I don't know what that means. Not being a gambler, what is "BPI", and how does that give a percentage chance of winning?Early line.
Please correct me if I’m wrong, but isn’t the under/over total of 163 points referred to last night’s E8 game, and not the FF? Or am I getting all these numbers jumbled in my head?If that is correct UConn will lose by 20. The only way it gets to that level is if CC goes crazy and UConn forget how to play defense and that IS NOT going to happen. UConn matches up better with Iowa than any other team they have played this season and that doesn't bode will for Iowa. UConn will win and I don't expect it to be within a couple points.
Wonder which one?Or at least one of them.
Unfortunately, different teams; also, CC has become a much improved player.Our last two games vs. Iowa.
UConn wins 92:72 in 2021
UConn wins 86:79 in 2022
I like our chances!
Stuelke is not a bad post player, she brings a different skill set than Czinano. She runs the floor extremely well and is a nice complement to ClarkOf course, I’m pulling for UConn to win but it’s pretty clear this team (Iowa) is greatly improved everywhere but in the post. Czinano was a force in those earlier teams and is now gone. The guards around Clark are much better and will make this game more competitive than the previous ones.
But she no AE!Stuelke is not a bad post player, she brings a different skill set than Czinano. She runs the floor extremely well and is a nice complement to Clark
Exactly! Except for Clark, the Iowa team is a pretty good Big East team -- not big or overly athletic, but well-coached, smart, and experienced. If you can imagine what (Creighton, Marquette, Villanova) would be if Caitlin Clark parachuted onto their roster, that is Iowa.They’re sort of like Creighton but with an offensive superstar added in. But Nika knows how to defend Caitlyn.
unless UConn does too...........we can hope that Iowa shoots 5/22 from 3 like they did against W Virginia then we will win no problem .
1. I go with the spelling my AI gives me. It’s not worth the trouble to argue with SkyNet.Maybe Caitlin, Bone Dog?
By the way, they're sort of like Creighton how?
I suspect Nika might find Caitlin a different player, emotionally and especially physically, than 18 months ago.
correct. It will come down to how many points KK and Ash can score. Aaliyah and Paige should get theirs, Nika should hit a couple of threes. If Ash and KK can give us 25 points total we have a chance. But that's asking a lot from KK and Ash, especially from what I've seen from Shade the last two games. However, I feel better about matching up against Iowa vs. LSU.Iowa is the smartest team that UConn will face this season. They move well and their #2 and #3 players have scored over 20 points each this past game. That's at least 3 top scorers. They play fast and run all game. They are similar in height and athletics. They are more experienced across the board. IMHO it will be a close game. A "who has the ball last" type of game. UConn defense is stronger, but Iowa shooters have been a little more consistent recently. Go UConn!
I agree Juju seems like a harder matchup. She’s tall and strong and has a midrange game. She obviously doesn’t have the 3 point limit CC does. CC has no midrange game, she either pulls a 3 or does a layup, she doesn’t seem to like shooting the midrange or floaters either.Who is easier to guard against for UConn, JuJu or CC? I think JuJu’s height was difficult … UConn has a better chance with CC. But foul trouble could be something hard to overcome.
That's just it. Caitlin has never had a great supporting cast around her. She makes those around her better. If Iowa had Cameron Brink or Reagan Beers in the post/pf position, Iowa would be a much stronger team. I think Iowa is just 6'5" superstar away from top dawg.I think we need limit open looks for the supporting cast. I'd give Clark 35 point, but limit the others. We could put up 80 points.
Actually they have only had two players beside Clark score more than 20 points in a game over the past 5 games. Hannah Steulke scored 25 in the overtime win against Nebraska in the Big 10 title game. Kate Martin scored 21 against LSU in the Regional Final game. The only player to score 20+ points every game is Clark.Iowa is the smartest team that UConn will face this season. They move well and their #2 and #3 players have scored over 20 points each this past game. That's at least 3 top scorers. They play fast and run all game. They are similar in height and athletics. They are more experienced across the board. IMHO it will be a close game. A "who has the ball last" type of game. UConn defense is stronger, but Iowa shooters have been a little more consistent recently. Go UConn!
That’s what LSU did last night. Put Nika on Caitlin much of the time and Paige on her some of the time. Make her life difficult and give her different looks. She’s not just a scorer, she’s their main facilitator and the heartbeat of their offense. Make her life difficult, the team’s life is difficult.I think we need limit open looks for the supporting cast. I'd give Clark 35 point, but limit the others. We could put up 80 points.
Not yet, but she's closing fast... she was the Big Ten Sixth Player of the year in '22-23 as a freshman, had 47 points vs. a competitive Penn State team this winter and scored 25 points in the Big Ten tournament championship game.But she no AE!
I'm sorry to hear that, Bone Dog. I always feel the effort to spell a person's name correctly is well worth it.1. I go with the spelling my AI gives me. It’s not worth the trouble to argue with SkyNet.
2. They’re like Creighton in that they aren’t real big in the post. No one bigger than Aaliyah. And they scrap for loose balls. Gabby Marshall could fit right in at Creighton.
3. … and Nika has remained perfectly static over 18 months?
JuJu finished her season shooting 17 of 57 over the last two games. Let her shoot!I agree Juju seems like a harder matchup. She’s tall and strong and has a midrange game. She obviously doesn’t have the 3 point limit CC does. CC has no midrange game, she either pulls a 3 or does a layup, she doesn’t seem to like shooting the midrange or floaters either.