Agreed, UConn has to be a massive favorite to win next year, with the condition that most of SC’s senior class declares for the draft which I expect to happen
Not so fast: if Boston comes back next season, South Carolina is probably still going to be the favorite especially if they win it all this year. If UConn wins it, then UConn will be the favorite. I think that's how it's going to play out.
I used this NCAA's TV network schedule when I posted about ABC favoring UConn.
South Carolina's Sweet 16 game against UCLA is listed as being on ESPN.
ABC is listed as broadcasting the UConn/Ohio State Sweet 16 game.
Women’s Final Four: Broadcast info
A complete listing of broadcast information for the women's DI college basketball championship.www.ncaa.com
Yeah, that’s why I put the condition of SC’s seniors staying. However all signs point to Boston leaving at this point
Maybe thats your standard and expectation, but I have never heard Geno state that. Its a goal, not an expectation. Getting to the FF is not easy.
I think Fudd can still improve defensively, but agreed on Bueckers and Edwards. I think Aubrey Griffin is a great pro prospect as well
The Slate writer knows so little about the program that he thinks that Bird and Cash were the stars of the 2000 championship, rather than Shea Ralph and Svetlana Abrosimova. I guess he didn't see Bueckers and Fudd coming, either.
It's not in question whether there is an active Vol dynasty.
This is a stupid topic.
Is the UConn dynasty dead -- or on the verge of a resurgence?
The Huskies haven't won a NCAA title since 2016 but are two wins away from their 15th consecutive Final Four. Is this the season they breathe life back into their dynastic run?www.espn.com
To even suggest it is like asking “was Pat Summitt one of the greatest coaches in women’s college basketball history”? How about 14 and maybe 15 final fours in a row, that fact doesn’t do anything for you?????Is the UConn dynasty dead -- or on the verge of a resurgence?
The Huskies haven't won a NCAA title since 2016 but are two wins away from their 15th consecutive Final Four. Is this the season they breathe life back into their dynastic run?
What you are seeing is; the bias of ESPN, promoting South Carolina, and the teams that ESPN carries their games. They try to convince everyone that Dawn Staley is on a par with Geno, and she has created a dynasty.
I agree 1000%. Call it parity or whatever you want, but the days of Geno having a “stockpile” of All-Americans are long past. Remember when we’d have 2 and 3 first-team A-As, back-to-back players of the year, etc.?
Correct, the NCAA, broadcasters and officials. ABC ESPN since they broadcast the tournament and pay millions for that have a financial stake in the teams and leagues they have a financial stake in to do good. Follow the money.
Unfortunately, that's what everyone said at the end of last season.
She might; when she changed the color of her braids to garnet, before the tournament, she said that was relevant to an announcement after the season. I still doubt the likely #1 pick would come back. It would be ironic for me, personally, because I'm going to be in NYC in May, partially to see the Fever play at the Liberty. Even if Aliyah comes back, Destanni Henderson still plays for the Fever. I also love games at Barclays and MSG.
I know you are angry , but it is not unrealistic to pose the question: is the dynasty of UCONN women basketball at an end? True, we made it to the finals just last year. But we were not competitive in the final game. This year, we have gone out in the round of sixteen, ending our extraordinary streak of multiple final four appearances. We used to regularly attract the HS player of the year. Now, not so much. For this year's team to be as competitive as it was, we required four internationally-sourced players. Next year, we have signed two fine guards and a wing ( of relatively little renown). But this is not like signing Paige or Breanna Stewart, Maya Moore, Katy Samuelson or KML, etc. And our coach is far closer to the end of his career than to the beginning. In addition, he has had back to back brutal seasons both personally and physically. Some would say they notice a drop off in energy and creativity in the guidance the team has been provided. This is all to say, we are no longer what we once were. It is difficult to argue that we are ascending rather than the opposite. No one fears UCONN anymore. And we aren't surprising and/or upsetting higher ranked teams, as we used to do. It does remind me of the road UCLA men's BB has traveled since the "Wizard of Westwood" stepped down. The team remains competitive, and fun to watch, but national championships are the one's in the trophy case from way back when. I think UCONN women's basketball has peaked, and is now sliding down the grade. What did we expect, really? You cannot sustain what UCONN once achieved. No one can. None of us want to let go. But the world ( of women's basketball) has caught up and, to some extent, passed us by. See you next year.
I agree with you..Uconn isn't the pinnacle of WCBB anymore..just another good team among a lot of other good teams..last year they weren't competitve in the championship game and this year it was almost embarrasing the way they lost in the sweet sixteen..when a season ended and they didn't win the NCAA's I could always say "well at least they made the final four"..can't say that anymore
