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blue crabs & basketba
Joined: 15 Apr 2021 Posts: 120 Location: the place w/the great flag
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Posted: 09/21/21 9:07 am ::: The best player from your state |
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Who would you say is the best player from your state, however you define your state (and if you include best player who played at your state's public flagship university)?
I'm from Maryland, so I'd suggest Angel McCoughtry is the best player raised in the state. As far as the best player who played at the U of MD, is it Vicky Bullett, or Kristi Toliver, or Alyssa Thomas? I don't know!
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adamj95
Joined: 09 May 2014 Posts: 2303 Location: East Grand Forks, MN
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Posted: 09/21/21 9:31 am ::: |
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Minnesota is easy for now, but Lindsay will have some competition after Bueckers plays out her career.
As for my alma mater, North Dakota, I’d say Jenny Crouse easily is the best player to play for UND.
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pilight
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Posted: 09/21/21 9:41 am ::: |
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Teresa Edwards, pride of the Cairo High School Syrupmakers, wins out over some very tough competition
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blue crabs & basketba
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Posted: 09/21/21 9:44 am ::: |
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My out of state alma mater's best player is easy, Jonquel Jones. My in-state alma mater, I don't know enough to guess (sadly).
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WNBA 09
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Posted: 09/21/21 10:04 am ::: |
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Too many to choose.....
Currently : Brittney Griner
Formerly : Sheryl Swoopes
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scfastpitch
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Posted: 09/21/21 10:11 am ::: |
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For the state of South Carolina , I would say Aja Wilson , with Shannon Johnson a pretty close second .
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NoDakSt
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Posted: 09/21/21 12:51 pm ::: |
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adamj95 wrote: |
Minnesota is easy for now, but Lindsay will have some competition after Bueckers plays out her career.
As for my alma mater, North Dakota, I’d say Jenny Crouse easily is the best player to play for UND. |
I remember when Janet Karvonen took New York Mills to all those Minnesota championships. She wasn’t a superstar in college but she went to four final fours (two with Old Dominion and two with Louisiana Tech). The Miller twins we’re also superstars at the collegiate level But when you factor in her professional accomplishments, Lindsay Whalen is the best player out of Minnesota.
And I agree, Jenny Crouse was the best player at UND and could have been a great player at most Division 1 schools.
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summertime blues
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Posted: 09/21/21 3:54 pm ::: |
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Immediately coming to mind: Kristi Toliver from right here in the 'burg (even if she did go to Maryland). Otherwise I'd have to think about it since I haven't lived in VA that long.
Now if you want to talk Tennessee, there's only one Tamika Catchings. For native Tennesseans we might have to mention the one and only Pat Head Summitt. Or Kellie Jolly Harper. Or Jennifer Azzi who went to Stanford, dammit.
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blue crabs & basketba
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Posted: 09/21/21 4:48 pm ::: |
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summertime blues wrote: |
Immediately coming to mind: Kristi Toliver from right here in the 'burg (even if she did go to Maryland). Otherwise I'd have to think about it since I haven't lived in VA that long.
Now if you want to talk Tennessee, there's only one Tamika Catchings. For native Tennesseans we might have to mention the one and only Pat Head Summitt. Or Kellie Jolly Harper. Or Jennifer Azzi who went to Stanford, dammit. |
Kara Lawson is from NOVA, she might fit in as best Virginian to play at Tennessee.
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PUmatty
Joined: 10 Nov 2004 Posts: 16368 Location: Chicago
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Posted: 09/21/21 5:50 pm ::: |
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In Indiana, I think the answer is Katie Douglas. Some might pick Skylar Diggins-Smith, and I wouldn't argue too much. But if I got to pick between the two at their peaks, I would take Douglas.
As college players, you have to also throw in Steph White and Ruth Riley.
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okstateguy
Joined: 18 Feb 2021 Posts: 457 Location: Oklahoma
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Posted: 09/21/21 9:27 pm ::: |
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If we are taking homegrown girls, I'm taking Crystal Robinson in Oklahoma. If we are looking at the collegiate stars: Courtney Paris at OU and Andrea Riley at OSU separated themselves from the pack in an incomparable way.
All around, I'm partial to Robinson, but I did grow up in her region of the state where stories of her are still told regularly.
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Queenie
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Posted: 09/21/21 10:49 pm ::: |
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Okay, so first of all: are we going to count New York City and New York State separately? Because while I can think of three strong contenders from downstate, there's also a certain young lady from around Syracuse who could throw her hat in the ring.
Second of all... um, what would the "public flagship university" of New York be? Buffalo? Albany? Stony Brook? We don't really have a single institution dubbed the University of New York or New York State University. Our P5 school is Syracuse, which is private. Also, dubbing 'Cuse the official representative of anything New York is a really good way to start a bar fight in the NYC metro area.
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taropatch
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Posted: 09/22/21 2:03 am ::: |
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University of Hawaii: Judy Mosely, college career stats 21 pts 12 rbs /game
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Best ever from the 50th State: Lia Galdeira, Konawaena High School, Washington State, Mystics
Tied for second behind Lia, Chanelle Molina (Konawaena, Washington State) and Nani Cockett (Kamehameha High, U of Hawaii All-American).
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ucbart
Joined: 21 Nov 2004 Posts: 2819 Location: New York
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Posted: 09/22/21 6:33 am ::: |
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Queenie wrote: |
Okay, so first of all: are we going to count New York City and New York State separately? Because while I can think of three strong contenders from downstate, there's also a certain young lady from around Syracuse who could throw her hat in the ring.
Second of all... um, what would the "public flagship university" of New York be? Buffalo? Albany? Stony Brook? We don't really have a single institution dubbed the University of New York or New York State University. Our P5 school is Syracuse, which is private. Also, dubbing 'Cuse the official representative of anything New York is a really good way to start a bar fight in the NYC metro area. |
Queenie - I'm from Syracuse and it has to be separated. Syracuse is "NY's college team," second of course to UCONN in the NYC metro area. LOLOLOLOLLLLLL-don't hate me, it's a joke.
Seriously though, this state has an embarassment of riches.
Best-Stewie, Tina Charles, Chamique Holdsclaw, and Sue Bird
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purduefanatic
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Posted: 09/22/21 8:08 am ::: |
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ucbart wrote: |
Best-Stewie, Tina Charles, Chamique Holdsclaw, and Sue Bird |
Psh, is that all ya got? Just kidding...it is extremely hard to pick 1 from those 4. It really would come down to personal preference.
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WNBA 09
Joined: 26 Jun 2009 Posts: 12552 Location: Dallas , Texas
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Posted: 09/22/21 10:24 am ::: |
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summertime blues wrote: |
Immediately coming to mind: Kristi Toliver from right here in the 'burg (even if she did go to Maryland). Otherwise I'd have to think about it since I haven't lived in VA that long.
Now if you want to talk Tennessee, there's only one Tamika Catchings. For native Tennesseans we might have to mention the one and only Pat Head Summitt. Or Kellie Jolly Harper. Or Jennifer Azzi who went to Stanford, dammit. |
Catchings was born in New Jersey and played high school ball in Illinois & Texas ......
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summertime blues
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Posted: 09/22/21 10:29 am ::: |
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WNBA 09 wrote: |
summertime blues wrote: |
Immediately coming to mind: Kristi Toliver from right here in the 'burg (even if she did go to Maryland). Otherwise I'd have to think about it since I haven't lived in VA that long.
Now if you want to talk Tennessee, there's only one Tamika Catchings. For native Tennesseans we might have to mention the one and only Pat Head Summitt. Or Kellie Jolly Harper. Or Jennifer Azzi who went to Stanford, dammit. |
Catchings was born in New Jersey and played high school ball in Illinois & Texas ...... |
You did notice I qualified it, right? Or did you miss that part entirely?
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Queenie
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 18043 Location: Queens
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Posted: 09/22/21 11:00 am ::: |
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WNBA 09 wrote: |
summertime blues wrote: |
Immediately coming to mind: Kristi Toliver from right here in the 'burg (even if she did go to Maryland). Otherwise I'd have to think about it since I haven't lived in VA that long.
Now if you want to talk Tennessee, there's only one Tamika Catchings. For native Tennesseans we might have to mention the one and only Pat Head Summitt. Or Kellie Jolly Harper. Or Jennifer Azzi who went to Stanford, dammit. |
Catchings was born in New Jersey and played high school ball in Illinois & Texas ...... |
Yeah, she's always my rationale behind why you can't just blindly regionalize... well, pretty much anything, because who the heck do you assign her to?
But the second question was "who was the best player to play for your state's flagship public institution?" without excluding players from out of state, so Catchings is definitely a viable answer for the University of Tennessee.
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Queenie
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Posted: 09/22/21 11:05 am ::: |
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ucbart wrote: |
Queenie wrote: |
Okay, so first of all: are we going to count New York City and New York State separately? Because while I can think of three strong contenders from downstate, there's also a certain young lady from around Syracuse who could throw her hat in the ring.
Second of all... um, what would the "public flagship university" of New York be? Buffalo? Albany? Stony Brook? We don't really have a single institution dubbed the University of New York or New York State University. Our P5 school is Syracuse, which is private. Also, dubbing 'Cuse the official representative of anything New York is a really good way to start a bar fight in the NYC metro area. |
Queenie - I'm from Syracuse and it has to be separated. Syracuse is "NY's college team," second of course to UCONN in the NYC metro area. LOLOLOLOLLLLLL-don't hate me, it's a joke.
Seriously though, this state has an embarassment of riches.
Best-Stewie, Tina Charles, Chamique Holdsclaw, and Sue Bird |
I was thinking specifically of the St. John's-Syracuse beef re: "New York's College Team".
You could make an argument that the "flagship public university" for NYC metro fans is Rutgers. Or UConn.
Those four were the names I was thinking of, and if we're discussing high school/college success as much as/more than professional success, let's give them a shooting guard in Epiphanny Prince. California probably beats us, though.
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WNBA 09
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Posted: 09/22/21 12:24 pm ::: |
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summertime blues wrote: |
WNBA 09 wrote: |
summertime blues wrote: |
Immediately coming to mind: Kristi Toliver from right here in the 'burg (even if she did go to Maryland). Otherwise I'd have to think about it since I haven't lived in VA that long.
Now if you want to talk Tennessee, there's only one Tamika Catchings. For native Tennesseans we might have to mention the one and only Pat Head Summitt. Or Kellie Jolly Harper. Or Jennifer Azzi who went to Stanford, dammit. |
Catchings was born in New Jersey and played high school ball in Illinois & Texas ...... |
You did notice I qualified it, right? Or did you miss that part entirely? |
I honestly didnt care , I just would have used her for Texas myself so Carry on ...
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summertime blues
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Posted: 09/22/21 12:34 pm ::: |
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WNBA 09 wrote: |
summertime blues wrote: |
WNBA 09 wrote: |
summertime blues wrote: |
Immediately coming to mind: Kristi Toliver from right here in the 'burg (even if she did go to Maryland). Otherwise I'd have to think about it since I haven't lived in VA that long.
Now if you want to talk Tennessee, there's only one Tamika Catchings. For native Tennesseans we might have to mention the one and only Pat Head Summitt. Or Kellie Jolly Harper. Or Jennifer Azzi who went to Stanford, dammit. |
Catchings was born in New Jersey and played high school ball in Illinois & Texas ...... |
You did notice I qualified it, right? Or did you miss that part entirely? |
I honestly didnt care , I just would have used her for Texas myself so Carry on ... |
Texas has plenty of its own players who stayed in-state. And Tamika played nearly as long in Illinois.
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Posted: 09/22/21 2:05 pm ::: |
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Best ever from Washington: Courtney Vandersloot
Best ever from UW: Kelsey Plum
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summertime blues
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Posted: 09/22/21 4:45 pm ::: |
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Best player from Wisconsin: it's a tossup between Janel McCarville and Megan Gustafson.
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It takes 3 years to build a team and 7 to build a program.--Conventional Wisdom
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Posted: 09/22/21 5:08 pm ::: |
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Best players to pass through the University of Iowa players would have to be Michelle Edwards, Toni Foster, and Megan Gustafson. There is hope that Caitlin Clark, who is also an Iowa native, can equal their successes.
Of native Iowans in the WNBA, all I can think of is Kiah Stokes. If anyone else knows of any please correct me!
Canadian Bridget Carleton went to that other state school in Iowa who we don't need to talk about.
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summertime blues
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Posted: 09/22/21 6:28 pm ::: |
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Best players to pass through the University of Iowa players would have to be Michelle Edwards, Toni Foster, and Megan Gustafson. There is hope that Caitlin Clark, who is also an Iowa native, can equal their successes.
Of native Iowans in the WNBA, all I can think of is Kiah Stokes. If anyone else knows of any please correct me!
Canadian Bridget Carleton went to that other state school in Iowa who we don't need to talk about. |
I notice you don't mention the Joens girls...because of that other school?
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It takes 3 years to build a team and 7 to build a program.--Conventional Wisdom
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