It has boggled my feeble mind that Wisconsin didn't hit the transfer portal hard/at all to help fill out this roster. You mention Illinois quick turnaround with Shauna Green...who used the transfer portal to her advantage and then you look at Moseley's previous two seasons in Madison...where she used the transfer portal to bring in a veteran point guard (Avery LaBarbera and Katie Nelson), who ended up being one of the best players on the team both years.
There were a number of talented players in the portal that had ties to the state of Wisconsin and, as far as I could tell, none of them seriously considered the Badgers. While there isn't nearly as much online coverage of the WBB portal when compared to MBB, I am plugged in enough to Wisconsin WBB that I would've heard about UW being in the mix for at least ONE transfer, and I didn't.
I hope the freshmen are ready to contribute right away and I'm excited to see what Williams looks like as the focal point of the Wisconsin offense but this will most likely be a down year for UW compared to the last two. Moseley will, presumably, get at least a fourth year at the helm in Madison but next year will be crucial in her long-term status as Wisconsin's head coach. However, to be honest, I don't know who UW would even get to replace her that would be markedly better so she will get a lot of leeway unless something goes wrong off the court.
It has boggled my feeble mind that Wisconsin didn't hit the transfer portal hard/at all to help fill out this roster. You mention Illinois quick turnaround with Shauna Green...who used the transfer portal to her advantage and then you look at Moseley's previous two seasons in Madison...where she used the transfer portal to bring in a veteran point guard (Avery LaBarbera and Katie Nelson), who ended up being one of the best players on the team both years.
There were a number of talented players in the portal that had ties to the state of Wisconsin and, as far as I could tell, none of them seriously considered the Badgers. While there isn't nearly as much online coverage of the WBB portal when compared to MBB, I am plugged in enough to Wisconsin WBB that I would've heard about UW being in the mix for at least ONE transfer, and I didn't.
I hope the freshmen are ready to contribute right away and I'm excited to see what Williams looks like as the focal point of the Wisconsin offense but this will most likely be a down year for UW compared to the last two. Moseley will, presumably, get at least a fourth year at the helm in Madison but next year will be crucial in her long-term status as Wisconsin's head coach. However, to be honest, I don't know who UW would even get to replace her that would be markedly better so she will get a lot of leeway unless something goes wrong off the court.