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Misc. games, Sun 12/30

MSGRET said:
Why is South Carolina still ranked in the AP Top 25, they haven't beat anyone that is close to being ranked. I believe that Utah should be ranked ahead of them and think they will finish behind Miss St, Kentucky, Tennessee, and maybe even Texas A&M in the SEC.
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There are several teams in the top 25 that haven't beaten any other ranked teams.

Utah hasn't either, for that matter.
 
Outside of the Notre Dame game, I'd be a bit concerned if I was UConn. Tough games against teams like St. John's, Oklahoma and Cal is not a good sign.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Outside of the Notre Dame game, I'd be a bit concerned if I was UConn. Tough games against teams like St. John's, Oklahoma and Cal is not a good sign.
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At first you think the anomaly is the SJU or Okla game. But now you wonder if the ND game was.
 
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vowelguy said:
At first you think the anomaly is the SJU or Okla game. But now you wonder if the ND game was.
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Maybe UConn is bored if they aren't playing someone really good? DePaul is ranked but I'm not that impressed with them. Outside of ND the schedule has been fairly light so far. About to get better with Baylor coming up.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Outside of the Notre Dame game, I'd be a bit concerned if I was UConn. Tough games against teams like St. John's, Oklahoma and Cal is not a good sign.
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Which teams have had better signs?
 
nwhoopfan said:
Maybe UConn is bored if they aren't playing someone really good? DePaul is ranked but I'm not that impressed with them. Outside of ND the schedule has been fairly light so far. About to get better with Baylor coming up.
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SOS currently ranked #2 by Massey.
 
UConnCat said:
SOS currently ranked #2 by Massey.
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Okay. I don't know the formula used, but that seems misleading to me. They've played a handful of bad P5 teams, not many true cupcakes. Of course the ND win is great. DePaul and Cal are decent wins, but if Cal doesn't start playing better they are gonna sink fast now that conference play has started. Baylor coming up soon and Louisville and South Carolina mixed in during the conference schedule. Just doesn't look like the usual taking on all the best teams in OOC like they usually do.
 
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against Massey top 25:
UConn 2-0
ND 4-1
Bay 1-1
Stan 2-1
Ore 2-1

would like UConn to have more in early season as they wont get any in the conf sked
 
nwhoopfan said:
Okay. I don't know the formula used, but that seems misleading to me. They've played a handful of bad P5 teams, not many true cupcakes. Of course the ND win is great. DePaul and Cal are decent wins, but if Cal doesn't start playing better they are gonna sink fast now that conference play has started. Baylor coming up soon and Louisville and South Carolina mixed in during the conference schedule. Just doesn't look like the usual taking on all the best teams in OOC like they usually do.
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When all is said and done, this year's team will have played @ND, @Cal, @Baylor, @Louisville. The schedule isn't as good as last year's and not as tough as next year's (which will be brutal) but I'm not sure there's another team that will have tested itself this much on the road.

While many teams have been staying home and playing a bunch of teams ranked in the 200s-300s, this year's UConn team has hit the road to test themselves.

1600 miles to the Virgin Islands
800 miles to South Bend
360 miles to from South Bend to St Louis
1592 miles to OK
1645 miles from OK to Cal

And next they'll get on a plane and travel 1700 miles to play Baylor.

Oh, and the kids traveled to their homes from CA.
 
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vowelguy said:
against Massey top 25:
UConn 2-0
ND 4-1
Bay 1-1
Stan 2-1
Ore 2-1

would like UConn to have more in early season as they wont get any in the conf sked
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Well yeah, that would be nice. We'll just have to be satisfied with Baylor in a few days, Louisville the end of the month and an average So Carolina team in Feb.
 
I think Westbrook has improved over last year. She also I think is becoming a real good point guard.
 
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Plebe said:
I'll take credit for saying in the Oregon State game that Williams has tremendous potential. See, all she needed was some confidence :cool:
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well she certainly bounced back from a subpar game vs ECU on friday night. I think she had 6pts, 4 rebounds, and 5 fouls. She's maddeningly inconsistent......... she makes does some things that make you cheer and yell while watching the game on your couch... and other times Head bangHead bangHead bang
 
UConnCat said:
South Carolina beat Furman 66-53 and the game was closer than the final score. MSST beat Furman by 60. SC will probably climb in the rankings.
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SC will almost certainly move up because #24 Miami lost to Central Michigan. It's also possible that #19 DePaul, after losing to Creighton, will drop enough for SC to overtake them as well.
 
ODU seems to be improved this year. It would be good to see them back in the Big dance in March.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Outside of the Notre Dame game, I'd be a bit concerned if I was UConn. Tough games against teams like St. John's, Oklahoma and Cal is not a good sign.
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nwhoopfan said:
Maybe UConn is bored if they aren't playing someone really good? DePaul is ranked but I'm not that impressed with them. Outside of ND the schedule has been fairly light so far. About to get better with Baylor coming up.
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Cal was ranked in the top 10 when UConn played them. And UConn's most challenging games are almost all on the road. UConn will play anyone (even Tennessee) anywhere. Perhaps your concern should be conveyed to all the programs that duck UConn and have excused themselves from playing UConn (I'm looking at you, Maryland and Duke).
 
MSGRET said:
Why is South Carolina still ranked in the AP Top 25, they haven't beat anyone that is close to being ranked. I believe that Utah should be ranked ahead of them and think they will finish behind Miss St, Kentucky, Tennessee, and maybe even Texas A&M in the SEC.
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I think Auburn could finish ahead of S. Car. I think Auburn may surprise some people in conference.
 
JonathanXIV said:
Cal was ranked in the top 10 when UConn played them. And UConn's most challenging games are almost all on the road. UConn will play anyone (even Tennessee) anywhere. Perhaps your concern should be conveyed to all the programs that duck UConn and have excused themselves from playing UConn (I'm looking at you, Maryland and Duke).
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Cal was ranked in the top 10? In what ranking system?
 
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JonathanXIV said:
Cal was ranked in the top 10 when UConn played them. And UConn's most challenging games are almost all on the road. UConn will play anyone (even Tennessee) anywhere. Perhaps your concern should be conveyed to all the programs that duck UConn and have excused themselves from playing UConn (I'm looking at you, Maryland and Duke).
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Please leave Duke the heck outta this. Thanks

Plebe said:
Cal was ranked in the top 10? In what ranking system?
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Top 10 in the Pac 12
 
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Stwainfan, I agree E is improving, but she has to still cut down on turnovers, IMO.
 
JonathanXIV said:
Cal was ranked in the top 10 when UConn played them. And UConn's most challenging games are almost all on the road. UConn will play anyone (even Tennessee) anywhere. Perhaps your concern should be conveyed to all the programs that duck UConn and have excused themselves from playing UConn (I'm looking at you, Maryland and Duke).
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Unless they improve significantly, I wouldn't be surprised to see Cal finish lower than 5th in the conference. They just don't look that good.
 
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