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Striper69 said:
Loyd was cool as a cucumber the entire game. You felt she knew she would will the team to win no matter what.

Wasn't Natalie Achonwa sitting behind ND's bench?
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Yes.
 
Icebear said:
Not since 2008. The last several times have been blowouts. Last one I remember was a twofer at 88-44 and 95-62 before that.
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Unless they also placed at UConn that year and lost by fewer than 60 and 50 points, my statement has not been disproven.
 
ND needs to get a second option after Loyd..... they cannot go deep into March with just Loyd as a weapon
 
Striper69 said:
Loyd was cool as a cucumber the entire game. You felt she knew she would will the team to win no matter what.

Wasn't Natalie Achonwa sitting behind ND's bench?
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Loyd is from north suburban Chicago, so I think she had a little extra motivation to get this win.

Achonwa was on ND's bench. She's acting as Operations Specialist while rehabbing her knee in preparation for the Fever season. ND's current Operations Specialist is suffering complications from Type 1 Diabetes.
 
Before last night Hrynko was 20 for 30 at the FT Line or 66.6%, not good but not a disaster
5 for 16 last night is 31.2%, that turned out to be a disaster.
 
Striper69 said:
Loyd was cool as a cucumber the entire game. You felt she knew she would will the team to win no matter what.

Wasn't Natalie Achonwa sitting behind ND's bench?
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Well, she didn't really will the team to win in this one ... unless she has the dark power to will opponents to miss free throws at home. In that case I think her Catholic school should perform an exorcism ... or perhaps Luke Skywalker should be called in.
 
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vowelguy said:
Im guessing Turner is that 2nd option.
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Even if Turner is the second option, you still need at least one more, preferably three more.

I don't see ND having 4 or 5 players who can light you up on any given night. That, plus their interior defense weakness, could hurt them come March or before.
 
Wow. I just caught up with this story. The players must feel unbelievably awful and Coach Bruno? Ugh.
 
huskeynut said:
Even if Turner is the second option, you still need at least one more, preferably three more.

I don't see ND having 4 or 5 players who can light you up on any given night. That, plus their interior defense weakness, could hurt them come March or before.
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Other teams have made NC runs with only 1 or 2 great players. Look at Maryland with Alyssa Thomas. aTm with Danielle Adams. Michigan State made it to the NC game in 2005 with only Haynie and Bowen as legit scoring options.

I'm not saying that is a recipe for success on a consistent basis, but certainly lightning can strike and the stars align for a deep run even if you don't have a lot of scoring options...
 
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Notre Dame is not a top 10 team. They miss McBride- Allen, and Mabry are mediocre guards, with nothing behind them. Lloyd is great player, however she lack the supporting cast for a great team.
 
Orangutan said:
Loyd is from north suburban Chicago, so I think she had a little extra motivation to get this win.

Achonwa was on ND's bench. She's acting as Operations Specialist while rehabbing her knee in preparation for the Fever season. ND's current Operations Specialist is suffering complications from Type 1 Diabetes.
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Yeah, her Mom and Dad were in the stands.

Nice to see Natalie again.
 
huskeynut said:
Even if Turner is the second option, you still need at least one more, preferably three more.

I don't see ND having 4 or 5 players who can light you up on any given night. That, plus their interior defense weakness, could hurt them come March or before.
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Mabrey is supposed to be the dead-eye outside threat but she's been in a funk the last few games I've caught.
 
John Glass said:
Notre Dame is not a top 10 team. They miss McBride- Allen, and Mabry are mediocre guards, with nothing behind them. Lloyd is great player, however she lack the supporting cast for a great team.
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I had failed to understand all of the Notre Dame love up until this point, with many saying that they were superior to South Carolina. The name was getting them more respect than they deserved, much like Stanford.
 
diggerfoot said:
Well, she didn't really will the team to win in this one ... unless she has the dark power to will opponents to miss free throws at home. In that case I think her Catholic school should perform an exorcism ... or perhaps Luke Skywalker should be called in.
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It was a great cliffhanger to watch. Loyd is putting the team on her back. I t6hink they'll be on a roll by the end of the season.
 
easttexastrash said:
I had failed to understand all of the Notre Dame love up until this point, with many saying that they were superior to South Carolina. The name was getting them more respect than they deserved, much like Stanford.
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You were right...with the caveat that it's hard to know how much Turner's injury is affecting ND. We don't have much of a sample size of Turner in meaningful games (basically just Michigan St. game).

I guess just the idea that a true freshman even potentially means that much to the team is a red flag in itself.

I'm still not convinced by South Carolina, though. They are solid but they are miles away from where ND and UConn were last year. They don't seem as strong as a typical #1 team.
 
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Orangutan said:
They are solid but they are miles away from where ND and UConn were last year.
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Perhaps no one is? Those were 2 really really good teams. [as Geno would say]

With last year's graduations and this year's senior class being very weak, there may just be a lot of teams trying to find their footing.
 
Orangutan said:
You were right...with the caveat that it's hard to know how much Turner's injury is affecting ND. We don't have much of a sample size of Turner in meaningful games (basically just Michigan St. game).

I guess just the idea that a true freshman even potentially means that much to the team is a red flag in itself.

I'm still not convinced by South Carolina, though. They are solid but they are miles away from where ND and UConn were last year. They don't seem as strong as a typical #1 team.
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Turner will help them when she returns. However, the problem is the guards, and the bench.


Notre Dame should be a much better team next year if any of the 3 freshman guards can contribute.
 
Orangutan said:
You were right...with the caveat that it's hard to know how much Turner's injury is affecting ND. We don't have much of a sample size of Turner in meaningful games (basically just Michigan St. game).

I guess just the idea that a true freshman even potentially means that much to the team is a red flag in itself.

I'm still not convinced by South Carolina, though. They are solid but they are miles away from where ND and UConn were last year. They don't seem as strong as a typical #1 team.
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ND looked pretty good in the game I saw earlier this year with Turner playing. She took a lot of pressure off of Loyd.

SC is lucky they won the other day. Neither team could score in the first half. They were both ice cold.
 
Striper69 said:
ND looked pretty good in the game I saw earlier this year with Turner playing. She took a lot of pressure off of Loyd.

SC is lucky they won the other day. Neither team could score in the first half. They were both ice cold.
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The better you are the luckier you get.

I am not sure that any team has demonstrated how good they are yet, although Texas has looked to be a very complete team.
 
easttexastrash said:
The better you are the luckier you get.

I am not sure that any team has demonstrated how good they are yet, although Texas has looked to be a very complete team.
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Have you seen UNC play this season ? They have inside scoring.... a talented wing.... and a few solid speedy veteran guards.
 
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Maybe Dune and UNC are headed for a FF appearance this year. Stevens will only get better.
 
easttexastrash said:
Maybe Dune and UNC are headed for a FF appearance this year. Stevens will only get better.
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I assume you meant Duke, but which sport are you referring to in regards to a FF appearance ?
 
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