Pac-12 opening day

[nwhoopfan]

11-6 UA at the first media TO. McDonald has 9. Ekmark 0-3, all behind the arc.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Tightened up. 13-11 inside a minute left in Q1. Kind of an ugly scrum, just the way ASU likes it. Now tied at 13.

 

[nwhoopfan]

McDonald w/ a blow by and layup, steals the inbounds, hits a short jumper to close the quarter. 17-13 UA, McDonald has 13. Dang she is good. Have I mentioned I really wish she was still in Seattle?

 

[nwhoopfan]

An ugly game has gotten even uglier. Nobody scored for about 4:45 to start Q2. UA finally got a bucket. 19-13 lead. Have I mentioned ASU is never fun to play against?

 

[nwhoopfan]

I thought this might be another "first to 45 wins" game. But UA way ahead of that pace now, up 27-18 in closing seconds of Q2.

 

[nwhoopfan]

27-20 at halftime. Yuck.

 

[Plebe]

Huge crowd has turned out for this rivalry game. The referee's whistle wasn't even heard over the roar of the crowd on that last possession of the half.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Tucson has loved the men's teams for decades. Good to see them turning out as the women's team is showing improvement.

 

[jonson]

An ugly game has gotten even uglier. Nobody scored for about 4:45 to start Q2. UA finally got a bucket. 19-13 lead. Have I mentioned ASU is never fun to play against?

I actually can't remember an Arizona State game that wasn't ugly, although this one looks like it could be special in that regard. Never fun to play for sure, and usually not much fun to watch either unless you're an ASU fan. They always have a cast of thousands, they play really hard, and they can frustrate good teams to no end. But they never seem to have the offensive firepower to be really good themselves.

 

[Plebe]

Ekmark is having a nightmare game. She's 0-8 and just had a bad turnover and then air-balled a 3.

I give Arizona a lot of credit for playing good defense, but ASU isn't even hitting wide open 3s and layups.

 

[triaddukefan]

Terrible inbound, Melgoza trapped in the corner, dribbles a bit and hucks a TERRIBLE prayer shot that doesn't get remotely close. Freaking Huskies might go 0-18 this year. How did a certain team whose mascot is a blue tinted devil lose to UW?

 

[UCBaller2012]

Arizona up 8 heading into the 4th

 

[nwhoopfan]

I swear I heard the announcer say at the end of Q3 that Ekmark was starting to warm up. She's now 1-9. Hitting 1 shot is warming up? ASU might not have a single double figure scorer this game. Russell has 8.

 

[Plebe]

I just don't think it's gonna happen for ASU today. Arizona's defense is just not letting them find any kind of offensive rhythm. And even when they do find an open shot they are missing badly.

 

[nwhoopfan]

McDonald is of course a lot quicker than Plum could even dream of being, but it looks to me like Aari was taking notes her Fr. year. I see shades of Plum in her game.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Wow, I thought UW couldn't shoot. ASU is 22% overall and 12% behind the arc. Ouch!

 

[donalddoowop]

I really want Wynn to turn it around. Glad some fans showed up. I'm just losing hope already. It's only year 2 but I'm not seeing progress. Last year they seemed grittier and more apt to play over their head. This year they have slightly improved talent but just can't shoot. Hard to win a game when you can't make the ball go in the basket.


edited--28-72 (39%) and 6-22 behind the arc (27%) today; they simply can't shoot

Taking 72 shots proves they can shoot. Hitting 27% of them means they can't shoot accurately. Hmmmm.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Taking 72 shots proves they can shoot. Hitting 27% of them means they can't shoot accurately. Hmmmm.

I think you've got me there.

 

[nwhoopfan]

51-36, this is over. Good win for UA.

 

[Plebe]

McDonald is of course a lot quicker than Plum could even dream of being, but it looks to me like Aari was taking notes her Fr. year. I see shades of Plum in her game.

Uh, other than being ball-dominant and left-handed, I don't see it that much. She doesn't really have an outside shot.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Does this mean Arizona is better than Baylor and Louisville?

 

[DaBball]

My goodness! Each ASU starter made one shot each except Ibis who made 4. No other ASU player has more than 2 FG.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Uh, other than being ball-dominant and left-handed, I don't see it that much. She doesn't really have an outside shot.

I think I see some in the dribble drives. Maybe I'm imagining it.

 

[DaBball]

@nwhoopfan, does McDonald only have one more year of eligibility left since she stayed in the Pac-12? I can’t remember.

 

[nwhoopfan]

@nwhoopfan, does McDonald only have one more year of eligibility left since she stayed in the Pac-12? I can’t remember.

Soph eligibility wise, Tucson gets to enjoy her for 3 seasons.