the stats of some other players, Cam's often ignored when people talk about the very best players in the country.  This is despite Stanford's unquestionable success from the moment she stepped on campus. People have seen her play in the NCAA tournament and have seen Stanford win 10 tournament games over the past 2 seasons (tied with South Carolina for the most of any team in the country), but other Stanford players (like Jones or even Prechtel) were designated the heroes in many of those wins.  Yesterday Brink was the clear hero against one of the top-branded teams in WBB (in a network-televised game) and there was no way viewers could ignore her impact.  She's got the attention now.  I suspect she will continue to justify it.