I've purposely stayed away but my frequent insomnia kicked in so I've read posts about the game. I watched this one start to finish. Baylor's size definitely impacted UConn and the outside shots weren't falling. Some nights are like that. The lack of size overall and solid games from Baylor's better players plus a great home crowd helped seal the deal. IBaylor looked good and UConn looked mortal and uncharacteristically out of synch but I watched the Huskies dismantle a pretty good ND team just a few weeks ago in a similarly hostile environment so I know the ladies have it in them to rise to the occasion.
I think most fans here are understanding that off nights happen and would be more inclined to accept the loss but given nail biting defeats in the last 2 Final Fours combined with some recruiting misses is starting to cause a little panic. There really isn't anything to panic about. This is still UConn, coached by Geno, with as good a starting five as there is when the cylinders are firing. There isn't a dominant post player and there isn't a lot of depth compared to some teams but they aren't short on talent. It's January, not March or April.
I'm no fan of Mulkey's personality overall but she's an excellent coach and has a good team this season. Baylor can definitely be there at the end of the tournament if the pieces fall into place.
