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Thanks for your posts. Iowa WCBB is a great example of why WCBB is not just about winning. Case in point is Monica Czinano. She had a fantastic career playing for Iowa. And even under circumstances of a tightly officiated game, she never complained, never pouted. When she got dinged for her 5th...

Qualifiedly agree. Iowa actually did not have an especially good shooting night. A few 3s were in-and-out. 7 for 23 from beyond the arc. If only a 2-3 3-pointers had dropped, the margin of victory could’ve been double-digits, easy. And if, say, Iowa was unconscious, they could won by 15+. Don’t...

Agreed.

Caitlin Clark for president! Scores the last 11 points for Iowa. Scored or assisted on 75% of Iowa’s total points. Scored or assisted on every 4th quarter Iowa point. Most points ever scored in a WCBB final four. Only player ever to score 40 or more points in two consecutive tournament games...

Take a good, long look at CC’s WCBB stats—each game, each year. Look at the cast assembled on her teams. Consider that every team knows what’s coming. Watch her play. Now…image she’s wearing a UConn uniform throughout her college career and presently stands poised to carry her team past an...

Yes.

Coach Colllen inspires one to be a big fan of Baylor WCBB. Her comments were gracious, insightful, and articulate. Her appreciation for the game, the competition, UConn‘s performance, Geno , and especially her own team is the very model of good sportsmanship. If ever there was an example of how...

Occasionally lurking these days. But I thought I would pass this on to my friends in the know. An absolute giant of modern jazz and beyond. Incredibly inventive and productive. A terrible loss. Pharoah passes

Napheesa. (And since this is an oft-repeated exercise, I’ll borrow from my previous comments.) Quiet. Dignified. Measured. Elegant. Efficient. Dedicated. Sporting. Diligent. Relentless. Intelligent. She never stopped working. Always ran the floor. Never lost her composure. Impeccable footwork...

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What we are seeing in WCBB is fundamentally no different than what we see in many other sports: increased excellence in ability over time, with the result that the difference between the very best narrows as overall performance improves. The trend is a virtual law of nature. And it makes it...

Phnom Penh, Cambodia (AP) -- Arunny Sen is in most respects like other 16 year-olds at Sihanouk Preparatory School. She likes cheeseburgers, adores Suly Pheng, and even engages in social media. Arunny also practices cello—religiously, 3 hours every morning, 3 hours every evening. She hopes to...

Good idea. Unfortunately, my previous effort was dinged by the Admins. because it was taken the wrong way by some readers. The decision was made to include "satire" parenthetically--a sort of prophylactic, I suppose, for the ideologically-impaired. I agree that telescoping the gag kinda kills...

Re. "purposely fake" . . . The rule--"the free-thrower shall not purposely fake a try"-- is not as clear as it could be. (Does it make sense to speak of a fake without purpose?) In my opinion, the rule suggests that the free-thrower not only volitionally engage in conduct but do so with the...

Happy to oblige. Lamentably, my last attempt at satire ("Paige Bueckers: Most Over-Rated Player Ever; Cheater") proved a bit too incendiary; after preliminary exhibition and not inconsiderable positive reviews, it was expunged from the record.

True enough. But UCF shot 50% from the field on 3PT (5-10). Their season average is about 30%. So, had they shot their season average, they would have been 3-10, resulting in 6 fewer points. Not being critical (stats are fun and instructive). But at the end of the day, the margin between...

I basically agree with you. If the freethrower purposely fakes the shot, then yes, she loses the attempt. "Purposely" means with purpose, not by accident. That largely entails a judgment call. Here, it did not appear the shooter double-cluthed with the purpose of faking. (And my guess is that...

I'm not convinced Brittany Smith made a bad decision. Looks like she double-clutched--probably due to pressure, nerves, indecisiveness, etc. But decision or no decision, I had to look this one up after the fact. According to the NCAA's 2021-22 and 2022-23 Women's Basketball Rules Book, Rule 8...

March 21 (Connie DisUPI) -- In a truly disconcerting display of sports synergy gone wrong, an ABC studio discussion of women’s college basketball suffered repeated interruption by Saturday’s first-round NCAA tournament action pitting the Connecticut Huskies against the Mercer Bears...

You are correct, Sir! As to your question, objection; assumes facts not in evidence. Baskin Robbins has 31 flavors. Never had a single one I didn’t love. But someone’s got to be last.

Screw predictions. Of the top 25, my preferences: 1. UConn | | | | | \ / 2. Iowa 3. Princeton 4. NCST 5. Texas 6. UK 7. IU Etc. Etc. Etc. | | | | \ / 64. SC

And I coulda swore I saw Caroline do something I’ve never seen before. I think it was in one of the tournament games. She sprinted down court on a fast break, and just as she got to underneath the rim, she dragged the toe on her trailing (left?) foot—sorta like applying the breaks—so her...

There’s something singular about Caroline. Reminds me a lot of Pheesa. Very efficient the way she moves around the court. (When sprinting down court, her feet barely leave the floor.) Faster than she looks. Yet slows everything down when she needs to. Sees things developing before they happen...

Gotta love Denise Dillon at 27:18.

Dorka. Energy off the bench in the first half was fantastic. Really active and just everywhere on defense, passing and scoring to boot.

#1 SC loses to Kentucky Pretty, pretty, pretty … amazing.

#4 Louisville loses to Miami #6 LSU loses to Kentucky #10 Michigan loses to Nebraska #11 Maryland loses to #14 Indiana #13 OSU loses to #14 Indiana #14 AZ loses to Colorado #16 NC loses to #21 VA Tech #18 Tenn loses to Kentucky #19 Okla loses to Kansas #20 ND loses to Miami #23 Fla loses to Ole...

I may be mistaken, but I believe that 11 out of the top 25 ranked teams have lost within the past 2+ days. Eight of those losses are to unranked teams. Have tournaments in past years featured this many ranked teams getting knocked off at this rate?

Aaliyah. Monster game. Impact on both ends every time she came into the game. Great first half, setting the tone. 25min; 6-7 shooting; 7 boards; 3 assists; 2 steals. 1 to. 1 PF.

Gabby The Lion-Hearted. A poet warrior. Grace. Speed. Power. Passion. A singular star in the UConn firmament. And a privilege just to watch.

The best pocket-passer ever to play the game. An unparalleled leader. Absolutely fearless. One of the smartest QBs of his generation. Unrivalled in career value and the ability to play at an elite level well into his 40s. And a mountain of records, some of which may never be broken. Undoubtedly...

What makes Napheesa Caroline special? Based on mountains of comments . . . original draft?

Exactly. Naphesa immediately comes to mind, for this and other reasons. Not sure Caroline will ever become the rebounding machine and blocking machine that Naphesa was. But in terms of efficiency of movement, reading the ball off the glass, variety of shots around the rim, footwork, work ethic...

Harsh toke, dude.