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Louisville not that good and ND not that bad

Louisville has a deep and talented team...............catch Durr and Hines-Allen on a good night and it's just tough to beat them...............as long as UConn plays solid two way ball I don't view them as a major threat but play just ok and Louisville could be dangerous............
 
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Louisville has one of their best shooting games all season and beat the heck out of ND, while they only beat Air Force a 0-15 team 62-50. Which team shows up on 2/12.
 
oldude said:
Durr is for real. Be interesting to see how she does when going up against a lock down defender like Kia and a great switching defense like UConn.
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Are you delusional?
 
Only watched first 6 minutes. Durr was so open on the first few 3 pt attempts, her confidence was reinforced. I assume we will not be so giving.
 
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Tonyc said:
Really simple conclusion. A ridiculous game for both teams. Forget it and move on for both teams. It was great for LVille and tuff for ND.
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Notre Dame doesn't have to be bad for the Cards to be considered quite good...the two aren't mutually exclusive.

Both teams are very well coached and have very skilled guards. Yes, Notre Dame's roster has been depleted, but every single player on the Louisville squad played their hearts out, so they deserve the credit tonight.
 
MSGRET said:
Louisville has one of their best shooting games all season and beat the heck out of ND, while they only beat Air Force a 0-15 team 62-50. Which team shows up on 2/12.
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As a matter of fact it was one of their best shooting games in their HISTORY. In 1988 they had a game where they shot .690. This wasn't too far off.
 
The real issue for me is how really good UConn is?

We have fine passers, terrific conditioning, some great defensive players and a whole lot of excellent shooters.

But somehow, the woman's game appears different this season.
Less athletically gifted and less well-coached teams don't just thrown in the towel; they compete. And what they lack in sophistication that make up in grit.
And our team, for all its skill and sophistication, may be soft.

Geno has expressed concern.
Gabby has expressed concern.

Fact 1. We're not really any better roster-wise than ND if coach doesn't trust his freshman and sophs.
Fact 2. ND was run off the court this evening and was completely gassed in the 2nd half. They stayed with us, much longer.

Maybe, none of this matters; that most games will be like the one before last.
But in the tourney; everyone will be playing their hardest.

I just worry that we're ripe to be taken.
And I'm sure Geno will remind his charges how thoroughly ND was demolished tonight and why.
 
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msf22b said:
The real issue for me is how really good UConn is?

We have fine passers, terrific conditioning, some great defensive players and a whole lot of excellent shooters.

Fact 1. We're not really any better roster-wise than ND if coach doesn't trust his freshman and sophs.
Fact 2. ND was run off the court this evening and was completely gassed in the 2nd half. They stayed with us, much longer.

Maybe, none of this matters; that most games will be like the one before last.
But in the tourney; everyone will be playing their hardest.

I just worry that we're ripe to be taken.
And I'm sure Geno will remind his charges how thoroughly ND was demolished tonight and why.
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Not sure I agree that UConn is "not really any better roster-wise then ND"..................unfortunately with their injury depleted roster, I don't see anybody on ND as athletic or as all-around brilliant as Williams, as offensively effective up front as Collier, as tough defensively as Nurse or as intimidating as Stevens...........I suppose you could compare Mabrey to KLS but if you asked ND fans I think they'd trade for KLS any day of the week...........sadly ND doesn't have a point guard like CD either so other then Ogunbowale I'm not sure where you find ND to be any where near even talent wise.........
 
Tonyc said:
Really simple conclusion. A ridiculous game for both teams. Forget it and move on for both teams. It was great for LVille and tuff for ND.
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Surprisingly, I agree with you. I'm pretty confident this will go down as Louisville's best performance of the season and Notre Dame's worst. I wouldn't be shocked at all if ND wins a rematch in the ACC Tournament or NCAAs.
 
We went to the game and just got back home. I was not expecting Notre Dame to be blown-out and crushed from the game's start, but Jeff Walz and the Louisville Cardinals showed that they could take great advantage of a Notre Dame team that was ponderously slow by comparison.

The better team won so easily tonight that I don't expect Notre Dame to change its fortune in a rematch.
 
msf22b said:
The real issue for me is how really good UConn is?

We have fine passers, terrific conditioning, some great defensive players and a whole lot of excellent shooters.

But somehow, the woman's game appears different this season.
Less athletically gifted and less well-coached teams don't just thrown in the towel; they compete. And what they lack in sophistication that make up in grit.
And our team, for all its skill and sophistication, may be soft.

Geno has expressed concern.
Gabby has expressed concern.

Fact 1. We're not really any better roster-wise than ND if coach doesn't trust his freshman and sophs.
Fact 2. ND was run off the court this evening and was completely gassed in the 2nd half. They stayed with us, much longer.

Maybe, none of this matters; that most games will be like the one before last.
But in the tourney; everyone will be playing their hardest.

I just worry that we're ripe to be taken.
And I'm sure Geno will remind his charges how thoroughly ND was demolished tonight and why.
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Wow. If I could put an"unlike post" on this I would love to. The only thing I agree with is that UCONN is not invincible thus can be taken. Everything else -- just wow -- I am 100% opposite of what you are trying to make/ the importance of this one game and then to compound it - to try to make it about the frosh and sophs of UCONN. No way.
 
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UCONN has allowed a team to shoot 50% once in about the last 500 games. I suspect Louisville will have a tougher time shooting 65% in Storrs than they did tonight, but I am certainly hoping for a great game by both teams.
 
Just looked at Louisville's ACC schedule.... they got Duke, ND, and Florida State all at home this year. Toughest road game is in Charlottesville... or perhaps in Syracuse. I dont think they will go undefeated in the conference.
 
oldude said:
Durr is for real. Be interesting to see how she does when going up against a lock down defender like Kia and a great switching defense like UConn.
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Agreed. That UConn-Louisville game just got a whole lot bigger.
Because people want to see if Louisville can do to UConn what they did to ND.

ND was #2 with a single loss to #1 UConn. There is no shame in losing to #1. UConn is still the elephant in the room.
 
bags27 said:
We'll find out in one month, huh? However good you think--or fear--that Louisville is, I suspect most BYers are awfully glad that the Feb 12 game is going to be played at UConn.
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The KFC yum Center will never look the same again to ND. More like a house of horrors. And yes UC should be glad this one is at home. The Cardinals are not very hospitable lately.
 
Charliebball said:
Not sure I agree that UConn is "not really any better roster-wise then ND"...unfortunately with their injury depleted roster, I don't see anybody on ND as athletic or as all-around brilliant as Williams, as offensively effective up front as Collier, as tough defensively as Nurse or as intimidating as Stevens......I suppose you could compare Mabrey to KLS but if you asked ND fans I think they'd trade for KLS any day of the week......sadly ND doesn't have a point guard like CD either so other then Ogunbowale I'm not sure where you find ND to be any where near even talent wise....
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I may be wrong but, I believe the poster was referring to the number of players who play. ND has seven available scholarship players and UCONN mostly plays seven scholarship players. So the depth is the same, not the talent level.
 
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