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Message: [QUOTE="fairluvwar, post: 3428922, member: 6933"] There were no beatdowns that year. Their losses to ND were 1 and 2 points and a triple overtime that got away at the end for a 9 pt loss, and the 6 pt loss to Baylor that if I remember correctly they had the lead in the 4th quarter. Also, the difference is that team had Stewie, and her maturation was the biggest reason that team subsequently dominated in the NCAA tournament. They also got a bit of luck of the draw not having to face Baylor, who I think they would have beaten anyway. But this team doesn't have a player who could even touch Stewie on their best day, from her freshman year. It's not to say its impossible they could figure out a way to play cohesive smart basketball, but they are what they are. I'd venture a guess that it's very rare for a team to change that much from February to the NCAAs and I think I have seen enough of this team to understand that, while talented and loaded with potential, potential doesn't win games and this team is likely to continue to be an inconsistent enigma that just isn't among the final four contenders this year. Hope I am wrong because I've seen every game since they came on Cptv in 1995 and every single loss has been painful and I would love nothing more then to eat my words and see this team click at the right time and fight with a ferocity we haven't seen from them yet, and make it 13 years in a row. Crossing my fingers. [/QUOTE]