Why Lauren Betts transferred to UCLA & will Tara VanDerveer & Cameron Brink regret it?

[@siyanda_nyamela]

Tara V fumbled hard!! How do you NOT start both Lauren and Cameron against a good defensive team like Ole Miss?? You use both Brink and Betts, that gives the opponent a lot to think about, do they double team Brink or Betts, all in the while this opens up more space for Haley Jones to operate freely and it also gives Hannah Jump open-looks who's the best 3-point shooter on the team... I just feel Stanford had it all, very good Post players inside and outside shooters, but they fumbled. Can't wait for Brink vs Betts, I love Cameron's game but I get the feeling Lauren will get W.

[@sekulrtsnfnugg6126]

They didn't fu ble anything. She did play, but chose to transfer. Hard to do anything about that. Brink dominated against UCLA.

[@JohnRoot34231]

Betts has come out and said that her transfer didn't have that much to do with playing time. She said she didn't feel like she got adequate "support" at Stanford. Not sure exactly what that means, As far as her kicking Cameron Brink's butt in practice, I highly doubt it.

[@tomcastro779]

Smoke and mirrors, smoke and mirrors. Wow what a huge LIE betts told the media. That's funny non of Tara's players past or present have ever said that they didn't feel supported. If you're gonna lie betts atleast say something that makes sense..not being supported is a general description of a problem where you can tell other lies or make other excuses . It all goes back to what I said awhile ago, Betts is a low character individual and it's beginning to show. BTW I guess Betts wasn't the ANSWER .look at UCLAs ranking.

[@usveteran9893]

Watching some videos of Lauren Betts playing I think she could be so dominating it would be amazing. 6'7" and you see how she dominates under the rim. I think she could average 30 points a game, especially when you consider few teams have a player to match up to that height.

[@calvinh.4682]

Lauren Betts's decision to transfer from Stanford was a huge surprise for me. Once that decision was made public I expected her to transfer to a school like ND not UCLA though. Stanford's offense lacks imagination and was too stagnant. This lead to their downfall in the NCAA tournament. Their offense is too dependent on scoring in the paint. Too many of their guards are not encourage to spread the floor by shooting or attempting more 3's. Poor coaching job by head coach Tara VanDerveer. I expect Cameron Brink to continue her great play and development. However, I expect Stanford to struggle big time in the Pak12 and not win the conference. I'm expect UCLA to win the Pak12.

[@back2sports]

I suspect UCLA as easier for parents to travel to see her as they are based in Colorado. I think Utah will win the pac 12. But will be fun to watch

[@ElisePerformances]

I was really disappointed by how sparingly Tare used Bets. As a number 1 draft pick, riding the bench, I was pretty sure Bets would transfer.

[@tomcastro779]

People People Betts was never a number 1 draft pick,she was a top 5 RECRUIT in the nation.Instead of bringing along slowly and allowing her to acclimate to the college game which Stanford was doing. Someone told her she was the best(her daddy) and so Stanford wasn't good enough and playing time wasn't enough even tho originally she said that would be expected. So she took her toys and went to UCLA and was thrown into the lions den. The greatest player on the greatest team? Look at the Rankings people look at the Rankings Rankings. Not saying she doesn't have potential I just haven't seen it yet.

[@icitnow]

I hadn't kept track of all the transfers from the portal. This is great news. I am a UCLA fan, and loved seeing how far the Women's team went last year. Brink is a great player, but sometimes her personality bugs me-I am all for competitiveness but sometimes it ends up being just talking trash. I am not a Warriors/Curry fan either so that connection affects my thinking on this. I can't wait till UCLA and Stanford play. It's a huge rivalry anyway, but with Betts and Brink matching up, not to mention Osborne, and Kiki, it should be very competitive and fun to watch.

[@back2sports]

Should be good to be a UCLA fan this year. Enjoy

[@markalanjacobson]

Huge Rivalry? Maybe for UCLA. Just another game for Stanford has consistently beaten them for ump-teen years.

[@icitnow]

@@markalanjacobson A rivalry could be any set of games. Stanford has always been a power, in Women's basketball but UCLA, while not winning the matchups often, is not a pushover, especially the last few years, even with injuries etc.

[@arthur-ri4zo]

Brinks is a dirty player and never gets called for it. Just wait until she hits the pro's. The sistas will flatten her face if she tries that cheating crap on them.

[@icitnow]

@@arthur-ri4zo I have seen some rough play from her and she tends to get calls. (or not get called for fouls) I have seen her talk s____ more than a few times. It's not needed when she's guarding someone 4-6" shorter. The fist pumping is just kind of silly to me. Yeah, I have seen her get in some gal's face about a block and that gal DID NOT like it. That won't go over well in the WNBA.

[@dale629]

I have no idea why Lauren optioned for UCLA. The most obvious reason, she is pretty much guaranteed to start at UCLA. She likely would not be a starter at Stanford. Lauren and Cameron both do their best work near the basket. Cameron is probably the best defensive center in college ball. She is a ball swatting phenom. I really don't believe there was bad blood at Stanford. I also believe relegating Stanford to 16th best in the nation is absurd.

[@d76778]

Did you watch them get blown out by Gonzaga? Didn’t do too hot against Colorado either. Stanford will go 13-5 in the pac 12 at best- and that’s with only having to play the LA teams and Colorado + Utah once. I suspect they’ll also lose to Oregon state and one of the Washington schools. They’re not the top dawgs this year. And if ucla plays well against them, I suspect they’ll lose by 20

[@tomcastro779]

Well well a year later UCLA has gone from 2 or 3 to #14 or the middle of the pack of Pac12 so much for the greatness of L.Betts (the SLUG) And the one time she had a chance to back up her trash talk and to prove she's better than Cam Brink she comes up with some mysterious physical problem/illness that nobody wants to talk about.And after ucla loss to Stanford 80-60 less than a week later she's all better. I think the best quote came from Betts coach after the loss to Stanford "the way Stanford played tonight Having Betts wouldn't have made a difference " WHAT???!!!! so much for the Greatness of Betts.

[@back2sports]

Tara is happy she is gone? Hmmm

[@MMoses87]

Stanford demolishing UCLA yesterday without Betts brought me here

[@back2sports]

Video did not age the best. would love to see UCLA full strength vs Stanford at PAC 12 tournament.

[@sekulrtsnfnugg6126]

@@back2sports ucla is using Betts too much though. She's going to get injuries bc of the load! Meanwhile all-Americans are glued to the bench. Those will probably do a Betts and dominate against UCLA!

[@alanlee3236]

I'm curious why say Betts dominated Brink in practice. Where did you find that? Can't wait to see this matchup next season.

[@back2sports]

I did not make that clear, sorry. I was trying to say in her mind what she might have thought. Instead - I should have said something like I am putting up equal numbers when I get playing time. However, I am curious to see how they go when they match up. Most feel Brink will go better as Betts a bit of a plotter. However I think Brink will likely get in foul trouble as she will try to block everything to make a point. We shall see.

[@JohnViolette0]

I too was wondering whether Betts was beating Brink in practice, or whether that was conjecture. The other question that comes to mind is whether they can play on the court together. Perhaps this would be impossible because Betts lacks the quickness to cover anyone in the open court, and Brink is too foul-prone to put out there? (Switching sports/coasts, as good as Sanogo and Clingan were last year for the Huskies, they virtually never played together.)

[@tomcastro779]

I was the one that pointed out Betts trash talk about her dominating Brink in practice. The quote came from a KZbin piece intitled "the real reason why Betts left Standford". FYI today's date is Mon Feb 26 Look at the Pac12 standings ucla is in the middle of the pack. Nationally ucla isn't ranked very high. So much for the great Lauren 'the slug' Betts. OVERATED

[@sekulrtsnfnugg6126]

@@back2sports funny scenarios. The refs are so soft and give Brink fouls for everything. Happened both in NCAA and in the WNBA!

[@santi09yt3]

Brink is the best player!!!

[@keithanderson7141]

Great show and big loss of Betts and the other two players. I don’t think Betts has the agility yet to outperform Brink in their future match up. However, I do think UCLA has the better team and will probably win at least one out of two and the PAC 12 🏆

[@back2sports]

Thanks for nice comment but my pic pac12 is Utah

[@sekulrtsnfnugg6126]

What are you talking about regretting? She did play, but chose to transfer anyway. And it's strange to try to make an argument out of it. UCLA have players that hardly plays. Betts played waaay more at Stanford than some at UCLA.

[@back2sports]

Well was in video - the minutes she got at the end of season were a joke. Now Betts and Kiki gone and.Tara.retired. Stanford is going into SEC with a weak team So yes I think they should have some regret.

[@sekulrtsnfnugg6126]

@@back2sports but she was playing. There's nothing to regrett. And as I said, it's really not much of a argument. UCLA does the same thing with some of theirs.

[@StevePittman-vz7xx]

Lauren leaving Stanford is a huge loss. She has a very good younger sister also.........

[@back2sports]

Yes it is and yes she does

[@StevePittman-vz7xx]

@@back2sports my granddaughter has played with and against Sienna; she is also a neat young lady.

[@buzzard6410]

Does Cameron have more talent? Sure. But is the spread all that wide? I don't think so. But as is often said, the greatest ability is availability. Brink is constantly getting into foul trouble. And Lauren seems to never have that problem. So, all that ability is sitting on the bench while Lauren is on the court. We'll see if Brinks has to guard Betts when the two teams meet. And If Betts puts Brink on the bench. That is going to tell a lot!

[@back2sports]

Yep looking forward to their match up

[@sekulrtsnfnugg6126]

Refs suck.

[@stevemeier9514]

Should be a great match up, but Cameron Brink is a better all around player, and should win the battle. Should be a fun game to watch.

[@back2sports]

I agree it will be fun to watch. Beers at Oregon st did good job on Betts and won the match up & helped keep them in the game

[@nottoomuch87]

The only thing Betts is better at than Cam is being tall. Do y'all even watch the teams and players?

[@back2sports]

We shall see when they match up. Will Brink be able to stay on court or will she be on the bench in foul trouble?

[@buzzard6410]

Brink might be the more dynamic player but Betts has better fundamentals around the rim and can stay on the floor. Foul trouble in better than half of the games tells you that defensively Cameron is not as sound.

[@nottoomuch87]

@@back2sports She has improved every year, so I'm sure she'll be up to the task.

[@nottoomuch87]

@buzzard6410 Cam is the best post defender in the country. She gets called for fouls because she's aggressive. Betts can barely move her feet, which is the reason she played such few minutes at Stanford. Literally just watched her in the Americup and she's the backup center to Angel Reese and Janiah Baker, who are both 6'3.

[@alanlee3236]

@@back2sports Dude, really? Brink is a legit BEAST. Lauren has a lot to learn to get to that level.

[@jessealmaguer7669]

Her transfer was supposing but it wasn’t? You just said that

[@back2sports]

Did I say supposing or surprising? Knowing me is was probably supposing. But really what I was meaning to say was it was surprising as Betts comments prior to going to Stanford were how she expected the first year to be tough and was ok with it. However in new portal world no transfer is surprising especially if a top prospect who feels like minutes were low. PS was surprised when Houston Oilers gave gave up 35-3 lead and lost to the Bills but as an Oilers fan I really wasn't surprised.

[@jessealmaguer7669]

@@back2sports you are right I messed up and put supposed instead of surprises I just don’t like the yes and no answer players give when they want to avoid answering a question, but the betts issue is complicated and she may have been tormented to make the move, even if it’s the worst decision her talent will float her to the top I’m sure

[@u2nice3079]

Iriafen. When they play it'll be Betts battling Iriafen. Kiki Rice in the same class as Betts.

[@back2sports]

did I get that wrong in the video. I did this video so long ago I can't remember but yes Rice in same class as Betts and transferred. As well Iriafen played well last night vs Utah

[@stevemeier9514]

Looks like Stanford and Cameron Brink have won the battle to this point. Brink is a way stronger player all around.

[@RobertSalter-v4k]

Suspect you are right in thinking that she was outplaying Brink in practice and got fed up with that not relating to more playing time in the big, end-of-season games...

[@nottoomuch87]

No, she was not outplaying Brink in practice, and if you watched stanford closely this season, you would know that. When Betts got on the floor, she was a defensive liability and very slow. That being said, she definitely should have been playing more minutes, but so should have Fran, Demetre, and Ashten. Tara's rotations were terrible the entire year.

[@back2sports]

Probably not but wonder in her mind she thought she was. If she would have gone to any other school (except South Carolina ) she would have got more minutes. I do look forward to watching her match up against Brink this year just to see how they match up against each other.

[@alanlee3236]

@@nottoomuch87 Agreed. I never understood Prechtel, Belibi, and Betts getting only 5 minutes in multiple game. Kiki too. And you're right about Betts's footspeed.

[@arthur-ri4zo]

@@alanlee3236 That's because the coach is past her prime.

[@jerrykibbe6363]

Wish she’d gone to UConn She would not have been the best player on the court but by far the best big w

[@quickdraw6790]

She transferred because she realized the tara couldn't help develop her skill set tara also started players ahead of her just because they were seniors not better players

[@fingerpickingood1900]

Betts should’ve gone to Iowa. Although they are (UCLA) are undefeated 13-0, I think with Clark feeding her she might have led all bigs in scoring and made the team strong enough to win it all this year. With stulke,and Betts in the middle with Clark ,Davis and Martin in the front court, Iowa might be unstoppable.

[@back2sports]

Think she has done alright with UCLA

[@richardthelionheart5594]

I'm on the brink of betting Betts over Brink.

[@arthur-ri4zo]

Tara's time as a coach is passing buy. She gets the top recruits only because of "Stanford". She can't coach & can't teach. She's accumulated all those wins because of her amount of years coaching. She's 6 wins ahead of Geno. But it has taken her 6 more years to do this. Unfortunately Tara will stick around for the big paycheck.

[@markalanjacobson]

no she's not sticking around for a big paycheck. She loves Stanford, a program she build single handedly. No one accumulate the number of wins and championships that Tara has and "can't coach"....nope nope nope

[@arthur-ri4zo]

@@markalanjacobson Geno has 6 wins less than Tara. Geno has coached 6 years less than Tara. That is equivalent to about 225 games. Geno has 11 NCAA Championships. Tara has 3 NCAA Championships. Geno winning % is .885. Tara winning % is .817. So who is the better coach...GENO, without a doubt. Tara is past her prime. Good players are bailing out on her.

[@vikb3131]

Hell, Geno ain't coaching for free. He's sticking around for the big paycheck as well. The game is passing BOTH Geno and Tara by. Both will have issues relating to a certain type of athlete in today's culture. Both are legends but Tara is more impressive to me. It's much harder for her to recruit at Stanford than for Geno at UCONN. Finding academically gifted and great ball players is like finding a needle in a haystack. Stanford is one of the best academic institutions in the country. Kids don't go to Stanford just to play ball. So, you're wrong. It is much harder for Tara and clearly shows she's a great coach. She's done more or as much with less of a talent pool to choose from. I seriously doubt Geno would have had similar success if he were coaching at Stanford or if UCONN was one of this country's elite academic universities.

[@arthur-ri4zo]

@@vikb3131 It's obvious that you don't have a clue to what you're talking about. Let me repeat. You don't have a clue to what you're talking about. If you had a chance to attend a top 5 school in the country (Stanford). Or go to UCONN, a school ranked in the 60's. You'd attend Stanford. Athletes go to UCONN because Geno is a far superior coach. Geno gives you the best chance and training to make it to the WNBA. Like I said earlier. Tara has 6 lifetime wins more than Geno. But Tara has coached 6 years longer than Geno. That's equivalent to about 225 games. Geno built UCONN into a power house after his arrival at UCONN. Prior to his being there. UCONN was an unknown agricultural school. They never had a winning season. Didn't even have their own team office and shared the telephone with one of the other teams. Geno's success as a coach helped to transform UCONN from an unknown agricultural school to a world class University specializing in research and AI. UCONN doesn't get anywhere near the amount of research grants that Stanford receive. Stanford on the other hand. Was a well known University with plenty of money. Had all the resources needed to be successful. There wasn't much for Tara to do in building a program. Stanford hadthe resources and Tara did not have to worry about financial issues. The game is slowly passing by Tara. Tara didn't have the sense to play Betts with Brink. Betts lack of minutes is why she left. But the game is definitely not passing Geno. Stanford has just lost one of the top post players in the NCAAW to UCLA. Impact players don't leave UCONN. Some players have left and regretted it. One said so publicly during the beginning of the summer. The ones that have left were malcontents, bench players or unable to prove themselves at a higher level. They were never able to accomplish anything after leaving UCONN. They go to UCONN to learn basketball skills. They go to Stanford for the diploma. Knowing full well that the chances of making it to the WNBA are slim. I hope Cameron Brink has a good back surgeon. She'll be carrying Stanford on her back all year. The only thing holding UCONN back is the injuries. The one thing that has ruined the college game is NIL (Name Image Likeness) College sports are not amateur anymore. The colleges willing to pony up fake monetary payments to athletes are the one's that will win now. The best example is LSU. In one year went from a chump school to national champs. This was because of NIL. But give credit to Mulkey. I place her third behind Geno and Pat as the best coaches all time. Athletes aren't necessarily going to the top schools anymore. If you check ESPN recruiting. Many are now staying within their home state, region or going to where they'll get the best NIL deals. This has been happening in Texas for the last 20 years. Texas athletes tend to stay home versus other states. Time for you to whine about something you might have a speck of knowledge on, it's definitely not in comparing a living legend like Geno with a wannabee like Tara. ** As for that foolish statement you said about Geno sticking around for the big pay check. A couple years back there was a fiscal crisis in Connecticutt. Geno publicly said he would not take a paycheck if there was a shortage of school funds. Stanford is a private school. They can charge what they want. I doubt if Tara would work for free. Stanford will never face a situation of not being able to pay their coaches. UCONN is a state school having protocols to follow. Meanwhile, look at the Stanford University Endowment Fund. A whopping $38 BILLION as of 2021. UCONN has an endowment of $ 602 MILLION as of 2021. 🏀

[@TheDisruptiveOne]

She won’t regret it because she is retiring soon.

[@richardernsberger5692]

It's the age of athlete entitlement, I'm sorry to say. The players get their feelings hurt easily and transfer these days for all sorts of silly reasons. As Michigan State men's coach Tom Izzo said last year, a player has one bad day now and decides to transfer. Of course, now, a lot of players transfer because of NIL money--and it's very possible that UCLA waved a hefty NIL deal in front of Betts---more than Stanford was/is willing to pay--and that's why she left. I think that's very possible. I'm speculating, but when she says she didn't get enough "support" at Stanford, maybe she's referring to financial support. I certainly think there are limits to how seriously Stanford wants to dive into the seedy waters of NIL deals--and it most certainly is seedy. As for the issue of playing time: Butts says that wasn't an issue and we should believe her. Still, it's unusual for a top prospect center to sign with a school that has the sport's best center (or one of the best) and she has two years left to play. That could certainly create a playing-time situation. Hope it works out well for everyone.

[@banjo544]

Academics??

[@hiallitskev]

🎉Betts is smart. More should have left, just to get away from that old "prune" van devere.

[@arthur-ri4zo]

Great remark. I likened her more like a Sun-maid raisin from a box expired in 2010.

[@danwayment6842]

She should have picked UConn.

[@tomcastro779]

Im sorry but lauren betts is a slug. Her only offense is standing under the basket for layup.A good shooting team can beat ucla as 3 losses show.

[@back2sports]

Well maybe but puts up numbers 15 PTS, 8 reb, 2 blocks per game and shoots 68% from floor. Happy to have that on my team!

[@Guernika_NorCal]

​@@back2sportsthe move seems to have worked out for both teams. Brink and Iriafen are both super agile and run the floor so well. I can't picture Betts keeping up. Iriafen's game has improved so much. UCLA is better with Betts, so if LB is happier it's a win win for all

[@marksdeliciousadventures506]

Betts couldn't even get up and down the floor. When you play for Tara as a freshman, sometimes you have to wait, even if you're the #1 pick, considering you have a stacked roster full of seniors. I can't wait to see Betts vs Brink, because Cameron will have NO PROBLEM shutting her down. She's as slow as an old plow horse.

[@alanfoster6589]

Zach Edey's kinda slow, too, but....

[@StoryGordon]

Why she transferred is none of our business.

[@back2sports]

1 thanks for watching video if you did watch it. 2 confused as if you feel it is none of our business then why would you watch video titled why did Lauren Betts transfer?

[@StoryGordon]

@@back2sports - My point is that what these women choose is their business, not ours.

[@fingerpickingood1900]

Betts should have gone to Iowa. Czinano gone Betts could've gotten 30+minutes and double doubles every game. Also getting to play with Caitlin Clark getting dimes from her in handfuls.

[@back2sports]

Check back in 8 hours an Iowa video is coming! Thanks for watching

[@arthur-ri4zo]

She should of gone to UCONN.

[@fingerpickingood1900]

@@arthur-ri4zo unconn has a big. Iowa doesn't since czinano left.

[@arthur-ri4zo]

@@fingerpickingood1900 But the jinx continues for UCONN. Redshirt freshman center Jana El Alfy will miss the entire 2023-24 season after she ruptured her left Achilles tendon during the FIBA U19 World Cup in Spain over the weekend, UConn announced in a statement Tuesday.

[@fingerpickingood1900]

@arthur-ri4zo uconn has paige and that's really all they need. To me she's the best female baller ever and will help transform the wnba to a watchable sport.

[@padee962]

Typical bs making up stuff. Specific. Mom was right

[@politicallil7060]

Betts is confused and doesn't know what she wants. Why would you say you don't want to be the best player on the team when you walk in and then have a pouty face when the coach trying to accommodate your mouth was taking her time to develop you. Go somewhere you can instantly play if you want to instantly play some of these basketball players are double-minded and not making any sense.

[@bernardriggs2079]

Maybe she want to play with Kiki. Maybe she didn’t like Sanford after arriving. Maybe she wanted a different coach. He choice .Kids are usually indecisive