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Lorcan said:
This. I mean, yes, they beat Stanford last season in a remarkable game, but they also lost to Denver University. I'm in a wait and see mode on whether Colorado makes any sort of jump this year. It's either this year or never as they'll finally lose Hollingshead after this season.
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And had they had even mediocre free throwing shooting, they would have beaten Arizona, the other team in NC game. Mya is certainly important but the team is getting stronger. Having watched their three games my main takeaway is this might be one of the best defensive teams in the country. They play with absolutely no fear, forcing turnover after turnover. But I cringe every time they go to the free throw line. Had Lauren Betts stayed home, she might have been their Rebecca Lobo.
 
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Interesting side note to Oregon season: the "forgotten" fifth member of the 2020 recruiting class (after Paopao, Scherr, Parrish, and the transfered Duglic) is 6'4" Kylee Watson. She subs mostly for Sabally now. Well, after three games, she leads the NCAA in field goal percentage: 15-17, 88.24%.
 
Don't look now. But those ladies from Cal have won four in a row. Six in a row if you wanna count the exhibition games. But four in a row. This Pac 12 is going to be interesting to watch. Not gonna be a calk walk in the Pac 12.
 
Haley Jones had the first triple double by a Stanford player in nearly 20 years. She finished with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists against the University of Portland

And I thought triple doubles were more the norm? Was I spoiled?
 
Jaddan Simmons on fire and the Devils loving some home cooking. 48-27 at the half and the ball is dropping, finally. Raining 3s 10-17 from beyond the arc. Rutgers transfer and ASU grad student Mael Gilles has been OFF THE HOOK - 4 steals, 12 points (2 of 3 from threeland) and 3 boards - her energy on the court is amazing. 2 nights ago the Kitties scored 78 on Marist so looks like ASU may have found their groove offensively.

Jade Lovelle 5 for 5 from threeland.

Devils turn Marist over 16 times in the first half!
 
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Looks like no Haley Jones for Stanford against Gonzaga today. Not a stellar start to the year by the Card.
 
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For the first time in . . . forever, the Sun Devils score 20+ in each of the first 3 quarters. 69-42 as the fourth quarter begins.
 
Devils 82 points are the most since ASU scored 84 back on Dec. 14, 2019 in a win over New Mexico. Back then, point guard Reilli Richardson lead the scoring with 21. Today was a great offensive performance. Simmons was masterful and transfers Gilles and Loville combined for 37 points and 7 for 10 from threeland. A real nice win and sets up ASU confidence for next week's game against Houston.
 
azfan said:
Devils 82 points are the most since ASU scored 84 back on Dec. 14, 2019 in a win over New Mexico. Back then, point guard Reilli Richardson lead the scoring with 21. Today was a great offensive performance. Simmons was masterful and transfers Gilles and Loville combined for 37 points and 7 for 10 from threeland. A real nice win and sets up ASU confidence for next week's game against Houston.
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You have to like the bench scoring. And all of this was with Taya Hanson having a cold shooting game.
 
cancontent said:
Saw something on Twitter this morning and I was hoping in my foggy haze, I was seeing things.

UCLA's Osbourne went down with an ankle injury. No updates until sometime later today. In addition to her a few other players suffered injuries, which I hope also are minor.

www.si.com

Charisma Osborne Goes Down in UCLA Women's Basketball's Win Over CSUN - Sports Illustrated UCLA Bruins News, Analysis and More

The All-Pac-12 team member and leading scorer hurt her right ankle in the fourth quarter of the Bruins' victory against the Matadors.
www.si.com www.si.com
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At the start of the UCLA-Virginia broadcast on Pac-12 Network, they described Charisma Osborne's injury as "day-to-day".
 
JellyBean said:
Don't look now. But those ladies from Cal have won four in a row. Six in a row if you wanna count the exhibition games. But four in a row. This Pac 12 is going to be interesting to watch. Not gonna be a calk walk in the Pac 12.
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Come on, seriously you think that is insightful? Let’s parse these victories shall we? Sacramento, San Francisco, Utah State and San Diego, not exactly a murderers row of WCBB. What exactly did you think their record be after this 4 games? Beating these teams tells us nothing.
That said, ASU seems to near the bottom that Cal can and should beat, add in their old Coach is now at USC so they might be able to take them and UW. But let’s not be thinking this squad will be making a run for n NCAAT.
 
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DefenseBB said:
Come on, seriously you think that is insightful? Let’s parse these victories shall we? Sacramento, San Francisco, Utah State and San Diego, not exactly a murderers row of WCBB. What exactly did you think their record be after this 4 games? Beating these teams tells us nothing
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Last year in OOC they lost to San Jose St., CSUB and San Francisco. Not only have they been winning games this year, they've been winning by big margins. What these scores tell us is that Cal is much better than last year.
 
JellyBean said:
Gonzaga hung in there. Gave Stanford a good run. Great game by Stanford in the end.
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Glad it was available online. Really impressed by Gonzaga. Shout out to Yvonne Ejim as she's improved a lot in the past year. That outside shot is a great addition to her game.
 
Playing tough games in the most competitive conference will pay dividends come March just as the NC title game last year came down to Arizona and Stanford. There are fewer and fewer gimme games.
 
Plebe said:
This would be really disastrous for UCLA to lose Osborne for the year. It was already shaping up to be a major struggle for them. I hope the news turns out better than expected for her.

Compounding the upset of the injury is the fact that it happened with UCLA up by 20 with under 4 minutes to play. I know UCLA's bench was short and it's good to let your starters log full games of minutes, but still.
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Thankfully, this does not appear to be the case. It has been announced that she is day-to-day. I personally observed Osborne to be walking around at the Virginia game on Sunday without a visible limp (or not much of one). Bullet dodged.
 
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Sadler finally broke into double figures in a game for Colorado w/ 12, mostly on 3s. Wetta w/ 9 assists off the bench. Cruised to an easy win against Samford (not Stanford).
 
Colorado goes to 4-0 defeating Stamford 81-48, the first of back to back games, taking on Texas Southern tomorrow. But the Buffs won’t be tired after giving extensive minutes to players I didn’t know were on the team, one freshman hitting 3 3s in five minutes. Once again, they played a soul crushing defense, forcing Stamford into 27 turnovers. Washington transfer Saddler hit 3 3s as well in her best outing as a Buff.
 
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Colorado handles Texas Southern easily 79-47 with Mya picking up a double double with 20 points and 10 rebounds, adding steals and blocks on defense. Her ability to score from any place on the floor (two threes tonight, a mid range jumper, and several drives for layups) will make her a high draft pick. Freshman Kindyll Wetta, whose mom played at Colorado under Hall of Fame coach Ceal Barry, came out of Valor Christian, a jock factory 30 miles from Boulder, as the No. 16 point guard in recruiting class. She was seriously under rated. Coming off the bench she had nine assists against Samford yesterday and 12 points tonight. Plus she just moves well on the court.
 
But was the defense soul crushing. The story feels incomplete if I don't have confirmation that Texas Southern's souls were crushed ;)
 
Plebe said:
But was the defense soul crushing. The story feels incomplete if I don't have confirmation that Texas Southern's souls were crushed ;)
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Good defense, just not soul crushing, allowed too many threes. I was more impressed with soul lifting (sorry) offense with the starters scoring 40 and bench 39. JR subbed frequently from start to finish. Wetta was 6 for 6, adding three steals but only two assists tonight. CU improved a bit on free throw line, hitting 10 of 15.
 
Of course I suppose holding a team to 29.1% shooting percentage is at least soul bruising.
 
Dokey said:
Of course I suppose holding a team to 29.1% shooting percentage is at least soul bruising.
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I don't know the percentage but Arizona held them to 38 and knocked them off by 55. With every player on the team playing. Texas Southern is not good. I don't think Coach Cooper-Dyke has had much success in her coaching career, unlike her HOF playing career.
 
KnightBridgeAZ said:
I don't know the percentage but Arizona held them to 38 and knocked them off by 55. With every player on the team playing. Texas Southern is not good. I don't think Coach Cooper-Dyke has had much success in her coaching career, unlike her HOF playing career.
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KnightBridgeAZ said:
I don't know the percentage but Arizona held them to 38 and knocked them off by 55. With every player on the team playing. Texas Southern is not good. I don't think Coach Cooper-Dyke has had much success in her coaching career, unlike her HOF playing career.
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No, this isn’t a great team. If it weren’t for a couple of late threes, it would have been much worse. I gather most of the team are transfers. While CU shot 52.5%, they missed a lot of bunnies. Cooper-Dyke does have a career winning record as a coach but she’s winless this year. CU has held all five of their opponents to 29-31% shooting, including two NCAA 2021 tourney teams. I suspect that will change once Pac-12 play starts.
 
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