New to the board. Does Baylor have a chance to upset us? If it gets to the semis in Indy.

[cabbie191]

I do predict, and I like our chances too.

Good gracious but I would hope so! Kind of comes with the persona, eh?

 

[TitleTown]

It's March so anyone can beat anyone! Is it likely? No, but upsets can and do happen!

 

[HGN]

Hey husky nation. I'm new to the board. I'm a husky alumni. I've been watching the tournament like most of us have. With both Notre Dame and South Carolina out all the talk has been that those 2 programs were our biggest threat to history. But watching Baylor they look awesome. First they have 3 guards in Jones, Wallace and Johnson who can clearly all run the point. Then u have absolute size with multiple bodies that can come at u in waves. U have 6'7 '6'4 6'5 '6'3 bodies that come off the bench. Lastly u have all American in Davis who at times can take over a game. Baylor has players that can score at all 5 positions. They play great defense and have much more depth then we have. To beat UCONN u need to be able to score and Baylor can score. I'm not saying Baylor will win if we even get to that game. But Baylor scares me because they have all the pieces to upset the huskies. They have a couch who has the personality and not to mention Baylor feels like there the team that no one is talking about. What do u all think? And I'm very excited to join this awesome board of great and knowledgeable basketball fans!!!

Of course Baylor has a chance to win the game. Just like anybody else. And it will be a good game if it comes to past. But I am sure Baylor is nervous about a potential matchup , the same as the Huskies are nervous. And I think Mulkey is a great coach. In my opinion , it boils down to the intangibles. Fouls , experience , depth , and rebounding. If the game is called tight , that increases Baylor's chances because , as you said , they may have a deeper team. But if they call it loose , that increases UConn's chances because UConn foul's less than any team in WCBB. And UConn has the advantage in experience and coaching in NC games.

Would be a good game.

 

[Plebe]

Not really, considering that every game that UCONN has played has been televised and has had basically the same starting lineup for 4 years.

Oh wow, it's so smart of Baylor to only play in arenas where all television cameras are banned. UConn coaches will have no idea what to expect.

"Basically the same starting lineup for 4 years". That's funny that 1 out of 5 starters amounts to "basically the same".

 

[j66kicker]

UCONN has yet to see the "second best" team in the nation. Notre Dame and South Carolina were obviously overrated all season and Baylor is the unknown, not the known. Seems like a pretty smart move on the part of Mulkey not to allow Geno, the best coach in America, the chance to see the team before a FF meeting.

Agree Baylor is toughest team UCONN will play this year.

Disagree that it's advantage for them not to have played UCONN already. UCONN has much more trouble with teams who have already played them (not just 'seen' them). Teams who haven't played us have not done well (not that anyone has done well, but the 'unfamiliar' teams all say something like, "You just don't get the real sense of the pace", or "We just didn't get the reality of the speed form our practice players", etc.). True, Kim is at a different level, and her talent is at a different level, than most of these unfortunate victims. But UCONN should still be a handful for them.

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

easttexastrash- - Well, I guess THE 2nd BEST TEAM in WCBB won't be a challenge to UCONN after all!
But there's always next year!
Congrats to Oregon State for topping the Lady Bears and earning their ticket to the Final 4.
It'll be neat to have 3 new pups experiencing the big dance for the first time.
No Our Huskies didn't play their best game of the year but every-time TX made a run the girls would hit a couple of shots to keep their distance!
It would be interesting if UCONN & Syracuse were to meet up in the Finals with all the bad blood from the past!

 

[hoophuskee]

I guess we can all positively say that Baylor has absolutely no chance to knock off the Huskies next week. I proclaim -- -------End of thread.

 

[CL82]

No.

 

[Plebe]

UCONN has yet to see the "second best" team in the nation. Notre Dame and South Carolina were obviously overrated all season and Baylor is the unknown, not the known. Seems like a pretty smart move on the part of Mulkey not to allow Geno, the best coach in America, the chance to see the team before a FF meeting.

Smart move indeed. So smart, in fact, that she took it to the next logical stop and denied Geno the chance to see the team at all this year. Brilliant!

 

[Deadrody]

No. The definitely have no chance whatsoever.

 

[GoUconn7961]

Well this thread is moot now...

 

[meyers7]

Well this thread is moot now...

 

[Carnac]

The thing that surprises me is so many posters are looking right past Oregon State, and not giving them any credit or respect. Its assumed that Baylor will get by Oregon State. We've already seen two #1 seeds lose this weekend. What's to say Oregon doesn't make it 3? If Syracuse and Washington can beat the hangman, why can't Oregon State? No body saw South Carolina or Notre Dame not coming out of their regionals.

A UConn/Baylor match up will no doubt be the biggest and most anticipated game of the final four weekend, if both get their tickets punched. Many think the championship game will be the UConn/Baylor semi final game on Sunday April 3. The actual championship game will be an afterthought, as the winner of semi-final game will be expected/projected to win the championship game. This final four week will have a bizarre awareness about the grounds and arena, in that Notre Dame and its fans will not be there. Like UConn, they've become a staple at the final 4 the last few years.

Am I the only one that didn't assume Baylor would make the final four? Did I pack away my turban and cape too soon? Congrats to the Oregon State Beavers for doing what few people thought they could do. If someone had told you that only ONE # 1 seed would make it to Indianapolis after the brackets were announced, would you have believed them?
I wouldn't have. I did not see any way that any of them would not make it to Indy. I honestly thought they would have to knock each other off. Obviously I was wrong.

Three #1 seeds going down. The most surprising one to me was Notre Dame bowing out. I would have bet the farm that they would make it to Indy. Like UConn, they were running rough shod over the field. Most of the time, they appeared invincible, but hen so did Goliath. Never say never.

 

[RockyMTblue2]

Am I the only one that didn't assume Baylor would make the final four? Did I pack away my turban and cape too soon? Congrats to the Oregon State Beavers for doing what few people thought they could do. If someone had told you that only ONE # 1 seed would make it to Indianapolis after the brackets were announced, would you have believed them?
I wouldn't have. I did not see any way that any of them would not make it to Indy. I honestly thought they would have to knock each other off. Obviously I was wrong.

Three #1 seeds going down. The most surprising one to me was Notre Dame bowing out. I would have bet the farm that they would make it to Indy. Like UConn, they were running rough shod over the field. Most of the time, they appeared invincible, but hen so did Goliath. Never say never.

Kim's act is so tired I am delighted with the result. I know most of Baylor's OOC (or OC) schedule is set, but Kim may reflect back on the cup cake schedule played this season and wonder if she blew it.

 

[mdakota]

I'm going to go out on a limb here and say "NO"... I do not think Baylor has a chance to beat Uconn...

 

[Carnac]

Kim's act is so tired I am delighted with the result. I know most of Baylor's OOC (or OC) schedule is set, but Kim may reflect back on the cup cake schedule played this season and wonder if she blew it.

Rocky - I'm no more of a fan of her "CUPCAKE" pre-conference than you are. I criticized her harshly in a post here during the Christmas break. EastTexasTrash shared an observation with us that made me pause for a moment, and consider her motives for that weak schedule. East-Texas noted that Mulkey had a young team, and used the "soft" pre-conference schedule to slowly bring her team along. Originally, none of Baylor's games before the Christmas break were on the road. Two off-site tournaments were added later.

I could understand that philosophy from a coach's point of view. Mulkey had a vision of where she knew her team needed to be by the end of February, and charted a slow and steady course to get them there. Outside criticism be damned. I can't knock any coach for doing that. Its their job to do everything possible to have their tea "tournament ready" come March.

Yes, it would be nice to see her team play some top ranked teams on the road in November and December, but that's not her game plan. I'm not a Baylor fan, thus the fortunes of their program are of no concern to me. I'm a UConn fan. I root for our girls. I could go to my grave and not see them lose another game, and I'd be perfectly OK with that.

Mulkey gets the blame or credit for her team's success or failure, thus SHE gets to make the call. Its been reported that She has agreed to a home & home with UConn over the next two years. Some folks thought it was more than a coincidence that she waited until the BIG 3 graduated to pull the trigger on that deal.

Three #1 seeds landed hard last week when they unexpectedly fell out of the tournament. Their respective "mojo's" locked up on them, right when they needed them most.

All of them had travel plans for Indy this week. Their resolve and determination not to repeat this season's outcome should be extremely intense. They've ALL got work to do. ALL four of this year's #1 seeds have something to prove next season, which for me, can't begin soon enough.

Enjoy the games this weekend.