Thanks for the stream. I saw two good teams, Depaul seems to be a live or die by the three team and ND seems to be a little rattle by pressure defense. One game does not a season make but I believe both of these teams are going to improve and be really tough come March.
I would be stunned if they didn't meet one or the other. But before that, Gonzaga and the Rutgers/Drake winner. South Carolina and Oregon State would each have to fall to combination of ETSU (0-3) and WKU (0-4), which is VERY unlikely to happen.
Have not seen Oregon State this year but I thought SC was not as advertised in the Clemson game. SC strong point was thought to be in the guards, I was disappointed in the SC guard play. That being said I have emense respect for Dawn Staley, she will get them ready.
Yeah they hung 100+ on the 15th ranked team today and didn't play anywhere close to their best. Meanwhile we struggled to put 80 on an unranked team. That game in South Bend is gonna be interesting to say the least LOL.
In my opinion, Ariike is too hot and cold to be a top-5 player, but many think she is. She's definitely an aggressive offensive player and always willing to shoot.
I think style of play was a factor in why ND scored 101 even though they had so many TOs. DePaul plays a fast paced style, and ND was playing with pretty fast up until the last quarter. I didn't get to watch the Vanderbilt game, so I can't say of they play like DePaul. I think UConn will have a field day against DePaul.
