In reply to: There may be no single player in women's college basketball posted by SorinBasement
we should have enough healthy players to get her into foul trouble early.
if you are going to rename her, use the name I gave her in the tournament.
I think once I posted that wrong name it caught on quickly and there were 4 more "McGowan" posts.
Didn't McCowan just turn it on this year?
"greater defensive impact". Here are some quickly gathered figures to help stir the pot.
Selective players' national ranking in blocks and the number of blocks:
2014-15
Ruth Hamblin - 9th, 122 blocks
Breanna Stewart - 12th, 104
Bego Faz Davalos - 17th, 96
Brianna Turner - 21st, 89
A'ja Wilson - 30th, 83
2015-16
Bego Faz Davalos - 1st, 136
Ruth Hamblin - 2nd, 130
Breanna Stewart - 4th, 122
A'ja Wilson - 7th, 100
Brianna Turner - 20th, 86
2016-17
Bego Faz Davalos - 3rd, 113
A'ja Wilson - 12th, 90
Brianna Turner - 17th, 86
2017-18
A'ja Wilson - 5th, 105
Lauren Cox - 13th, 92
Teaira McCowan - 18th, 81
article.
She missed a significant number of games with her shoulder during the 15-16 season, and this article quantifies it to the tune of the opposition scoring 76.8 PPG, shooting .458, without her playing, and 56.0 PPG, shooting .354, with her in the lineup. The article explains how her defensive presence affects 3-point shooters as well as low post players.
Muffet describes her as the best defensive post player she has ever coached. That's good enough for me.
The statistics confirm she's right up there with A'ja Wilson and Breanna Stewart. That's as good company as one can get. It's nice when stats back up our unavoidable biases for our own players. If she can stay heathy, I look forward to her best year ever.