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Another commit. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DXaHHmbD6JF/...IwNjQ2YQ==

her stats indeed look good, but what about the competition? is 3rd team mid-america conference good enough? iirc we looked great against mid-major teams last year - just not against power 5 teams. i worry she is a step down from MAS, who came in as freshman of the year in the big 10.

There has been discussion about de Vries earlier in this thread, but her length, talent, footwork and defense is head and shoulders above MAS. MAS can't jump and she's terribly mechanical.  de Vries' Euro-style offense (effectively taking her defender from the high post down into the block and scoring) and her ability to hit the 3, makes her a better all around player than Somfai in my book.  de Vries is also strong.

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de Vries is a quality pickup. Big body 6'3" who can block shots and shoot.

Impressed at her 3-point shooting.  She was a volume 3-point shooter (153 on the season) which is comparable to our top two in terms of 3-point shots from last year (Clardy at 164 and Somfai at 124).  But de Vries shot the 3 at a very respectable 38.6% vs 30.5% for Clardy and 29% for Somfai.  If she starts at the 3, we may need to play more zone defense because all the bigs on the floor will have a hard time defending ACC guards in man coverage.

I think de Vries is a 4. She's a lot bigger physically than Sotelo so I suspect we'll see de Vries at 4/5. 65 blocks with good timing. Sotelo looks more like a wing.

For a volume 3-point shooter (I am arbitrarily defining that as >100 shots in a season), de Vries' 38.6% is better than any Cardinal over the past 3 years and that includes Jump's last year where she shot 37.2%.  The year before that Jump shot the three at an astounding 44.1%.

Perhaps Stanford has found their 3-point shooter in de Vries.  I agree with those of you who think she starts at a 4.  For those who are concerned that she played for a mid-major, Kentucky wanted de Vries badly.  Southern Cal just picked up Ryann Bennett from mid-major UC Davis at the guard position.  For all we have said about Paye, I give her credit for picking up two high quality players from the portal.  Hopefully, there will be more.

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Another commit. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DXaHHmbD6JF/...IwNjQ2YQ==

her stats indeed look good, but what about the competition? is 3rd team mid-america conference good enough? iirc we looked great against mid-major teams last year - just not against power 5 teams. i worry she is a step down from MAS, who came in as freshman of the year in the big 10.

There has been discussion about de Vries earlier in this thread, but her length, talent, footwork and defense is head and shoulders above MAS. MAS can't jump and she's terribly mechanical.  de Vries' Euro-style offense (effectively taking her defender from the high post down into the block and scoring) and her ability to hit the 3, makes her a better all around player than Somfai in my book.  de Vries is also strong.

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de Vries is a quality pickup. Big body 6'3" who can block shots and shoot.

Impressed at her 3-point shooting.  She was a volume 3-point shooter (153 on the season) which is comparable to our top two in terms of 3-point shots from last year (Clardy at 164 and Somfai at 124).  But de Vries shot the 3 at a very respectable 38.6% vs 30.5% for Clardy and 29% for Somfai.  If she starts at the 3, we may need to play more zone defense because all the bigs on the floor will have a hard time defending ACC guards in man coverage.

I think de Vries is a 4. She's a lot bigger physically than Sotelo so I suspect we'll see de Vries at 4/5. 65 blocks with good timing. Sotelo looks more like a wing.

For a volume 3-point shooter (I am arbitrarily defining that as >100 shots in a season), de Vries' 38.6% is better than any Cardinal over the past 3 years and that includes Jump's last year where she shot 37.2%.  The year before that Jump shot the three at an astounding 44.1%.

Perhaps Stanford has found their 3-point shooter in de Vries.  I agree with those of you who think she starts at a 4.  For those who are concerned that she played for a mid-major, Kentucky wanted de Vries badly.  Southern Cal just picked up Ryann Bennett from mid-major UC Davis at the guard position.  For all we have said about Paye, I give her credit for picking up two high quality players from the portal.  Hopefully, there will be more.