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VA Huskie said:
Well, Duke certainly looked great tonight against Cal! Don’t know if Duke just had a horrible game against UVA or UVA had an unusually good game vs Duke.
I think Alexis’ $$ will make a difference. I was at a pregame discussion with one of UVA’s coaches on Sunday and she basically said that they had no $$ prior to his gift. She indicated that for some of the players we’d like to recruit that’s a nonstarter.

Interestingly, when Debbie was still UVA’s coach I told the asst athletic director that they needed to keep their eye on Shea Ralph. He said “she’s on our list” when Debbie leaves.

My son got his PhD from Duke. He’s still a huge men’s bb fan, but roots for UVA women.
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Duke had a horrible 2 game swing. Tonight, they looked like the team they were in early non conference play.
 
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WBBTakeover said:
They still lost, though. ;)

Zero ranked wins for UVA. Losses to Wyoming, Washington State, Boston College (at home), and Auburn (also at home). NET near 100. WBIT bound.
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u really know how to hurt a guy, don’t you…
I do think we’re getting better though.
 
WBBTakeover said:
As I mentioned after the UVA game, Latasha Lattimore would start for us. She's long and athletic (even if she's a little out of control). We don't have a 6'4 like her on our roster. She was a mismatch against us (until we made our adjustments) and a huge mismatch against a VT team that is tiny inside (they likely win tonight's game with one or both of Wake Forest's starting posts).

Shea Ralph would've been a great move to make after the unmitigated disaster that was Tina Thompson, but Carla Williams was not making that decision (I'm guessing you talked to Craig Littlepage about Shea). I was REALLY hoping for Coach Yo, but she wasn't taking a pay cut to clean up the UVA mess after cleaning up the mess in Oxford.

Alexis' gift may help--to keep certain players from leaving. One of them would be a great fit for a team like Maryland (which rebounded well after a down year by their standards) or Tennessee (another ranked team that needs athletic bigs), which is why the players may need an incentive to stay. I can't see it making a difference in bidding wars against the teams ranked, say, 11-20 (which is where UVA is trying to get)--especially since those teams will have had the track record of recent success that UVA lacks. If it comes down to UVA versus Duke for a 6'4-6'5 athletic big and both teams can offer immediate PT and $$, how many are choosing UVA?
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Actually I talked with a guy named John Oliver - Littlepage’s top assistant. But it was well before Tina.
You’re really down on coach Mox, but I’m still unsure. This is the first year where most of the players were brought in by her and fit her style. But she still doesn’t have anywhere near the overall talent that the better schools have. My hope is that the $$ will allow her to bring in more of that talent. But we’ll see.
 
VA Huskie said:
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u really know how to hurt a guy, don’t you…
I do think we’re getting better though.
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I'm not trying to, though.

There is improvement being made by the Hoos, as the last two weeks would indicate.
 
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Beth and Debbie said something interesting--that Kara wants to develop high school talent. Honestly, that's the best way to go (South Carolina does it, UConn does it) for long-term success. I wouldn't want to become Louisville.
 
nwhoopfan said:
One player from SMU shot 1-19 from the floor. How do you not glue that player to the bench at some point during the game? She also contributed 6 TOs and 4 fouls. She probably broke the formula for advanced metrics.
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...but you really should have seen the one she made!
 
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Crazy that she is only averaging 18 minutes a game. I know some would like to see her inserted into the starting lineup, but I like her energy and scoring coming off of the bench.
 
triaddukefan said:
Crazy that she is only averaging 18 minutes a game. I know some would like to see her inserted into the starting lineup, but I like her energy and scoring coming off of the bench.
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Agreed. She provides a boost off the bench and it's worked for the most part. Why mess with what's working?

I'd rather see her develop versus being thrust into the starting position if she's not ready for it. For comparison look at Mackenly Randolph of Louisville. Originally started as a freshman and now is barely getting time off the bench. Rushing for the sake of leveraging a star freshman for attention when they're not ready doesn't work.
 
triaddukefan said:
Crazy that she is only averaging 18 minutes a game. I know some would like to see her inserted into the starting lineup, but I like her energy and scoring coming off of the bench.
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I am guilty of saying she should be starting over Donovan.
 
darrell said:
I am guilty of saying she should be starting over Donovan.
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No, she shouldn't. She's exactly where she needs to be as a freshman--coming off the pine.

Watch the games and don't fall victim to the hype.
 
WBBTakeover said:
No, she shouldn't. She's exactly where she needs to be as a freshman--coming off the pine.

Watch the games and don't fall victim to the hype.
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There are plenty of good Freshmen in the starting lineup of Top 25 teams, so I don’t think she “needs to be” coming off the bench.

Donovan is an undersized post player who doesn’t shoot threes and isn’t nearly as productive as, say, a Liatu King for example.

I’ve watched plenty of Duke games and I’d say they look a lot better with Fournier (or Wood) to complement Delaney Thomas.
 
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darrell said:
There are plenty of good Freshmen in the starting lineup of Top 25 teams, so I don’t think she “needs to be” coming off the bench.

Donovan is an undersized post player who doesn’t shoot threes and isn’t nearly as productive as, say, a Liatu King for example.

I’ve watched plenty of Duke games and I’d say they look a lot better with Fournier (or Wood) to complement Delaney Thomas.
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There are plenty of good freshmen starting, but Toby doesn't need to be one of them. There's an even better freshman forward than her who has started ONE game this season (you can figure out who that is). There's a freshman guard in this conference who hasn't started a game and is considered to be just as good as, if not better than, Toby. In fact, she's won ACC Freshman of the Week more than Toby has.

Starting as a freshman means very little in the grand scheme of things. A'ja Wilson started ONE game as a freshman. Breanna Stewart started 13. Why anyone would care about a freshman starting from Day 1 is beyond me. And no, I'm not saying that Toby is the next A'ja or Stewie (she's not that good and isn't going to be that good). I'm just providing perspective.

Jadyn Donovan plays great defense (which is a must if you want to play for Coach Kara). Toby does not play great defense. Thus, one starts and one comes off the bench. [Sophomore] Jadyn isn't [grad student] Liatu King--yet. Doesn't mean she can't become that. But she has provided consistency in what she brings--toughness and defense.

What Duke needs alongside Delaney is consistency (since she's the model of consistency). Donovan is that. Fournier is not. It's not hard to see why one starts and the other does not. The "start Toby" crowd is awfully loud after a game like Virginia Tech or Cal but go radio silent after she no-shows against South Carolina (while her freshman forward counterpart for SC was all over the court making play after play), forces the issue against UVA (getting blocked repeatedly until she figures out that there are other tall people on the court), or plays timid against UNC.
 
darrell said:
I am guilty of saying she should be starting over Donovan.
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darrell said:
There are plenty of good Freshmen in the starting lineup of Top 25 teams, so I don’t think she “needs to be” coming off the bench.

Donovan is an undersized post player who doesn’t shoot threes and isn’t nearly as productive as, say, a Liatu King for example.

I’ve watched plenty of Duke games and I’d say they look a lot better with Fournier (or Wood) to complement Delaney Thomas.
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Nothing wrong with the idea of Toby starting. It's totally possible that they could operate better. Personally, I hope the move is made because she's ready versus hype, which I highly doubt Coach Lawson cares about. It could be a matter of time that she becomes a starter this season.
 
cancontent said:
Nothing wrong with the idea of Toby starting. It's totally possible that they could operate better. Personally, I hope the move is made because she's ready versus hype, which I highly doubt Coach Lawson cares about. It could be a matter of time that she becomes a starter this season.
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You up for a friendly wager? I could use some maple syrup and poutine
 
Notre Dame cruises past BC in the Catholic clash.

Duke stomps SMU in a match up of Methodists.

Chapel Hill with a yawner over the step child of Tobacco Road.

Hokies dominate Pitt in throwback big East match up.

Miami continues to circle the drain as Clemson wins.

Stanford still has never beaten Cal in ACC history.

GT gets Carnegie back and she scores 29 to handle UVa with ease.

And the Pack squeeze past the Orange.

Admittedly I only watched State’s game … it wasn’t pretty. Saniya and James had bad games. Neither could throw it in the ocean. Rivers wasn’t very aggressive looking for her shot. Zoe Brooks continued her streak of stellar play - she now has 30 assists to 5 turnovers in the last 5 games. That’ll work. Hayes followed up one of her best career games with 18 and 9. Zam is back now for State and slowly starting to look herself some, still rusty but good to see her shaking off the cobwebs.

The Cuse had their way down low for a lot of the game, but Awou, the third string big for State, did a nice job when they turned to her on defense and slowed Syracuse down on the blocks.

State seems to play down to their competition a bit too often this year. Frustrating for sure, but they are surviving off games and slow starts for now. 7-1 in the conference despite the issues in the post.
 
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cancontent said:


Kelly Gramlich's thoughts on the ACC FOY race between Carnegie and Fournier.
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We haven't talked much about the freshmen this season but this group looks just as good as last year's batch. There are so many freshman producing at a high level around the country...teams like UConn, Vanderbilt, Ga Tech, Michigan, Ohio State, South Carolina, and Duke (and many more) all have All-star freshmen.
 
GamecockFam said:
We haven't talked much about the freshmen this season but this group looks just as good as last year's batch. There are so many freshman producing at a high level around the country...teams like UConn, Vanderbilt, Ga Tech, Michigan, Ohio State, South Carolina, and Duke (and many more) all have All-star freshmen.
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Agreed. There was a lot of media hype around Hildalgo and Watkins last season. To me, it doesn't feel like the same energy/effort has been applied in promotong this year's class, which is disappointing.

This class is another example of how much the game has grown. All of the P4 conferences are benefitting from it as well.
 
GamecockFam said:
We haven't talked much about the freshmen this season but this group looks just as good as last year's batch. There are so many freshman producing at a high level around the country...teams like UConn, Vanderbilt, Ga Tech, Michigan, Ohio State, South Carolina, and Duke (and many more) all have All-star freshmen.
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Whoever the selection is based on last year all it takes is a propaganda machine and a willingness to shoot sometimes poorly but as often as possible. Are any of these based in Hollywood or have Snoop Dog as an agent? If so that's the winner.
 
DallasDomer said:
Whoever the selection is based on last year all it takes is a propaganda machine and a willingness to shoot sometimes poorly but as often as possible. Are any of these based in Hollywood or have Snoop Dog as an agent? If so that's the winner.
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Huh? How did Snoop Dogg enter the chat?
 
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