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Message: [QUOTE="Plebe, post: 2996247, member: 6927"] On this slow day in WCBB, I thought I'd share this gem I recently came across on YouTube, a game I remember watching as a kid at a time when women's basketball had very little media exposure. In the days before UConn made undefeated seasons look fairly routine, Jody Conradt's 1985-86 Texas team looked like it might go down as the greatest of all time. They took out USC, 97-81, in the championship game. This game featured several iconic players: [LIST] [*]Cheryl Miller, in her last collegiate game. She struggled with foul trouble in an extremely tightly officiated game, but still did lots of damage from the free throw line. [*]Cynthia Cooper, also in her last collegiate game, led all scorers with 27 points. [*]Kamie Ethridge, the legendary Texas point guard, would be on the U.S. Olympic team two years later. (She is now the head coach at Washington State.) [*]Clarissa Davis, a next-level athlete who as a freshman came off the bench to lead Texas with 24 points and 12 rebounds. [/LIST] It's stunning to me, when I rewatch this, just how much the game has changed. If you think today's officiating is bad, this game will shift your perspective. I can hardly believe how over-officiated this game was. There were stretches where it seemed like there was at least one whistle on every possession. This was also before the advent of the shot clock and the 3-point line. Back then a 15-footer was considered a long-distance shot. First half: [MEDIA=youtube]ljaP-zrxBuU[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]

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