I would add to Bluder's comment…the benefit ISU gets is team building with so many new faces.
2023-24 ISU WBB Season Thread
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Thanks for the FB videos to catch the lucky ladies. Nice to see another Joens and all those other familiar faces as well as the new. Not a fan of the FB skinny video frame though (or is that Xavier's fault?) .
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I think that is the "Reels" short story stuff default.
Wish we could embed the regular FB postings like the Twitter posts embed. Doesn't seem to work for me but the web link at least populates with a summary.
Nice article on the upcoming ISU WBB season (focusing on Emily Ryan) in The Athletic: https://theathletic.com/4746706/2023/08/07/iowa-state-womens-basketball-emily-ryan/
Of course the one article a year in The Athletic on ISU is blocked from my NY Time's subscription share.
You beat me to it. Make sure to choose 'Awesome' at the end. The more engagement these articles get the more national exposure. That goes for any ISU sport.
The site allows you to open the article and then hit the download page option then go to your documents download page and hit open doc.Of course the one article a year in The Athletic on ISU is blocked from my NY Time's subscription share.
Excerpts from The Athletic piece have me giving Ryan the first nod towards Sainthood (of three "Venerable," then "Blessed" and then "Saint."):
Coaches sold Brown on playing multiple positions throughout the recruiting process … and now there’s pretty much no choice but to do so, immediately and often. “I’m not going to be stuck in one position,” Brown says. “That was a big thing for me, because I think I’m way more than just one position.”
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Ryan saw just one remaining teammate from her own touted five-player freshman class in the gym and felt a little bit cheated going into her final season. And she’ll concede the reality: As a senior, you expect more familiarity. But when some might mourn, Ryan talks about a nice change of pace. A fresh start. A breath of fresh air.
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Ryan says. “You could look at it as, oh, man, it’s my senior year, there’s so much different, and look at it in a negative way. But I think the right way to look at it is all the opportunities it presents. We get to be here and teach a new group how to do things, and I find a lot of joy in teaching the younger ones, and just trying to lead them the right way. Seeing the process through their eyes is really fun for me.”
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Coaches sold Brown on playing multiple positions throughout the recruiting process … and now there’s pretty much no choice but to do so, immediately and often. “I’m not going to be stuck in one position,” Brown says. “That was a big thing for me, because I think I’m way more than just one position.”
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Ryan saw just one remaining teammate from her own touted five-player freshman class in the gym and felt a little bit cheated going into her final season. And she’ll concede the reality: As a senior, you expect more familiarity. But when some might mourn, Ryan talks about a nice change of pace. A fresh start. A breath of fresh air.
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Ryan says. “You could look at it as, oh, man, it’s my senior year, there’s so much different, and look at it in a negative way. But I think the right way to look at it is all the opportunities it presents. We get to be here and teach a new group how to do things, and I find a lot of joy in teaching the younger ones, and just trying to lead them the right way. Seeing the process through their eyes is really fun for me.”
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The men are also playing at home on 11/6, so the chances are basically zero that the women play at night.
Won't help. My evening class is 3 hours south of Ames. I'm not too excited about the idea of driving 7 hours that day just to squeeze in a bball game.
I had no idea Maddie was on Butler's coaching staff.
Maddie Wise Joins Butler Women's Basketball Staff - Butler University Athletics
Maddie Wise has joined the Butler women's basketball staff as the Coordinator of Recruiting and Creative Content.
We have a great field of former players working the ranks of WBB coaching. Winners all, just need one to rise up and be ready to take over here.I had no idea Maddie was on Butler's coaching staff.
Maddie Wise Joins Butler Women's Basketball Staff - Butler University Athletics
Maddie Wise has joined the Butler women's basketball staff as the Coordinator of Recruiting and Creative Content.butlersports.com
