Texas vs Baylor - 3/05/18

[eebmg]

This game was difficult to watch. Nothing rugby BB. Texas can't put the ball in the ocean. Brown was sucking wind at the 6:00 mark in the 3rd quarter. Would love to see her trying to chase any of the Huskies frontline players around the court. Then you have Mulkey doing her Texan soap opera routine. I'm sure they can find a spot for her on Y & R. Morris shows promise, but I doubt she will reign free against UConn defense. The more I see, the less either of these teams scare me.

TX never scared me. They played over their heads against us and they do not shoot well from outside McCarty is hot and cold and no way she sees any light against UConn. Baylor is another matter. Brown may not be the fastest post, but she is not the slowest either and is alot better than McGowan in my opinion. Cox is the real deal defensively and they play well as a group. I thought their would be some decrease in their guard play after the injury but Morris is really really good. If we face them, we will have our work cut out for us as we try to chop them down to size. Not saying that we would lose but I think they are a true threat. Still, that makes it all the sweeter if we meet them in the NC and win and Mulkey can cry how many top players UConn gets.

 

[pvdoggy]

TX never scared me. They played over their heads against us and they do not shoot well from outside McCarty is hot and cold and no way she sees any light against UConn. Baylor is another matter. Brown may not be the fastest post, but she is not the slowest either and is alot better than McGowan in my opinion. Cox is the real deal defensively and they play well as a group. I thought their would be some decrease in their guard play after the injury but Morris is really really good. If we face them, we will have our work cut out for us as we try to chop them down to size. Not saying that we would lose but I think they are a true threat. Still, that makes it all the sweeter if we meet them in the NC and win and Mulkey can cry how many top players UConn gets.

When I have watched Lauren Cox played before, she reminds me a lot of Ruth Riley, really good.

 

[oldude]

TX never scared me. They played over their heads against us and they do not shoot well from outside McCarty is hot and cold and no way she sees any light against UConn. Baylor is another matter. Brown may not be the fastest post, but she is not the slowest either and is alot better than McGowan in my opinion. Cox is the real deal defensively and they play well as a group. I thought their would be some decrease in their guard play after the injury but Morris is really really good. If we face them, we will have our work cut out for us as we try to chop them down to size. Not saying that we would lose but I think they are a true threat. Still, that makes it all the sweeter if we meet them in the NC and win and Mulkey can cry how many top players UConn gets.

Agree with your assessment, but it’s very possible that Baylor gets knocked off prior to the FF once again. They will end up in a Regional opposite MS St, Louisville or ND. The Lady Bears have not played or beaten any team of that caliber all season.

 

[HopJim]

Kalani Brown got roughed up under the basket. In pain but I don't think an injury. Coaches getting into it.

Ok. Shes back in.

She is gassed.

 

[HopJim]

Are they reviewing the wild armswing by Cox?

Some tough ref decisions went against Texas at end of game.

 

[Padutch5]

Some tough ref decisions went against Texas at end of game.

Lisa Mattingly was one of the refs. Curious calls and non calls are her trademark. We will never hear an explanation of the game deciding technical at the end or the fake review of the no call on the attempted decapitation by the Baylor player under the basket.

 

[bballnut90]

You think McCowan gets up the floor well? She was carrying a piano on her back against South Carolina the other day.

Compared to Brown last night, yes. I've never seen McCowan walk up the court or visibly start huffing and puffing. She's no Wilson, nor is she as quick or smooth as Brown, but her conditioning is quite good.

 

[scubadog]

TX never scared me. They played over their heads against us and they do not shoot well from outside McCarty is hot and cold and no way she sees any light against UConn. Baylor is another matter. Brown may not be the fastest post, but she is not the slowest either and is alot better than McGowan in my opinion. Cox is the real deal defensively and they play well as a group. I thought their would be some decrease in their guard play after the injury but Morris is really really good. If we face them, we will have our work cut out for us as we try to chop them down to size. Not saying that we would lose but I think they are a true threat. Still, that makes it all the sweeter if we meet them in the NC and win and Mulkey can cry how many top players UConn gets.

Again, Baylor is offensively ch

TX never scared me. They played over their heads against us and they do not shoot well from outside McCarty is hot and cold and no way she sees any light against UConn. Baylor is another matter. Brown may not be the fastest post, but she is not the slowest either and is alot better than McGowan in my opinion. Cox is the real deal defensively and they play well as a group. I thought their would be some decrease in their guard play after the injury but Morris is really really good. If we face them, we will have our work cut out for us as we try to chop them down to size. Not saying that we would lose but I think they are a true threat. Still, that makes it all the sweeter if we meet them in the NC and win and Mulkey can cry how many top players UConn gets.

No way Baylors players can match up with UConn . First of all, Huskies will actually pressure the ball . Brown will not be allowed to just stand 5 ft. from the basket.

Lisa Mattingly was one of the refs. Curious calls and non calls are her trademark. We will never hear an explanation of the game deciding technical at the end or the fake review of the no call on the attempted decapitation by the Baylor player under the basket.

This was just a game of body banging with some basketball thrown in. A foul could have been called on every single play.

 

[Shades]

Compared to Brown last night, yes. I've never seen McCowan walk up the court or visibly start huffing and puffing. She's no Wilson, nor is she as quick or smooth as Brown, but her conditioning is quite good.

Brown played 40 min in her third back-to-back-to-back game. I think we can cut her some slack on being exhausted. In McCowan’s third back-to-back-to-back game, she spent most of first half on the bench.

 

[IWearShoes]

Brown played 40 min in her third back-to-back-to-back game. I think we can cut her some slack on being exhausted. In McCowan’s third back-to-back-to-back game, she spent most of first half on the bench.

I'm going to cut any 6'7" player a lot of slack when playing a 3rd game in 3 days. McCowan has been a warrior for us all year considering the minutes she has to play with our lack of depth in the post. She also doesn't have the good fortune of having a 6'4" bruiser next to her down low. She's put up some massive numbers in games against good competition this year. I'll give her a pass for an off game against SC since she pulled down 20 against them in Starkville. I'm very glad for the nice break before the start of the Big Dance.

 

[DefenseBB]

I think Aston is underrated with player development. On the current roster you have:

Brooke McCarty-she's developed into one of the top PGs in the nation
Ariel Atkins-she's come a LONG way after an underwhelming start to her career. Yes she was highly rated, but she's made huge strdies.
Lashann Higgs-same situation as Atkins. Massive strides the last 2 seasons.
Jatarie White-she looks light years better than she did as a freshman and sophomore at SC.

She has quite a crop of underclassmen (Joyner Holmes, Alecia Sutton, Patterson, and Boothe) so it remains to be seen how they do, but the potential is sky high.

I am particularly interested in seeing how Boothe develops. I think she has more upside than anyone in the 2017 class but is a bit of a wild child on the court. If she can slim down and improve her shot selection and decision making, she could be an impossible matchup. Very strong 6-3 forward with good handles, great hands, extremely quick and has inside out ability....I don't know if we've seen a player like her before. If she and Holmes make strides in the off season, their battles with Cox/Brown will be epic next year.

Man, that's a lot of "if's" listed in there...and nothing to indicate the next step could happen. In watching last night's game and a few others, Booth has only played when there is severe foul trouble or injury necessitated it. I am not impressed at all and nothing I have seen indicates any of the resolutions you make after the "if's". The only possible one would be the "slim down" but even that is illogical as she has actually gained weight this year since the fall semester. Conditioning is not high on the Texas priority list and that needs to improve. Last night her shot selection was brutal-she has no business taking 15-18 foot jumpers or 3 point shots before even looking to pass. I also don't see the good handles or the extremely quick inside/out ability-she was bull in the paint, 9 minutes, 2 fouls and 1 turnover. Season totals are 19 of 32 games, 10.7 min per game, .404 FG, 3.6 reb, 20 fouls, 19 turnovers, 6 assists...not seeing your vision on this...

 

[scubadog]

Man, that's a lot of "if's" listed in there...and nothing to indicate the next step could happen. In watching last night's game and a few others, Booth has only played when there is severe foul trouble or injury necessitated it. I am not impressed at all and nothing I have seen indicates any of the resolutions you make after the "if's". The only possible one would be the "slim down" but even that is illogical as she has actually gained weight this year since the fall semester. Conditioning is not high on the Texas priority list and that needs to improve. Last night her shot selection was brutal-she has no business taking 15-18 foot jumpers or 3 point shots before even looking to pass. I also don't see the good handles or the extremely quick inside/out ability-she was bull in the paint, 9 minutes, 2 fouls and 1 turnover. Season totals are 19 of 32 games, 10.7 min per game, .404 FG, 3.6 reb, 20 fouls, 19 turnovers, 6 assists...not seeing your vision on this...

Texas really really misses Caron- Goudreaw. Is she out for the season with an injury. Info has been hard to find. They need her on defensive end and on boards.

 

[shizam]

The Baylor guards did a good job subbing for Wallace. Freshmen, right? Fast, exciting game. McCarty looks like an angel but I notice she goes for the face when she fouls. Baylor would have been even more formidable if Cox had her shot tonight. I hope UConn doesn't have to face them.

UConn will destroy Baylor. Baylor played awful and competely out of control No one was impressive. Baylor is not close to the same team they were last year with Prince, Jones and Davis.
What surprised me most was how bad Texas was. Hard to believe they gave UConn a great game because I thought Texas played very loose with the ball. No one can shoot including McCarty. The young guards did make her look bad. Morris had so many wasted possessions herself. That will play right into UConn's hands. UConn has NO ONE to fear this year.

 

[oldude]

Texas really really misses Caron- Goudreaw. Is she out for the season with an injury. Info has been hard to find. They need her on defensive end and on boards.

I made a similar comment last night. She supposedly has some kind of wrist injury. No idea if she’ll be back or not.

 

[bballnut90]

Man, that's a lot of "if's" listed in there...and nothing to indicate the next step could happen. In watching last night's game and a few others, Booth has only played when there is severe foul trouble or injury necessitated it. I am not impressed at all and nothing I have seen indicates any of the resolutions you make after the "if's". The only possible one would be the "slim down" but even that is illogical as she has actually gained weight this year since the fall semester. Conditioning is not high on the Texas priority list and that needs to improve. Last night her shot selection was brutal-she has no business taking 15-18 foot jumpers or 3 point shots before even looking to pass. I also don't see the good handles or the extremely quick inside/out ability-she was bull in the paint, 9 minutes, 2 fouls and 1 turnover. Season totals are 19 of 32 games, 10.7 min per game, .404 FG, 3.6 reb, 20 fouls, 19 turnovers, 6 assists...not seeing your vision on this...

Last night was not a good showing...most of this year hasn't to be honest. IMO, the biggest issue with Boothe is that she's a selfish player and is always taking shots instead of working within the frame of the offense. Anytime she gets the ball, she's looking out for herself first. As a result, she's been in Aston's dog house most of the year.

When she does play well, Rellah has an incredibly fast first step and can blow by defenders off the dribble. She's capable of hitting jumpers from the high post out to the 3pt line too, which makes her an incredibly difficult player to match up with if she starts finding consistency out there. Inside she's a lefty which is another unique trait, and she's strong as an ox with good soft hands and rebounds well.

I agree though, lots of ifs with her. She has a long long way to go, but I'm not as optimistic for her unless she gets in better playing shape and learns to be more unselfish on the court.

I think her and Holmes could be huge difference makers for them next season. Last night, their missed shots and lack of production really hurt Texas.

 

[LoTrader]

UConn will destroy Baylor. Baylor played awful and competely out of control No one was impressive. Baylor is not close to the same team they were last year with Prince, Jones and Davis.
What surprised me most was how bad Texas was. Hard to believe they gave UConn a great game because I thought Texas played very loose with the ball. No one can shoot including McCarty. The young guards did make her look bad. Morris had so many wasted possessions herself. That will play right into UConn's hands. UConn has NO ONE to fear this year.

shizam, I don't know what to make of Texas or Baylor after watching this game. I'm most familiar with the PAC12 Teams, so I try to imagine how either of these teams would have performed in the PAC12 conference. I'd be interested in your thoughts?

 

[DallasBUFan]

UConn will destroy Baylor. Baylor played awful and competely out of control No one was impressive. Baylor is not close to the same team they were last year with Prince, Jones and Davis.
What surprised me most was how bad Texas was. Hard to believe they gave UConn a great game because I thought Texas played very loose with the ball. No one can shoot including McCarty. The young guards did make her look bad. Morris had so many wasted possessions herself. That will play right into UConn's hands. UConn has NO ONE to fear this year.

Didn't yall think that last year?