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Message: [QUOTE="tomcat, post: 2052001, member: 961"] This was a perfect storm. Start with an absolutely wonderful game by Tulane. The players executed Stockton's game plan really well. If I had a team, I'd like Vorpahl on it. She was absolutely unconscious. After seeing this, I'm a fan of theirs against anyone but UConn. (Question: How does this "loss" affect Tulane's tournament chances?) Then there's the game plan. If I'm potential NCAA tournament opponents, I'm studying tape of this game. A lot. Then UConn was, IMHO, discombobulated by the absence of Kia. She is the steadying influence on this team. If she had been 100% and played, no way Tulane gets within 10, all other factors being equal. Is there any doubt that Katie Lou is just plain off her game? This team is still young enough that players can be pushed into doing thing that are not in their offensive and defensive wheelhouses. Tonight, for much of the time, they were just not very good on defense. [/QUOTE]