I don't think that is the rule in the NCAA - apparently they can tap it in. As per Rebecca and others. It IS the rule in the pros (at least the men's side and I think the "W"). Also, and regardless, it was time enough to be fouled.
Boston could have tipped the ball, but to re-direct it into the basket when it is moving away from the basket is beyond difficult to say the least. That is why Missouri stacked the lane on the left side so the momentum of the ball would have to be reversed on a tip.
Put me in the category of "fawning over the SEC". Look at the numbers. They have 5-6 teams with a legitimate shot at winning the NC. They are clearly the strongest conference in women's college basketball. Compare that to the Big East. They are incomparable, and the big east is stronger than normal this year.
High motion offense is exactly what Uconn needs to beat them as well. That and a prayer that SC will miss their 3 pointers at the same rate. No doubt though, the way to beat them is make them shoot jump shots, block out and rebound. Keep turnovers to a minimum and make our shots. Pray they miss theirs. It seems Cooke is suffering from "pressure" disease. She's got a lot on her plate right now.
I doubt it was to mock her. Maybe Dawn needed to finish telling her team something. There’s always a chance a foul is called. Why just assume it was poor sportsmanship?
Most likely Dawn called timeout after seeing the Missouri defensive set up seen it done plenty of times in sports
The committee? Do you mean the selection committee? They have zero to do with polls - those are voted on by the press (AP poll) or by coaches. And polls have zero to do with seeding for the NCAA tournament. Polls are for fan bragging rights only
This was ESPN and all those voters to finally try to show their dislike and jealousy of UConn because of their Long time domination!!!!
And for hanging banners.
I did something last night that I never thought I would never do...I watched the replay of a WBB game where UConn wasn't playing!!! I even find it hard to watch other team's games live.
Yup. It will be official when the BY Top 25 puts the stamp on the rankings.Everyone stop worrying about the rankings. Next week's BY Top 25 will settle it all!
I love Boston's reaction as well. Hey, it was worth a shot on her part to try. You never know.I did something last night that I never thought I would never do...I watched the replay of a WBB game where UConn wasn't playing!!! I even find it hard to watch other team's games live.
Anyways, I had to laugh at Boston following the final SC play. Did she actually not know that she couldn't score with only 0.1 left? I guess she was hoping that at least one of the refs didn't know the rules or Dee Kantner would miraculously show up to overturn the game refs.
Guess I must have missed that- they were earlier this year.
I should have said the voters on the ESPN ballot.A short handed team loses 2 games to good teams. I wonder if it was Aaliyah Boston for South Carolina how far would they have fallen
It's not a question of punishing or rewarding. It's a question of adding new data—does this game, and everything else all the other contenders have done, change what you think about who is better than who. It seems pretty reasonable to see this game and think SC is still probably the best team in the country at the moment.
Andraya carter and other nonSC players made similar comments about Columbia.
Both Columbias are tough places to play. And there's history between SC and Mizzou, so the crowds are more amped up than usual when those teams play each other. I don't see it as the SC players making excuses as much as a general and truthful comment.
Could it be because they left the AAC and went to the Big East after ESPN had decided to put most of the WBB games on ESPN+
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Do you guys give Duke a hard time about the #1 in the polls banners from years UConn won the NationalChampionship or is that reserved for a banner that is actually a #1 final poll where there was no tournament? Duke has 2 hanging. IDK about other programs, nor do I care, but just wondering why two years later it’s still a big deal.
There is some really bad history between SC and Missouri…if you don’t know the history then you don’t really understand the comments. It has nothing to do about it being an excuse. There have been fist fights and lawsuits and firings over happenings between these two WBB programs. It started back when A’ja played and has continued.
But you can vouch for it. There are TWO banners hanging there in the rafters at Duke. One says AP Final National Ranking 1 2004 and the other says USA Today Women's Final National Ranking 1 2003. In both of those years UConn beat Tennessee for the National Championship. At least the banner in SC is for a year that there was NO National Champion and they were actually ranked #1 in ALL the polls to end the year. LOL
It'll probably become iconic because it always draws SCar fan reactions when it's mentioned. Be happy you don't have to live with accusations of cheating.