Pac 12 tourney

[hoopsnloops32]

I'm a homer, and obviously the cardinal didn't play well in the second half, but the refs should be ashamed of themselves.

Onto the NCAA, where they're seeded I have no idea what to anticipate but I hope this motivates this group to another FF run. Wish Tara gave more minutes to Betts, especially in the second half.

Stanford got away with 3 fouls on the second to last defensive poession and Brink got away with a hook when she got fouled for her last points. Stanford fans have little to complain about from the officials.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

PAC 12 has had the best games and so far the only semis that didn’t go chalk.

I actually think Rice was fouled before the carry (at least to me). That being that the earlier play Rice absolutely touched the ball last. I was sure that ball was going back to Stanford.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

i really don’t think Rice touched the ball in the last play. It went off both their hands at the same time but continued in Rices direction because she hand more force behind it. I thought it was the right call.

 

[MilfordHusky]

Both top-6 teams in the nation fail to reach the conference finals. There's a sign of parity!

Does anyone want a #1 seed? There may be some available.

 

[Blueballer]

PAC 12 has had the best games and so far the only semis that didn’t go chalk.

I actually think Rice was fouled before the carry (at least to me). That being that the earlier play Rice absolutely touched the ball last. I was sure that ball was going back to Stanford.

I agree with you about that last foul. As for earlier though, I thought the UCLA player who took the shot BEFORE the jump ball was called was fouled on the arms by one and maybe two Stanford players and nothing was called. Then that crazy jump ball call when Stanford was trying to call a TO. But no matter if you agree with the calls or not, Stanford had a commanding lead there's no reason they should have lost it. UCLA made a lot of FT's down the stretch and that's something I haven't seen a lot of teams doing to close out games. They earned it IMO.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

I agree with you about that last foul. As for earlier though, I thought the UCLA player who took the shot BEFORE the jump ball was called was fouled on the arms by one and maybe two Stanford players and nothing was called. Then that crazy jump ball call when Stanford was trying to call a TO. But no matter if you agree with the calls or not, Stanford had a commanding lead there's no reason they should have lost it. UCLA made a lot of FT's down the stretch and that's something I haven't seen a lot of teams doing to close out games. They earned it IMO.

For sure. Bessior was definitely fouled on the shot attempt.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Anyone still sleeping on Washington St. clearly hasn't been paying attention for about 3 years now.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Arizona not fair to judge them when Lauren Ware went out. I do have a critique of Barnes, and a lot of fans have said this why she doesn't play her bench. Wasn't Maya Nnaji a top 10 recruit? Why does she play so little? When she plays it seems like the offense wakes up.

I'm not sure she doesn't play her bench, they frosh averaged between 10 and 13 minutes. The issue for Arizona - who exactly was supposed to get less minutes? The frosh all appeared in most games they were available for, except Hylton. They all had minor injuries.

The loss of Ware was big, but we adjusted. Other players stepped up, but we were smallish inside. Fields was played as a defensive specialist. I thought that was a mistake, but what do I know. She didn't shoot the ball, and eventually my limited friends in the fanbase came to my way of thinking.

Assuming they don't hit the portal, I was really impressed by Nnaji, Clark and Gilbert. Very impressive in the minutes they got.

 

[socal613ws]

I'm not sure she doesn't play her bench, they frosh averaged between 10 and 13 minutes. The issue for Arizona - who exactly was supposed to get less minutes? The frosh all appeared in most games they were available for, except Hylton. They all had minor injuries.

The loss of Ware was big, but we adjusted. Other players stepped up, but we were smallish inside. Fields was played as a defensive specialist. I thought that was a mistake, but what do I know. She didn't shoot the ball, and eventually my limited friends in the fanbase came to my way of thinking.

Assuming they don't hit the portal, I was really impressed by Nnaji, Clark and Gilbert. Very impressive in the minutes they got.

feels like Pueyo is hit or miss many games.

 

[jonson]

I'm not sure she doesn't play her bench, they frosh averaged between 10 and 13 minutes. The issue for Arizona - who exactly was supposed to get less minutes? The frosh all appeared in most games they were available for, except Hylton. They all had minor injuries.

The loss of Ware was big, but we adjusted. Other players stepped up, but we were smallish inside. Fields was played as a defensive specialist. I thought that was a mistake, but what do I know. She didn't shoot the ball, and eventually my limited friends in the fanbase came to my way of thinking.

Assuming they don't hit the portal, I was really impressed by Nnaji, Clark and Gilbert. Very impressive in the minutes they got.

Was Aronette Vonleh one of the players Barnes "encouraged" to transfer at the end of last season or did she decide to do so herself? She certainly seems to be playing well at Colorado.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I did say the Pac 12 tourney was gonna be unpredictable. Today was a bit surprising wasn't it?

 

[nwhoopfan]

Was Aronette Vonleh one of the players Barnes "encouraged" to transfer at the end of last season or did she decide to do so herself? She certainly seems to be playing well at Colorado.

Yeah, I thought she looked good in her limited minutes as a frosh and deserved more time on the floor. Out of all the players who left after last season (I'm honestly having a hard time remembering most of them), she's looking like the biggest loss.

 

[Blueballer]

It’s really something seeing the unmitigated joy of this Wash. State group. Fun seeing them on the postgame as a team. They have players from 8 countries outside the USA.

 

[bballnut90]

How many here had UCLA vs Washington State for the PAC-12 championship?!

 

[enigmatic]

I sure did not see a UCLA-Wazzu final but at the same time I felt the PAC-12 tournament would be the most unpredictable just like the conference itself.

 

[MilfordHusky]

How many here had UCLA vs Washington State for the PAC-12 championship?!

#5 seed v. #7 seed in the finals, with 2 of the top 6 teams in the nation gone? Very unpredictable!

 

[shiverz45]

Looks like Utah had a furious late rally that came up just short. They deep sixed any chance they had at a #1 seed in the Tourney. I figured the Pac 12 tourney would have some surprises.

This should have been expected. Utah just recently got a piece of the Pac 12 title and probably still on cloud 9. The loss will get them back in to focus if they are the real deal.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

Was Aronette Vonleh one of the players Barnes "encouraged" to transfer at the end of last season or did she decide to do so herself? She certainly seems to be playing well at Colorado.

Not sure. The issue with a lot of them was not buying into the culture, Koi Love was the main culprit based on folks who were more insiders than me. Vonleh may have felt recruited over / not wanting to wait with Nnaji coming in, Ware committing to full time basketball and of course Reese returning. Or she could have been one of the players not playing hard in practice.

You can't predict what would have happened if she stayed since it might have affected folks we got in the portal.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

feels like Pueyo is hit or miss many games.

Her and Conner are frustrating. Pueyo was a key player, but not at all consistent. She did a lot of the little things. But not always what we needed, of course.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I sure didn't think of Washington St. as a bubble team, but they are about to make that a moot point.

edit--to be clear I thought they were already safely in

 

[nwhoopfan]

I heard during the broadcast this was the most upsets ever in Pac 12 tourney history. It lived up to my expectation of it being unpredictable.

 

[nwhoopfan]

And it's official. Cougs with their first ever title of any kind in women's hoops in the Pac 12.

 

[TheGOAT23]

Shout out to the Cougs! Wow!

 

[SECbbfan24]

I'm curious if the Big 12 tourney will be chaotic. Lots of upsets in these conference tournaments across the board.

Congrats to WSU

 

[triaddukefan]

Great to see Wash State pull it out. Remote Land Grants 2-0 in Championship games today