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ACC Regular season, 2023

Gave the Wolves something to snack on, enough for the whole Pack.

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Kitley with the cold blooded dagger, jumper at the buzzer to beat Carolina.
 
Kitley also broke the VT career scoring record. That didn't last very long for Sheppard.
 
Nice shot by Kitley but what a defensive lapse to leave her wide open. Might want to guard the conference POY.

Just a simple screen and they completely lost her.
 
Orangutan said:
Nice shot by Kitley but what a defensive lapse to leave her wide open. Might want to guard the conference POY.

Just a simple screen and they completely lost her.
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I thought their defense was bad on several inbound plays in the closing seconds of the game.
 
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Orangutan said:
Nice shot by Kitley but what a defensive lapse to leave her wide open. Might want to guard the conference POY.

Just a simple screen and they completely lost her.
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Yes, it's also kind of hard to lose her. :rolleyes:
 
nwhoopfan said:
Louisville prevails 71-57. Hailey Van Lith w/ 25 points but I think I'm giving the game ball to Robinson. Career high 12 points on 6-9 shooting, 9 rebounds, 7 assists and her usual whirlwind defense. She's the ultimate glue player.
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I believe the NCAA will allow WBB teams to increase assistants to 5 (from 3). If so, Coach Walz might move a few staffers up and could find room for Mykasa on staff. She has to be his alter ego on the court, IMHO. Louisville is playing so much better since he put her in the starting lineup.
 
Dillon77 said:
I believe the NCAA will allow WBB teams to increase assistants to 5 (from 3). If so, Coach Walz might move a few staffers up and could find room for Mykasa on staff. She has to be his alter ego on the court, IMHO. Louisville is playing so much better since he put her in the starting lineup.
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Shouldn't this say "put her back in the starting lineup"?;) Never understood why she was coming off the bench personally, but I'm biased as I've been a fan of her play since she joined the team.

I get some of the incoming transfers were better scorers, but she exemplifies the standard Walz expects out of his players. That's way more valuable especially in a conference like the ACC.

I don't know if I'd consider her Walz's alter ego though. That doesn't do her justice in my opinion. She's definitely the heart of the team because of how they perform when she's on the court.

This Sunday's rematch with ND is going to be something, especially with it being Louisville's Senior Day.
 
cancontent said:
Shouldn't this say "put her back in the starting lineup"?;) Never understood why she was coming off the bench personally, but I'm biased as I've been a fan of her play since she joined the team.

I get some of the incoming transfers were better scorers, but she exemplifies the standard Walz expects out of his players. That's way more valuable especially in a conference like the ACC.

I don't know if I'd consider her Walz's alter ego though. That doesn't do her justice in my opinion. She's definitely the heart of the team because of how they perform when she's on the court.

This Sunday's rematch with ND is going to be something, especially with it being Louisville's Senior Day.
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I get your point, but this is not levied lightly. More so than Hailey Van Lith (who is a scorer at heart), Robinson gets what needs to be done on the court and executes it. Yes, she's the "heart" of the team, but I'm also saying she's the "head."

And, yes, the Sunday game will be something. Expect pure-red looney tunes at noon. Miles is ready for it and very aware she hasn't won at Yum (0-2). For me, I think the key is to see ND keep its head, execute and go at it best as they can. If they win, superb. If not -- but give it their best -- learn and move onto the ACC where they're now (at least) the #2 seed.
 
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Coach Brooks is everything He finds players that trust in him and want to play for him and he gets communities to rally around those kids
 
Gotta be the #1 Play of the Year in the ACC. So much joy among the young ladies. Brings a tear to my eye.

 
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triaddukefan said:
Gotta be the #1 Play of the Year in the ACC. So much joy among the young ladies. Brings a tear to my eye.

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That was a massive defensive break down. 2 players went with the screener, leaving last year's ACC POY (and possible repeat this year) all by herself.
 
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Notre Dame dug down deep for this one. Miles went out with an injury and down 9 at the half. Citron was huge, and good contributions from Bransford and Prosper.

Louisville's offense was really bad in the 2nd half. Last I saw they were shooting 25% and it probably got worse. Hailey Van Lith scored 23 but missed a ton of shots.
 
SONIA CITRON "MUST" be on the 1st Team ALL ACC Team. If not, someone who didn't vote for her, knows nothing about Collegiate D1 Women's Basketball
 
There was a strange call in this one. Ebo bulldozed Robinson, but she was just trying to run down a rebound and couldn't stop her momentum. They called it "excessive contact" but it certainly didn't warrant a technical foul I didn't think.

Hailey Van Lith took one heck of an elbow directly to the nose. Took quite a while to stop the bleeding before she could re-enter the game. I'd be shocked if it's not broken.
 
nwhoopfan said:
There was a strange call in this one. Ebo bulldozed Robinson, but she was just trying to run down a rebound and couldn't stop her momentum. They called it "excessive contact" but it certainly didn't warrant a technical foul I didn't think.

Hailey Van Lith took one heck of an elbow directly to the nose. Took quite a while to stop the bleeding before she could re-enter the game. I'd be shocked if it's not broken.
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This game (as it was in the game at Notre Dame) was a tough and roughly contested game, with both teams being very aggressive both in the paint as well as in the perimeter. "Chippy Play" from both Louisville and Notre Dame players.
 
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nwhoopfan said:
There was a strange call in this one. Ebo bulldozed Robinson, but she was just trying to run down a rebound and couldn't stop her momentum. They called it "excessive contact" but it certainly didn't warrant a technical foul I didn't think.

Hailey Van Lith took one heck of an elbow directly to the nose. Took quite a while to stop the bleeding before she could re-enter the game. I'd be shocked if it's not broken.
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I was confused about that as well. The only thing I'd guess is the "rationale" was the arm contact above the shoulders. But how could she avoid it based on her momentum?
CONNCAN said:
This game (as it was in the game at Notre Dame) was a tough and roughly contested game, with both teams being very aggressive both in the paint as well as in the perimeter. "Chippy Play" from both Louisville and Notre Dame players.
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Was expecting it to be very physical. Have a feeling we'll see more of this during the ACC conference tournament from all the teams. Should be very entertaining.
 
Clemson takes down Florida St., NC State survives a close one with Pitt.
 
Would VA Tech take the #2 seed in the ACC tourney away from Duke if they beat GA Tech today?
 
Huge win today for the Irish, especially to come back after Miles’ injury. Citron and KK Bransford were incredible handling Louisville’s press despite neither one being a pg.

Ivey deserves a lot credit for navigating this team. There have been doubters, questioning whether she would be able to lead ND back to “glory” and even some comparing her to Warlick :eek:

Remember, the one Irish are only a few seasons removed from what was arguably their worst season ever (cue Plebe’s gif of Muffet throwing her hands up in exasperation) :rolleyes: and now they’re ACC champs again. Ivey is only going to continue improving as a coach.
 
That was the most disappointing game in Duke WBB history since the Sweet 16 in 2007.

Imma be impossible to live with for the next five days. I'm still upset

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