Dishin & Swishin Podcast: Is Duke Ready for UConn?

[pap49cba]

Great job David. Almost always find your interviews interesting.

I thought Coach P. was... meh... same 'o, same 'o. Talk the talk but can you....?

Your discussion with Mechelle re the mind-set/expectations of coaches and teams vis-a-vis UConn was really good. Teams that are looking to join the 'elite' echelon of wbb don't (for example) hang banners for reaching the Sweet 16. Hell, Geno won't cut down nets for a league or NCAA regional championship. Too much unfinished business.

In terms of the game I expect Duke to keep it close in the first half and then Geno will make adjustments, Coach P. won't, and Duke's lack of half-court offense will be totally exposed once again.

 

[VAMike23]

I watched the Iowa / Syracuse game on TV last week and I thought Iowa beat 'cuse rather handily.
They have a pretty good ball club. Of course last night Bill Fennely and Iowa St took it to their cross state rival pretty good !

Beating the Hawks is always a good thing....!!!

 

[Bestiarius]

I give Duke zero chance of beating UCONN.

I never feel confident that UConn will beat any team. Like life, baskets are tenuous. Even a 30 point lead at the half doesn't provide a warm-and-fuzzy. All the opponent needs to do is make up 1.5 points per minute. I'm not comfortable until our lead requires them to make up 5 points per minute and there's only 3 minutes left.

The Shoni Schimmel's of the world can at any given time start Globetrotting the ball into the hoop and thereby createing a disaster!

I know, I know, I have an inferiority complex, (and it's not a very good one).

 

[Suebird10fan]

I give Duke zero chance of beating UCONN.

I'd give Duke a 15 to 20% chance. Even the undefeated UConn teams had at least a couple competitive games. And we're talking about a team with a first team AA playing her first game back in over a month against the second best team in the country on the rosd.

 

[Sonny44]

Baylor last year is not UConn defensively. If Kim had her kids guard the perimeter they would've won. A very poor coaching job by Baylor. With that said UConn is UConn and you cant compare them to any other team in WCBB or any other sport. They completely dominate their opponents. This season they have tremendous depth that can put up numbers. There aren't any weaknesses. I personally cant think of a way UConn could lose unless they forget to show up and have to forfeit.

Neither did Baylor have our coaches who woulds never let a game like that get away.