Maybe, but it's getting late in the season. Initially they were being considered a possible tournament team. Their recent losses aren't helping them. Believe Creme has them as the Last Four Out this week.
Yeah, I can't see Braun coming back this season. Watching her during warmups, she was knocking down shot after shot, but she is far from game ready. Her movement is limited and she could reinjure her foot or worse.
I remember awhile ago Minny was in consideration for the NCAA but like you said, the string of losses and bad play, has pretty much moved Minny into WNIT or the WBI conversation.
Yeah, the Gopher fan base is pretty excited about the future here in Minnesota. We see the potential, the talent, the hard work the players are putting in, and the coaching resume of Coach Plitzuweit. The future is bright.
Great news for WBB fans. Great news for the city of Minneapolis.Clark effect: Big Ten tourney tix already sold out
The Big Ten women's basketball tournament has sold out in advance for the first time in the history of the event.www.espn.com
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Md. has experienced two factors this season which have impacted them, just as it has the past few seasons. First, let’s get the elephant in the room addressed, transfers. Md. has experienced too many transfers out recently. You cannot avoid that fact. I don’t know the reason for that. Maybe someone else does. She has done well with transfers in also, but let’s agree it’s a negative overall.Diminished on-court dominance has Maryland women’s basketball stumbling on the recruiting trail
The Terps have recruited worse of late, prompting coach Brenda Frese to consider adapting some of her methods.
It's likely me, but I don't get Frese's point here. While I get dropping out of the top ten for recruiting classes may sting, how is a top 15 class bad? And considering some programs top 10 classes haven't turned out to be a great as they were supposed to be, should she really be worried?
They're still landing ESPN ranked players from what I can tell. Is it more pride than anything else? Love to hear others insight on this.
And that's why I asked the question. The article seemed odd because of her track record, good and bad.Md. has experienced two factors this season which have impacted them, just as it has the past few seasons. First, let’s get the elephant in the room addressed, transfers. Md. has experienced too many transfers out recently. You cannot avoid that fact. I don’t know the reason for that. Maybe someone else does. She has done well with transfers in also, but let’s agree it’s a negative overall.
Second, Md. has had their share of injuries to be sure the past three seasons. Maybe not Uconn level, but close. So there is that. But if you want to rank WBB teams during Freese’s tenure at Md., her teams will be solidly top ten in that time frame, nothing to sneeze at. She can hold her head high and have some pride. She has had stretches of dominance in the B1G, and on the national scene. She doesn’t need to apologize to anyone. If anyone wants, we can post her yearly records as a head coach and compare them to whomever you like outside of maybe 3-4 coaches overall. Yeah, she is a helluva good coach and her track record does not say otherwise.
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Maryland is still a pretty solid team. They are just facing a down year. They are led by an amazing coach. They will bounce back and be in the hunt again for a Big Ten crown. I did chuckle at the line about recruiting. They are still in the top 20 in recruiting. Not like they are small potatoes. As far as having or not having a practice facility, which they are getting one soon, here in Minnesota, the Gophers got a new practice facility and well we know how that story is going.Diminished on-court dominance has Maryland women’s basketball stumbling on the recruiting trail
The Terps have recruited worse of late, prompting coach Brenda Frese to consider adapting some of her methods.
It's likely me, but I don't get Frese's point here. While I get dropping out of the top ten for recruiting classes may sting, how is a top 15 class bad? And considering some programs top 10 classes haven't turned out to be a great as they were supposed to be, should she really be worried?
They're still landing ESPN ranked players from what I can tell. Is it more pride than anything else? Love to hear others insight on this.
I looked at rosters a few weeks ago, Iowa, Indiana and Ohio St. all look to be gutted by players using up eligibility. But Maryland has several as well. I have no idea who the front runners will be next year, but the newcomers picked a good year to enter the conference. Honestly not all that crazy to think UCLA and USC could be preseason #1 and #2 in the B1G next year.
It is going to be interesting to see how the Big Ten and PAC 12 teams styles of play mesh next season. So many interesting possibilities.
With some of the comments from PAC12 fans about the physicality of some teams, I think they'll mesh just fine.
Granted I don't watch a ton of PAC 12 games (no PAC network here...), but I don't really see a huge difference in style of play between USC, UCLA, Oregon, Washington, and the current B1G schools. Am I wrong about that?
I think a big difference that determines the style of play in the PAC-12 is the way refs call a game and the unfortunate inconsistency from game to game. Sometimes a referee crew will call very minor touch fouls that disrupts game flow and limits/depletes each team’s roster as the players accumulate fouls. Other times a crew doesn’t call lots of fouls and game play becomes more physical. The worst is when a crew changes it approach during the course of a game and both teams have to adjust or lots of players foul out or players don’t defend for fear of fouling out. People who follow PAC-12 WBB have their “favorite” refs to hate on. My awful refs list include Benny Luna, Kyle Bacon and Tyler Trimble among others.
The lack of consistency isn't a PAC12 thing. BIG10 fans have their gripes about calls as well.
A lot of symmetry in the BIG the past 2 seasons:
Not wrong at all. There will be teams that mesh well and teams that will probably struggle. In terms of physical play, pacing of the game, half court vs open court. It is going to be interesting blend.
I feel like EVERY conference thinks they are ~special~ in having the worst officials. Newsflash: all officials suck lol.
That's how I see it. Does a disservice to the games, especially with the great ones that have happened this season.
-Makes it harder for Iowa to run off ball sets for Clark.
It gave them 2 extra points. The other was a shooting foul against Madison Greene and the other 2 points were taken away at the half. I'd argue that you didn't see if from the correct angle. All I see , making the rounds from the game is a 6 second clip from the baseline that hides Cotie pushing Caitlin away and intentionally walking into Gabbie Marshall afterwards. They showed that angle on the big screens at the game as well as seeing it transpire in person. You also didn't see her arguing profusely with the refs which should have warranted another tech and immediate ejection from the game.
The conference has several good teams each year so every coach is starting the season with a few losses. To make sure they still get a decent seed in the tournament they sandbag the non conference schedule which is pretty common. This season seems to have the PAC12 with several good teams but other than them the other conferences have been a little less than expected.
The 6 points is 2 from the tech in the first half, and 4 from the tech in the 2nd half, 2 on free throws and a 2-point field goal on the extra possession.
