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azfan said:
And if they don't all play well throughout the game well the 20 loss ASU Sun Devils made up a 19-point deficit against the Bruins and had a chance to beat them with 20 seconds left in the game. It would be a colossal upset and really amazing if UCLA stays within 25 points of the presumptive national champion.
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UCLA already only lost to South Carolina by 9. I don't think staying within 25 points of South Carolina will be a colossal upset. WInning would be a colossal upset and they certainly could lose by 25 but not lose by 25 wouldn't be surprising.
 
azfan said:
Really? That's both surprising and disappointing. I'm trying to get up the energy to drive from Flagstaff over to Albuquerque to watch The Lumberjacks take on the wandering Lobos in the Pit.
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Friday’s game for SC is a 2ish afternoon tip against a team that they’ll beat anywhere from 40 to 60 points - they’ll still probably have 10k+ in attendance. For Sunday, they’ll draw probably 12-15k. Assuming they make sweet 16/elite 8 in Greenville- those will be close to sellouts (15k) . Those are still really fab attendance numbers .
 
Colonial Life Arena also seats around 18,000. South Carolina could have more fans than these other venues and not reach capacity.
 
bballnut90 said:
"VanDerveer said “people don’t want to see football or rugby,” about Texas’ style of play."

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Longhorns coaching staff takes issue with Stanford coach’s ‘rugby’ comment

Tara Vanderveer said “people don’t want to see football or rugby,” inferring to Texas’ style of play.
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Spicy! I like it
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Seriously, I’m not a fan of that style of basketball either, however I’m looking forward to a potential match with Texas vs Louisville as both teams employ this style.
 
azfan said:
Really? That's both surprising and disappointing. I'm trying to get up the energy to drive from Flagstaff over to Albuquerque to watch The Lumberjacks take on the wandering Lobos in the Pit.
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oh, we'll have 12,000= or so for the first two games but we won't fill 18,000 for team number 64 and whatever follows in the next game.

But then with the Sweet6 and Elite 8 (assuming we make both) our fans will fill every seat "up the road" 100 miles in Greenville.
 
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hoopsnloops32 said:
UCLA already only lost to South Carolina by 9. I don't think staying within 25 points of South Carolina will be a colossal upset. WInning would be a colossal upset and they certainly could lose by 25 but not lose by 25 wouldn't be surprising.
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To quote my sister in law, we violently agree.
 
Only Iowa, MD and ND really lived up to their billing so far. Lots of the high seeds seem to be underperforming in games that should be a lot more lopsided. It's not that they're not winning decisively. But they aren't scoring as much as I'd expect. SC scores 72, VT might not make it to 60, LSU hovering around 54 mid-4th quarter. We'll see how Stanford and Utah do. These are weak performances against smaller, slower teams.
 
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Iowa-Georgia is an interesting 2nd round matchup. Georgia is defensive and extremely physical which could affect Clark depending on how the game is called. I don’t think she’s played against a team like Georgia this year.
 
Bone Dog said:
Only Iowa, MD and ND really lived up to their billing so far. Lots of the high seeds seem to be underperforming in games that should be a lot more lopsided. It's not that they're not winning decisively. But they aren't scoring as much as I'd expect. SC scores 72, VT might not make it to 60, LSU hovering around 54 mid-4th quarter. We'll see how Stanford and Utah do. These are weak performances against smaller, slower teams.
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Gamecocks played the entire roster (14), 11 players with double digit minutes, highest playing time 24 minutes. Not certain I draw any conclusions from any element of their game other than they're the presumptive national champion.
 
bballnut90 said:
Iowa-Georgia is an interesting 2nd round matchup. Georgia is defensive and extremely physical which could affect Clark depending on how the game is called. I don’t think she’s played against a team like Georgia this year.
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UConn?
 
visitingcock said:
oh, we'll have 12,000= or so for the first two games but we won't fill 18,000 for team number 64 and whatever follows in the next game.

But then with the Sweet6 and Elite 8 (assuming we make both) our fans will fill every seat "up the road" 100 miles in Greenville.
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No attendance yet posted for today's game!
 
Bone Dog said:
Only Iowa, MD and ND really lived up to their billing so far. Lots of the high seeds seem to be underperforming in games that should be a lot more lopsided. It's not that they're not winning decisively. But they aren't scoring as much as I'd expect. SC scores 72, VT might not make it to 60, LSU hovering around 54 mid-4th quarter. We'll see how Stanford and Utah do. These are weak performances against smaller, slower teams.
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I agree. Virginia Tech and LSU especially looked underwhelming. They both looked like they only had 2-3 players each head and shoulders above their competition. Maybe off days.
 
Maybe a bit underwhelming, but Virginia Tech held their opponent to 33 points (!) and won by 25. Hardly squeaking by. And South Carolina won by 32 and held their opponent to 40.
 
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nwhoopfan said:
Maybe a bit underwhelming, but Virginia Tech held their opponent to 33 points (!) and won by 25. Hardly squeaking by. And South Carolina won by 32 and held their opponent to 40.
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Who said anything about squeaking by? I said there were only three players on Virginia Tech that looked any good. Not something you expect from a one seed.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Maybe a bit underwhelming, but Virginia Tech held their opponent to 33 points (!) and won by 25. Hardly squeaking by. And South Carolina won by 32 and held their opponent to 40.
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VT also played a team that knows their offense inside and out because they run the same one. I think that may have contributed to the low score. Or maybe VT was just channeling Duke?
 
Bigboote said:
Lawdy Miss Claudy, Myah Selland is good!

The officials tried to give it to USC, but Selland had the last word.
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Watching at the end of 4Q with SDSU ahead by three it looked pretty clear that the Trojan player driving to the rim fumbled the ball out of bounds under the basket. The ref on the baseline signaled USC ball but with about 15 secs left the refs went to review it. While the refs deliberated my streaming video froze. After restarting the stream USC Littleton had just tied the game with a three point fg. So I assume USC got awarded possession after the review. It looked quite obvious that SDSU did not touch the ball that went out of bounds. So can anyone here explain how the refs awarded the ball to USC?
 
jake0414 said:
Watching at the end of 4Q with SDSU ahead by three it looked pretty clear that the Trojan player driving to the rim fumbled the ball out of bounds under the basket. The ref on the baseline signaled USC ball but with about 15 secs left the refs went to review it. While the refs deliberated my streaming video froze. After restarting the stream USC Littleton had just tied the game with a three point fg. So I assume USC got awarded possession after the review. It looked quite obvious that SDSU did not touch the ball that went out of bounds. So can anyone here explain how the refs awarded the ball to USC?
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Yes, USC was awarded possession. I agree, it was clear that none of the Jackrabbit players touched the ball. I feel like the officials were in an alternate universe.

The Hokies shouldn't take the Jacks lightly. USD made it to the round of 16 last year, SDSU certainly has that potential this year.
 
My goodness, Ole Miss is abusing Gonzaga. How do Fortier's teams look completely unprepared for the post season as often as not? They have had several lackluster 1st round exits, but this one is taking the cake.
 
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BERUBEEEEEEEEEEE!!!

If and when Coach Auriemma decides to ride off into the sunset (hoping not for another 5-10 years) and the powers that be decide to keep it in the family, I really, really hope Coach Berube is the one they pick to replace the goat and hopefully she'd be interested.
 
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Georgia/Iowa Sunday could be a nailbiter. Georgia is a classic match-up problem for Iowa: physicality and quickness vs finesse. If Georgia can make this game as ugly as Iowa's football team tries to make its contests, it truly could go either way. If Iowa can rebound and avoid fouling, their beauty game will prevail. As an Iowa fan I'd sign up for a one point win right now and move on, no need for style points. If Iowa survives, this will be a great game to prepare them for what's ahead. Here's to an injury-free battle!
 
azfan said:
UConn?
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I'd agree, azfan. The Huskies play really aggressive defense and contained Caitlin as much as is probably possible last fall.

Georgia plays physical basketball, but isn't in UConn's league for talent. If Caitlin keeps her wits about her, I'd expect a fairly comfortable Iowa win.
 
Iowa should win by a relatively good margin but Georgia is a feisty team who can make games ugly and close. Lots of veterans, including some of her former standouts at UCF.
 
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