I'd be 100% fine if the brackets came out this way. It would be a good path for UConn.Now comment away folks !!!
Women's Bracketology: Big wins for BYU, Arizona State push them right to the bubble
Two teams making the most of Champ Week? BYU and Arizona State, which now both sit just beyond the 68.www.espn.com
I thought he was being whipped.
My biggest concern, someone else mentioned on this board previously, and I can’t remember who it was? Is Charlie trying to be a “predictor” or an “influencer”? As you said, big concern is if someone on the committee doesn’t do their own homework. There should be no bias allowed when setting up the NCAA bracket.
Nobody should want to play Wash St. ; they are the team of destiny
Move up to a two seed??? They WERE A two seed in the last committee reveal and haven't lost since then. They are more likley to move up to a one seed than move down to a three seed with their current resume.
Why would you want to avoid Stanford? All of their losses have come on the second game of a two game weekend. They are an ideal team to play in the elite eight as Stanford multiple days of prep and planning to prepare for their opponents due to never figuring out or cracking their own line-ups/rotations. JMO- I'd want to avoid Iowa, Maryland, Indiana and South Carolina to get to the FF for a mix of different reasons. I'm torn on Iowa because you never want to play a team with a player like Clark in the tournament because they can be deadly - on the flip side I think their defense opens them up to an early upset which would make the bracket they are in much easier.
I actually think Stanford's ceiling is the most limited of the three teams you mentioned because they never figured out a consistent rotation that works and built chemistry around it. On paper their ceiling should be quite high but every game Stanford is a different team, and not in a way that is conducive to winning the NCAA tournament. These are all good point but I don't think Stanford is capable of getting out of the Elite Eight this year and I think their round of 32 game will be a bigger challenge for them than their sweet sixteen game. We shall see if this proves to be right.
Perhaps, but it’s difficult to measure any of those PAC12 teams what with the number of upsets. At different times throughout, there was maybe five teams that could have won the conference tournament. I wonder if Oregon and Oregon State will ever get back in the picture?
Antonelli keeps on campaigning to get on the selection committee, on the air, during a game. No class.
The way Betts is playing now, she seems to get far too few minutes. Betts and Brink are a powerfull tandem. Stanford seems to lack a killer instinct, and keeps the opposing team in the game
Every year without fail, ESPN picks some kind of post-season theme - Geno’s “feud” with Pat/Muffet, Shoni Schimmel & Louisville and their “style of play” vs Baylor, the locker room at the women’s tournament…and show something they deem “controversial”, beating a stupid drum over and over and over until everyone has picked sides and fans are all yelling at each other.
The question is - why are people obsessed with Crème’s guesses
Their own version of pee'ing on a rug.... Since we're doing themes.
Most Useless Broadcaster Award = MUBA. Gonna copy/paste this in my notes for future use.
Stanford fans - is the lack of a consistent rotation something out of the ordinary for Tara this year in comparison to prior? Any thoughts on why they don't have a fairly fixed lineup? Conversely, Geno loathes making changes once he figures out who is going to start, so he can game plan for the first few minutes each game.
I'd be somewhat happy with that draw.....looks like the second weakest bracket but UConn must play South Carolina early if they get past Iowa.........if they want to win it they would likely have to play SC eventually.......
I'm ready to see crème brûlée . . . he will be burnt & offended Sunday when his picks don't match the committee's.
It's a valid point regarding Stanford. Part of it too is name recognition and historical success. Seeing Stanford with Tara on the bench strikes fear into opposing fans more than Lynne Roberts at Utah even if their squads are arguably comparable this year. Similar to how UCONN being UCONN carries a certain weight going into each game that will make opposing fans want to avoid their regional even if this years version isn't at the level of their previous teams.
That is fair but idk about the last sentece. I think this is the best UConn team since 2018. Unpopular opinion at the moment but I think it will prove to be true in about a month. Certainly they are step above where they were last year and think they have some room to improve if they are able to reintegrate Azzi and CD in the next month. We shall see.
