I don't think it was equal. I think they let UT get away with a lot more. In general, I think the refs don't call enough fouls and the games are far too physical. The rules are the rules. Call it by the book. Having said that, the one place where they do call nearly all the fouls are on jump shooters. Even I think that some of those touch fouls can be let go. They call that crap and allow cutters and drivers to be taken out, judo style.Or vice versa?
I don't suggest the Huskies committed 50 fouls, but I thought the refereeing was poor, equally so.
Christy Winters-Scott voted to drop UConn to #6 AFTER TN and Villanova wins. SMH . That's a clear bias coming from a former UMD and ACC player.
Note at bottom of rankings says Hi/low rankings range is for season, not for range of votes this week. For example, Texas’s range is 3/NR.
you may be right, but voters who think that way don't think.
Correct! Now if they lost you could argue it would be because of the current # of players on hand but they've been winning. With a short bench. And without the "big" names available. Makes zero sense to me
After the UT/LSU game we can add another common opponent to the mix. UConn beats UT by 17 in Knoxville and LSU beats UT by 8 at home in Baton Rouge. Just seems to me, being naive, that if you’re given the responsibility of voting it should be treated seriously and looking at common opponents should be a mandatory part of the process
They deserve to be #4, but only if UConn is 2 or 3. Drop LSU to 5 and order would be restored to the universe.
very well put. all in the AP universe and other media should get a copy of this so they will be acquainted with the facts ... then they can vote or commentate as they please.What does it take to get some respect from the pollsters on what UConn has done this season. They've only lost two games and in both of those games were on the road and had major player's who have been playing this season out.
The first loss Dorka was already on the bench with a broken thumb against ND. Then Azzi got hurt in the first quarter. Azzi did come back in for a few minutes in the second but couldn't handle it, played 13 minutes total and had 0 points.
In the second loss against Maryland, they lost by 7 points without Azzi, Dorka, and Nika playing, 3 main cogs on the team sitting. They had a Freshman playing the point that had accepted a scholarship on the 26th of August. Played only 7 players with Lou being limited to 28 minutes because of foul problems.
They have beaten everyone else that they've played with all of the game to game changes in the roster with only two games decided by less than double since Nika has been back as the point. After the Providence game they will have played 5 games in 11 days.
Hopefully they will soon get Azzi and Caroline back so that they can be incorporated into the Magnificent Seven and let the current starting five finally play 30 minutes or less a game and let these so called experts get their heads out of their backsides.
Reminds me of last season where the "experts" all doubted UConn's ability to beat teams like NC State and Stanford in the tournament, despite how much adversity they'd overcome and the success they'd had all season.
Maybe not, but it sure looks like an anti-UCONN bias.
And UConn's 2 loses were to ranked teams with 2 or 3 missing starters Azzi and Nika both better guards than Berger
