09-18-2014, 12:55 PM
Thanks for putting together the list.
As you pointed out, every top-10 recruit on the list has been integral to our success. Particularly, Jayne Appel and the Ogwumike sisters were among the top 5-10 players in the country and players that each of our opponents had to game-plan around and a lot of times, they were just too good for any defense to adequately contain them.
That just underscores the importance of having at least one or two of them to make a championship run. Great coaching can take you so far.
The last couple years with just the Ogwumike sisters and then just Chiney leading the way as an All-American player, we hoped that Baylor in 2012 or UConn this past year had a bad day when we played them so we would have a chance to win.
Back in 2010-2011 with the combination of Appel, Pedersen, Pohlen and the Ogwumike sisters in some fashion or another, we had enough talent that we didn't have to hope that UConn had a bad day for us to win.
As you pointed out, every top-10 recruit on the list has been integral to our success. Particularly, Jayne Appel and the Ogwumike sisters were among the top 5-10 players in the country and players that each of our opponents had to game-plan around and a lot of times, they were just too good for any defense to adequately contain them.
That just underscores the importance of having at least one or two of them to make a championship run. Great coaching can take you so far.
The last couple years with just the Ogwumike sisters and then just Chiney leading the way as an All-American player, we hoped that Baylor in 2012 or UConn this past year had a bad day when we played them so we would have a chance to win.
Back in 2010-2011 with the combination of Appel, Pedersen, Pohlen and the Ogwumike sisters in some fashion or another, we had enough talent that we didn't have to hope that UConn had a bad day for us to win.