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My recollection is that going way back before the advent of "break-away" rims, the rims were thinner and more forgiving. The rims now seem to be thicker, to have more mass to them.

Nevertheless, shooting percentages have gone up.
 
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I don't like that psychological crap floating around. Not sure what Geno's up to.
In some of Azzi's videos on concrete, I've seen double-rims, which are death. So nothing should throw her off.
 
Anyone who’s played basketball on “hard rims” knows it can get into your head, making you think you have to be perfect, i.e. “nothing but net.” The other thing Geno mentioned was the bizarre early practice time, forced upon UConn by having 8 teams in one SuperRegional.

UConn will practice today, around the 2 Sweet 16 games slated to start at 12:30 & 3:00, probably tonight sometime. But again, it’s an unnatural practice schedule for a team scheduled to play tomorrow at 1:00 pm.
 
Bone Dog said:
It wasn't just the rims. Not having enough practice time in the venue can mess with players' lines of sight. Geno mentioned this too.
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Azzi said that they practiced there on Thursday, however did not get to do the game day shoot around yesterday, which is utter crud. I saw Azzi's slight reaction to a shot in warmups, and it was telling. Hopefully now that they've played one game, things can get sorted out.
 
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oldude said:
Anyone who’s played basketball on “hard rims” knows it can get into your head, making you think you have to be perfect, i.e. “nothing but net.” The other thing Geno mentioned was the bizarre early practice time, forced upon UConn by having 8 teams in one SuperRegional.

UConn will practice today, around the 2 Sweet 16 games slated to start at 12:30 & 3:00, probably tonight sometime. But again, it’s an unnatural practice schedule for a team scheduled to play tomorrow at 1:00 pm.
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None of this is new, especially for Geno and UConn. This is the current format and it has been the format. Geno’s players have rich AAU backgrounds, basically a system of “where do we go now”. I bet they’ve even slept in gyms between games. My team in Bush, Alaska played in a 16 team regional, 8 girls 8 boys. Winner goes to the states in Anchorage. We slept in classrooms on the floor and ate cafeteria food for 3 days. We practiced when they told us to.
I’ll ask the question again: what’s Geno up to? Is he trying to get in ND’s head? What about UConn’s head? I would personally keep this crap to myself.
 
Hadn't thought about it, but with eight teams still in play today there is a log jam again. 4 teams still trying to get in some practice before 12:00 local time and 4 teams after 7PM local time. And again 4 vying for pregame practice tomorrow before 12:30.

The reported attendance was good yesterday with 9400+/- at each venue, still 5000+ below capacity. Be interesting to see how the Sun/Mon games go.

At least the Sacramento venue is a basketball home court, while Dickies is a multi-use venue with no basketball team using it as a home court.

I dislike the super regional concept, and if they still insist on them, at least use the Mississippi River as the East/West divide, as it would be much closer to a population and competing schools divide than time zones which I assume is how Texas became a part of the eastern US.
 
FanSince17 said:
None of this is new, especially for Geno and UConn. This is the current format and it has been the format. Geno’s players have rich AAU backgrounds, basically a system of “where do we go now”. I bet they’ve even slept in gyms between games. My team in Bush, Alaska played in a 16 team regional, 8 girls 8 boys. Winner goes to the states in Anchorage. We slept in classrooms on the floor and ate cafeteria food for 3 days. We practiced when they told us to.
I’ll ask the question again: what’s Geno up to? Is he trying to get in ND’s head? What about UConn’s head? I would personally keep this crap to myself.
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He's speaking up for every coach. He's the one that can.
 
Not every observation a person makes is a criticism. Some are statements of fact. The 4 teams shot a combined total of 18%. Not normal for any of them. There normal shooting also includes bricks and air balls. Sure a team can have an off night but odds of all 4 on same night must be very low. I'm sure tournament pressure also factors in. Geno has noted before that he is not fond of the women's ball and believes they should use the same ball as the men because the lighter smaller ball does not bounce as true off the rim. Not complaint. Observation. A complaint he made of having to start practices at 5:30 in the morning in order to fit in so many teams when only having 2 "regionals" is a legit complaint.
 
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FanSince17 said:
None of this is new, especially for Geno and UConn. This is the current format and it has been the format. Geno’s players have rich AAU backgrounds, basically a system of “where do we go now”. I bet they’ve even slept in gyms between games. My team in Bush, Alaska played in a 16 team regional, 8 girls 8 boys. Winner goes to the states in Anchorage. We slept in classrooms on the floor and ate cafeteria food for 3 days. We practiced when they told us to.
I’ll ask the question again: what’s Geno up to? Is he trying to get in ND’s head? What about UConn’s head? I would personally keep this crap to myself.
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I beg to differ. The new “Super Regional” format for WBB has only been in place for 3 seasons. Geno’s criticism is twofold. Practice time with 8 teams at one location is a problem. In addition, travel for many teams is longer and more expensive.

This isn’t AAU tournaments in Bush, Alaska. These are the top teams in WBB, and Geno feels that the players have been sold short by the decision to go from 4 regionals to 2 super regionals.
 
Bring back the peach baskets! 😊

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Bone Dog said:
Surprise surprise surprise — (Gomer Pyle)

Louisville and Michigan have scored a total of 7 points after five minutes.
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Louisville 2-9 from three, Michigan 2-7. Score is Michigan 37, L’ville 36 with 5:20 left in the third quarter
 
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oldude said:
I beg to differ. The new “Super Regional” format for WBB has only been in place for 3 seasons. Geno’s criticism is twofold. Practice time with 8 teams at one location is a problem. In addition, travel for many teams is longer and more expensive.

This isn’t AAU tournaments in Bush, Alaska. These are the top teams in WBB, and Geno feels that the players have been sold short by the decision to go from 4 regionals to 2 super regionals.
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Of course I respect Geno’s opinion about the problems with the tournament. He’s the foremost authority on anything WCBB. The coaches should be consulted before any large decisions are made. I’m all in.
Why is Geno disrupting the universe by talking about the rims. What is the Berraism, “ half of the game is 90% mental”. You say you’re a player: do you think a player needs to think about the rim, when they pull up for a jumper?
 
darrell said:
To Geno’s point, the balls they used were brand new as well.

Mikayla Blakes’s late game turnover, as well as the “many air balls” could be attributed to that.
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In the NCAA regular season, I believe it's up to the home team to supply the basketballs......they need to be in excellent game-ready condition but don't have to be brand new......The NBA and WNBA use brand news balls for every game they play.........those balls are given a bit of a workout before the games to eliminate any slickness and are filled to a psi range of 7.5 - 8.5 to give a solid and reliable bounce.....not too high and not too low......you'd think the NCAA wouldn't be using slick balls that bounce like playground balls in their premier tournament...
 
Charliebball said:
In the NCAA regular season, I believe it's up to the home team to supply the basketballs......they need to be in excellent game-ready condition but don't have to be brand new......The NBA and WNBA use brand news balls for every game they play.........those balls are given a bit of a workout before the games to eliminate any slickness and are filled to a psi range of 7.5 - 8.5 to give a solid and reliable bounce.....not too high and not too low......you'd think the NCAA wouldn't be using slick balls that bounce like playground balls in their premier tournament...
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And there's the rub. Thinking and hoping that the NCAA would or wouldn't do something.
 
HuskyNan said:
Michigan wins

Final three point shooting stats. Louisville 3-14, Michigan 4-13
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Frankly, I think it may be more about the sight lines and the lack of practice in the facility that's causing the three-point shooting issues.........and how about the pressure of playing in high stakes, winner take all games and some pretty good defenses......
 
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