I didn’t see it that way. The whistles are pretty even, 16-14. But there has been a lot pushing and shoving in the paint, and surprisingly the refs are calling them. The flagrant on Beers was obvious on replay, for example. Same for Verhulst, Jones and VanSlooten. I think Mr. Beers is doing the game a disservice by enflaming passions. And extravagant shove down by Stewart on one contested rebound looked over the top.
When did Beers get a flagrant? Chavez drew one much earlier. They got Beers on a push off, she did, but she was surrounded by 4 defenders, there's no way there was no foul by any of them prior to Raegan getting whistled. Call the first foul, not the response several seconds later.
You’re right. I meant an offensive foul. Typing got ahead of myself. It didn’t look like a response to a prior foul. Just trying to prevent a held ball call. And it wasn’t a subtle push off. Full extension of the arm, not a flop.
My thoughts too. She had an undisclosed injury early in the season, missed a few games, just never got on track. There's zip for information coming from the program, but I think that injury nagged her all year. She was so good last year, completely different player now, there's has to be a reason for that.
Biggest one was injured scoring guard.
I’ve been dubious of the Big12 most of the season, and not because of OOC matchups. Too many of the conference games I managed to see were lackluster events with very little in the way of defense being played. TCU in particular looked like a paper tiger. However last night’s game against Washington showed something better, especially from Silva. Her mobility on defense and her activity on offense looked better than I’ve seen so far. Miles and Suarez have been playing as well as they had to to win all season. But Miles and Silva seemed to have found a good connection. They were actually impressive, which is a strange thing to say about a transcendent talent like Miles.
Well said. Either you wrote Battle's speech the other day or you guys are connected on a deeper level because she talked about what you mentioned. Amaya and Braun and other native Minnesota players talked about staying and building the program. They could have left the Gophers, but they wanted to stay and build a legacy of that homegrown talent staying and helping to build the Gopher program. It was a powerful message and loved that Battle spoke so passionate about staying in Minnesota. Gave me goose bumps.
An appreciation post for Braun, Battle and the rest of the Minnesota squad. That team handled coaching changes, injuries and stuck it out their entire college career. Rewarded with a Sweet Sixteen, an accomplishment that hasn't happened in 20 years. Proof that there still are players who believe in sticking with their program. Glad they're seeing the results with this success.
I think Plitzuwheit and Minnesota are a great match. I have no idea why she went to WVU for the one year. She belongs in the upper midwest, and she's a great coach. I hope the match continues to blossom.
An appreciation post for Braun, Battle and the rest of the Minnesota squad. That team handled coaching changes, injuries and stuck it out their entire college career. Rewarded with a Sweet Sixteen, an accomplishment that hasn't happened in 20 years. Proof that there still are players who believe in sticking with their program. Glad they're seeing the results with this success.
Region 4 2 and 3 seeds, very very weak compared to the other regions. SC will can get to FF in their sleep.
Agreed, though Oklahoma could play spoiler and be a tough challenge for South Carolina. If South Carolina makes it to Phoenix it'll be their 6th straight Final Four which puts them into 2nd place for longest Final Four streak after UCONN (14).
With all the talent on TCU I'm surprised how bad they look. I wish OU was the 3 seed and got to play Iowa in the Sweet 16, so much more interesting. Also doesn't help I have a painful, unexplainable bias against TCU and Iowa this year...
Just saw that Crooks can declare for the WNBA draft this year. Maybe that's where I got my idea?
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Thank you. Wish I could say that's the case but it's more about what I've been observing over the last decade or so with everything going on. We as fans focus a lot on the transfers and overlook those who stay for their full career.
Assuming South Carolina handles business at home tonight, the SC/OK winner likely wins the region. Iowa has been in disarray for a few games now and TCU’s best ball was midseason.
