OR vs MD game thread

[nwhoopfan]

Not bad for the 5th best team from the Pac 12. Hopefully somebody from the Pac gets Maryland in the Tourney every year, that seems to be working out pretty well lately.

I know it's lame to quote yourself, but couldn't seem to edit this post. Oregon was actually the 6th best team from the Pac, not 5th.

 

[Ozimoto]

Maryland once again lays an egg. In my opinion Brenda can't seem to instill the mental toughness in her players to deal with adversity. You could tell once Oregon hung around for the first half they were unfocused, frustrated, and just looked really tight. Panicking might be too strong of a description, but befuddlement and a lack of adjustments (no plan B) to change the flow of the game or make Oregon feel uncomfortable at all was the Terps downfall today.

 

[Ozimoto]

Because they play in a tough conference?

And they play a lot of freshmen who had to make the adjustment to college ball as the year went on. Looks like they've made that adjustment.

 

[UcMiami]

MD is actually playing a lot of young players as well, but they do have senior leadership that didn't get it done today - neither had the kind of effort for 40 minutes that you need when you are in a dog fight.
And Brenda proved again that she is a mid rank coach who recruits really well.

 

[ed4ourgirls]

I'm a little less worried about Maryland now.

 

[topogigio]

I do not believe you understand the meaning of the term choke.

21 turnovers, their collars were way too tight! Nuff said.

 

[nwhoopfan]

21 turnovers, their collars were way too tight! Nuff said.

Oregon had 17, so that almost evens out.

 

[ochoopsfan]

I know it's lame to quote yourself, but couldn't seem to edit this post. Oregon was actually the 6th best team from the Pac, not 5th.

I believe on this forum you can only edit a post for the first 15 minutes after you post.

 

[Plebe]

Kelly Graves looks a bit like Jesse Ventura

Stone Cold Steve Austin.

 

[Plebe]

Because they play in a tough conference?

Oregon was the 6th-place team at 8-10 in a 12-team conference, and they just beat a team considered by many to be top 4 in the country. This should say something about the quality of the Pac-12, which many posters have called into question.

I'd like to think that we won't hear another peep about the Pac-12 being overrated, but I have a feeling that next year we'll hear the same ol' song 'n dance.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Oregon was the 6th-place team at 8-10 in a 12-team conference, and they just beat a team considered by many to be top 4 in the country. This should say something about the quality of the Pac-12, which many posters have called into question.

I'd like to think that we won't hear another peep about the Pac-12 being overrated, but I have a feeling that next year we'll hear the same ol' song 'n dance.

I think you're right. Last year was casually dismissed as a fluke. This year the conference overall had a strong performance in the Tourney and got another team in the Final 4 (I'm gonna go ahead and assume UConn beats Oregon on Monday so there won't be 2 Pac 12 teams in Dallas). Next year we'll hear the same thing about paper tigers and bogus RPIs, they didn't play anybody OOC, and they usually underachieve in the Tourney.