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I posted after the SC game that I felt a little better about the FF streak. If my confidence waned as the regular season played out, I was smart enough not to post it. Seeing the effect of adding Azzi and CD for the BET really has me juiced. We'll see what the committee gives us but I don't think we need to worry about anybody not named SC. The FF streak may seem like a small thing, but the Huskies have played in 22 of them since 1991. All 11 of our Natty's have come in those years - we've never won one without being in the FF. And Geno used to say the E8 game was the hardest. I don't know if his thinking has changed but it seems like a truism for this year.
 

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RedStickHusky said:
I posted after the SC game that I felt a little better about the FF streak. If my confidence waned as the regular season played out, I was smart enough not to post it. Seeing the effect of adding Azzi and CD for the BET really has me juiced. We'll see what the committee gives us but I don't think we need to worry about anybody not named SC. The FF streak may seem like a small thing, but the Huskies have played in 22 of them since 1991. All 11 of our Natty's have come in those years - we've never won one without being in the FF. And Geno used to say the E8 game was the hardest. I don't know if his thinking has changed but it seems like a truism for this year.
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I worry. Nothing is a given. Every team wants to be the underdog hero. Every single game matters and there are no freebies.
 
Honestly, who knows? Are they capable? Sure! But we really don't know what will happen. I expect some big surprises / upsets this year. BIG time. I actually expect one of the teams in the final four NOBODY has talked about (well, at least the elite 8.)

We can debate this until we're blue in the face and it won't mean much. I just know UConn is certainly capable to win it all.

Nothing left for us to do but sit back and watch.
 
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Yeah, I get the comments on my saying "don't need to worry" -- poor choice of words. Yes, you have to show up and play the games and there does seem to be an unusual level of parity this year between those top 3 or 4 lines. I guess I meant that the only thing I'm worried about right now is being in an opposite bracket from USC, even though we've already shown we can compete with them too.
 
Aside than SC which i think only 2 teams in the country can beat (UConn, and Stanford if they play to their potential), all the other teams can be beat on the right day, if players are hot and the other team not so much and that includes UConn. The final 4 could have some surprises this season and it is very possible that only 1 number 1 seed will make the Final 4 (and that is even without knowing who the committee will have as the 1 seeds.
UConn will have some real challenges to make it but they sure can do it with the team they have right now with Azzi and CD playing.
 
I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if any of the top teams got knocked off early, or won it. I think the NATY goes to one of these teams: Parity is strong and any of these teams on a given night can be lights out.

SC? Given
Iowa - Certainly can
Indiana - Certainly can
UConn - Certainly can
Stanford - to be determined. Not sure about them.
VT - Maybe?
 
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Wouldn’t it be delicious if this turns out to be the year? Last year, also injury-plagued, was almost the year.

[cue all the naysaying “realists”]

Just posing the obvious question. The path is visible, with only a few residual IFs. Stay healthy, Azzi and Caroline find the range, the energy level doesn’t dip. All the rest is just Nika Lou Aaliyah Dorka Aubrey doing what they do so well.
 
Urshurak said:
I mean, I wouldn't be surprised if any of the top teams got knocked off early, or won it. I think the NATY goes to one of these teams: Parity is strong and any of these teams on a given night can be lights out.

SC? Given
Iowa - Certainly can
Indiana - Certainly can
UConn - Certainly can
Stanford - to be determined. Not sure about them.
VT - Maybe?
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I question whether Iowa is a "Certainly can."

With their offense, the can beat ANY team on a given day. However, a championship run requires more than that. You have to be able to beat any opponent on every day for 6 games. I don't think their defense is strong enough to win on the days their offense isn't clicking.

Simply not balanced enough.
 
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I think it all depends on matchups/regionals. I can't imagine the NCAA will put UCONN in SC's bracket which would be a big benefit to UCONN. Aside from that, I think it's still an uphill battle vs. Stanford/Indiana but can definitely be pulled off. Toss up vs Iowa. Advantage UCONN going up against Virginia Tech in the Elite 8.

As for 3 seeds in a Sweet 16 matchup--I think all of the likely projected 3s favor UCONN, though Ohio State could cause problems with Sheldon back. UCONN playing like they did in the BET shouldn't have trouble with Duke or LSU. Notre Dame is a shell of themselves without Miles so that matchup heavily favors the Huskies.
 
most of the things between #2 and #12 are in the hands of the commitee, but you have to win the 4 first games to be in the dance, simply said
 
Urshurak said:
Parity is strong and any of these teams on a given night can be lights out.

SC? Given
Iowa - Certainly can
Indiana - Certainly can
UConn - Certainly can
Stanford - to be determined. Not sure about them.
VT - Maybe?
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My question for Iowa is can they beat VT. If not, there’s no way they beat SC. Also, one thing I’d say is UConn looked like world beaters the past 3 days without shooting “lights out.” The threat posed by Azzi and Lou certainly forced teams to open up the paint and Dorka and Aaliyah took advantage. Lights out for us would be if Azzi Lou and Caroline hit their 3s. We have a whole nother level, another gear. We dominated so far because our D is suffocating. We gave up a ton of O boards in the 1st quarter and only two pts off them.
visitingcock said:
I question whether Iowa is a "Certainly can."

With their offense, the can beat ANY team on a given day. However, a championship run requires more than that. … I don't think their defense is strong enough to win on the days their offense isn't clicking.

Simply not balanced enough.
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I totally agree. It’s not impossible for Iowa to win, but the odds are stacked against them. The obstacle SC poses is that they’re bigger and faster at almost every position. Can Iowa win relying only on perimeter shooting? Because SC is absolutely capable of shutting down paint scoring. Maybe they can win from outside, but SC has the personnel to face guard Clark for 40 mins. Someone else would have to hit all those 3s for them. Against us, Nika suffocated Clark most of the game and Martin had a career game from 3, and it still wasn’t enough. UConn and Stanford are the only teams both big enough and fast enough to challenge SC’s defense, and both have proved it already this year.

In fact, I suspect UConn is taller than both SC and Stanford and certainly no slower. We’re shorter than Cardoso and Betts, and the same or taller everywhere else.
 
RedStickHusky said:
Yeah, I get the comments on my saying "don't need to worry" -- poor choice of words. Yes, you have to show up and play the games and there does seem to be an unusual level of parity this year between those top 3 or 4 lines. I guess I meant that the only thing I'm worried about right now is being in an opposite bracket from USC, even though we've already shown we can compete with them too.
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Uconn hasn't played USC (University of Soutern California) this year..they have played SC though
 
I can see the Committee putting SC in the same side of the bracket in greenville for ticket sales . Either way with the regional 2 spots there not a big difference if were in their bracket or not . 2 east coast schools highest ticket sellers in the nation either way .
 
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