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Part of it was she played before TV exposure. But when you're so good that after you beat his team for a spot in the 1985 Final Four "Leon Barmore, Louisiana Tech’s head coach at the time, told Lee after the game: “I’ll be the happiest person when you graduate. Expect my flowers at your...

UConn has clinched first place in the Big East. I think Villanova has the best chance of finishing second: they have 3 games remaining, against the bottom 3 of the league. Marquette is out of consideration for the NCAA. Depaul and Creigton will probably make the NCAAs/. So I think the final...

Carla has two coming in next fall ranked in the top 50. Will be interesting to see if she can really up the recruiting at an Ivy. Her present class is ranked 19th in the country.

I've watched quite a few Big 12 games this season and, TBH, I'm not very impressed by any of them. IA State I think is the best balanced team, but can easily be beaten on a day when the 3 doesn't drop or they have to cope with a good interior offense. OK also has problems: they shoot really...

I think having the extra days of practice and rest before the TN game are more useful at this point in time than playing a bad team. Playing a team that doesn't present any challenge will not improve the team and would probably lead to both mental and physical bad habits. At least the coaching...

In the WCC on the 5th 8-0 BYU takes on 7-0 Gonzaga. I pick BYU on this one by 10. On the same day 6-0 Princeton takes on 6-0 Columbia. I'm picking Princeton by 6 in a close one.

is the reason we will play SC in the Championship game (I am making the big assumption that we beat AZ). I don't think Stanford has anyone that can cope with Boston inside. Brink, while talented, doesn't have the strength to cope with Boston. Perhaps the best matchup overall might be Prechtel...

Sheri Coale has (deservedly) gotten a lot of criticism due to poor program records over recent seasons. I was just watching OU at TTU and was impressed: While not ultra talented or big, I was impressed with OU. They appeared well coached, ran good stuff offensively and had good motion as a...

Coppin State Lady Eagles defeated UMES 66-63. They got that losing streak of their back. Now only one team with no victories. Let's hope Hartford can notch their first victory of the season soon.

Are any of the WBB holiday tournaments being broadcast or streamed and, if so, where?

Among other amazing shooting exploits, she is the only WNBA player to have over 100 threes since the league moved the three point line back. Diana Taurasi set the bar for shooting in 2006, and almost reached it again 12 years later.

Interesting article, particularly regarding the difference in achievement between men's and women's teams. Grad rates for women’s teams in NCAA tournament are exceptional

Fran Belibi made the under 16 team for the US only 21 months after starting to play basketball. An incredible talent. Fran Belibi and her dunking dilemma

The AAC is, by a pretty wide margin, the (choose your adjective: best, strongest, financially stable) of the G5 conferences. But just looking at women's basketball, I wonder if the MAC is potentially a stronger conference in terms of depth of quality women's teams. What say ye?

This is really hard to do after a great season (ask Napheesa). It's especially hard to do if you are the senior star of the team and the focus of every opposing team's defensive effort. After historic season, Megan Gustafson somehow got even better

I've watched quite a few of the Big 10 games, and IMHO the only two teams that look like they should be ranked in the top 25 are MD and IA (and even IA is probably in the 18-22 range). Unlike the PAC-12 where the top 5 appear to be pretty good and beating up on each other, the Big 10 top 5...

What is the best package (or combination of packages) that will get me most games for under $40/month? I watch men's NCAA when it's available, but am mostly interested in the women's games.

VA Tech is still undefeated (13-0), but their first five in-conference games include games against Miami, Syracuse, ND, and NCST. The only weak sister is UVA in that group. I guess we'll know how good they really are at the end of that stretch.

Looking at who they signed in the 2018 and 2019 classes, they have 5 recruits, 4 of whom are posts. They are also mentioned as in the running for two posts who would enter in 20-21 season. Any comments or information as to why they aren't going hard after some guards, especially given the...

This is an interesting article and, given the general insularity of the American public, may also reflect a similar insularity in the American basketball world. What say ye? Europeans mocking the WNBA 2018 Draft as it underlines the lack of global game view Stateside - Bluestar Media

How We Do It in the Pacific Northwest | The Players' Tribune How We Do It in Mississippi | The Players' Tribune Really enjoyed these: gave some insights into who these women are.

With the commitment of Sidney Cooks (ESPN #5, 6-4 forward) all of the ESPN top ten have made their college choices. Mich St has a good X & O coach (Suzy Marchant) but hasn't been able t consistently attract top talent.

What a lineup for the 14 November: 1. #3 UCONN vs. #12 FL St 2. #8 TX vs #11 Stanford 3. #4 SC vs. #7 OH St 4. #9 UCLA vs. #2 Baylor 5. #20 FL vs Chattanooga All should be exciting games: My picks are UCONN, TX, SC, Baylor and FL (I know I'm just going with the...

Vivian Grey, the 26th ranked recruit on ESPN'S 2017 rankings has chosen to go to D2 Fort Lewis College. I don't know why, but as a graduate of a small liberal arts college myself (Grinnell) it's not a bad choice. Obviously, going to a D1 basketball factory wasn't one of her goals. By the way...

Coaches Tab UCLA to Win Pac-12 Women’s Basketball Title Pac-12 should be really competitive this year - a lot of talented first year players and how they develop could affect the results (i.e. How quickly do Oregon's talented frosh acclimate to D-1 play?). It's really hard to disagree with...

It looks as if we're finished with 2017 recruiting, after Megan W's decision. What about 2018 and especially the need for post players? Does anyone know the current status (re mutual interest) between UCONN and any of the following players: NaLyssa Smith, Shakira Austin, Charli Collier...

Do we want both, or just one? And if so, which one is preferred? Looking for some opinions on this. I think Collier is more polished at the moment, but I think Nelson-Ododa has more potential (read as more athletic with the possibility of being more versatile). Nelson-Ododa appears to have...

I remember a few years ago when no AAC team other than UCONN had recruits rated in the ESPN top 100: this year there are four (Dorottya Nagy, wing, #34, and Enna Pehadzi, pg, #95 to USF; Kornelia Wright, pg, #81 to UCF; Natasha Mack, post, #85 to Houston). Hopefully this trend will continue...

Breanna Beal seems like a UCONN type recruit (attitude wise) as well as in talent and, despite not being contacted by UCONN lists UCONN and Stanford as her favorite teams. See link below: Midwest Elite sensation Breanna Beal goes national with big-time performances

Rice Owls signee Gabby Ozoude just learned how to play basketball This young lady must be freakishly talented. Can't wait to see what she does with four years of college coaching (can only hope the Rice coaches really develop her talent).

There have been many questions (and worries) raised on this forum regarding UCONN's lack of size next year. However, despite our losses in the post, I think we still match up pretty well with most of the leading contenders in WCBB, with one exception (Baylor). Stanford will also be pretty much...

I'm using the MacD game as a proxy (if a biased one). Stanford, Maryland, Baylor, and Louisville are bringing in the most talent for next year. So it looks as if the strong are going to remain strong. Also means UCONN will be very young next year (0 or 1 senior starting, assuming Morgan...

ESPN tournament challenge: http://games.espn.go.com/tournament-challenge-bracket-women/2016/en/group?groupID=12494

The TOP THREE teams in the ACC are from the old Big East (ND, Lousiville, Syracuse) and it would be the top four if UCONN was there. Also HALF of the final four for the last 5 years have been UCONN & ND: Yes, the old Big East (at least in terms of the top half) was just a WBB Goliath. Just...

On 11 Feb 22 ranked teams are playing (and some are playing each other). Right now the picture's pretty clouded, but by the end of the next two weeks we should have a much better idea of the relative strengths (or weaknesses) of the ranked teams. There's not much drama to the AAC race, but the...