#2 Notre Dame v #1 Baylor

[UConnCat]

Certainly agree about ND and Baylor. ND has to make outside shots to get back in the game. But I see no similarity between Baylor and Stanford. Stanford has no one like Griner and they do not have Baylor's team speed.

I'm talking about counteracting a height advantage which Stanford clearly will have. If a team is going to play a 4-guard lineup which UConn and ND play, then those guards had better make shots.

 

[semper]

Is this game streamed so we can watch it on computers?

 

[speedoo]

I'm talking about counteracting a height advantage which Stanford clearly will have. If a team is going to play a 4-guard lineup which UConn and ND play, then those guards had better make shots.

I don't see a clear height advantage for Stanford. Chiney has a height advantage over any UConn starter other than Stef, but Stef has a height advantage over any Stanford starter other than Chiney. Tinkle and Boothe are offset by Heather and Stokes. I see the height issue as even.

 

[easttexastrash]

Griner hasn't touche the ball in the second half. Surely Mulkey can find a way to get the ball to her when the opponent is in a zone.

 

[speedoo]

ND's comeback here is very impressive. Mulkey has to figure out a way to counteract ND's doubleteams on Griner, which are stifling Baylor's offense.

 

[speedoo]

Sims vs. Diggins is a great matchup. You don't get to see the two best pg's opposing one another very often.

 

[sarals24]

Agh. I want to watch this! How is it not streaming anywhere??

 

[easttexastrash]

Both teams look tired. The play is getting haggered.

 

[vtcwbuff]

I am refusing to believe that a #1 v #2 matchup on a Sunday afternoon isn't on national TV. Or at least ESPN. If this was men's bball this game would have been hyped for weeks.

If it was a men's game it would have an audience(ratings=money) large enough to warrant national TV.

 

[VAMike23]

Odyssey is giving Novasel fits over the last 10 mins

 

[semper]

Agh. I want to watch this! How is it not streaming anywhere??

ARGH!!! I can't believe it.

 

[VAMike23]

Griner has very nice form on her FT

 

[VAMike23]

If ND had any kind of % from behind the arc today, you'd think this would be a pretty tight game.

 

[UConn990411]

Like I said before the season - I'll believe Notre Dame will finish ahead of UConn when they actually finish ahead of UConn.

 

[easttexastrash]

Sims had 6 steals to Diggins' 1
Sims had 6 assists to Diggins' 3
Sims had 2 TOs to Diggins's 7.
Diggins has 27 points to Sims' 25
Diggins has 4 rebounds to Sims' 0

All in all, I would say that Sims' numbers are better than Diggins'. The three stat lines that you want your PG to win are assists, TOs, and steals. Had it not been for that last steal and subsequent 3 pointer Sims would have won the point total as well.

Sims also got to the FT line more. Sims was 12-14 and Diggins was 8-9.

I'll take Sims over Diggins any day of the week. She was the better PG today.

 

[easttexastrash]

BTW, how can Diggins wrap her arm around Sims' neck without a foul being called? Did they think she was giving her an affectionate hug?

 

[CCinCT]

Sims had 6 steals to Diggins' 1
Sims had 6 assists to Diggins' 3
Sims had 2 TOs to Diggins's 7.
Diggins has 27 points to Sims' 25
Diggins has 4 rebounds to Sims' 0

All in all, I would say that Sims' numbers are better than Diggins'. The three stat lines that you want your PG to win are assists, TOs, and steals. Had it not been for that last steal and subsequent 3 pointer Sims would have won the point total as well.

Sims also got to the FT line more. Sims was 12-14 and Diggins was 8-9.

I'll take Sims over Diggins any day of the week. She was the better PG today.

But Sims is apparently not even close to Diggins in tweeting, which is the new standard for PG's !

 

[easttexastrash]

Plus she has no rapper connections.

 

[CCinCT]

Plus she has not rapper connections.

Forgot that ! Definitely Diggins has the edge !

 

[Wbbfan1]

IMHO Sims should be the All American not Skylar. However, won't happen as Griner gets the credit for Baylor and Skylar gets the credit for ND. If the voters get it right make Sims and Skylar the First Team All American Guards.

 

[UConnCat]

IMHO Sims should be the All American not Skylar. However, won't happen as Griner gets the credit for Baylor and Skylar gets the credit for ND. If the voters get it right make Sims and Skylar the First Team All American Guards.

Why not wait a full season? Diggins led her team to the championship game last year and was great in the process. Baylor didn't make the FF. Sims won the battle today but after last year's performance I think Diggins deserved the preseason accolades she's received. Plus, life on the court is a little easier when playing with a 6-8 post player who's fantastic.

 

[Vowelguy]

What happened to Shanay Washington? Was expecting her to be a big contributor this year, but didn't see her today.

Also, box score is listing Sims comign off the bench - I assume that's a typo?

 

[UConnCat]

What happened to Shanay Washington? Was expecting her to be a big contributor this year, but didn't see her today. (she may have played and I just missed her)

Is she the player who tore her acl last year? I forget. If so, she may need more time to be ready to play in a game like this.

 

[easttexastrash]

Having Griner on the court didn't allow Sims to have more steals than Diggins. It also didn't impact Diggins having 7 turnovers to Sims's 2.

So I will say that today, Sims was the better player. So how about we base which player is better on head to head combat? Or would we rather base it on what Diggins does the rest of the year against lesser opponents?

Don't get me wrong, Diggins is a great player. IMO, Sims is better and proved it today.

 

[easttexastrash]

Is she the player who tore her acl last year? I forget. If so, she may need more time to be ready to play in a game like this.

Washington is expected to be back after Christmas. She did tear her ACL last year.

Sims did not start. Must have been in the dog house for some reason. Yet I believe she played every minute after she came in.