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12au said:
Tempe is back

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YES!

I am so excited for the upcoming season and I'm pointing toward the November 3rd opener with anticipation. Tempe will be rocking!!!!

The Molly Miller era has begun. This is 180° from the valley of despair over the past 3 years.

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ASU at the precipice I think of Nationwide notoriety. After building to a 31 crescendo at Grand Canyon Miller brings a passion, an excellence in coaching, and High character to Tempe.

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I do believe that the Sun Devils are a tad underrated I believe the preseason has them 11th in the poll. Certainly the prospects in Tempe are glowing and much brighter than in the dirty t.

Moreover that same preseason poll has the colts and fashionista ranked above Molly Miller's Sun Devils. hummmmmmmm
 
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GoChips20 said:
There’s only so much (and it’s not a lot) to take from scrimmages, but Molly Miller seems to have a magic touch.

USC has one of the best backcourts in the nation even without Juju and Gottlieb should still be held to putting a pretty competitive team on the court.
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She showed it with 32 wins last year at GCU.

We are very fortunate to have her in Tempe
 


Really happy for Okot. She was very raw when joined Capital Courts in high school. Her growth has been impressive.
 
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cancontent said:


Really happy for Okot. She was very raw when joined Capital Courts in high school. Her growth has been impressive.
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Okie St. has already played 5 games. I wonder why their schedule is so front loaded. Most teams have played twice, maybe 3 times at this point.
 
Valparaiso put up a fight for a quarter and then it was like the rest of the cupcake games ISU has played so far. Looking forward to December when we play Iowa for a sole NC game that will be a good contest.

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Looking forward to Duke at WVU this weekend. WVU has been very tough at home in the Big 12. In recent years.
 
The Big 12 will be interesting this year, lots of good teams who will make the NCAAT but no great teams to warrant top 10 consideration. To me, only Miles and Audi deserve or warrant any "National media" watching. There are plenty of good players withing the conference but none of true elite status.

TCU, Baylor, OSU will make the NCAAT and then my guess is 3 other schools but which 3 will be the question on the season. I am curious if the Big 12 is better than the ACC. Thoughts?
 


Speaking of Crooks, the coach from that D3 program ISU faces during an exhibition has an interesting take on Crooks' 40+ game. 😉
 
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ISUnorth said:
Some decent Big 12 games this week to give me a break from the cupcake games my own team has played so far.

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Really interested in this one. I kinda expect Minnesota to win by a solid margin. They will end up being favored by 5-10 I'm thinking...
 
Woof. #18 OSU Cowgirls looked not so good. Lost in front of the "big" crowd at St. Johns of a few hundred fans. They don't look anything like a team that should be ranked.

Kansas without their star freshman recruit looked "okay". Gophers looked way less than that. Looks like another bubble team year for the Gophers. That's a shame in a state that churns out so many good players. And I can save a few bucks and not sign up for BTN+ to watch them.
 
First NET came out. Early and some of it's silly considering the cupcake schedules so many teams have been playing.

Here's BIG 12.

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Woof. ISU and Arizona with two the weakest opponents avg NET in Div I. At least Cyclones host ranked Iowa next week.

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No spinning this. If you are going to play one of the weakest schedules in Div 1 you had better win those cupcake games. Next up for Southern is Houston, another woeful bottom team. Maybe Southern can pull off another win after so many thumpings from good Div 1 teams.

And, yes, ISU's NC has also been Charmin Soft but they have at least routed the cupcakes.

 
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Kitties host East Kentucky at McKale in the hope of bounce back after consecutive losses. Those unexpected losses dropped the kitties a jaw-dropping 43 places in Massey. 93% when probability for the case so no pressure. Following two games Chicago State and bellamine both in the bottom 300 in Massey.

Big 12 play will be a real shock and change for the kitties.
 
I like the way Jada Williams is playing this season. Assists up and scoring up even though minutes are down. Of course, the assists are probably mainly looping the ball into Crooks on the low post. But it looks like she made a good decision to transfer into ISU
 
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Both Iowa and Iowa St. are good teams. Coming into our matchup with Iowa in 10 days, I would say that if we maintain defensive discipline, we should be able to hamper their offense enough to secure a win. They don't look unstoppable in that aspect by any stretch. But basketball is a funny game - for all I know, Iowa will go nuts from 3 against us, or something similar to that.
 
Iowa needed to play with more pace. Implement a zone for a couple of reasons. And if they could hit mid range shots and free throws they would have won easily. I’m a Crooks admirer, but she drew a kind whistle.
 
LwrcasefaN said:
Iowa needed to play with more pace. Implement a zone for a couple of reasons. And if they could hit mid range shots and free throws they would have won easily. I’m a Crooks admirer, but she drew a kind whistle.
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I was thinking the same thing last night. Thought there were a few times she could have been called for a foul compared to the Iowa players.
 
cancontent said:
I was thinking the same thing last night. Thought there were a few times she could have been called for a foul compared to the Iowa players.
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I always think that good home crowd can influence the ref whistle. I sum it up as part of home court advantage. Fronting with Steulke (i.e. countering with athleticism instead of size) and being aggressive on the perimeter to prevent the post pass seemed to be the best playing card for Iowa. Iowa State looks really good. They remind me of a lite version of the Gamecock championship team with Boston. I think they are an Elite 8 type of team to me but I think it is going to come down to matchups with Crooks on how far they go in the tournament.

I don't know if it was just Iowa State but I came away a little disappointed with Iowa. I like Chit chat but otherwise I thought their guard play wasn't up to the Iowa standard, especially when #1 was on the court. She did not look in sync with the rest of the team. I was also kind of disappointed that Steulke hasn't developed an outside shot over her college career.
 
GamecockFam said:
I always think that good home crowd can influence the ref whistle. I sum it up as part of home court advantage. Fronting with Steulke (i.e. countering with athleticism instead of size) and being aggressive on the perimeter to prevent the post pass seemed to be the best playing card for Iowa. Iowa State looks really good. They remind me of a lite version of the Gamecock championship team with Boston. I think they are an Elite 8 type of team to me but I think it is going to come down to matchups with Crooks on how far they go in the tournament.

I don't know if it was just Iowa State but I came away a little disappointed with Iowa. I like Chit chat but otherwise I thought their guard play wasn't up to the Iowa standard, especially when #1 was on the court. She did not look in sync with the rest of the team. I was also kind of disappointed that Steulke hasn't developed an outside shot over her college career.
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Home crowds definitely have an effect, but using the Stuelke fronting example, there were times I couldn't understand how refs could overlook how Crooks was pushing to establish herself. Some physicality is expected, but Stuelke looked like a rag doll at some points which is what had me perplexed.

The development of guards is a question mark for Iowa. I know a couple players are still out due to injury but I'm not sure if they're impact players at that position. We'll see how they bounce back once they get into conference play.

I'm with you regarding the lack of Stuelke's outside shot. Last season, they were trying to play her in the 4 and get more opportunities, but that didn't last. It's something she needs for the next level.
 
cancontent said:
Home crowds definitely have an effect, but using the Stuelke fronting example, there were times I couldn't understand how refs could overlook how Crooks was pushing to establish herself. Some physicality is expected, but Stuelke looked like a rag doll at some points which is what had me perplexed.

The development of guards is a question mark for Iowa. I know a couple players are still out due to injury but I'm not sure if they're impact players at that position. We'll see how they bounce back once they get into conference play.

I'm with you regarding the lack of Stuelke's outside shot. Last season, they were trying to play her in the 4 and get more opportunities, but that didn't last. It's something she needs for the next level.
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They could have also used Stuelke or whoever Crooks was guarding in pick and rolls. Crooks can’t guard that. Or still even…play Stuelke at the 4 even without a jump shot. She has decent handles for her size.
 
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