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How dare you write an objective post instead of complaining how absolutely everything did not go UConns way.

Wow! The desolving of the Old Pac 12 certainly has destroyed the promising Oregon State program.

You are obviously a product of an attitude of the game that has been promoted by the NBA since they began broadcasting on TV. They began to promote the players and not the game. The way the game was called became situational rather than by the actual rules. The stars being promoted were then...

Yes, the official made a great call. It was the right call. Where does the idea that the whistle should be swallowed at the end of games. Why should an official decide when to make fouls calls and when not. A non call impacts the game as much as a call does. Should the official swallow the...

There are multiple issues at play here with only one being if this was a foul. It can be excused in real time, depending on the from where it was viewed, to think this constituted a sight bit of movement. Like the woman annouceer statee " Edwards did lean into her slightly.". My inital viewing I...

Usually the defender does not get the space unless they are set with their feet planted, not moving towards the shooter, even if the shooter is not going straight up.

Yesterday I watched a video that showed a frontside court level view of the pick. You could clearly see Edwards back foot leave the ground as she moved towards the defender even after contact. It was not just her body leaning in but her foot moving forward. You can even see her feet seem to...

I believe in the past the US team included certain starting guards that were defensive liabilities. They often needed Atkins on the floor to compensate for them. The level of defense shown in the teams Worlds revealed that that was not the case anymore. That team showed that you could put a...

Oregon State was a much better team that their record projected. They were fighting for the lead in the Pac 12 and then Beers missed a number of games with a broken nose. The level of play in the Pac 12 certainly did not allow for any easy games and Oregon St Pac 12 schedule this season did...

The problem is that you do not know how good this UConn team is until they face the better teams. Beating the tar out of Big East competiition reveals nothing. They were not even challenged once.

Beers missed quite a few of their losses to some of the better conference teams.

Even when UConn had a much better team and stronger teams in their conference, they still were bothered by not having good enough opposition before the NCAA's. The Big East has to be the weakest conference they were in for quite some time. Creighton is over rated at 21. They do not have a single...

In a one on one matchup, Gaitlin would absolutely destroy Pistol Pete. No contest at all. Of course I think any of us could beat the Pistol's dead corpse. Those of us old enough will also remember him for his too large floppy socks.

Playing out of position might influence MVP on a team, but counts little in National AA consideration.

I think you overestimate players on the level of Paige staying an extra year just to play with a friend. At that age and level the concern is more for what is in the best interess of their basketball future. I believe that Paige thinks that due to her injuries staying one more year in college is...

Some fans seem to merged their own self esteem with sports teams and so are emotionally invested in their success. Sports should not be taken personally once the event is over. They just allow a good means of venting emotions that have no other outlet.

A word on Pao Paio, she was injured for her senior year in high school and only came back towards the end of the season. Thus she was vastly under rated nationally. I saw her play in high school and it was obvious she would be an impactful player at the next level. She was fighting injuries her...

The dominance of NY in the east and LV in the west also has been a factor in teams looking for some type of change in order to diminish the talent gap between them and the two dominant teams.

There are far too many in game variables to consider for a coach to focus on all of them at once. A smart coach will allow assistants to focus on certain aspects and keep them abreast.

We are dealing with an entirely different WCBB landscape than just even ten years ago. Geno's system just is not as effective with the present type of players. This has even filtered down to high school and projects it getting progressively worse. Before you guestion my intent, I will say I am...

The Tenn. name and rep certainly helped attract top level recruits for some time after their decline and then Pats retirement. That happens, but the rep has worn off and now it is almost like the program is starting from scratch. The rep even got them higher seedings in the NCAA if not also...

With the recent level of parity in womens college basketball has led to parody in womans college basketball. Teams that are relatively close in ability are capable of knocking each other off on any given night. Since in basketball one can not really predict if someone or some team will have a...

Panic would be based on unfullfilled unrealistic expectations. Better to just wait and see how things work out. It is what it is and might actually turn out better than expected.

To begin with, in the beginning of this thread I pointed out that a major part of UConns appeal came from the success that it players had in the WNBA. My mention of Tuck was basically in that context. Notice my statement of her being over rated was directly followed with " Over drafted". Lets...

Stevens was misrable at UConn for the same reasons she transferred out of Duke. She represents a new breed of player. Stevens leaving UConn hurt the recruiting for other centers. I posted that right after she decided not to retun. Geno needed her to finish her final year. Stevens never wanted to...

Last week both ND and Indiana with one loss were ranked behind UConn with two losses. Loss's have to count for something even if it is too ranked teams. Now UConn might be better than their won loss record but they still have three losses. Some UConn fans seem to feel that the team should only...

Yes there is a big difference between a player out for one game and players out for the season of struggling with injuries. If some UConn fans think they will get a bad ratings break because of their problems, all they have to do is look that they only dropped behind Texas because of that loss...

Edwards was killing Jones off the dribble. That was her weekness at Oregn St as well. She has long legs and has trouble with side to side quickness.

Tuck was never the same after her injury in high school. She was a total beast in high school but due to injuries became highly over rated and over drafted. Conneticut made a big error drafting her. They had two first rounders and could have drafted their top pick and still kept Chelsea Gray...

Geno calling out players is something he has done his entire career. Its part of is coaching techneque. I do not necessarily disapprove. However, I am glad that posters on this site that do not approve of Geno's actions are not giving him a pass at this point. In the past some would talk up arms...

With as much parity as exists in WCBB, how well a team shoots makes a big difference in wins and loses. I always look to see how a team won or lost before making a judgement as to how good or bad a team is. With parity teams face more opponants that are able to beat them when they have lesser...

My post these last couple of months might by some be considered discouraging. I would call them cautionary reality checks. The message seems to have sunk in so now its time to preach optimism. The basketball reality is now such that a lot of teams can beat anyone on any given night. Match ups...

People might laugh, but Dorf is one of the best all around athletes of all time.

Fans are big hypocrites when it comes to applying standards to coaches. Once a coach gets a certain national image, justified or not, the just get heaped upon the rest of their careers. Personally I believe each coach has their own style along with the positives and negatives tha come with it...

She will more likely than not finish her degree at UConn even if she never plays for the team again. Cal had top 2011 recruit that was diagnosed with a heart condition in the summer before she even entered school and she stayed the entire 4 years non dressed on the bench while she got her...