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Surprised about the cold, no-look postgame handshake between Geno and Tara, after 35-plus years of being at the top of NCAA WBB coaching. Any thoughts?
 
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Everyone carried (and messed up) a chunk of the game with Paige holding it together. That's a total team effort. The D speaks for itself. Jones went 8-21, 0-5 from 3. Imagine what she would have shot if UConn had an answer for her. The layups will fall on Sunday.
 
I can't stop laughing at Nika when she outrebounds those tall Cardinal trees. The undersized Muhl was not going to be denied when she went to the boards. She just cannot be intimidated!
The Stanford bigs were wondering, "How the hell did she get that rebound??"
 
I thought Tara's coldness was strange too. She made a b-line for the locker room. Players were still out congratulating our team, but she zoomed out. Really odd behavior from a really classy coach...
 
Geesworld said:
Totally understand that answer. But he did a pretty Great Job before the post season.
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Hey I'm with you on the sentiment. Half of the team was missing at one point, and they somehow held it together, improved, and now have taken down two number one seeds. If they bring home #12 he's got my vote.
 
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Another nail biter.They are making it interesting. Now back to business. Next victim NO.9.The magic number that puts GENO at 1000 wins more than losses. Another UCONN record that will never be broken and then No. 12; another record that will never be broken. As I have said many times on this Forum this is a team of destiny and No.12 belongs to them. GO HUSKIES!!!
 
I think the issue is that Stanford was sure they were going to win this game – perhaps even win it easily. They could not believe they were losing, and every time they got close and UConn pushed back, their disbelief grew. I read somewhere that at practice this week they were planning which dance to dance when they won. I love overconfidence like that. While I could do without the stress of these close ones .... damn I love it.
Go Huskies!
 
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Boston looks unstoppable. If we can even slow her down we might win. It will be an interesting game.
 
Oldbones said:
Surprised about the cold, no-look postgame handshake between Geno and Tara, after 35-plus years of being at the top of NCAA WBB coaching. Any thoughts?
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As Geno once said, “this is a function of women’s basketball. Sometimes we act like girls, like we’re supposed to go to dinner every night. We’re supposed to play each other. Try to beat each other’s brains in…try to win a national championship. And compete like hell. And then get together after and have a bottle of wine.”
 
You know, I almost want to say that I don't care what the outcome is Sunday. Of course, that's BS.

But win or lose, I am so proud of this team. The level of adversity they have had to go through throughout the year is mind boggling. I don't think it's even possible to compute how many man-games this team has lost due to injuries or illness. And to persevere the way they have is nothing short of remarkable. And to turn into a team - I mean, a real TEAM - is something special.

At the beginning of this season, most had South Carolina and UConn as the two best teams in the country. Well, they were right. We'll see that on Sunday.

In the meantime, the only way this can appropriately end is a UConn national championship. #12. Given all that's happened during the season, all in all, it's only right.
 
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KMac said:
I thought Tara's coldness was strange too. She made a b-line for the locker room. Players were still out congratulating our team, but she zoomed out. Really odd behavior from a really classy coach...
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Tara is usually very classy. But when she won last season, her post game interview with Holly Rowe was mostly critical of her team's performance despite the victory. She is a perfectionist who won't settle for mediocrity.
 
Great game. Nonetheless…
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(You can thank me Sunday.)
 
In the women's tournament, three teams so far have won the national championship by beating three 1-seeds (from Wikipedia):
  • 1987 Tennessee (beat Auburn, Long Beach State, Louisiana Tech)
  • 1988 Louisiana Tech (beat Auburn, Tennessee, Texas)
  • 2005 Baylor (beat LSU, Michigan State, North Carolina)
Keep your fingers crossed for a fourth.
 
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