The Top 30....by the Fans

[YemenBear]

Found this on the Baylorfans website and thought some of you might enjoy adding your two cents. It's a top 30 poll according to individual input.

I'm not much on showing links (something about old dogs and new tricks), but here goes
http://sports.espn.go.com/chat/sportsnation/listranker?id=39

Maybe one of you young whipper-snappers can post a true link.

Sic Em,

[40ishHorn]

Yemen, your link works (and that's what counts). That was kind of fun too!

[YemenBear]

Yeah, I was surprised I got it right. Didn't know the address would come out as a link. Something about blind hogs finding acorns.

Thought some devoted Big XII fans could help booth our teams rankings.

Sic Em,

[YCN]

ESPN's polls are almost worse than worthless.

Why bother with a sham in the first place? Let them have their delusions.

After 6 days of polling they will post the results for maybe 24 hours, and then...

It will be another lame poll like...

Is Diana Taurasi the best ever?

I'm through with them. I don't need the aggravation.

Mechelle Voepel should sever the relationship, although I'm sure they probably allow her to occasionally eat steak for dinner instead of chicken parts.


[This message has been edited by YCN (edited 02-26-2004).]

[YCN]

Here are the senior stats of "the greatest player in women's college basketball history":

Diana Taurasi
772 minutes in 25 games
Minutes per game: 30.9
Field goal attempts/made: 139-293
Field goal percentage: .472
Three point field goals attempts/made: 62-144
Three point field goal percentage: .431
Free throw attempts/made: 64-78
Free throw percentage: .821
Rebounds offensive/defensive: 26/74
Rebounds average: 4.0
Fouls: 53
Fouled out: 1
Assists/average: 119/4.76
Turnovers/agerage: 57/2.28
Blocked shots/average: 21/0.84
Steals/average: 45/1.8
Points scored/average: 404/ 16.16


Go ahead - compare these stats with players in the Big 12, who play a significantly tougher schedule - and tell me what you think.

I'll give you a quick clue: Diana's Hoopla! average would be 17.5.

The Big 12 players whose Hoopla! averages are higher than Taurasi's are:

Tera Bjorklund 22.2
Nicole Ohlde 21.5
Evan Unrau 21.5
Sophia Young 20.3
Kendra Wecker 20.1
Trisha Skibbe 18.5
Stephanie Blackmon 17.7
Toccara Williams 17.5

But remember, none of THESE players are CLOSE to as good as Ms. Taurasi. She is the Greatest Women's College Basketball Player of All Time™!

[Press]

And all these players have much better defenses coming at them each and every night. I would like to see UConn have three games in one week playing any combination of any of the top 8 B12 teams.

[Bob_Ballew]

YCN, I think you should forward that post over to the boneyard. http://hoopscoop.net/ubb/smile.gif

[YCN]

Uh, no thanks. I'd be drawn and quartered in two seconds.