Iriafen - Beers - Gardiner - are in Portal & UConn, ND, & SC are very keen

Iriafen - Beers - Gardiner - are in Portal & UConn, ND, & SC are very keen - a full breakdown

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Ай бұрын

Kiki Iriafen, Raegan Beers, Timea Gardiner are all confirmed in the portal and everyone is exited because they might be an important final piece. We take a deep dive on where they might go and why.

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@captain0310 Ай бұрын

It comes down to the goals of these players. If you desire to win a championship and go to WNBA, the best choices are South Carolina and UCONN. These two are guaranteed Final Four teams almost every year and receive the most national TV exposure.

@futurehofer1564 Ай бұрын

Kiki to SC would be INSANEEEEE

@RobertDeMartin Ай бұрын

Okay, after listening to your video THERE IS NO QUESTION WHERE I'M GOING!!!!!!!!!!! Beers MUST go to UCONN !!!!!!!! It's a perfect fit. Like you hinted, Paige "Will take it from here!" Depth! Oh my goodness!

@jvmbmc Ай бұрын

Beers is more of a pure post than the other two and that's the real need at UConn, so fingers crossed she would be a great fit in the system and UConn has really good success with NIL money and WNBA because of their exposure and history.

@futurehofer1564 Ай бұрын

Uconn needs size period, Kiki would go crazy there tho I think SC is a better fit for her

@Jahadyn Ай бұрын

My concern with Beers is her ability to run the floor. Geno doesn't like bigs that don't run the floor. Iriafen would be my choice although I doubt she wants to go to UCONN.

@calvinh.4682 Ай бұрын

I"m just hoping that UCONN can acquire Raegan Beers bc there is a definite need for a true center while Janna El Alfyde recovers and works her way back from Achilles surgery. On coach Van Derveer I think she was already contemplating retirement plus having to head East to play in the ACC. From a UCONN perspective Raegan Beers is player #1 from the transfer portal.

@matthewreese3907 Ай бұрын

I can't get a day without some teams best player leaving to the portal and it's driving me crazy lol. I feel like Notre Dame has to get a reliable 5 position. I think Iriafen would be the best fit because she can also help stretch the floor so Hidalgo and Miles can drive with an open lane. As a UConn fan, I am so hoping we can land Beers!!!! I feel like a place that is good for Gardner could be Iowa State but that might just be me.

@written12 Ай бұрын

It’s a shame that these colleges lose players who made a commitment to attend. To be fair to Kiki, she put in 3 years at Stanford and now faces all that travel that Stanford’s ridiculous move to the ACC entails.

@written12 Ай бұрын

Good for Times Gardner not being an ego pig like so many players nowadays.

@turtleislandlac1490 Ай бұрын

Iriafen is not a true center she's more of a 4. And Notre Dame has a freshman center Kate Koval.

@jackmatheson4671 Ай бұрын

Iowa State would be fun for Gardner, and she'd be in the Big XII so family in Utah could see her play more often.

@ALoveSupreme65 Ай бұрын

I really do believe Beers would be a perfect fit at UConn. If Sarah Strong is as advertised- they would be a scary team. I would love to see Iriafen go to a team like ND, USC or even UCLA. I feel like she could really thrive in those situations being a stretch 4 and spacing the floor for those teams. With Gardner, I have no idea what she is looking for but if she landed at a school like NC State- that would be amazing for that team. Especially with her shooting ability, paired with Aziah James would open up the lane for Rivers to attack the basket. I just want chaos when it comes to the tournament next year and that's without mentioning teams like LSU and Texas who will be very good as well. lol

@MooreCEJr Ай бұрын

I think Tara retired because she wanted to, knew that PAC12 was going to be dissolved along with Kiki leaving.

@QazPlm10 Ай бұрын

I think kiki transferred because Tara retired

@colpul2103 Ай бұрын

For crying out loud: Tara is 70 years old and people are acting like she's leaving in her prime. Not that 70 year old Tara isn't a great coach, just that 70, dealing with a new conference, losing I think the best big in the game to the WNBA, not much left to accomplish on the CV or check off the career bucket list.... Kiki announced AFTER Tara announced so it isn't a 'chicken and egg' thing, it is Kiki looking at a less talented Stanford team in a new conference without an all time great coach putting her name in a different hat.

@futurehofer1564 Ай бұрын

@@QazPlm10 I think that contributed but honestly playing in the ACC as a west coast team sounds like an absolute nightmare

@eleanormedina6703 Ай бұрын

Tara is leaving because she wants to enjoy her golden years. She wants to have a life and not spend her life and death on the court.She doesn't want a pat summit fare well.

@williamwellis4044 Ай бұрын

Del Rosario did very well as a rookie and will be dominant this year; Kiki would make them championship contenders.

@ivy7932 Ай бұрын

Wasn't just Paige following her, about 90% of the team followed her within 30 minutes including the incoming freshmen. I'd say she's probably coming to UConn or they are at least in the mix

@SweetSirenia Ай бұрын

They all followed Beers AND Iriafen. Including Fudd, who never uses Twitter but did it even there. So kinda hard to read...could UConn actually get both?? They all followed Beers first, then Iriafen. Maybe that means something...or nothing at all.

@ivy7932 Ай бұрын

Yeah, don't want to get hopes up for anything

@robertmather7334 Ай бұрын

Imagine getting them both.

@SweetSirenia Ай бұрын

@@robertmather7334 I can't fathom that. It would have to be one or the other. Geno's a dang good coach, but even he couldn't figure out how to get all those great players enough time on the court.

@robertmather7334 Ай бұрын

Yeah I guess getting even one would be good. I believe if everyone stays healthy we will have the most players we have ever had.

@ReadR00ster1 Ай бұрын

I know SC has enough post players, but I like the idea of getting Gardiner and letting play the 3.

@eliharris6349 Ай бұрын

She is too slow for what SC does to be honest. Joyce Edwards runs the floor like a Jet. So does Ashley Watkins. You can’t Run the floor Fast or Defend very well, don’t go to SC gamecocks. Kiki is the best Fit for SC

@reyse123 Ай бұрын

Beers to ND would be great too. It would give Koval a great post to learn from for two years, and give ND the post depth they need to win it all. Iriafen is also a good fit for ND too

@user-gz2ob9rp6r Ай бұрын

Let's be crystal clear , Notre Dame Women cannot win a natty anytime soon. South Carolina beat them by 40 in last year's opener with 5 new starters. Laughable comment.

@reyse123 Ай бұрын

@@user-gz2ob9rp6rso they should just give up on trying to get transfers? Or every big time transfer should just go to South Carolina?

@CraigGoodridge Ай бұрын

Beers at UCONN ❤

@TheDisruptiveOne Ай бұрын

UConn will move forward with a larger rotation than usual next year. Beers, el alfy, bueckers, fudd, kk, strong, shade, Ice, Aubrey, and Q/Patterson will be in the mix.

@ToddGerbers Ай бұрын

UConn has never used a bigger rotation. That is not how Geno coaches.

@VeraxMusic Ай бұрын

I love this channel

@back2sports988 Ай бұрын

Thanks for that

@marknesemeier3882 Ай бұрын

Beers can bang underneath, that’s exactly what Uconn needs to fill right now.

@colpul2103 Ай бұрын

I don't think Tara VanDerveer retired because Kiki was leaving. She's graduated better players, hick whole teams before. She probably retired because she's 70 years old and all the extra work that comes with changing conferences. Losing Brink is probably more impactful to Stanford's chances next season anyway. It is far FAR more likely that Kiki is transferring because Tara is retiring.

@Will-ki4mi Ай бұрын

She retired because she is 100yrs old and can't keep up with top coaches who are younger and pac 12 dissolving

@RaxOldies Ай бұрын

Watching that film...Beers reminds me a lot of Stefi Dolson...that would be great!!

@jackmatheson4671 Ай бұрын

I would love to have Timea Gardner @ Utah! I'm guessing she would like to play somewhere where her family can watch her play more readily, so a Big XII school would probably make sense for her.

@UCCJGUY Ай бұрын

My guess is that’s where she will land!

@garyalexander6745 Ай бұрын

To me the number one priority is a big physical post players like Beers, Iriafen, and Gardiner would nicely fill that void. However, as many guards as we have, we really don’t know how accessible they will be. Will they have fully recovered from their injuries and rounded into playing shape by November? Maybe, but perhaps we should take out an insurance policy. K. Chen would make for a nice guard rotation allowing them to get back to playing shape safer and have a bench depth equal to the likes of SC.

@craigstringer1265 Ай бұрын

Kiki to UCLA would also be bananas because of what they still have & what is coming in recruiting

@markhathaway9456 Ай бұрын

Looking at another player, Nat Marshall, I think she's in a very curious situation. Grad student, but in the portal. If VaTech can get a good G, then she might be the bookend to get that team up and running fast. I don't know how much time she has left for ball though. In a case like that, the academics would be key for sure.

@back2sports988 Ай бұрын

Mis spoke in video Betts does not come to UCLA until 2025-26 - But UCLA is still loaded in the front court

@AlMadMatix Ай бұрын

Bessoir most likely is gone. Sontag only plays in post to help out. Gardiner is much better than Iwuala and more skilled as a post player than Dugalic. Actually Gardiner would fit in perfect at UCLA.

@user-gn3wq1mt7g Ай бұрын

@@AlMadMatix Yeah. I don't know if Bessoir will be back or not. I hope we still have a chance of getting Gardiner. I like Dugalic, and Iwuala is also good, but she needs some seasoning.

@user-gn3wq1mt7g Ай бұрын

Hey, Back 2 Sports guy - I just heard HVL is going to Mississippi State! I'm still laughing about that one. Curious to get your take on if there's anything to it.

@SeshatPG82 Ай бұрын

Sam Purcell, the head coach at MSU was an assistant coach at Louisville so it wouldn't be out of the question that HVL would go play for him. I don't think she'll end up there though.

@user-gn3wq1mt7g Ай бұрын

@@SeshatPG82 I did not know that. So, there could be truth to the rumor. HVL is like comic relief for me. She'd be a great actress because she always expresses herself in a way that betrays her true feelings. I always remember the video of her after Caitlin Clark hit a big 3 pointer and HVL put her hands up in the air like, "I give up, I can't guard her." The other video of her that sticks with me was during the timeout in the game against South Carolina where she looked like Kim Mulkey was speaking to her in another language, and she was completely flustered trying to figure out what she said.

@dougpost8958 Ай бұрын

@@user-gn3wq1mt7g Well, Mulkey is from Louisiana, so it is entirely possible she was speaking in a dialect that HVL didn't understand :-)

@emilymortiboy3526 Ай бұрын

I think Gardiner going to Utah is a great take, its a perfect fit. I think Iriafen goes to Southern Cal but she could really slot in anywhere she's a great player. As far as Beers goes she'll be on the bench if she goes to Uconn she needs to go to a school that's good at developing traditional back to the basket bigs like Iowa or Indiana.

@back2sports988 Ай бұрын

Agree with the first 2 points - especially Kiki can slot in anywhere. The last one IMO she would fit in great at UConn is exactly what they need.

@djnivekonea.k.adjnivek1517 Ай бұрын

How would that affect Sarah Stong's development.

@back2sports988 Ай бұрын

I wouldn't as she played well with Gardner who was stretch 4. Perfect fit

@michaeltorluemke3322 Ай бұрын

It also could have been the coach said she was retiring and then the girl decided to leave.

@back2sports988 Ай бұрын

Indeed chicken egg or egg chicken. Will never prove it but imo Tara decided to retire once knew KIki leave as did not want to get crushed in ACC. But we will never know for sure.

@EdithTurcotte Ай бұрын

why not arizona?

@ReadR00ster1 Ай бұрын

It's a falacy to say she knows exactly where she wants to go if she lists as "do not contact" because it could as like mean that she has a short list of schools in mind.

@back2sports988 Ай бұрын

did i say that? If I did i am very sorry to you and anybody else i might have mislead. Thanks so much for setting the records straight. BTW is Falacy a word? I like it but not sure.

@ReadR00ster1 Ай бұрын

@@back2sports988 Yeah, I spelled it wrong. It's "fallacy" with two L's. Thanks for the spellcheck.

@Librababy90s Ай бұрын

I hope Kiki come to South Carolina

@user-eh6cd6wm3z Ай бұрын

It's being reported that Kiki has a visit set up with SC !!! 🤞

@Librababy90s Ай бұрын

Are you fr?

@poobado Ай бұрын

I hope Kiki comes to South Carolina which I know she won’t, but. Wonder why she would leave?? With Brink leaving she will be the number one option. Confusing. Maybe she wants a championship.

@SeshatPG82 Ай бұрын

I think the dissolution of the PAC 12 and Stanford going to the ACC played a role. That's why Oregon State has had a mass exodus of players. They're going to an irrelevant (in the larger WBB picture) conference in the WCC.

@mimibasu7712 Ай бұрын

Kiki is a smarty pants and is graduating in a few weeks, graduating photo shoot even happened yesterday. If she can get into the right school for her and get a shot at a Final 4, why not? And I think Tara retired for two reasons: she doesn’t like fanfare and knows that Geno (not her favorite person) will pass her in wins next season because she will not have a strong team. It’s better step aside on top because records will be broken and it’s unlikely the next winningest coach in history record will be broken after Geno. The second reason is her team underperformed last year and was not that great this year, except for Cam and Kiki. I’m a fan and I saw it and can admit it.

@dominictramonte2687 Ай бұрын

I agree with most of what you say. Pity about Oregon, and the Pac-12, but that's the way the cookie crumbles sometimes. Iriafen... No for Uconn. She doesn't fit into the mold. Uconn is probably not a strong enough school for her academically (not that they're bad, per se, but they're also not in Stanford's mold.) I doubt Geno would even talk to her, even if he could. Gardiner is a maybe. She seems to be a left coast girl anyway. She's also the weakest of the three players (again, not that she's bad; there's many a coach, including Geno, who wishes he had somebody like that.) But Beers, now... That's interesting from a Uconn standpoint. She's good and she knows it, but she doesn't shout about it. She's a team player. She's a little short, but so is Uconn except Jana. It would give time for the duo of El Alfy and Strong time to mature with less pressure on them to produce. If we could get her, I say go ahead.

@arthurmiller9434 Ай бұрын

No one knows what factors drove Vanderveer’s decision to retire. However, it is reasonable to believe that if she had prior knowledge of Iriafen’s intent it became a component of her decision. Losing Betts to the portal the year before, the the graduation of Brink…it was in her near memory.

@back2sports988 Ай бұрын

Yep. Think it was a good decision as it is looking rough for Stanford this year.

@user-gz2ob9rp6r Ай бұрын

In one word. GAMECOCKS.

@williamgodfrey8998 Ай бұрын

Kiki should play with juju at USC

@raiderguy104 Ай бұрын

Why not South Carolina, she's garenteed a ring if she goes there

@williamgodfrey8998 Ай бұрын

@@raiderguy104 sc have enough to repeat they don't need kiki she already top 5 pick next year better to help juju and she from LA

@user-xi9iw1nc1x Ай бұрын

South Carolina always be for the future get beers. I give them two years to bring along Adel tack Our big or athletic just having beers that law familiar with Lauren Betts And will give her time to get faster and stronger and ready for the WNBA because we can rotate and all the pressure not on her, but either one of them would be great for South Carolina

@TheDisruptiveOne Ай бұрын

South Carolina doesn’t need anything. Did you see what they did to UConn without cardoso? And they are adding imo the best recruiting class and the best player (Joyce Edwards). It’s a wrap. If anything, Dawn is portaling over her own players if she adds someone.

@donnabruneaulester2266 Ай бұрын

El Alfy ruled the FIBA tournament

@back2sports988 Ай бұрын

She put up numbers but if you watch game against China it is pretty clear she is a bit raw

@TheDisruptiveOne Ай бұрын

Lower quality competition than college. She still could be good though.

@written12 Ай бұрын

Duke would be a good fit for Kiki, academically speaking.

@markhathaway9456 Ай бұрын

I wonder how much these kids are concerned with the academics. I know some must be. Schools like Duke and Virginia Tech should be a natural fit for some. Duke was a good team this year, though very defensively oriented, and VaTech has a new coach with a lot of improvements to make. Given the students needs, those should be schools to consider.

@written12 Ай бұрын

@@markhathaway9456 excellent point, Mark. For kids who go to Stanford, it’s hard to imagine it’s not a major concern, even for those who want a professional career. It’s a rough school to play sports for because the academic challenges are real. But, yeah, there are many kids for whom academics is not a concern at all. Given how few players make the WNBA, these young women should pay more attention to the education a particular school offers.

@TheJhtlag Ай бұрын

@@written12 I'm like "Geez, you got into Stanford and now you're leaving"? Think about this....

@SeshatPG82 Ай бұрын

Iriafen is graduating from Stanford in 3 years. She'll get that paper on the way out the door.

@rudypeutl8259 Ай бұрын

I think UConn should recruit Raegan Beers and Timea Gardiner. UConn now has only 1 superbig with Jana El Alfy and even though they have Sarah Strong arriving need another post player in their rotations. And Beers anc and Gardiner may like transferring to thecsame school together.

@user-gn3wq1mt7g Ай бұрын

First off, you were right about Iriafen. You called her being portal bound long before anybody else. It's almost as if you had inside information. It also makes sense that she may have told Vanderveer about her decision before going public with it. If Stanford doesn't do well in the portal, their program will have a big drop off next year with both Brink and Iriafen gone. ...As far as Beers is concerned, I think she has already decided where she wants to go, and we will know of her decision shortly. Wherever she goes, her new team will automatically join next years top ten, if they aren't there already.

@JMonty-nb5un Ай бұрын

Everyone knew that was coming

@Lilquan2004 Ай бұрын

Stanford will be like Iowa out of top 15 and in top 20-30

@user-gn3wq1mt7g Ай бұрын

@@JMonty-nb5un I guess I was the only one that didn't know she was determined to enter the portal then.

@JMonty-nb5un Ай бұрын

@@user-gn3wq1mt7g sorry wasn’t trying to be rude to you lol, mostly frustrated with twitter posters who teased Iriafen entering the portal as “internet breaking news” when there was always a high chance of it happening. Annoyed at twitter attention seekers. They were happy to start rumors that Fudd and Hidalgo were transferring

@TheDisruptiveOne Ай бұрын

Iriafen in the portal is was considered a possibility even before Tara retired. I think Stanford women’s basketball may fall off a cliff tbh.

@hamiltzp Ай бұрын

UConn's priority should be getting some bigs (Beers?), but that said, I wouldn't be sad if Chen goes to UConn either. With Nika and Ines leaving, that leaves KK and Paige as the only point guards (I don't think Ziebell is a PG, is she?). They need to injury-proof. Also, the Ivy League isn't letting players use their 5th year of eligibility, thus why Chen is transferring.

@charleslockley9264 Ай бұрын

Beers would be a good pickup for UConn. I also think they should go after that guard named Lucy Olsen who transferred from Villanova. They are familiar with her game since they are from the same conference. Plus she is a good pick and roll player like Paige. I know they have alot of guards already but she'd be a good pickup as well.

@dougpost8958 Ай бұрын

I don't know for sure, but I think Geno doesn't like/want to pick up players from the conference. He seemed to decry Morrow leaving DePaul and didn't reach out for her then, so I don't think he'd go after Olsen for that reason.

@charleslockley9264 Ай бұрын

@@dougpost8958 That makes sense. I was wondering why they didn't go after Morrow last year because she was such a headache to deal with when she was on DePaul. That would explain it.

@TheDisruptiveOne Ай бұрын

Yes. I believe Geno is against using the portal unless it is a grad student. I think he will be stubborn about that. And I think he is only willing to make an exception in unique circumstances. Evina Westbrook. And maybe Beers.

@charleslockley9264 Ай бұрын

@@TheDisruptiveOne I think Geno did say he wasn't a fan of the portal. However, after Daberry and Bettencourt entered the portal, it opened up 2 scholarship spots for UConn. After all the injuries the last few seasons, it would be in Geno's best interest to pick up 2 good players in the portal in case the injury bug strikes again.

@dougpost8958 Ай бұрын

@@charleslockley9264 That's true, and assuming he does, they have plenty of guards/wings, so going after bigs would be best for the team IMO.

@TheDisruptiveOne Ай бұрын

I like Gardiner. Definitely not in my top 3 though. On Beers. I have heard two contradictory things. UConn. And wants to stay on the west coast. On Iriafen. I have heard ucla or usc.

@calvinh.4682 Ай бұрын

I could see Iriafen at USC perfect productive fit. Cori Close's team's teams notoriously always under perform in big-time tournaments just like they did in this year's NCAA tournament.

@QazPlm10 Ай бұрын

Sc is already loaded they don’t really need anymore, if nd wants to compete for a natty they need a good big, uconn needs to stay healthy and get a few good bigs

@ReadR00ster1 Ай бұрын

You can never have enough bench depth, and you can never have enough shooters and rebounders.

@markhathaway9456 Ай бұрын

@@ReadR00ster1 Auriemma doesn't seem so interested in a big bench. For several years now, he's gone with about 7 players. I don't know how they do it, and I've been watching. It just works. I guess having a bunch of injuries forced it on them. They've had a bench full of injured players watching the games. Next year, those players may magically all be fit and ready to play. For a player in the portal, they can flip a coin whether they would be playing or sitting on the bench.

@Poledancebeginner Ай бұрын

Kiki at nortre dame or ucla would be beautiful 🎉 Beers at lsu would not be a good fit. Going from a s system like Oregon st to lsu would be so lopsided considering as we’ve seen Mulkey is not a good coach. Gardner and Giana Kneepcans at Utah with McQueen *chefs kiss*

@back2sports988 Ай бұрын

Just don't think UCLA needs Kiki as they are loaded upfront. Imo

@losangelesnative1586 Ай бұрын

Lol I love when you put these trolls on blast

@djnivekonea.k.adjnivek1517 Ай бұрын

If I was the commissioner of the NCAAW basketball...I would disperse them to other teams in the league to continue the parity between the WCB teams to continue to grow WCB (in my humble opinion the parity in the WCB is what made this year's NCAAW tournament a success! UConn, South Carolina, Notre Dame, and LSU are already stacked teams... . I'm wondering why no one mention any of them signing with Kenny Brooks in KY?!

@back2sports988 Ай бұрын

Maybe brooks has a chance

@SweetSirenia Ай бұрын

The thing is, they aren't pros -- they're college students who need to go to the schools that offer the right academics for them. Bueckers is an HFDS major (integrated human services/psychology/pre-social work), which many schools don't offer but fits her future goals perfectly. A lot of the Stanford players over the years have majored in highly specialized engineering programs. HVL majored in accounting at Louisville, which is a grad-only program at many schools. Amari DeBerry picked UConn because it's one of the only colleges in the country where you can do a Deaf Studies major. And so on. They're 18-to-23-year-olds, not employees. They don't work for the NCAA. And as you noted, the parity is already happening on its own.

@gnphillips5481 Ай бұрын

i wouldnt consider lsu stacked. it also wouldnt surprise me if they pick up none of these cream-of-the-crop girls in the portal, but end up with a bunch of stragglers and bench warmers from other teams! too much negativity and not enough real focus on basketball at that program.

@djnivekonea.k.adjnivek1517 Ай бұрын

@@SweetSirenia Great point, one I didn’t consider; thanks for bringing that to my attention. Off the top of your head, do you know how many, or what percentage of women college basketball student athletes who finish that are drafted in the WNBA that completed their college degrees.?

@ToddGerbers Ай бұрын

Beers would fit perfectly at Indiana. She is built in the same mold as Mackenzie Holmes.

@back2sports988 Ай бұрын

Yep can see that fit

@Lilquan2004 Ай бұрын

I’m surprised you didn’t speak on Deja Kelly she’s definitely a top transfer portal pick

@QazPlm10 Ай бұрын

She’s kinda been overshadowed because there’s so much talent in the portal but i think she might go somewhere like Kentucky

@Lilquan2004 Ай бұрын

@@QazPlm10 she’s averaging 16.3 points per game 3.9 rebounds 3.2 assists 34.6%FG

@JaeRell Ай бұрын

"Top transfer portal pick" is a stretch. She has a horrible shooting percentage and is mainly famous for stuff off the court.

@TheDisruptiveOne Ай бұрын

Hasn’t improved at all since her freshman season. Inefficient. Hopefully it was just bad coaching and Deja will be great at her next stop.

@kathleenbahe6816 Ай бұрын

The discussion was about "bigs", and Kelly is not big.

@EdithTurcotte Ай бұрын

why not Gardiner to Arizona? be a final 4 team for sure

@user-mm2bk2uu1u Ай бұрын

Tara is leaving because of all the changes from NIL to a PAC 12 ending plus it’s TIME

@TheJhtlag Ай бұрын

I could see it as 70 yo taking lots of cross-country road trips, deciding that's not fun.

@donnabruneaulester2266 Ай бұрын

I agree, the portal has destroyed teams along with graduation

@Lilquan2004 Ай бұрын

It gave them a 2nd option

@calvinh.4682 Ай бұрын

Btw Back 2 Sports I’m kinda surprised you haven’t done a pre-draft WNBA review. I guess you are waiting to do post WNBA Draft instead uh?

@back2sports988 Ай бұрын

Yep as think that is more interesting as all the teams lie in pre draft. Post draft we know what they really thought by who they drafted.

@lktz4 Ай бұрын

LSU OR SC

@Will-ki4mi Ай бұрын

Deja kelly kiki Regan it's not enuff top schools to go around and I think portal roulette will rule the next week. NIL has changed the game

@written12 Ай бұрын

Let’s hope this NIL crap won’t kill or stymie what has been the growing parity in Div I.

@mathildaanderson8761 Ай бұрын

Kim get beers ❤

@nathanhu3937 Ай бұрын

Hope at least either Kiki or Timea choose USC Trojans

@donnabruneaulester2266 Ай бұрын

UConn will get 1 big

@QazPlm10 Ай бұрын

They need to if they wanna compete for a natty

@tonyleukering8832 Ай бұрын

You wanted "excited," not "exited."

@user-eh6cd6wm3z Ай бұрын

Why south carolina got to be greedy to get Beers and it's a great fit for Uconn they are loaded next year also, Tac coming off an injury also Beers would be a good replacement for Cordosa

@september9113 Ай бұрын

We don't know yet if SC is interested in any of them.

@back2sports988 Ай бұрын

In truth I was joking - was really trying to pay SC a compliment on how loaded they are. & in truth don't know if Dawn is interested but the fans sure are. As the reach want to get richer!

@ReadR00ster1 Ай бұрын

All teams are greedy dude! Being greedy is how you win. It's just good luck keeping all though players on your team happy enough to stay.

@khalfanjunim2982 Ай бұрын

The egg came first.

@back2sports988 Ай бұрын

Perfect. Thx

@JMonty-nb5un Ай бұрын

Iriafen to UCLA, Beers to UConn, Gardiner to ND

@Lilquan2004 Ай бұрын

UCLA has good bigs she’s better off going to USC with juju

@QazPlm10 Ай бұрын

Yea I can see that, also maybe gardiner going to duke

@westsidesagg1519 Ай бұрын

IRIAFEN AND BETTS ARE GOOD FRIENDS SO I THINK IT UCLA ARE USC

@back2sports988 Ай бұрын

If she goes UCLA then video is wrong as UCLA is greedy - how many big do they need? Betts, Duglic, Sontag , ewula, emiley bessoiur & S Betts coming to UCLA in 2025-26 - should be named giants not bruins

@gnphillips5481 Ай бұрын

@@back2sports988 😂🤣😂🤣 of course all the athletes at stanford are there bc they take their academics very seriously. usc would seem to be a good fit for iriafen. its a great school (i even read something about some parents going to jail to get their kids accepted! 😂🤣) and i think she's actually from LA. so wouldnt be surprised if she stays on the west coast to join forces with juju.

@poobado Ай бұрын

UConn is loaded!!!!

@user-gz2ob9rp6r Ай бұрын

U Conn is competing for 2nd place. South Carolina will beat the brakes off of you.

@poobado Ай бұрын

@@user-gz2ob9rp6r …. Easy. I’m a SC fan also.😂😂🤣😃. But we can’t sleep on UConn.

@user-gz2ob9rp6r Ай бұрын

@@poobadoI know, sometimes I just need to Crow a little bit. I try to be humble but sometimes the obnoxious ass in me comes out. God bless this sport and all the hard work all these young women put in to make it happen.

@poobado Ай бұрын

@@user-gz2ob9rp6r 😂🤣

@poobado Ай бұрын

Maybe Kiki is leaving because Tara is leaving not the other way around.

@user-pt9wq9zz3u Ай бұрын

No; Tara probably knew this time last year that she was retiring! Come on guys you know better

@back2sports988 Ай бұрын

better to retire after tournament loss then go to ACC with weak team and get had handed to you. Smart decision.

@Mr.Bert2144 Ай бұрын

Tare left because she didn’t wont to travel.

@poobado Ай бұрын

Ahhh…maybe they are leaving for more NIL money????

@charlesanderson1966 Ай бұрын

Stanford and Oregon, Oregon state are destroyed as far as conference play goes 4 o 5 hrs fleet time for every game lot of platers won't do that.

@kenichitamagusuku3194 Ай бұрын

The girls going transfer portal because of this and it’s simple. They are looking for the ring, both types the championship ring and the marriage ring, notice the woman not getting married anymore?

@johnclarke763 Ай бұрын

Ok Beers will go to LSU and Kiki will go to UConn . Kiki and UConn players are messaging each other a lot on twitter . Beers is a Trump lady like Mulkey

@paulpichey5876 Ай бұрын

🎉No she wanted to retire

@jeromedanielson4422 Ай бұрын

Ring chasers, if one is a great player WNBA scouts will know about you. you could be playing in East Bumble Corn, all this stuff is driven by agents, trying to make a buck off these kid's talents. The game has changed with NIL, and the transfer portal, but the puppeteers haven't.

@markhathaway9456 Ай бұрын

I hear EBC is gonna be really strong next year. They might not even lose all their games. Go Shucks !!! /s

@williamfragaszy6016 Ай бұрын

They are women, not girls.

@scottphipps2278 Ай бұрын

UCONN IS NOT SAFE to play there too many players get hurt

@back2sports988 Ай бұрын

Yea don't agree with this. Fudd had acl injury prior to UConn, same with griffen, same with Decharme (shoulder & ACL) , Dorka broke her arm, & some of it is honestly just bad luck. ACL injuries happen - too often in womens basketball.

@kdbwiz Ай бұрын

Yeah maybe it’s the ghost of Pat Summit? Or the thin Storrs air?

@eliharris6349 Ай бұрын

STOP SAYING SC has enough. You’ve seen what injuries can do with UConn.. The Only player that Fits with South Carolina is actually KiKi iriafen . She would be the Advantage.!! She Runs the floor a lot better than those other 2 Bigs Beer & Gardener.. Kiki iriafen needs to go to SC Gamecocks

@back2sports988 Ай бұрын

It is a compliment. I think I even forgot to mention Joyce Edwards. Stacked

@ReadR00ster1 Ай бұрын

Kiki plays a position SC is areadly super strong in. If we do get her we definitely would have to tell Sakima Walker to hit the road. The only spot we really have is for a wing. Which could be Gardiner. She shoots the ball well from out side, rebounds well, plays good defense and sets good screens which SC could use more of. The other 2 are better overall players, but Gardiner is the best fit for SC.

@eliharris6349 Ай бұрын

@@ReadR00ster1 nothing you said make sense. Gardiner & Kiki play the same exact positions “except Kiki can Really Run the floor” .. SC runs & plays too Fast for Gardiner .. That’s what got them killed against SC in the NCAA tournament. She is waaaaay too slow. Kiki only makes sense or none of them. Because Adele Tec is 6’6 who Block shots and moves faster than Beer & Gardiner.. That would be a waste altogether.