Maybe she was just saying what she thought people wanted to hear but she said at the SEC coaches meetings that playing at Mizzou was a childhood dream or something to that effect. Some of you technology wizards can probably find and post her interview. After watching her last year I came to envy those WP fans who got to watch her for 4 years.
I’m sure that playing at Mizzou was a dream school for her, but I believe she had also mentioned during her recruitment at some point that she wanted to play at MSU.
She took a big jump from her sophomore yr to junior yr, she grew some and became more explosive plus the graduation of other standout players made her more of a focal point.
I have only seen Stokes play a couple of times. She is a very accomplished player. But to say she will be quicker than most D1 players have ever seen is hard to believe. Maybe she will be, but those D1 guards will be quicker and bigger than most players Stokes has ever seen. If her shooting is only average she is going to struggle on the offensive end. Most guards at D1 are going to be 5'10" or taller, her defenders length is going to cause problems.
I actually dont think she will be some big star, but if you look at the NCAA D1 leaders in assists, there are plenty of girls in the 5'2-5'5 range on there
www.ncaa.com
I am not betting against her. I am legitimately curious to see how that goes. I am not being negative about her. I hope she kills it there and we are all celebrating her year
Yeah I am curious too, hence why I started this thread. Hoping she does well for MSU!
I'm hoping she does well too. I saw a lot of her games at MSSU. She is an extremely hard worker, a very smart player with a huge heart, and a huge chip on her shoulder. She was covered by a lot of bigger guards last year (I know they were D2 guards) and she adjusted well to it as the year went along. She also did very good against Wichita State. I don't expect her to be a huge star either, but think she will be a good contributor. Hope she does well!!! We'll miss her at MSSU!
This is not correct, according to the box score on the Lady Bears website.
missouristatebears.com
This is the second D2 team that MSU has lost to in the last few years. They lost to Central Missouri in 2018 before going 25-10 on the year. There is not as large of a talent gap between strong D2 teams and low-to-mid major D1 teams as people like to think. Missouri Western is going to be a strong D2 team this year.
If only you could’ve shown up and watched. I’m not guessing. 4-12, 1 assist. Wholly ineffective.
This is the link to the Lady Bears box score
Women's Basketball vs Missouri Western (Exh.) on 11/1/2023 - Box Score - Missouri State
The official box score of Women's Basketball vs Missouri Western (Exh.) on 11/1/2023
Is there a more official Baldoldman-certified box score available somewhere else that I can take a look at?
That Lady Bear team was a Sweet Sixteen team. They just stumbled out of the gate and then clicked.
We would gladly take her back at MOSO. We hated to see her leave, but we're excited for her to fulfill a childhood dream.Nah, the jury has ruled, she can't play D1.
Send her back to Joplin
Sounds like she was completely ineffective
