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Lorcan said:
The shade at leaving Lexie and Lacie Hull off the list of recent good players from Washington is strong. ;)

I kid, but you know, Washington is capable of being good, it just seems like success has been hard to sustain, largely due to the prominent coaches leaving for other positions. I don’t know how you fix that unless you hire an Amber Melgoza, Kelsey Plum or a homegrown alum to be the coach in the long run and hope that they succeed—but the Whalen experience shows that it doesn’t really work out.
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:rolleyes: I knew I was forgetting some players. Well Lexie much more than Lacie, let's be honest.


edit--UW does have a former standout player getting some coaching experience in Loree Payne, but she's having a much tougher go at D1 Northern Arizona than she did at D3 Univ. of Puget Sound.
 
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There was another Yakima, WA player I couldn't think of last night. Teresa Borton. Article I saw said she was a top 30 player in her class, came down to Notre Dame and UConn before she chose the Irish.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Oregon latest team with a covid related shutdown.

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They got scurrred of mighty Colorado coming to town.

Unfortunate for them, hopefully they get through it soon.

The Pac-12 has been a mess, and I think it's been pointed out that the schedule really is becoming more and more imbalanced.
 
Bad news for Colorado, Jaylyn Sherrod had hip surgery and is done for the year. Just heard it during a game I'm watching.
 
bballnut90 said:
Nina Smith transferred to some small college I believe in Iowa. She had the potential to be a Courtney Paris type of player with a ton of size and strength inside with good touch around the basket. Word back in the day was she went to Wisconsin over Tennessee since she wanted to have a full college experience and knew her life would be a lot more regimented had she played for Pat. Wisconsin should've been really good when they had Sims/Stomski/Moore/Smith all in the lineup together but they couldn't get past the first round.
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If I'm thinking of the right person Nina Smith was a bit of a problem child. As a sophomore or junior in high school she talked about skipping college and going straight to the WNBA.
 
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Just watched a game between SEMO and Tennessee Martin. Sophie Cunningham was one of the announcers and did a good job. My only complaint was her using the tired terms "the Bank is open" and she has a "great future ahead of her". Also, is there any other coach in college basketball that has two courts named after them? Tennessee and Tennessee Martin, both named for Pat Summit.
 
Oregon St. back on covid shutdown, after a brief 4 games back. Are they the first to have 2 separate shutdowns this year?

Just as Oregon, Arizona and Cal were returning. I don't think we've had a full set of games in the Pac 12 even one week this season.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Oregon St. back on covid shutdown, after a brief 4 games back. Are they the first to have 2 separate shutdowns this year?

Just as Oregon, Arizona and Cal were returning. I don't think we've had a full set of games in the Pac 12 even one week this season.
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And they are in small town of 60 thousand people. You would think it would be some what easier to maintain a bubble.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Oregon St. back on covid shutdown, after a brief 4 games back. Are they the first to have 2 separate shutdowns this year?

Just as Oregon, Arizona and Cal were returning. I don't think we've had a full set of games in the Pac 12 even one week this season.
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Tennessee and Michigan come to mind. Both programs are in their second pauses for the season. I think there are a few teams in the Big East that have paused more than once too.
 
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TheFarmFan said:
Where's my dislike button? This sucks, no two ways about it. And the worst part is it likely would have been resolved within weeks...
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She’s a damn good ball player and leaves a good sized hole for Close to fill.

But I can’t imagine being in her shoes and seeing other Aussies (and international students in general) here and playing, while she can’t get the green light. It’ll be interesting to see if their other Aussie freshman stays home, too.
 
Close will either have to have a massive 2022 class or hit the transfer portal hard.

Bessoir and (at least for now) Anstey in 2020. That’s a solid class but Close missed on a ton of domestic recruits.

Only Dominique Darius in 2021, missing out on the really good Californians (Iriafen, Demetre, Marshall, and Akunwafo).

With Stanford, Oregon, Oregon State, and Arizona recruiting really well (USC and even Cal are stepping up too) Close will have to pick it up to stay at the top of the Pac-12.
 


The Atlantic Coast Conference announced today that the Louisville at Syracuse women’s basketball game scheduled for Sunday, Feb. 14, and the Notre Dame at NC State game scheduled for Monday, Feb. 15, have been postponed.

The postponement of the Louisville-Syracuse game follows a positive test, subsequent quarantining and contact tracing within the Louisville women’s basketball program. The postponement of the Notre Dame-NC State game follows positive tests, subsequent quarantining and contact tracing within the Notre Dame women’s basketball program.


I would say something.... but since its Valentine's weekend... I'll be nice :rolleyes:
 




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My Panthers

And of course... with the Big South Tournament being held this year at on-campus sites... the road to the NCAA tournament goes through The Millis Center... where HPU is undefeated at home (in Big South play)

On the downside.... seems like the next time High Point will win the regular season is 2028 :oops:
 
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triaddukefan said:
My Panthers

And of course... with the Big South Tournament being held this year at on-campus sites... the road to the NCAA tournament goes through The Millis Center... where HPU is undefeated at home (in Big South play)

On the downside.... seems like the next time High Point will win the regular season is 2028
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HPU needs to recruit some twins. They would be called the Pointer Sisters.
 
Vowelguy said:
HPU needs to recruit some twins. They would be called the Pointer Sisters.
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Never a bad time for some Pointer Sisters and some Soul Train.

 
As a kid... I used to get The Pointer Sisters and Sister Sledge mixed up. This is the song I will always remember them for.



 


From the Hampton website...


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HAMPTON, Va. – The Hampton University women's basketball season has come to an end today with the announcement of an additional pause due to CoVID-related protocols within the program.

"It is unfortunate that our young ladies will not be able to complete this season, but their health and safety far outweigh the need for additional games," said Hampton University Director of Athletics Eugene Marshall, Jr.

With those concerns in mind, the team will not participate in the upcoming Big South women's basketball championship tournament.
 
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It would really be unfortunate if a top P5 team would have to bow out of the Tournament because a player tested positive, especially if it happened with not enough time to quarantine before the Tourney. Unfortunate for the player and the team.
 
donalddoowop said:
It would really be unfortunate if a top P5 team would have to bow out of the Tournament because a player tested positive, especially if it happened with not enough time to quarantine before the Tourney. Unfortunate for the player and the team.
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Well on the Men's side... VPI is a top 25 team... with a legit shot at winning the ACC tournament.... .. they had to cancel their game tonight...as well as Saturday's regular season finale... and there is a good chance they will have to skip the conference tournament as well.
 
triaddukefan said:
Well on the Men's side... VPI is a top 25 team... with a legit shot at winning the ACC tournament.... .. they had to cancel their game tonight...as well as Saturday's regular season finale... and there is a good chance they will have to skip the conference tournament as well.
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I feel for those players and coaches. That is too bad.
 
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