Baylor vs West Virginia on Fox Sports Network

[j66kicker]

Baylor goes down 71-69. WV never ahead til the very end. McKenzie Robertson 5th foul during break in action before VW shoots last 2 FTs. Odyssey's first B12 home loss ever

 

[ASweet3781]

Great win by West Virginia. Really tough win with some home cookin going against them.

Gotta think this takes Baylor out of the 1 seed conversation.

 

[Zorro]

Great defensive call by Mike Carey. The guy can coach.

What was the call?

 

[DaddyChoc]

What was the call?

trap Sims

 

[Wonkster]

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Right and Justice prevail!

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Great win by West Virginia. Really tough win with some home cookin going against them.

Gotta think this takes Baylor out of the 1 seed conversation.

I dont think they were ever in consideration. I think all of the ESPN analysts agreed that they were only a strong #2.

 

[doggydaddy]

Sorry, but the POY doesn't have 10 turnovers including the last one that loses the game in the more than likely deciding game for the big 12 regular season championship.

 

[UConnCat]

What was the call?

Not to foul Sims but to run two defenders at her to force her to give up the ball.

 

[ASweet3781]

I dont think they were ever in consideration. I think all of the ESPN analysts agreed that they were only a strong #2.

Yup, but the bracketologist seems to be looking for any reason not to give Louisville a 1 seed so UConn can get sent there.

The best team South Carolina has played this year was Tennessee, and they just got blown out. So really Baylor was the only other option they could turn to.

Will be interesting to see how it plays out. West Virginia and Tennessee could play their way up to a 2 seed if Duke keeps faltering. Maybe even Penn State?

 

[Icebear]

Did you really mean "fixed"?

Well, they are sometimes broken.

 

[triaddukefan]

Yup, but the bracketologist seems to be looking for any reason not to give Louisville a 1 seed so UConn can get sent there.

The best team South Carolina has played this year was Tennessee, and they just got blown out. So really Baylor was the only other option they could turn to.

Will be interesting to see how it plays out. West Virginia and Tennessee could play their way up to a 2 seed if Duke keeps faltering. Maybe even Penn State?

No way Duke gets a #2 seed at this point..... Well.... if Duke somehow can manage to make the ACC final... then maybe so. Im hoping for a #4 seed.

 

[Phil]

I've been telling you that WV was decent - nice win, even though they handicapped themselves by hitting field goals worse than fts.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Yup, but the bracketologist seems to be looking for any reason not to give Louisville a 1 seed so UConn can get sent there.

The best team South Carolina has played this year was Tennessee, and they just got blown out. So really Baylor was the only other option they could turn to.

Will be interesting to see how it plays out. West Virginia and Tennessee could play their way up to a 2 seed if Duke keeps faltering. Maybe even Penn State?

Just my opinion, but I think Maryland would be a better #2 seed than Penn State. I personally have NOT been impressed with PSU this season. Especially after the blitzing they got @ Nebraska.

This is a truly fun season.

 

[triaddukefan]

Just my opinion, but I think Maryland would be a better #2 seed than Penn State. I personally have NOT been impressed with PSU this season. Especially after the blitzing they got @ Nebraska.

This is a truly fun season.

Speak for yourself

It should be an exciting conference tournament season...... Who knows who will win the Big 10 and the SEC tourneys.... ND will win the ACC.... but starting on Friday... all the other games will be interesting.

 

[ChicagoGG]

I miss having Mike Carey and WV in the conference. A good program and always well coached. (And he appreciated UConn fans, too!)

 

[Vowelguy]

Interesting battle for final #1. No one has separated themselves.

WV strong consideration for a 2.

 

[Ozzie Nelson]

Well, they are sometimes broken.

Fixed has a specific meaning for college basketball...

http://espn.go.com/classic/s/basketball_scandals_explosion.html

 

[Buzzyboy]

Totally agree, although if you listen to Geno when he laments the "fan calls and letters" talking about the short bench and number of scholarship players, he insists the kids who weren't offered was because they "weren't UCONN type players". I disagree on Holmes. I think he missed the boat on that one. I love Geno and wouldn't trade him for anyone, but he makes mistakes, and has done so in the past on recruiting.

I couldn't agree more with your post. Geno is easily the best coach in the history of the women's basketball but that surely doesn't mean he's infallible. He has occasionally not gone after a kid who was dying to become a Huskie and whose unselfishness and team oriented play becomes very apparent when she ends up playing somewhere else and you wonder, WHY???? I guess part of it is a gut feeling by Geno (or Chris) that the respective recruit wouldn't have the disposition to fit in based on very limited interaction. Recruiting is definitely not an established science. Thankfully, we manage to do okay despite some occasional oversights and errors in our recruiting efforts. My god, there would be a revolution if we occasionally didn't have a misfire with some recruits and ended up reeling them all in. Maybe we'd be looking for our fifteenth or sixteenth national title instead of only number 9.

 

[Wonkster]

a year apart but may have been keeping a slot open

Doubtful. UConn had already shed players from the 5-member freshman class of 2010. Slots weren't the problem.

 

[pap49cba]

Sims jacks up 30 of Baylor's 51 shots and has 10 of 15 turnovers.

 

[wire chief]

I'm changing my coach of the year vote from Dawn to Mike.

 

[UcMiami]

I couldn't agree more with your post. Geno is easily the best coach in the history of the women's basketball but that surely doesn't mean he's infallible. He has occasionally not gone after a kid who was dying to become a Huskie and whose unselfishness and team oriented play becomes very apparent when she ends up playing somewhere else and you wonder, WHY???? I guess part of it is a gut feeling by Geno (or Chris) that the respective recruit wouldn't have the disposition to fit in based on very limited interaction. Recruiting is definitely not an established science. Thankfully, we manage to do okay despite some occasional oversights and errors in our recruiting efforts. My god, there would be a revolution if we occasionally didn't have a misfire with some recruits and ended up reeling them all in. Maybe we'd be looking for our fifteenth or sixteenth national title instead of only number 9.

All you need to do is look at NFL drafting to understand the fallibility of player evaluation - those teams are spending millions on scouting and get to choose a player (no recruiting involved) and still make a hash of it every year.
And it is not just the talent and style of play that is involved but also the interaction with the other players and coaches, the willingness not to be instantly gratified by minutes, the academic fit, and their immediate family. No one questions DT and how lucky we were to get her, but in the Geno Legends with Sue, she implied team chemistry was not great in 2001 when DT arrived. For a player as talented as her, you probably take a little disruption - for a lesser player, maybe you walk away.