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Jazz Holmes is the heart of MSST women basketball. I know the stars are McCowan and Howard but without Jazz we would be lost. She has come a long way since I first saw her play and I believe that occurred because of her effort, THANK YOU, Jazz!
 
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Losing Jenkins isn't necessarily devastating for Rutgers, but she was their leading rebounder and #5 scorer. Not a starter but averaged almost 20 minutes a game. It certainly hurts their depth at the post position, as she gave Carey and Harris a cushion for foul trouble.
 
Plebe said:
This article from nj.com about the Jenkins case contains extensive details about Alexis Morris's legal issues that I hadn't seen officially made public until now:

Rutgers women’s basketball player arrested 2 weeks after team lands star recruit with checkered past
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I'm not sure the second arrest was made public.

She was then arrested in late December in her hometown of Beaumont, Texas, on marijuana possession and possession of a dangerous object charges, according to arrest records.

Morris remained enrolled at Baylor following her dismissal and there was local speculation she could potentially return to the team after the 2018-19 season. Her name was reportedly placed in the NCAA transfer portal after the second arrest, which occurred on Dec. 28, 2018 at 9:45 a.m. local time, according to arrest records. Beaumont Police have not yet responded to an open record request seeking more information on the incident.
 
Nearly lost amid the UT-Baylor drama last night was a significant win by LSU over Mizzou.

After their worst performance of the season last week, LSU women’s basketball coach Nikki Fargas flipped the script on her players for Monday’s game with Missouri.​
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Fargas turned over scouting and practice plans to players and treated the game like a road trip. The result was the team play Fargas has been asking for in a 61-51 victory at the Maravich Assembly Center.​
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Don't look now ( @SECbbfan24 ), but LSU is squarely on the NCAA bubble right now. They already have 3 solid top-50 wins (Texas A&M, Florida St, Missouri), and as long as they can keep their RPI withing range (currently #54), I really think they're in.
 
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Plebe said:
Nearly lost amid the UT-Baylor drama last night was a significant win by LSU over Mizzou.

After their worst performance of the season last week, LSU women’s basketball coach Nikki Fargas flipped the script on her players for Monday’s game with Missouri.​
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Fargas turned over scouting and practice plans to players and treated the game like a road trip. The result was the team play Fargas has been asking for in a 61-51 victory at the Maravich Assembly Center.​
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Don't look now ( @SECbbfan24 ), but LSU is squarely on the NCAA bubble right now. They already have 3 solid top-50 wins (Texas A&M, Florida St, Missouri), and as long as they can keep their RPI withing range (currently #54), I really think they're in.
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It will be close down the stretch, a loss to Florida or Vandy would be a killer. Depends really how they finish up conference play. I am not confident we win at Kentucky or A&M. Miss St will be a slaughter again. We have Arkansas and Auburn at home still
 
SECbbfan24 said:
It will be close down the stretch, a loss to Florida or Vandy would be a killer. Depends really how they finish up conference play. I am not confident we win at Kentucky or A&M. Miss St will be a slaughter again. We have Arkansas and Auburn at home still
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I think if LSU just wins 3 of those last 7 games, they're in pretty good shape. With the quality wins they already have, just holding serve against Florida, Vandy and either Arkansas or Auburn should be good enough.
 
SECbbfan24 said:
It will be close down the stretch, a loss to Florida or Vandy would be a killer. Depends really how they finish up conference play. I am not confident we win at Kentucky or A&M. Miss St will be a slaughter again. We have Arkansas and Auburn at home still
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Ha well, there it looks like about 3 inches. Didn't look that way on the court last night.
 
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Plebe said:
I think if LSU just wins 3 of those last 7 games, they're in pretty good shape. With the quality wins they already have, just holding serve against Florida, Vandy and either Arkansas or Auburn should be good enough.
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I want us to win but I also want a new HC...

Does that make me a bad fan? :(
 
Plebe said:
I think if LSU just wins 3 of those last 7 games, they're in pretty good shape. With the quality wins they already have, just holding serve against Florida, Vandy and either Arkansas or Auburn should be good enough.
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MSU,SC,TAMU,KY,Mizzou are surely in.
GA has a really easy sked and will climb in the standings.
That's 6.

You really think 3-4 down the stretch will be enough to beat out Ark, Aub, Tenn?
 
SECbbfan24 said:
I want us to win but I also want a new HC...

Does that make me a bad fan? :(
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I wouldn't say a bad fan. A conflicted fan, caught between short- and long-term perspectives, I'd say.
 
vowelguy said:
MSU,SC,TAMU,KY,Mizzou are surely in.
GA has a really easy sked and will climb in the standings.
That's 6.

You really think 3-4 down the stretch will be enough to beat out Ark, Aub, Tenn?
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I don't think NCAA tournament selection will hinge on conference standings. The committee will be very cognizant of the unbalanced schedule, in which LSU has to play MSU, A&M and KY twice each. Compare that to the lots drawn by the other 3 teams you mention:
  • AR plays Ole Miss, Mizzou and GA twice each.
  • Auburn plays Bama, TN and Mizzou twice each.
  • TN plays Auburn, Mizzou and Vandy twice each.
That's a huge difference. LSU has 7 of its 16 SEC games against the top 4 teams in the conference. Each of the others only has 4.
 
SECbbfan24 said:
I want us to win but I also want a new HC...

Does that make me a bad fan? :(
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I have had similar thoughts all season at the Ohio St. games. I was pleased when we went on our 6 game losing streak but then was super happy when we won against ranked teams because it was a big surprise (Heck, they beat UNC at one point this season). But then I realized if OSU finished significantly higher than expected it'll be seen as a good coaching job and we'll be stuck with him.

It's a tough line to walk. I don't think it makes you (or me) bad fans. We just want what is best or at least a change from the status quo.
 
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There's a non-UConn WBB news thread.
 
boontonbomber said:
Espinoza-Hunter has started the last 3 games for Miss. St., averaging 10. My apology if I'm not supposed to post other team info here anymore.
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Here is my assessment of AEH after being a starter for a few games.
- She seems to have a great personality and seems to fit in well. I was fully expecting that she and Vic would butt heads often, but she seems to be happy to do whatever is asked of her.
- She certainly has the ability to become a player that can put up really big numbers in games. When she is hot, she will pick up a lot of points in just a few trips.
- She is better going to the basket than she is at shooting the 3, so I would like to see more of that.
- Her defense is improving, but she still has a ways to go. She is learning to take a charge, and she really gets pumped when she takes one.
- She is slow. If she is first line of defense on a turn-over or long rebound, the opponent is generally running past her. If she has a chance at a fast break bucket, she is generally going to get cut off. Bibby was really slow as a freshman, but that improved after a lot of work during the off-season. I hope we see similar off-court work from AEH before next year.
 
boontonbomber said:
Espinoza-Hunter has started the last 3 games for Miss. St., averaging 10. My apology if I'm not supposed to post other team info here anymore.
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DanishBulldog said:
Here is my assessment of AEH after being a starter for a few games..
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Just curious as to what prompted Vic to make this change in the starting lineup: Promotion=AEH was playing well. Demotion: Someone was playing poorly. Injury?
 
DanishBulldog said:
Here is my assessment of AEH after being a starter for a few games.
- She seems to have a great personality and seems to fit in well. I was fully expecting that she and Vic would butt heads often, but she seems to be happy to do whatever is asked of her.
- She certainly has the ability to become a player that can put up really big numbers in games. When she is hot, she will pick up a lot of points in just a few trips.
- She is better going to the basket than she is at shooting the 3, so I would like to see more of that.
- Her defense is improving, but she still has a ways to go. She is learning to take a charge, and she really gets pumped when she takes one.
- She is slow. If she is first line of defense on a turn-over or long rebound, the opponent is generally running past her. If she has a chance at a fast break bucket, she is generally going to get cut off. Bibby was really slow as a freshman, but that improved after a lot of work during the off-season. I hope we see similar off-court work from AEH before next year.
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Well said.

I don't know if I would call her slow, but she certainly isn't above average at this level of basketball. Our smaller guards both have elite quicks.

I think she has the potential to be a deadly 3 pt shooter if she works hard. That quick release is pure. It's becoming obvious Vic sees her in a Blair Schaefer role with a higher ceiling because of her size and she seems to be buying in.
 
CocoHusky said:
Just curious as to what prompted Vic to make this change in the starting lineup: Promotion=AEH was playing well. Demotion: Someone was playing poorly. Injury?
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She began starting after Bibby was lost for the season vs SC. She and Bre Scott will alternate trying to fill that role.
 
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