Day of Reckoning For #1 Seeds

[CL82]

UConn lost to Tennessee in February, which is not early in the season.

It was a "quad one" loss though. Connecticut has not had any "bad losses" this season and we appear to be playing our best basketball of the year.

[Knocks wood]

I like our momentum but I agree with you that are likely at two seed.

 

[Bone Dog]

Texas is as deep at the 5 as any team could hope for with two great players there.

I think there's only one really good one -- Taylor Jones, and her health and stamina is iffy, though I'm glad to see she's stopped wearing all the kinesiology tape on her shoulder. I hope that bodes well for her.

Oldacre is a serviceable backup, big at 6'6" but slow and not able to run the floor effectively. Her points production has improved this year to 9.5 with 6 rebounds, though she has no midrange game to speak of. Although Jones's numbers don't seem much better, 12 pts, 7 rebounds, she's quicker, runs the floor better and is a more effective rim protector and scorer. She plays exactly the role Vic wants her to.

Between the two of them, Texas has a formidable front court with Carlton and Mwenentanda playing next to them. The loss of Aaliyah Moore was significant, unfortunately.

The key to beating Texas is shutting down Booker, not Jones or Oldacre. But that is really hard to do with all the other strong 6-footers Vic can put on the floor next to her.