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What has happened to Cook and Henderson ? Their offensive games seemed to have really declined. Too much emphasis on post play ?
They were a combined 6 of 31 in fga in this game.
Cook is shooting 37% in fga for the year and only 27% from 3.
 
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Polls are meaningless now. This is turning out to be a banner year for WCB. We have reached the long awaited point were many teams can knock off the best of the best on any given night. Loads of talent, quality coaching has brought parity. What Arizona did last year will become the norm. It’s all good.
 
Missouri did a great job taking away SCar's transition game and by packing the paint thet dared SCar's guards to shoot. Cooke and Henderson were 6-31 (2-11) for 17 pts.
SCar's guards are at their best in transition.
 
fomalhaut said:
Louisville, who lost their opener to Arizona and has since won 11 straight. Or even possibly undefeated Arizona. In any event, the rankings are completely meaningless if #1 can lose to an unranked team and still stay there.
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A poll is whomever you think is the best team. For me, I can't think of anyone I would consider a favorite against SC.
 
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Vowelguy said:
On the downside, things are looking rough for Vandy. I think 3-13 would be about as good as things could get. 2 or 1 is probably more likely.
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Uh, Vandy already has nine wins this year. And only lost to #9 Arizona by 2.

Their game today against Texas A&M was postponed. They play Mizzou next on Sunday at home -- assuming both teams have enough players.
 
Last Monday SCar had a 62 pt cushion on No 2 Stanford. Stanford plays at Wash St and Louis plays at GTech, both on Sunday. I think SCar will still be No 1 but lose their unanimous vote.
 
Vowelguy said:
Driving layup at the near buzzer to win.

But yes I think SC stays #1.
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Why the hell would you think that they will stay #1? They loose to an unranked team with their best player out and only 8 players and they get to stay #1. That's bull shit, they should drop like every other team after a big loss !
 
ocoandasoc said:
Uh, Vandy already has nine wins this year. And only lost to #9 Arizona by 2.
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And they have 5 losses, including to UALR and MTSU. I think it'll be tough to win more than a few conference games.
 
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UConn loses to an unranked team right after losing Paige. Everyone: "OMG WTH is wrong with UConn???"

SC, with all its starters healthy and playing, loses to a much worse unranked team that's missing its best player. Everyone: "Wow the SEC is an incredibly tough and deep conference!"

:mad::confused:Head bang
 
Plebe said:
UConn loses to an unranked team right after losing Paige. Everyone: "OMG WTH is wrong with UConn???"
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seriously?
UConn looked awful in that game. And most significantly just folded down the stretch, and couldnt do anything. That was demoralizing. If they had fought but lost I wouldn't have had as many concerns as I did.

I didnt see the 1st half tonight but SC didnt look terrible in what I saw -- they definitely executed poorly at times, but they got a lot of easy baskets and they played a team that was having a good night.
 
Vowelguy said:
seriously?
UConn looked awful in that game. And most significantly just folded down the stretch, and couldnt do anything. That was demoralizing. If they had fought but lost I wouldn't have had as many concerns as I did.

I didnt see the 1st half tonight but SC didnt look terrible in what I saw -- they definitely executed poorly at times, but they got a lot of easy baskets and they played a team that was having a good night.
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I'm not disputing your account of the UConn-GT game in the slightest. Watching that game was for me the closest thing to Misery with a capital M since that dude had his ankles broken by a sledgehammer.

I'm mainly pointing out the silly reaction among some to default to fawning over the SEC.

There's absolutely no way SC, with all its starters and all its depth, should have lost to a team ranked #50 in Massey that was missing its best player plus several others. Just because SC kept it closer down the stretch doesn't IMO make it a "better" loss.
 
Plebe said:
There's absolutely no way SC, with all its starters and all its depth, should have lost to a team ranked #50 in Massey that was missing its best player plus several others. Just because SC kept it closer down the stretch doesn't IMO make it a "better" loss.
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Completely agree. I think it’s especially bad given Missouri was missing Blackwell and additional depth.

Side note, Missouri can definitely cause some trouble if they are clicking. They Honestly should have prob beaten Baylor at their place earlier this year (who exactly hasn’t been impressive either). Then they turn around and got taken to the woodshed by Missouri St. Not sure if the consistency is there but they definitely seem much improved this season.
 
Missouri is a well coached team, always has been. Pingeton seems to always get the best out of her groups, the team she has now had their growing pains but it looks like they are finally starting to turn a corner.
 
Plebe said:
UConn loses to an unranked team right after losing Paige. Everyone: "OMG WTH is wrong with UConn???"

SC, with all its starters healthy and playing, loses to a much worse unranked team that's missing its best player. Everyone: "Wow the SEC is an incredibly tough and deep conference!"

:mad::confused:Head bang
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If you consider "everyone" to be me (who thought the SEC was very strong well before tonight) and one other poster on this 50 post thread, then yes, "everyone" is saying that.

Comparing the GT loss to this loss is comparing apples to oranges. UCONN fans had fears realized in their first game without Paige and projected that fear thinking about the next 2-3 months ahead without her. SC had a bad loss tonight but they are a proven squad with better wins than any other program in the country, so there isn't reason to panic. Had Boston been out for the year and this was their first game without her, I think you'd see fans in panic mode about SC's season being in jeopardy.
 
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EricLA said:
Zero chance SC stays #1. They lost to an unranked team who was missing their best player. They probably drop to 3 or so.
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Doubtful like @Vowelguy stated they have too many top 5 top 10 and top 15 wins to drop to #2. No one else's resume comes close
 
bballnut90 said:
If you consider "everyone" to be me (who thought the SEC was very strong well before tonight) and one other poster on this 50 post thread, then yes, "everyone" is saying that.

Comparing the GT loss to this loss is comparing apples to oranges. UCONN fans had fears realized in their first game without Paige and projected that fear thinking about the next 2-3 months ahead without her. SC had a bad loss tonight but they are a proven squad with better wins than any other program in the country, so there isn't reason to panic. Had Boston been out for the year and this was their first game without her, I think you'd see fans in panic mode about SC's season being in jeopardy.
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That can just as easily be flipped the other way.

UConn was expected to struggle without Paige. The question was how much (and the answer, especially in game one, was emphatically "a lot"). As bad as it's been, at least the hope of getting players healthy again is, for the optimists, readily on hand.

What's South Carolina's excuse? All their big guns were in place. Which can't even be said about the 50th-ranked team they lost to. Something went very wrong, and the explanation isn't as easy or apparent as having their best player suddenly unavailable.

I'm not saying anyone should panic. Of course not. I still consider SC the clear favorite. But I'm sorry, this is a bad loss and it's just downright lazy to deflect that fact into "wow the SEC is tough". Missouri had done nothing in the nonconference to even look like a sure bet to make the NCAA tournament. No wins over the top 100 and got creamed by Missouri State.
 
SC are not a great shooting team from the floor or free throw line, but they get so many offensive rebounds that it masks some of there flaws. Mizz guards hit open shots which allowed them space to drive to the rim late it the game. A real gritty, gutsy performance by Mizz, And just like that Women's college bball is wide open. No one is unbeatable and I suspect at least 3 losses by most of the traditional elite teams this year. Buckle Up!!!
 
did people forget last season Stanford lost at Colorado? Colorado did they even get ranked? This is the definition of a letdown game. Play so many tough opponents and then have to go on a middle of the week trip to Missouri which is not a short flight. Also I agree with Arizona being #1. They are undefeated and have looked the part.
 
SC stays number one if anyone is paying attention. Any team can get beat on any given night if their guards hit less than 20% of 3 pointers. It's statistics. It's going to happen eventually, and that is the key to beating SC. You have to live or die from the 3 point line. SC is a bigger, better, more physical team. Your best shot is to beat them with some material advantage, such as skill. Especially when points in the paint are very hard earned.
 
Minus Boston’s 7-14 the rest of the team shot 22-62. Sounds like the rest of the team took the night off.
Won battle on the boards, but couldn’t put the ball in the hole.
Deserve a temporary knock off of the #1 spot IMHO.
If they keep winning , back on top in a week or two.
 
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