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CyBearSecurity
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In reply to Adriacus Peratuun • 4:38p, 4/21/26
LOL, you've already disregarded and dismissed her without considering any of those due diligence principles yourself.
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4:39p, 4/21/26
I'm sure due diligence is being done. No idea what other pieces are moving around in this portal game. That being said….
She had a strong freshman year and a meh sophomore offensive year…athletic, elite defender…in the SEC?
I'll take my chances.
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In reply to bawitdaball • 4:45p, 4/21/26
YaYa Felder, Jada Walker, Dre Edwards, Aijah Blackwell, Aaronette Vonleh, Jordan Lewis, Aaliyah Matharu, Taliah Scott are all transfers that have positively contributed. Heck, even JVG improved from her first year joining the program.
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In reply to possible12 • 4:47p, 4/21/26
Extremely baffling.
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In reply to Brusinbear2001 • 4:48p, 4/21/26
Agreed, LOL.
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In reply to BUatbirth • 5:53p, 4/21/26
My guess is that Nicki will take her if she can get her. Her style of play would fit well in Nicki's system.,
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Adriacus Peratuun
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In reply to possible12 • 5:53p, 4/21/26
possible12 said:
Adriacus Peratuun said:
Brusinbear2001 said:
but it's true she is from Mali, where the development for players is a tad different from the US. But to have the numbers in the SEC that she did i would entertain her being a part of Baylor WBB we could use her, and even help expose her to. more pro style offense. She has played in tournaments like Afrobasket and represents her country. If my mind serves me right she and Madison Scott were huge differences in the game in Waco 2 seasons ago.


Where she is from, what she did in Africa, what she did against Baylor two years ago, etc. do not explain why her shooting was atrocious this year. They don't.

Why is the concept of Due Diligence so difficult?

1) find out what the problem is/was
2) find out whether the problem remains and/or is likely to remain in future
3) determine if the problem is curable
4) determine how long any cure might take
5) determine the likelihood of cure vs likelihood of problem remaining.

Every venture applies Due Diligence principles continuously.
Again, why is that concept so baffling?

What's baffling is your assumption that this due diligence hasn't been done. Unless you are part of discussions of staff, of course.


Screenshot where i posted such an assumption.
Will wait.
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In reply to CyBearSecurity • 5:54p, 4/21/26
Yes! And Ajiah would have contributed much more had she not gotten injured…
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In reply to CyBearSecurity • 5:55p, 4/21/26
CyBearSecurity said:
LOL, you've already disregarded and dismissed her without considering any of those due diligence principles yourself.


When did saying "Baylor needs to do its homework" become disregard and dismissal?

You folks make massive intellectual leaps with no safety net.
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7:46p, 4/21/26
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In reply to 12au • 8:13p, 4/21/26
12au said:


Was hoping she might stay; really hard when one of ours goes on to play against us.
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In reply to BUVA • 8:15p, 4/21/26
Clearly they are going to over pay for a player who isn't that valuable unless she makes shots because she isn't a good defender.
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In reply to ScottyB_The_Baylor_King • 8:22p, 4/21/26
ScottyB_The_Baylor_King said:
Clearly they are going to over pay for a player who isn't that valuable unless she makes shots because she isn't a good defender.


I didn't think she could get NIL, unless it's from an entity in China. If that's the case, she fills a slot without spending US school's NIL $.
Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to. ~ Mark Twain
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In reply to BUVA • 8:25p, 4/21/26
Still you get the point. She is a player if her shot can't fall you can't play her when she is not a good defender.
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In reply to CyBearSecurity • 9:43p, 4/21/26
CyBearSecurity said:
YaYa Felder, Jada Walker, Dre Edwards, Aijah Blackwell, Aaronette Vonleh, Jordan Lewis, Aaliyah Matharu, Taliah Scott are all transfers that have positively contributed. Heck, even JVG improved from her first year joining the program.

I never said that transfers haven't contributed. Many have. None have left Baylor BETTER than when they arrived. They all contributed based on their skillset upon their arrival. Scott still has the chance to improve, but this past season, she carried the offense on her back and that isn't her style of play. That isn't what allows her to play her best. So saying they contributed ... yes. Saying that they improved ... I wouldn't agree. They learned CNC's system. They understood the plays, but they did not leave better players. Maybe more mature players ... which will happen as an athlete, I don't know, gets older. But CNC has not coached anyone up and has not created a system to benefit her players. She, instead, forces her system on them, which hasn't worked. Hopefully that will change, but saying that a portal player has upside doesn't mean much given her history.

Contributing and Improving are not interchangeable.
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9:52p, 4/21/26
She has not had the players. We have had some pretty good players but not final four players. I think she is a good coach. Recruiter…not great. I guess we are getting what we are paying for.
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10:16p, 4/21/26
Dammit I was hoping Ting would stay out of the big 12. I hope she doesn't develop a rage and hang 30 on us
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In reply to bawitdaball • 10:16p, 4/21/26
You don't think Yaya and Jada improved ?? Yaya most definitely improved and received 6th man award her senior year. Jada also improved and was key in getting us to Sweet 16 and coming close to beating USC in the Sweet 16.
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In reply to Bear3 • 1:22a, 4/22/26
Bear3 said:
You don't think Yaya and Jada improved ?? Yaya most definitely improved and received 6th man award her senior year. Jada also improved and was key in getting us to Sweet 16 and coming close to beating USC in the Sweet 16.

Beyond the normal maturation of any player within any system, no. Did they get worse? No. But I believe their minimal improvement (if there was any) was the result of them playing longer in college. Both Felder and Walker, probably the only two potential outliers to my argument both say drastically depleted numbers in their first year at Baylor. Their "improvement" in year four wasn't so much of them as a player, but likely had more to do with them feeling (more) comfortable in the new system, and, again, maturing as individual athletes. But Walker, who I think is the strongest case for a player possibly getting coached well during her time at Baylor, statically dropped in every reported category except for steals (3.3/game compared to 3.1/game during her sophomore year at Kentucky). She admittedly faced stronger competition in the SEC than the Big 12. Her drastic improvement wasn't a coaching situation. If it had been, it would have been in the first year on campus.

The one player I'll give you is Jordan Lewis. But again, she was only here for one year, and she played opposite Smith and Egbo, which helped keep defenses honest. And that team never really had an identity, so not sure how much of that was coaching, and how much of it was her feeling the freedom to shoot a shot whenever/wherever she wanted.

But look at the larger sample size - Blackwell and Edwards stayed pretty steady, as did Vonleh. No one has been a difference maker. And one can't deny the development challenges to some of her non-transfer players - Andrews, LPB, Bella. No one is getting pushed and improving every year. I have high hopes for Scott, especially with a properly placed supporting staff. But will have to wait and see.

I'll also say this ... I hate the transfer portal and don't feel most college players have the basketball IQ to change systems year after year. The portal has ruined team chemistry and made it hard for coaches to integrate pieces into a system that might (read : likely) only exist for a single year. I do feel the portal has made coaching much more difficult. So hopefully, at the very least, we can agree on that.
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In reply to Wbbfan29 • 9:55a, 4/22/26
Wbbfan29 said:
Dammit I was hoping Ting would stay out of the big 12. I hope she doesn't develop a rage and hang 30 on us


OKie LIte had massive clear out, they may want a rotation player to fill the bench. Tech had only two hit the portal, not sure how many lost to graduation or what incoming freshman will bring. They do have their 7'1" player available this fall. Ting showed such promise early on with her high-arching 3 from the wing, and at least one Lauren Cox-esque block of a 3-shot. There was even chatter she might be Big12 Sixth Player of the year. But as the season progressed, she didn't, instead took major steps back. I also would've preferred she went out of Big12. She may want to go where she thinks ( or they promise) she'll start, but just don't see it unless she really works on D over the summer.
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In reply to BUVA • 10:34a, 4/22/26
BUVA said:
ScottyB_The_Baylor_King said:
Clearly they are going to over pay for a player who isn't that valuable unless she makes shots because she isn't a good defender.


I didn't think she could get NIL, unless it's from an entity in China. If that's the case, she fills a slot without spending US school's NIL $.

You can still get rev share as an international student but not additional NIL
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In reply to BUVA • 10:37a, 4/22/26
BUVA said:
Wbbfan29 said:
Dammit I was hoping Ting would stay out of the big 12. I hope she doesn't develop a rage and hang 30 on us


OKie LIte had massive clear out, they may want a rotation player to fill the bench. Tech had only two hit the portal, not sure how many lost to graduation or what incoming freshman will bring. They do have their 7'1" player available this fall. Ting showed such promise early on with her high-arching 3 from the wing, and at least one Lauren Cox-esque block of a 3-shot. There was even chatter she might be Big12 Sixth Player of the year. But as the season progressed, she didn't, instead took major steps back. I also would've preferred she went out of Big12. She may want to go where she thinks ( or they promise) she'll start, but just don't see it unless she really works on D over the summer.

I think most of Tech's team ran out of eligibility.
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10:26p, 4/22/26
Trinity Jones apparently posted on TikTok that she knows where she was going, and Brenda Free (Maryland) posted something making people think they got a commit. So guessing Maryland for her
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In reply to Baylorbear1391 • 11:29p, 4/22/26
Probably right and Dang! Did see where she was liking some wbb posts.
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In reply to Dcheetah • 11:32p, 4/22/26
Dcheetah said:
Probably right and Dang! Did see where she was liking some wbb posts.


It's been such an all over the place recruitment that the Brenda Frese thing could be unrelated. Good thing is I guess we will know soon
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In reply to Baylorbear1391 • 12:32a, 4/23/26
Its definitely maryland, from the comments on tiktok and her liking them.
She also liked brenda frese post on instagram, about a great day to be a terp
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5:41a, 4/23/26
Name the last star player that started their career at Maryland and finished there.
Frese has a high level ability to drive away talent.
Build a good relationship now that might pay off in a year or two.
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9:08a, 4/23/26
Anyone heard anything new on Addy Brown? I know she'd locked in those three visits (OU, Vanderbilt, ND), but I haven't seen or heard anything new beyond that myself.
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In reply to CyBearSecurity • 9:23a, 4/23/26
Last I read she just visited Ucla and visiting Vandy this week. These young ladies have very busy schedules, continuing classes, meet NIL requirements, traveling to onsite visits, etc. And trying to get the biggest bag possible. Transfers don't normally move as fast as fans would like. When there is DNC tag, the player purposefully keeps the process quiet, minimal info available, player wants to reduce distractions till the commitment is made.
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10:38a, 4/23/26


I expect TCU to lose someone at guard to the transfer portal next offseason given what they have done in the transfer portal there with now 5 new additions there. It's not including Clara Bielefeld coming back.
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11:14a, 4/23/26
Addy Brown has officially committed to UCLA. I can't post the picture, but posted by Talia Goodman/On3
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In reply to osofast • 11:41a, 4/23/26
O. Edwards just committed to South Carolina. The rich keep getting richer. Unbelievable how many bigs they have, some os them are bench players who could start for most Div 1 teams in country.
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In reply to ScottyB_The_Baylor_King • 12:16p, 4/23/26
We were one of Camille's first offers. We are going to have to win more but even more importantly to get top players we definitely need get to 2nd weekend and if possible E8. If we could do that I think we can recruit more successfully at expected levels. Until then, I fear we will watch others load up. Pressures on!
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In reply to Dcheetah • 12:23p, 4/23/26
I do wonder though if it was our choice to get Tianna Thompson over Camille Williams. I mean go with someone who really played games or go with someone unproven at college level.
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2:31p, 4/23/26
Trinity jones commits to Maryland.
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