Voepel article on Stephens and Wecker

[Bball Girl]

good article on Stephens and Wecker
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/sports/5017922.htm

Stephens gets some flack from the LR contingent...but I like that kid (I've love to see Jolee knock her on her butt a few more times)...she's a blue collar player. I didn't realize (but now I've checked) that Wecker was that big...but now yes I do remember.

Anyway...Voepel does a nice job again...

[anntaylor]

We are very proud that Stacy Stephens is a Longhorn!!

She works hard in every game & is a genuinely nice person.

After Texas beat Tennessee last month, several of the Tennesee fans were saying they would love to have 5 Stacy Stephens on their team.

She does have her work cut out for her today vs Wecker and the rest of the KSU team.

Go Horns!

[swok34]

I've always liked watching Stacy Stephens play....she reminds me so much of Caton Hill. And Kendra Wecker seems to be cut from the same mold.

I heard Sherri on her radio show say that when they started recruiting for the upcoming year, she told her staff to go find her another Caton......not a Post, not a PF, a Caton....from
everything I've heard about Leah Rush, she's the one.

[metromaniac]

I saw Caton play as a junior in high school and I saw Leah Rush play as a junior in high school. With all due respect to Leah, and as Lloyd Bentson once compared in a VP debate, She is no Caton. Just my opinion of one or two games of observation from high school. Hope Leah proves me wrong.

[two cents]

Nice article Bball Girl. Voepel is such a positive influence in this sport, it must be really neat for a player to be profiled by her. During the coaches' teleconference this week, Coach Sharp talked about working with Stephens this past summer. I think she mentioned how evident was Stacy's passion for the game. She has a blue collar mentality that is easy to admire in a player. Last year in Lubbock, it was a treat to watch her and Ayers go at each other in the paint. It was a whirl of motion. I think they showed mutual respect, but it didn't diminish the effort of either one. I sure wouldn't complain if she were at Tech.

[carolann]

Stacy had a good game today but Kendra Wecker was THE player of the game. What an athlete.

[swok34]

I saw Caton play as a junior in high school and I saw Leah Rush play as a junior in high school. With all due respect to Leah, and as Lloyd Bentson once compared in a VP debate, She is no Caton

Thanks, metro. I've never seen Rush play; the positive side of Caton's injury is that Rush gets a year to learn now http://hoopscoop.net/ubb/smile.gif

[Bball Girl]

Two Cents..

in her radio program a couple of weeks ago Coach Sharp talked about working with Schreiber(sp?), Stephens, Ohlde, and ..Wecker? from KSU. She said they were all awesome to work with and coach..and she & Jia had a blast...but she admitted she took the opportunity to do just a bit of scouting...looking for their strengths and looking for the weaknesses (if any) and tucking a few notes away for further study. After last year's difficulties..this was a great breather for her...I think it re-energized her and got her reved up again...having the chance to work with so many young & fabulous players.

[CYNIC]

Don't think Rush will get to learn from Caton for a year. I think she will start at the other post. I just don't see anyone on the OU team, unless OU signs am impact juco, that will be better then her which if true means OU goes to war again with a six foot and under team. (Of course OU's last six foot and under team didn't do to bad) I would also rate Caton higher as a high schooler but I love Rush. Blue collar all the way. Better all around athlete than Caton but Caton is a better bb player. SWOK34, you will really like Rush. You will also love Sanchez who will get big time minutes, if her defense is good enough becasue she is a very skilled offensive player. Sanchez is better than Rush offensively and is a finesse type where Rush is more a hit them in the mouth type.