Princeton: Carla Berube was right. Play Ball Against UK

[SVCBeercats]

I believe that the NCAA Tournament committee just had their rear ends handed to them. It seems like the P5 Conferences isn't as powerful as the committee believed they were. I still think that the most number of teams any conference should get into the dance is 6, the AQ and 5 at large. There are a lot of good teams left out every year.

Can you say parity?

 

[MSGRET]

Don't look now, but there’s an upset brewing in the LSU/Jackson St. game. JS is up 66-62 with 7 minutes left. Things are very chippy in that game. LSU is a 3 seed.

I know, but the officials made a bad call on JSt that ended up fouling out their center. The center from LSU traveled (shuffled her feet) before the BS call was made. UConn gets called almost every time when they do it but LSU seems to have gotten away with more than once.

 

[ThisJustIn]

Post game press conference:

 

[veryolddog]

It was a very good game to watch. I just enjoy watching underdogs defeat top teams in other leagues. Hooray also for Villanova.

 

[ABCDFE]

Berube can coach and A. Meyers can play. Hope Geno reaches out to her if she is in transfer portal

 

[darkstar1]

Princeton/Ky game illustrated the difference between team basketball and one on one ball. Great win for Berube and Princeton. Loved watching this game. Win or lose, non top 5 conference teams clearly over rated.

 

[SVCBeercats]

BERUUUUUUUUBE!

You are the Boneyard Charles Barkley. I luv it! BERUUUUUUUUBE!

 

[tchalla1]

Princeton methodically took it to Kentucky. Wow!!!

Is it possible they could play UConn?

That might be a scouting game for Abbie Meyers that some here have advocated.

Carla is UConn, right? So, this is OK to give her a little thread.

I was confident Princeton had a chance against KY--they run a methodical offense and KY is very undisciplined. We had a lot of BY-ers worrying about KY in the Bridgeport Regional. Except for SC, the SEC has shown its overinflated image. The SEC teams are dropping like flies, and LSU should have lost to Jackson State.

 

[Carnac]

I know, but the officials made a bad call on JSt that ended up fouling out their center. The center from LSU traveled (shuffled her feet) before the BS call was made. UConn gets called almost every time when they do it but LSU seems to have gotten away with more than once.

Serg, I was wrong!! I said that the tournament begins in ernest next week. For the lower-seeded teams that were upset, the tournament began Friday. Jackson State put a real scare in LSU before losing. 12 Belmont is in OT with 5 Oregon.

 

[Bigboote]

Howard had a basically mediocre game (for 1st team AA) and when the game was on the line, tried to be a facilitator forcing it to Edwards too much imho. Best contribution in the last 5 minutes of the 4th Q was her jumping to free a wedgie ball off the rim.

Howard, and to some extent the UK team, acted like they were playing against the refs rather than Princeton in the second half.

Carla learned a lot from Geno. There were times when Princeton was running sets exactly like UConn's. To the extent that, to me, they looked a lot like UConn.

 

[JellyBean]

Great win for Princeton and Coach Berube. This is the beauty of March Madness. Never know what is going to happen. Should be a good game with Indiana.

 

[Carnac]

Serg, I was wrong!! I said that the tournament begins in ernest next week. For the lower-seeded teams that were upset, the tournament began Friday. Jackson State put a real scare in LSU before losing. 12 Belmont is in OT with 5 Oregon.

Bye bye Oregon in double OT. A 5 seed goes down in the first round.

 

[LoboDays]

11 and 12 seeds moving on. It’s all good for WBB.

 

[Cornell Lt]

12 seeds have shown out so far in this tournament

 

[JordyG]

It is funny that Kentucky's Rhyne Howard is in AP all American first team but Abby Meyers is not even in the 3rd team.

I've said it before any number of times, but I guess it bears repeating. Rhyne Howard is not my kind of player. I've said so when she was playing in the FIBA U's, and I've said so every year she been in college.

 

[VA Huskie]

She’s very talented and has the skills to be an excellent guard in the W. There aren’t that many 6’2” shooting guards who are as good as her. But I wouldn’t want her on my team. Reminds me a bit of DeShields.

 

[Plebe]

 

[Plebe]

 

[JordyG]

What I didn't know was how fiery a coach Carla is. I've watched a lot of the games she played in at UConn and she always seemed the steady, stoic, get it done type of player. Similar to Caroline Ducharme in that manner. It just goes to show you that people are emotionally layered (the term is palimpsestic), and when it comes to human nature, you can't know what you don't know. She's always been my pick for UConn's next coach, and nothing she's done to this point changes that.

 

[Plebe]

Post game press conference:

Great press conference from Berube, Meyers and Chen. So enjoyable hearing Berube talk about what this means not just for her team, after having their entire season canceled last year, but for Princeton and for al the mid-majors with the success they're having this tournament.

On the losing side, interesting responses from Howard and Edwards (at 27:00):

Q: "Being conference champions yourself, how does playing the Ivy League champions Princeton compare to other top teams in the nation like South Carolina, LSU and Tennessee that you play pretty often?"​

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Edwards: "Um ... I mean ..." [looks to Howard]​

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Howard: "Credit to Princeton, but I mean, we've played better teams and come out on top, so ..."​

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Edwards: "Yeah, I mean I think the SEC is the top conference in women's basketball, so that's pretty much all I gotta say."​

And Howard's final parting comment before being excused was along the lines of "Princeton's defense wasn't anything special".

 

[Woof 101]

A short video / highlights for those who did not see the game.

Women's championship game set: It'll be South Carolina vs. UConn

Live updates and scoring for NCAA women's tournament.

www.ncaa.com

The, the, the, that's all folk's .....

 

[Carnac]

I’ve been watching wbb games all day starting with ours. I love it. A few upsets along the way was fun to watch. Kentucky lost, Oregon lost, BYU lost and LSU had the crap scared out of them. And this was just today.

I have a feeling we’re not done seeing more great games tomorrow and Monday, and more high seeds shown the door. This has been a great weekend so far with more to come.

UCF scored 69 today. I don't think they are going to score that many on UConn. If they do, it won’t be enough. I see UConn breaking 80 again Monday.

Again I was wrong in suggesting that for most of the top seeded teams, the tournament will begin next week. It started yesterday for them also.

 

[UcMiami]

What I didn't know was how fiery a coach Carla is. I've watched a lot of the games she played in at UConn and she always seemed the steady, stoic, get it done type of player. Similar to Caroline Ducharme in that manner. It just goes to show you that people are emotionally layered (the term is palimpsestic), and when it comes to human nature, you can't know what you don't know. She's always been my pick for UConn's next coach, and nothing she's done to this point changes that.

Wasn't Geno's comment about Carla getting into coaching something like 'Hunh, last player I would have expected, she never said anything for 4 years at Uconn.' (I think he reprized the statement when 'Precious' Nykesha Sale started coaching as well.)

 

[JeannoCT]

But the SEC is the best.

 

[darkstar1]

Great press conference from Berube, Meyers and Chen. So enjoyable hearing Berube talk about what this means not just for her team, after having their entire season canceled last year, but for Princeton and for al the mid-majors with the success they're having this tournament.

On the losing side, interesting responses from Howard and Edwards (at 27:00):

Q: "Being conference champions yourself, how does playing the Ivy League champions Princeton compare to other top teams in the nation like South Carolina, LSU and Tennessee that you play pretty often?"​

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Edwards: "Um ... I mean ..." [looks to Howard]​

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Howard: "Credit to Princeton, but I mean, we've played better teams and come out on top, so ..."​

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Edwards: "Yeah, I mean I think the SEC is the top conference in women's basketball, so that's pretty much all I gotta say."​

And Howard's final parting comment before being excused was along the lines of "Princeton's defense wasn't anything special".

Saying it is one thing, proving it on the court is another. 9 SEC teams made it in. And Nova was a bubble team? I love it.