Freshman of The Year

[Raider Boy]

Here's a quick question for us to discuss. At this point who is the Freshman of The Year in the Big 12....Erin Grant, Chelsi Whelch, LaToya Davis?

Any takers?

[GrantFanTT]

I say Grant, she showed she could shoot from the outside tonight 5/6 for 16 pts, and she her assist are AMAZING! But I have to say that Latoya Davis is sneaking up on her! she is a monster on the board! What better thing-2 of Tech's Freshman competing for Freshman of the year! As long as it is either of those 2 I will be SO HAPPY

[swok34]

She may not win FOY, but this Sooner fan wouldn't trade her and her heart for anyone http://hoopscoop.net/ubb/smile.gif http://hoopscoop.net/ubb/smile.gif
http://sports.yahoo.com/ncaaw/gallery/20030115/1042684043oklahoma_texas_tech_xnor102.html

[This message has been edited by swok34 (edited 01-15-2003).]

[Jennifer]

http://us.news2.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20030115/capt.1042684043oklahoma_texas_tech_xnor102.jpg

[swok34]

thank you, Jennifer.......I left the directions you gave me to do that at work http://hoopscoop.net/ubb/smile.gif

[35TangoTango]

Originally posted by GrantFanTT:
I say Grant, she showed she could shoot from the outside tonight 5/6 for 16 pts, and she her assist are AMAZING!

I agree that Grant is far ahead of any other freshman; in another thread I suggested that she was clearly the difference in the game. In all fairness though GrantFan, none of her 5 baskets tonight were outside shots, and she had one assist for the night.

Chelsi is second in the running, and while Davis is a nice little player, I suspect there are several freshman around the conference making as big a contribution as she. OSU's Meghan Craig comes immediately to mind.

[Jennifer]

You also have Nina Norman, Sophia Young, Metoyer from CO, a couple from Kansas...quite a few good freshmen this year, though I agree that at this point Grant leads the pack.

I wondered where her shots came from, Soonerman.

[Bob_Ballew]

At this point I would agree that Erin Grant has earned FOY honors, but the season is only half over and I am banking on Sophia Young to give her a challenge. Many of you have not seen Sophia and you will be surprised at her abilities. She certainly can impact a game. Her performance at Tech may have been subpar, but one game does not a season make. http://hoopscoop.net/ubb/wink.gif

[Press]

Originally posted by Jennifer:

I wondered where her shots came from, Soonerman.

I was there and they were all baby-hooks. http://hoopscoop.net/ubb/wink.gif

[carolann]

Looks like Erin Grant in a landslide right now but I think we should wait on conference results. There are some other freshmen contributing greatly to their teams.

[Go Buffs]

If she would be more consistentin her play, CU's Amber Metoyer would definitely be in the mix. Like Welch, Metoyer has a lot of heart and HATES to lose. She wants the ball in her hands when things are tight at the end of the game.

I agree with Carolann that right now, Grant is the front runner.

[two cents]

Great picture! Shows a bit of hustle, huh?

[AmarilloDawg42]

I'd have to say Chelsi. Yeah, i pull for Tech. But even with my siding with TT, I havent seen Erin "come out of her shell" lol, yes assists are good, but when thats the only reason ppl talk about you...

[Press]

Originally posted by AmarilloDawg42:
I'd have to say Chelsi. Yeah, i pull for Tech. But even with my siding with TT, I havent seen Erin "come out of her shell" lol, yes assists are good, but when thats the only reason ppl talk about you...

Yeah, I don't know why Coach Sharp would recruit anyone that is only good at running the offense and getting the ball to players that can score.

[This message has been edited by Press (edited 01-17-2003).]

[35TangoTango]

If you want a more objective look at both Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, just go look at the cumulative Hoopla stats thus far. The answers might surprise you!

[AmarilloDawg42]

come on, "press" grow up. I know i really said "erin sucks, assists dont do anything, marsha sucks." But really, im saying Erin has way more ability then being just recognized for assists. smartass.

[Press]

Originally posted by AmarilloDawg42:
come on, "press" grow up. I know i really said "erin sucks, assists dont do anything, marsha sucks." But really, im saying Erin has way more ability then being just recognized for assists. smartass.

How do you know that I'm not "kidding" too?

[AusTech]

FOY? You first have to decide how you are going to judge it. Importance to team? Stats? Hustle plays that can't be recorded in a box score?
Overall, considering each of those considerations, I'd give the FOY to Erin Grant. However, the Big 12 is LOADED with great young talent. It will be fun to watch these young ladies grow during a rugged Big 12 slate.

[carolann]

If you want a more objective look at both Freshman of the Year and Newcomer of the Year, just go look at the cumulative Hoopla stats thus far. The answers might surprise you!

Conference play, to me, will determine who should win these awards. I don't mind looking at the season to-date for fun though.

FOY
Freshmen Hoopla Scores:
Sophia Young - 18.4
Tamara Ransburg - 15.4
Erin Grant - 13.8

I would still give FOY to Erin Grant on the season to date. Point Guards generally have lower hoopla scores than post players. Erin Grant is leading the Big 12 in assists. She has shown the ability to score win she needs to do so. More importantly, she is providing excellent floor leadership for a top 10 nationally ranked team. Sophia Young is a good young player but she has racked up her hoopla primarily against weak competition. I look forward to seeing Tamra Ransburg and the other young Kansas players in action. Again though, the good player on a good team usually wins over a good player on a lesser team.

NOY
OU's Villarroel is leading all newcomers with a hoopla of 16.1. Additionally, she has been an important player for a team that has done better than anyone had a right to expect given the injuries on top of graduation losses.

As a Texas fan, I am very happy with the play of our freshmen and with newcomer Jamie Carey, but I don't see them contending for FOY or NOY awards right now.

[Bball Girl]

No question if Grant continues to perform as she's performing now...

Nothing against any of the other freshman mentioned (I too love Welch's heart)...we've got one terrific class in the Big 12.

But Grant (IMO) is going to compete with Ann Strother at UConn for the National FOY.

[This message has been edited by Bball Girl (edited 01-18-2003).]

[YCN]

Just another different look at the FOY issue this year. All of the stats are through Wednesday's games. I won't comment on the relative worth of the various ranking categories, but I've summarized them as follows:

<PRE style="FONT-WEIGHT: normal; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; LINE-HEIGHT: normal; FONT-STYLE: normal; FONT-VARIANT: normal">Number of categories where player is listed in the top 10:

19 Lori Allen
18 Sophia Young
18 Meghan Craig
18 Chelsi Welch
16 Natasha Summerville
16 Erin Grant
16 Erica Hallman
14 Crystal Kemp
13 Tamara Ransburg
13 Nina Norman
9 Nichelle Roberts
7 Latoya Davis
7 Coco Reed
6 Amber Metoyer
5 Rhianna Reed
5 Laura Andrews
5 Latoya Bond
5 Brittany Wilkins
4 Chameka Scott
3 Megan Mccracken
3 Cherice Mack
2 Jametra Clark
1 Tamra Cobbins
1 Cara Painter


Number of categories where player is listed in the top 5:

12 Sophia Young
12 Crystal Kemp
12 Chelsi Welch
11 Tamara Ransburg
10 Erica Hallman
9 Lori Allen
9 Erin Grant
8 Meghan Craig
6 Nichelle Roberts
6 Natasha Summerville
5 Nina Norman
3 Megan Mccracken
3 Laura Andrews
3 Latoya Davis
3 Chameka Scott
2 Brittany Wilkins
1 Rhianna Reed
1 Latoya Bond
1 Coco Reed
1 Cherice Mack


Number of categories where player leads:

7 Sophia Young
5 Erin Grant
2 Meghan Craig
2 Crystal Kemp
2 Amber Metoyer
1 Tamara Ransburg
1 Nichelle Roberts
1 Latoya Davis
1 Chelsi Welch
1 Chameka Scott
1 Brittany Wilkins


Standout statistics

Assists, 109, Erin Grant (leads Big 12 by 24 assists over Megan Mahoney)
Rebounds per game, 9.4, Sophia Young (leads Big 12 by .8 over Nicole Ohlde)
Blocked shots, 41, Tamara Ransburg (second in Big 12 behind Cisti Greenwalt)


GAMES STARTED
-- ---------------- ---- --
## Player Team GS
-- ---------------- ---- --
1 Chelsi Welch OU 15
Erin Grant TTU 15
2 Tamara Ransburg KU 14
3 Crystal Kemp KU 13
4 Lori Allen OSU 9
Nina Norman UT 9
5 Meghan Craig OSU 7
6 Laura Andrews OU 5
7 Sophia Young BU 4
8 Brittany Wilkins ISU 3
Cherice Mack MU 3
9 Erica Hallman KU 1
Nichelle Roberts KU 1
Rhianna Reed TAMU 1
-- ---------------- ---- --


MINUTES PER GAME
-- ------------------- ---- ----
## Player Team AVG
-- ------------------- ---- ----
1 Erin Grant TTU 31.2
2 Chelsi Welch OU 29.3
3 Meghan Craig OSU 28.6
4 Crystal Kemp KU 28.3
5 Lori Allen OSU 27.7
6 Erica Hallman KU 25.1
7 Tamara Ransburg KU 25.0
8 Nina Norman UT 24.5
9 Sophia Young BU 23.7
10 Natasha Summerville TAMU 20.9
-- ------------------- ---- ----


FIELD GOALS
-- ------------------- ---- --
## Player Team FG
-- ------------------- ---- --
1 Sophia Young BU 73
2 Tamara Ransburg KU 58
3 Natasha Summerville TAMU 55
4 Crystal Kemp KU 53
5 Erica Hallman KU 52
Chelsi Welch OU 52
7 Lori Allen OSU 42
8 Erin Grant TTU 38
9 Meghan Craig OSU 37
10 Nina Norman UT 35
-- ------------------- ---- --


FIELD GOALS PER GAME
-- ------------------- ---- ---
## Player Team AVG
-- ------------------- ---- ---
1 Sophia Young BU 5.2
2 Tamara Ransburg KU 4.1
3 Natasha Summerville TAMU 3.9
4 Crystal Kemp KU 3.8
5 Erica Hallman KU 3.7
6 Chelsi Welch OU 3.5
7 Lori Allen OSU 3.0
8 Meghan Craig OSU 2.6
9 Erin Grant TTU 2.5
Nina Norman UT 2.5
-- ------------------- ---- ---


FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (min. 3 attempts/game)
-- ------------------- ---- -- --- ----
## Player Team FG FGA PCT
-- ------------------- ---- -- --- ----
1 Latoya Davis TTU 30 50 .600
2 Erin Grant TTU 38 66 .576
3 Brittany Wilkins ISU 27 48 .563
4 Sophia Young BU 73 132 .553
5 Coco Reed UT 34 63 .540
6 Nichelle Roberts KU 23 44 .523
7 Tamara Ransburg KU 58 112 .518
8 Crystal Kemp KU 53 108 .491
9 Lori Allen OSU 42 94 .447
10 Natasha Summerville TAMU 55 126 .437
-- ------------------- ---- -- --- ----


3-POINT FIELD GOALS
-- ------------------- ---- --
## Player Team FG
-- ------------------- ---- --
1 Meghan Craig OSU 20
2 Chelsi Welch OU 16
3 Erica Hallman KU 14
4 Megan Mccracken ISU 10
5 Chameka Scott BU 9
6 Natasha Summerville TAMU 8
7 Latoya Bond MU 7
8 Nina Norman UT 6
9 Lori Allen OSU 5
Laura Andrews OU 5
Rhianna Reed TAMU 5
-- ------------------- ---- --


3-POINT FIELD GOALS PER GAME
-- ------------------- ---- ---
## Player Team AVG
-- ------------------- ---- ---
1 Meghan Craig OSU 1.4
2 Chelsi Welch OU 1.1
3 Erica Hallman KU 1.0
Chameka Scott BU 1.0
4 Megan Mccracken ISU 0.8
5 Natasha Summerville TAMU 0.6
6 Latoya Bond MU 0.5
7 Nina Norman UT 0.4
Rhianna Reed TAMU 0.4
Lori Allen OSU 0.4
-- ------------------- ---- ---


3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE
-- ------------------- ---- -- --- ----
## Player Team FG FGA PCT
-- ------------------- ---- -- --- ----
1 Chameka Scott BU 9 18 .500
2 Latoya Bond MU 7 17 .412
3 Rhianna Reed TAMU 5 13 .385
4 Natasha Summerville TAMU 8 22 .364
5 Megan Mccracken ISU 10 28 .357
6 Meghan Craig OSU 20 60 .333
Chelsi Welch OU 16 48 .333
8 Erica Hallman KU 14 47 .298
9 Nina Norman UT 6 23 .261
10 Lori Allen OSU 5 21 .238
-- ------------------- ---- -- --- ----


FREE THROWS
-- ------------------- ---- --
## Player Team FG
-- ------------------- ---- --
1 Crystal Kemp KU 37
2 Chelsi Welch OU 34
3 Tamara Ransburg KU 33
4 Erin Grant TTU 30
5 Nichelle Roberts KU 29
6 Coco Reed UT 22
7 Sophia Young BU 19
8 Latoya Davis TTU 18
9 Brittany Wilkins ISU 17
10 Cherice Mack MU 16
-- ------------------- ---- --


FREE THROWS PER GAME
-- ------------------- ---- ---
## Player Team AVG
-- ------------------- ---- ---
1 Crystal Kemp KU 2.6
2 Tamara Ransburg KU 2.4
3 Chelsi Welch OU 2.3
4 Nichelle Roberts KU 2.1
5 Erin Grant TTU 2.0
6 Coco Reed UT 1.6
7 Latoya Davis TTU 1.4
Sophia Young BU 1.4
9 Cherice Mack MU 1.2
Brittany Wilkins ISU 1.2
-- ------------------- ---- ---


FREE THROW PERCENTAGE
-- ------------------- ---- -- --- ----
## Player Team FG FGA PCT
-- ------------------- ---- -- --- ----
1 Brittany Wilkins ISU 17 21 .810
2 Erin Grant TTU 30 39 .769
3 Cherice Mack MU 16 21 .762
4 Chelsi Welch OU 34 47 .723
5 Crystal Kemp KU 37 52 .712
6 Coco Reed UT 22 32 .688
7 Erica Hallman KU 15 22 .682
8 Nichelle Roberts KU 29 43 .674
9 Latoya Davis TTU 18 28 .643
10 Tamara Ransburg KU 33 53 .623
-- ------------------- ---- -- --- ----


REBOUNDS
-- ------------------- ---- ---
## Player Team REB
-- ------------------- ---- ---
1 Sophia Young BU 132
2 Tamara Ransburg KU 117
3 Crystal Kemp KU 83
4 Latoya Davis TTU 73
5 Nichelle Roberts KU 70
6 Amber Metoyer CU 61
7 Chelsi Welch OU 58
Lori Allen OSU 58
9 Erin Grant TTU 57
10 Meghan Craig OSU 53
-- ------------------- ---- ---


REBOUNDS PER GAME
-- ------------------- ---- --- --- --- ---
## Player Team OFF DEF TOT AVG
-- ------------------- ---- --- --- --- ---
1 Sophia Young BU 54 78 132 9.4
2 Tamara Ransburg KU 42 75 117 8.4
3 Crystal Kemp KU 25 58 83 5.9
4 Latoya Davis TTU 27 46 73 5.6
5 Nichelle Roberts KU 32 38 70 5.0
6 Amber Metoyer CU 22 39 61 4.4
7 Lori Allen OSU 26 32 58 4.1
8 Chelsi Welch OU 14 44 58 3.9
9 Erin Grant TTU 17 40 57 3.8
10 Meghan Craig OSU 17 36 53 3.8
-- ------------------- ---- --- --- --- ---


PERSONAL FOULS (15 MINUTES/GAME MIN.)
-- ------------------- ---- --
## Player Team PF
-- ------------------- ---- --
1 Nichelle Roberts KU 19
2 Laura Andrews OU 20
3 Natasha Summerville TAMU 22
4 Nina Norman UT 23
5 Lori Allen OSU 27
6 Amber Metoyer CU 29
7 Erica Hallman KU 31
8 Sophia Young BU 32
9 Meghan Craig OSU 35
10 Erin Grant TTU 37
Chelsi Welch OU 37
-- ------------------- ---- ---


ASSISTS
-- ------------------- ---- ---
## Player Team A
-- ------------------- ---- ---
1 Erin Grant TTU 109
2 Erica Hallman KU 56
3 Nina Norman UT 41
4 Lori Allen OSU 32
5 Chelsi Welch OU 24
6 Meghan Craig OSU 23
7 Sophia Young BU 21
8 Natasha Summerville TAMU 20
Rhianna Reed TAMU 20
10 Coco Reed UT 15
-- ------------------- ---- ---


ASSISTS PER GAME
-- ------------------- ---- ---
## Player Team AVG
-- ------------------- ---- ---
1 Erin Grant TTU 7.3
2 Erica Hallman KU 4.0
3 Nina Norman UT 2.9
4 Lori Allen OSU 2.3
5 Meghan Craig OSU 1.6
6 Chelsi Welch OU 1.6
7 Rhianna Reed TAMU 1.5
8 Sophia Young BU 1.5
9 Natasha Summerville TAMU 1.4
10 Tamra Cobbins UT 1.1
Latoya Bond MU 1.1
-- ------------------- ---- ---


TURNOVERS (15 MINUTES/GAME MIN.)
-- ------------------- ---- --
## Player Team TO
-- ------------------- ---- --
1 Amber Metoyer CU 13
2 Sophia Young BU 20
3 Laura Andrews OU 22
4 Lori Allen OSU 24
5 Natasha Summerville TAMU 25
Nichelle Roberts KU 25
7 Meghan Craig OSU 30
8 Crystal Kemp KU 33
9 Erica Hallman KU 33
10 Nina Norman UT 34
-- ------------------- ---- --


TURNOVERS PER 40 MINUTES (15 MINUTES/GAME MIN.)
-- ------------------- ---- ---
## Player Team AVG
-- ------------------- ---- ---
1 Amber Metoyer CU 2.3
2 Sophia Young BU 2.4
3 Lori Allen OSU 2.5
4 Meghan Craig OSU 3.0
5 Laura Andrews OU 3.3
6 Crystal Kemp KU 3.3
7 Natasha Summerville TAMU 3.4
8 Nichelle Roberts KU 3.5
9 Erica Hallman KU 3.8
10 Nina Norman UT 4.0
-- ------------------- ---- ---


ASSIST-TO-TURNOVER RATIO
-- ------------------- ---- ---
## Player Team A/T
-- ------------------- ---- ---
1 Erin Grant TTU 2.14
2 Erica Hallman KU 1.70
3 Lori Allen OSU 1.33
4 Nina Norman UT 1.21
5 Sophia Young BU 1.05
6 Natasha Summerville TAMU 0.80
7 Amber Metoyer CU 0.77
8 Meghan Craig OSU 0.77
9 Chelsi Welch OU 0.53
10 Laura Andrews OU 0.45
-- ------------------- ---- ---


BLOCKED SHOTS
-- ------------------- ---- ---
## Player Team BLK
-- ------------------- ---- ---
1 Tamara Ransburg KU 41
2 Sophia Young BU 19
3 Meghan Craig OSU 12
4 Crystal Kemp KU 12
5 Lori Allen OSU 11
6 Brittany Wilkins ISU 11
7 Jametra Clark TTU 10
8 Latoya Davis TTU 6
Cara Painter OSU 6
9 Nina Norman UT 5
Chameka Scott BU 5
-- ------------------- ---- ---


STEALS
-- ------------------- ---- --
## Player Team ST
-- ------------------- ---- --
1 Sophia Young BU 28
2 Erin Grant TTU 22
3 Chelsi Welch OU 21
Erica Hallman KU 21
5 Tamara Ransburg KU 18
Meghan Craig OSU 18
7 Lori Allen OSU 16
Latoya Bond MU 16
9 Jametra Clark TTU 15
Natasha Summerville TAMU 15
-- ------------------- ---- --


POINTS SCORED
-- ------------------- ---- ---
## Player Team PTS
-- ------------------- ---- ---
1 Sophia Young BU 165
2 Chelsi Welch OU 154
3 Tamara Ransburg KU 149
4 Crystal Kemp KU 143
5 Erica Hallman KU 133
6 Natasha Summerville TAMU 130
7 Erin Grant TTU 106
Meghan Craig OSU 106
9 Lori Allen OSU 101
10 Coco Reed UT 90
-- ------------------- ---- ---


SCORING AVERAGE
-- ------------------- ---- ----
## Player Team AVG
-- ------------------- ---- ----
1 Sophia Young BU 11.8
2 Tamara Ransburg KU 10.6
3 Chelsi Welch OU 10.3
4 Crystal Kemp KU 10.2
5 Erica Hallman KU 9.5
6 Natasha Summerville TAMU 9.3
7 Meghan Craig OSU 7.6
8 Lori Allen OSU 7.2
9 Erin Grant TTU 7.1
10 Coco Reed UT 6.4
-- ------------------- ---- ----</PRE>

[AmarilloDawg42]

Looks like Erin is right on Chelsi's tail in statistics...

[techlrfanatic]

What statistics would that be??

[RaiderPower1]

Well, it certainly looks to be between Chelsi Welch, Erin Grant, Tamara Ransburg, and Sophia Young. They all have some pretty amazing stats for freshman. As someone said though, you have to look at how much that player is worth to that team and how their team would perform without their respective freshman. IMO, Baylor could do without Young and still be as good as they are. Kansas could not be any worse without Ransburg and unless Kansas wins 10 conference games, she won't be in the running for much longer. Chelsi Welch could have an argument of whether her team would be bad without her. Again, IMO, I think that OU could be just as good as they are now without Welch. Luce could definately fill her role, but I'm not sure if Welch brings something "special" right now to OU that makes them better than they would be without her. She definately has heart and plays very hard (that coming from Plainview). Erin Grant, on the other hand, might very well be the key to this Texas Tech team's success this year. Pulling out 7+ assists a game and scoring 7+ points isn't an easy job doing both at the same time. Sheila Lambert is the only one that comes to mind that had that capability. Grant's importance to Texas Tech is definately key and she could be the most talented freshman ever to come to Tech. Again, if the vote comes down to two players, the award will go to the player whose team finishes better in the conference because obviously that freshman helped get their team that far.

[YCN]

RaiderPower, if you want my take, at this point in the season Erin Grant wins hands down.

We have more than 3/4 of the conference schedule to play, however, and any of about a half dozen freshmen could still raise the stakes.

[schooner2]

It's always been more important to be a contributing freshman to one of the top teams in conference. Ergo, Grant wins FOY. Well, as long as Tech keeps playing the way they are and finishes at the, or near the top.

[Press]

Originally posted by RaiderPower1:
Well, it certainly looks to be between Chelsi Welch, Erin Grant, Tamara Ransburg, and Sophia Young. They all have some pretty amazing stats for freshman. As someone said though, you have to look at how much that player is worth to that team and how their team would perform without their respective freshman. IMO, Baylor could do without Young and still be as good as they are. Kansas could not be any worse without Ransburg and unless Kansas wins 10 conference games, she won't be in the running for much longer. Chelsi Welch could have an argument of whether her team would be bad without her. Again, IMO, I think that OU could be just as good as they are now without Welch. Luce could definately fill her role, but I'm not sure if Welch brings something "special" right now to OU that makes them better than they would be without her. She definately has heart and plays very hard (that coming from Plainview). Erin Grant, on the other hand, might very well be the key to this Texas Tech team's success this year. Pulling out 7+ assists a game and scoring 7+ points isn't an easy job doing both at the same time. Sheila Lambert is the only one that comes to mind that had that capability. Grant's importance to Texas Tech is definately key and she could be the most talented freshman ever to come to Tech. Again, if the vote comes down to two players, the award will go to the player whose team finishes better in the conference because obviously that freshman helped get their team that far.

Keep in mind that Ohlde won FOY on a bad team, but had huge numbers. Jia had a great year, not as lofty numbers, but helped lead her team to Sweet 16, 2 points shy of a Elite Eight.

[TRH]

Agreed that Erin Grant is the clear leader at this point.

I am not going to attempt to make a case for Nina Norman as FOY based on results so far. The results would not justify that attempt. However, if we are going to discuss the impact of a freshman on her team we should consider where Texas would have been without Nina Norman while Jamie Carey was out, and while she stills continues to play limited minutes.

Some of the difference in numbers between Grant and Norman are the results of Grant having more starts and more minutes per game. I know that she has started and played because she has played her way into the lineup, and that those numbers are important too. I am just pointing out that the difference in their performance while on the court has not been as great as the numbers might lead someone to believe.

Grant obviously got off to a better start. Norman was in a position to develop a little more slowly playing behind Carey. However, since Carey became ill Norman has improved dramatically, and consistently from game to game.

I believe Grant is the clear leader here. But, I think it would be wrong to not at least mention the contribution that Norman has made at Texas.

Wednesday night should be interesting. While Grant is the clear leader, and odds-on favorite at this point, it will give Norman a chance to measure her progress so far.

[Bball Girl]

I got a chance to see Norman, Welch, Grant, Dabbs, and Davis play in the TX/OK HS All star game and you could see why they were all recruited so heavily and the potential of what they could each become (except Davis...she didn't really do that great..who knows why).

When you have the type of freshman/newcomer talent in this league that we have this year...harkens back to the Ohlde/Perkins freshman year. I think it will come down to not only to the individual and team numbers as has already been mentioned, but the intangibles that these youngun's bring to the court. We've seen Norman knock down the big shot when it mattered and Welch's never say die attitude and Young's athleticism and Grant's leadership and composure..and Davis' energy...etc. Yesterday we also got to see what Dabbs can do...

Can't wait to see Norman and Grant play each other on Wed...

[swok34]

Think it's way too early for picking.....though if I'm not mistaken....the committee likes numbers.