I find this truly baffling.
I think you are missing the other parts of the debate. Barkley had a lot of skill and excellent feet and could run the floor all day long - very similar to Sarah. a lot of Sarah's game comes from her size, power, and strength to dominate taller players, but that does not mean it is 100% of her game, nor was it Sir Charles.
Well you would be wrong. That's ok, not everyone can see things.
sure
imho she was the mvp and it wasn’t close
Well, it was close. I first thought they would pick Strong (I would have). But after watching the NC game again (a couple of times), I could see how Fudd's play influenced them. She made a few big time plays, stopping S. Carolina's momentum. Strong played really well also, but it wasn't quite as "standoutish".
i was looking at both gamed
Yeah, me too. But they vote after the 2nd game. So that one affects them more.
thank you!!
Yes there are definitely differences between the two players. Even so, IIRC, Barkley average 16-17 pts a game an 10-11 rebounds as a junior and was the 5th pick in the nba draft. So he was great, even though he was a bit overweight, as a collegian.
Why not? Because one is male and one is female? With all due respect, he just reminds me more of Barkley (and not just body type, but that is a component of the similarity).
Yeah that is a good one but Tim had more relative size/height in my opinion.
The women’s game is considerably different than the men’s game. That’s why I think it’s inappropriate to compare men & women. That’s also why I didn’t like the entire discussion of CC breaking Pete Maravich’s NCAA scoring record.
A part of me thinks they didn't want to put Sarah in the spotlight and then when they interview her, she'll get nervous and give one word direct answers. Azzi is more talkative and makes for a better interview.
Scoring records are one thing, similarities another. I like the MM comparison, don't get me wrong. But MM just seemed so graceful on the court and more explosive to the rim. Sarah seems to show more power and strength to me and not as explosive as MM. Anyway, it is splitting hairs to some extent.
A part of me thinks they didn't want to put Sarah in the spotlight and then when they interview her, she'll get nervous and give one word direct answers. Azzi is more talkative and makes for a better interview.
I watched the game three time and Uconn wins every time!! yeah! But, each time I come away with the feeling that SC had no answer for Sarah and she dominated both FF games more than any player I can remember. I do remember Stewie's 28 in the FF, but I have to remind myself that Sarah's 24 is a mere 4 points less in a game that was not close.
Anyway, it is very nice that we can debate over who the MVP should have been!
I'll put it out there now, Sarah will win player of the year next year, averaging 22 and 12 per game. Big games, she will do even better. This is another reason to like Sarah. In big games and as a freshman, she took her game even higher and completely dominated in all phases.
Well said.
How many did Sarah have before this past season? How did that work out?
I agree. As I have said many times over the course of the season, keep in mind that her freshman year is probably the worst we will ever see her play. If you are an opposing team, that ought to frighten you.
I feel as if that nickname came later when he was a pro and had beefed up a little bit.
Who knows what each person who has a vote takes into account but if any part of the voting was due to SS not being the best interview, that's very lazy work on the part of the media who make the decision. I don't enjoy interviews with SS and it'll be interesting to see how she develops her interview skills in the next few years but she is hands down one of the best players in the game and I love watching her play.A part of me thinks they didn't want to put Sarah in the spotlight and then when they interview her, she'll get nervous and give one word direct answers. Azzi is more talkative and makes for a better interview.
I watched the game three time and Uconn wins every time!! yeah! But, each time I come away with the feeling that SC had no answer for Sarah and she dominated both FF games more than any player I can remember. I do remember Stewie's 28 in the FF, but I have to remind myself that Sarah's 24 is a mere 4 points less in a game that was not close.
Anyway, it is very nice that we can debate over who the MVP should have been!
I'll put it out there now, Sarah will win player of the year next year, averaging 22 and 12 per game. Big games, she will do even better. This is another reason to like Sarah. In big games and as a freshman, she took her game even higher and completely dominated in all phases.
Geno also compared Sarah to DT, i.e. the G.O.A.T. of WBB.
Can you share the context of this?
In February, during one of his press gaggles, Geno was talking about DT’s retirement, when he compared her to Sarah. The gist of his remarks were that as freshmen both DT & Sarah were somewhat reserved, not wanting to outshine the upperclassmen.
