Much respect to Chantel Osahor

[BroadwayVa]

You know how easy it would be to make fun o the kid. She's big, she shoots flat footed, she needs all four of her teammates on the floor to help her up...and she would still make any team better with her inclusion on the roster. She has done her damn thing throughout ALL regional bracket play, helping her team to the Final Four along the way. She's a force from distance, in the post, and on the glass, and she and Plum are the reasons U-Dub deserves to go to Indy.

Way to go Chantel! Unless you're playing the *other* Huskies, I'll be rooting for you!

Chantel was amazing!! As big as she is she shoot the three as no one has before--accurate with a style all her own. She took out MD's Jones just by being big--but the kid has GAME and is a force -question is how do you take her out ??? There is only one HUSKIES--Chantel plays for the "OTHER".

 

[BroadwayVa]

How will Syracuse handle Chantel? If they play their usual Zone, she'll score at will.

Then the question becomes how will Uconn handle Chantel--they didn't do well against MD's Jones!!

 

[UcMiami]

Then the question becomes how will Uconn handle Chantel--they didn't do well against MD's Jones!!

Run!
I was surprised that Stanford didn't run more, but Uconn will run and get to play five on four offense for the first ten seconds of each possession. Washington often had a guard holding the fort on defense in the lane until Osahor could arrive and take over - Stewart/Tuck/Samuelson/Williams will eat that up.
The interesting thing with her game is usually you can 'take the legs' away from a three point shooter by making them work hard on defense chasing an offensive player or just wearing them down over 40 minutes. With a three point set shot that uses absolutely no lower body, it really doesn't affect the shot.

 

[RoyDodger]

Many years ago, I listened to the Knicks on the radio (probably the 1960s). Can't remember the announcer's name, but he used to make every outside shot sound like the player had thrown a line drive into the basket. I think the term he used for the ball going in was "Swoosh." Watching Chantel Osahur's flat-footed "line-drive" shots from beyond the 3 point line, really reminded me of that announcer and those calls.

 

[donalddoowop]

I just can't see how she would get a shot off if we play them. Can you imagine Stewie letting her take a flat footed uncontested three? Plus, we would run her up and down the court. Gotta beat Texas first though.

And Baylor or Oregon State.