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I don't like this team: neither the squad on-paper, nor their culture or coach. John Cook has lost four players to transfers: one a victim and litigant in a sexual harassment case; one a former starter (and standout performer in the 2018 Final Four) at DS; one a supposed International "savior" from Europe; and another defensive specialist. Team loyalties seem to be fraying; Coach Cook likes to "churn" the roster constantly: this can lead to a deficit in continuity and chemistry. Three players substantially regressed from 2018 to 2019: Hames, Stivrins and Schwarzenbach (Megan Miller did, too; she's out of there). Kubik performed well until the postseason (not too uncommon for a Frosh); same with Sun (again!). Knuckles improved and contributed throughout the campaign. Sweet seemed to have hit her proverbial ceiling. The incoming recruits are not THAT highly ranked (compared to the 2021 group). I see more recidivism for them in 2020. Predict they will finish fourth in the B1G/ finish no higher than Regional Semis.
oh I'm late to the ball I see haha.
I think its interesting you think they'll finish worse than in 2019 (if there's a season). I think they're the only team to return all of their starters in the B1G.
I think Caffey is a big addition to the team. Schwarzenbach doesn't really have an offensive presence but Caffey does. Miller's scholarship ended I believe and she really did not have a great 2019 season. Seeing the writing on the wall, it was a good decision on her part to move to a very good academic school.
I'm a homer, but this group to me, has a ceiling as high as Wisconsin this season. Last season we saw them falter in the big moments (particularly Sun). I think a year of improvement and growth will help them (if there's a season anyways)