Dykstra in Portal

[MSU01]

Hannah played 3.5 minutes per game this past season, I don't think we need to dig too deep to find the likeliest reason for her to transfer to a school where she'll play more.

[84CatGrad]

Taylor Feldman (formerly of NAU) has committed to Purdue. That would seem to bode well for Marah's chances to get some offers from a bigger conference with stronger competition.

I predict Taylor Feldman will play about 10 minutes/game. Darian White was four time all Big Sky, two-time Big Sky player of the year, two time Big Sky defensive player of the year, and she only played about 20 minutes/game after transferring to Nebraska. In the Big 12 tourney and NCAA tourney she only played about 6 minutes/game.

[Joe Bobcat]

Taylor Feldman (formerly of NAU) has committed to Purdue. That would seem to bode well for Marah's chances to get some offers from a bigger conference with stronger competition.

I predict Taylor Feldman will play about 10 minutes/game. Darian White was four time all Big Sky, two-time Big Sky player of the year, two time Big Sky defensive player of the year, and she only played about 20 minutes/game after transferring to Nebraska. In the Big 12 tourney and NCAA tourney she only played about 6 minutes/game.

It should come as no surprise at all that playing time would be less for anyone going from BSC to Big 12.
Do we know if injury played any part in the amount of playing time she got at any point in her season?
It seems to me that she did battle some injuries.

[lutecat]

Taylor Feldman (formerly of NAU) has committed to Purdue. That would seem to bode well for Marah's chances to get some offers from a bigger conference with stronger competition.

I predict Taylor Feldman will play about 10 minutes/game. Darian White was four time all Big Sky, two-time Big Sky player of the year, two time Big Sky defensive player of the year, and she only played about 20 minutes/game after transferring to Nebraska. In the Big 12 tourney and NCAA tourney she only played about 6 minutes/game.

She was injured. She started most of the season until injured. The injury really limited her. I think she was playing minutes in the high 20's before the injury.

[tetoncat]

Taylor Feldman (formerly of NAU) has committed to Purdue. That would seem to bode well for Marah's chances to get some offers from a bigger conference with stronger competition.

I predict Taylor Feldman will play about 10 minutes/game. Darian White was four time all Big Sky, two-time Big Sky player of the year, two time Big Sky defensive player of the year, and she only played about 20 minutes/game after transferring to Nebraska. In the Big 12 tourney and NCAA tourney she only played about 6 minutes/game.

She was injured. She started most of the season until injured. The injury really limited her. I think she was playing minutes in the high 20's before the injury.

Dalton Knecht minutes didn't drop and overall it worked pretty well for him. It is all about fit. If players go somewhere with returnering starters or players with significant minutes at their position returning, playing time may suffer.

[MSU01]

Taylor Feldman (formerly of NAU) has committed to Purdue. That would seem to bode well for Marah's chances to get some offers from a bigger conference with stronger competition.

I predict Taylor Feldman will play about 10 minutes/game. Darian White was four time all Big Sky, two-time Big Sky player of the year, two time Big Sky defensive player of the year, and she only played about 20 minutes/game after transferring to Nebraska. In the Big 12 tourney and NCAA tourney she only played about 6 minutes/game.

She was injured. She started most of the season until injured. The injury really limited her. I think she was playing minutes in the high 20's before the injury.

Dalton Knecht minutes didn't drop and overall it worked pretty well for him. It is all about fit. If players go somewhere with returnering starters or players with significant minutes at their position returning, playing time may suffer.

Raequan Battle started and played a lot at West Virginia as well. Purdue has been one of the worst Big 10 WBB programs recently and NAU was 50 spots higher than them in the Net rankings this past season, so the level of external competition will go way up but maybe not the level of internal competition for playing time.

[tetoncat]

Taylor Feldman (formerly of NAU) has committed to Purdue. That would seem to bode well for Marah's chances to get some offers from a bigger conference with stronger competition.

I predict Taylor Feldman will play about 10 minutes/game. Darian White was four time all Big Sky, two-time Big Sky player of the year, two time Big Sky defensive player of the year, and she only played about 20 minutes/game after transferring to Nebraska. In the Big 12 tourney and NCAA tourney she only played about 6 minutes/game.

She was injured. She started most of the season until injured. The injury really limited her. I think she was playing minutes in the high 20's before the injury.

Dalton Knecht minutes didn't drop and overall it worked pretty well for him. It is all about fit. If players go somewhere with returnering starters or players with significant minutes at their position returning, playing time may suffer.

Raequan Battle started and played a lot at West Virginia as well. Purdue has been one of the worst Big 10 WBB programs recently and NAU was 50 spots higher than them in the Net rankings this past season, so the level of external competition will go way up but maybe not the level of internal competition for playing time.

Maybe. They also played in a better conference. Put MSU or NAU with last years teams in their conference, NET rankings would have been much lower.

[MSU01]

Taylor Feldman (formerly of NAU) has committed to Purdue. That would seem to bode well for Marah's chances to get some offers from a bigger conference with stronger competition.

I predict Taylor Feldman will play about 10 minutes/game. Darian White was four time all Big Sky, two-time Big Sky player of the year, two time Big Sky defensive player of the year, and she only played about 20 minutes/game after transferring to Nebraska. In the Big 12 tourney and NCAA tourney she only played about 6 minutes/game.

She was injured. She started most of the season until injured. The injury really limited her. I think she was playing minutes in the high 20's before the injury.

Dalton Knecht minutes didn't drop and overall it worked pretty well for him. It is all about fit. If players go somewhere with returnering starters or players with significant minutes at their position returning, playing time may suffer.

Raequan Battle started and played a lot at West Virginia as well. Purdue has been one of the worst Big 10 WBB programs recently and NAU was 50 spots higher than them in the Net rankings this past season, so the level of external competition will go way up but maybe not the level of internal competition for playing time.

Maybe. They also played in a better conference. Put MSU or NAU with last years teams in their conference, NET rankings would have been much lower.

I'm not so sure about that, MSU and NAU combined for a 3-1 record against the Big 12 last year so I think either team would have been reasonably competitive in that conference. Especially playing half their games at home as the Big Sky went 2-0 in home games against power conference teams last year (NAU over Arizona, UM over Washington).

[Bobcat4Ever]

Speaking of Darian — I watched quite a few of her games with Nebraska. She won the starting job fair and square and split time with her backup who was a totally hot prospect from Australia I am thinking. She was a scary good three-point shooter which Darian still wasn’t. Darian got a pretty bad lower leg injury about with about four games to go. She missed some games and got to play in the tournament but was basically limping around the court.

So, she did transfer and become the starting point guard on a pretty fair Big-18 team. She got to play against Caitlin Clark a couple of times, and did not get blown away. Size was her disadvantage in that matchup. Darian still liked to start the offense on the left side and her teardrop and many trips to the foul line kept working for her. A very successful use of her 5th year and a reunion with assistant coach Julian Assibe.

[lutecat]

Speaking of Darian — I watched quite a few of her games with Nebraska. She won the starting job fair and square and split time with her backup who was a totally hot prospect from Australia I am thinking. She was a scary good three-point shooter which Darian still wasn’t. Darian got a pretty bad lower leg injury about with about four games to go. She missed some games and got to play in the tournament but was basically limping around the court.

So, she did transfer and become the starting point guard on a pretty fair Big-18 team. She got to play against Caitlin Clark a couple of times, and did not get blown away. Size was her disadvantage in that matchup. Darian still liked to start the offense on the left side and her teardrop and many trips to the foul line kept working for her. A very successful use of her 5th year and a reunion with assistant coach Julian Assibe.

If i remember correctly didn't they beat Iowa and CC the first time they played that year,

[SACCAT]

Dykstra committed to Michgan State per her Instagram

[ClowderUp]

Dykstra committed to Michgan State per her Instagram

That's a nice jump for her. I'm thinking her film with the Canada National Team actually helped too. Fine. I retract my comment early in this thread.

[AFCAT]

[lutecat]

I know I may sound hypocritical but I love this for Marah. We wouldn't hold it against anyone for entering a new challenge for a job. I celebrate it and love it for their growth. I love this. I dont fault Robbins to Weber for the same reasons. I still don't love Nat to Sac.

[Bobcat4Ever]

Good comments @lutecat.

After letting this all settle for a couple of weeks, that’s right where I am feeling. I think it has helped that Marah very clearly articulated her reason for leaving. She did what she said — can’t fault that. I predicted she would move to the east and she did. The Canadian team is headquartered in Toronto and she is now positioned with a much easier commute. This may have almost been a necessary physical relocation for her. I’m going to miss her greatly, darn it.

Hannah also did leave a message behind, and it was necessarily cryptic as it seemed like very personal things were her motivators. I have to her one black check mark for transferring in-conference — does anyone know if she is LDS? A move to Idaho State or any of the Utah schools can be pretty attractive. I think she is going to play very well.

Natalie — once again, I predicted she would move south and west. A scan through her Insta and VSCO postings, and her vacations are all in locations with palm trees. No snow pictures for Natalie. I believe that one of her major drivers for transferring was simply climate. Sacramento weather suits her activities that are outside of gymnasiums much better than Bozeman. Once again a black mark for staying in-conference, but there aren’t a lot of palm-tree schools that are not pretty high-profile. Clearly USC and UCLA and the Arizona schools, Fresno State, etc. aren’t probable. Really, the FCS schools are the most likely. So it’s Sac State.

[MSU01]

Good comments @lutecat.

After letting this all settle for a couple of weeks, that’s right where I am feeling. I think it has helped that Marah very clearly articulated her reason for leaving. She did what she said — can’t fault that. I predicted she would move to the east and she did. The Canadian team is headquartered in Toronto and she is now positioned with a much easier commute. This may have almost been a necessary physical relocation for her. I’m going to miss her greatly, darn it.

Hannah also did leave a message behind, and it was necessarily cryptic as it seemed like very personal things were her motivators. I have to her one black check mark for transferring in-conference — does anyone know if she is LDS? A move to Idaho State or any of the Utah schools can be pretty attractive. I think she is going to play very well.

Natalie — once again, I predicted she would move south and west. A scan through her Insta and VSCO postings, and her vacations are all in locations with palm trees. No snow pictures for Natalie. I believe that one of her major drivers for transferring was simply climate. Sacramento weather suits her activities that are outside of gymnasiums much better than Bozeman. Once again a black mark for staying in-conference, but there aren’t a lot of palm-tree schools that are not pretty high-profile. Clearly USC and UCLA and the Arizona schools, Fresno State, etc. aren’t probable. Really, the FCS schools are the most likely. So it’s Sac State.

That's a great opportunity for Marah, Michigan State seems to play a pretty similar style to what MSU does with high numbers of turnovers forced and a very good turnover margin. I think she'll fit in well there and it's hard to fault a move from the Big Sky to the Big Ten.

Natalie had plenty of other potential options within California, the Big West is almost entirely composed of UC and Cal State schools and you've also got all the WCC teams like Pepperdine, LMU, San Diego, St. Mary's, USF, Pacific, and Loree Payne's new school Santa Clara. Too bad for us that she chose the one school out of that group that's in the Big Sky and not the Big West or WCC.

Still waiting patiently to find out about a few players who will be coming to MSU instead of departing! I am optimistic that we're going to be very happy when we find out who Binford is able to bring to Bozeman for next year to supplement the current roster and incoming freshman class.

[JohnGotti]

Hopefully it all works out for them. Can’t wait to see for Dystra and her playing time. Natalie will definetly get some quality minutes and maybe score some serous points. But who really knows. We will find out next season.

[Bobcat4Ever]

Good comments @lutecat.

After letting this all settle for a couple of weeks, that’s right where I am feeling. I think it has helped that Marah very clearly articulated her reason for leaving. She did what she said — can’t fault that. I predicted she would move to the east and she did. The Canadian team is headquartered in Toronto and she is now positioned with a much easier commute. This may have almost been a necessary physical relocation for her. I’m going to miss her greatly, darn it.

Hannah also did leave a message behind, and it was necessarily cryptic as it seemed like very personal things were her motivators. I have to her one black check mark for transferring in-conference — does anyone know if she is LDS? A move to Idaho State or any of the Utah schools can be pretty attractive. I think she is going to play very well.

Natalie — once again, I predicted she would move south and west. A scan through her Insta and VSCO postings, and her vacations are all in locations with palm trees. No snow pictures for Natalie. I believe that one of her major drivers for transferring was simply climate. Sacramento weather suits her activities that are outside of gymnasiums much better than Bozeman. Once again a black mark for staying in-conference, but there aren’t a lot of palm-tree schools that are not pretty high-profile. Clearly USC and UCLA and the Arizona schools, Fresno State, etc. aren’t probable. Really, the FCS schools are the most likely. So it’s Sac State.

That's a great opportunity for Marah, Michigan State seems to play a pretty similar style to what MSU does with high numbers of turnovers forced and a very good turnover margin. I think she'll fit in well there and it's hard to fault a move from the Big Sky to the Big Ten.

Natalie had plenty of other potential options within California, the Big West is almost entirely composed of UC and Cal State schools and you've also got all the WCC teams like Pepperdine, LMU, San Diego, St. Mary's, USF, Pacific, and Loree Payne's new school Santa Clara. Too bad for us that she chose the one school out of that group that's in the Big Sky and not the Big West or WCC.

Still waiting patiently to find out about a few players who will be coming to MSU instead of departing! I am optimistic that we're going to be very happy when we find out who Binford is able to bring to Bozeman for next year to supplement the current roster and incoming freshman class.

I forgot to mention that Michigan also has a very significant Dutch-ancestry presence, like northwestern Washington, parts of Iowa, and the Gallatin Valley have. The small city of Holland, Michigan is not kidding. With that aspect, I feel like Marah has settled into a really good situation. Since we try to watch most of the Iowa women’s games on TV, last year we watched Darian and I guess this year it will be Marah.

My words didn’t come out right at all with Natalie — thanks for the mention of the Big West and WCC schools. A few pretty good teams in that group but many are not above Big Sky level. It’s quite possible she didn’t receive offers from them. I’m more eager than ever for Sac State to step away from the Big Sky.

[MSU01]

Good comments @lutecat.

After letting this all settle for a couple of weeks, that’s right where I am feeling. I think it has helped that Marah very clearly articulated her reason for leaving. She did what she said — can’t fault that. I predicted she would move to the east and she did. The Canadian team is headquartered in Toronto and she is now positioned with a much easier commute. This may have almost been a necessary physical relocation for her. I’m going to miss her greatly, darn it.

Hannah also did leave a message behind, and it was necessarily cryptic as it seemed like very personal things were her motivators. I have to her one black check mark for transferring in-conference — does anyone know if she is LDS? A move to Idaho State or any of the Utah schools can be pretty attractive. I think she is going to play very well.

Natalie — once again, I predicted she would move south and west. A scan through her Insta and VSCO postings, and her vacations are all in locations with palm trees. No snow pictures for Natalie. I believe that one of her major drivers for transferring was simply climate. Sacramento weather suits her activities that are outside of gymnasiums much better than Bozeman. Once again a black mark for staying in-conference, but there aren’t a lot of palm-tree schools that are not pretty high-profile. Clearly USC and UCLA and the Arizona schools, Fresno State, etc. aren’t probable. Really, the FCS schools are the most likely. So it’s Sac State.

That's a great opportunity for Marah, Michigan State seems to play a pretty similar style to what MSU does with high numbers of turnovers forced and a very good turnover margin. I think she'll fit in well there and it's hard to fault a move from the Big Sky to the Big Ten.

Natalie had plenty of other potential options within California, the Big West is almost entirely composed of UC and Cal State schools and you've also got all the WCC teams like Pepperdine, LMU, San Diego, St. Mary's, USF, Pacific, and Loree Payne's new school Santa Clara. Too bad for us that she chose the one school out of that group that's in the Big Sky and not the Big West or WCC.

Still waiting patiently to find out about a few players who will be coming to MSU instead of departing! I am optimistic that we're going to be very happy when we find out who Binford is able to bring to Bozeman for next year to supplement the current roster and incoming freshman class.

I forgot to mention that Michigan also has a very significant Dutch-ancestry presence, like northwestern Washington, parts of Iowa, and the Gallatin Valley have. The small city of Holland, Michigan is not kidding. With that aspect, I feel like Marah has settled into a really good situation. Since we try to watch most of the Iowa women’s games on TV, last year we watched Darian and I guess this year it will be Marah.

My words didn’t come out right at all with Natalie — thanks for the mention of the Big West and WCC schools. A few pretty good teams in that group but many are not above Big Sky level. It’s quite possible she didn’t receive offers from them. I’m more eager than ever for Sac State to step away from the Big Sky.

Very true, it's impossible for us to know which schools offered Natalie and what options she ended up having to choose from. It will be interesting to see what happens with Sac State in the non-football sports after this coming season, will the Big Sky let them stay in everything but football...and will Sac State even want to stay or will they bail in search of greener pastures.

[JohnGotti]

What kind of NIL money on average do women players make at places like Michigan State?