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My poor husband. Watched Duke men win and then Duke women get blown out. He couldn't believe how poorly coached they were.
 
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Icebear said:
So tell me how SoCar after their game vs Duke is #1 in contrast to UCONN's traditional dismantling of Duke.
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By not having a loss? UCONN will get the opportunity very soon to regain that ranking.
 
Thought this year, Duke had the horses to keep the game close. Definitely had superior size, but lacking the guards to really take advantage of their size. Greenwell was a great shooter in HS, injuries have really taken a toll on her. IMHO Stevens has a nice touch around the rim, but she was wide open for most of her shots. Team didn't play great defense on her.

Great Win and for Duke back to the drawing board. They most likely will end the season with 7+ losses and end up as a 4 seed.
 
Really impressive second half. Let's hope keeping Williams on the bench in big games is not a recurring theme.
 
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Wbbfan1 said:
Thought this year, Duke had the horses to keep the game close. Definitely had superior size, but lacking the guards to really take advantage of their size. Greenwell was a great shooter in HS, injuries have really taken a toll on her. IMHO Stevens has a nice touch around the rim, but she was wide open for most of her shots. Team didn't play great defense on her.

Great Win and for Duke back to the drawing board. They most likely will end the season with 7+ losses and end up as a 4 seed.
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With the size they could give Notre Dame trouble who has no interior. That matchup of Notre Dames guards vs Dukes bugs should be fun to watch
 
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I think the Duke woman are pretty darned good.
And I don't think they were particularly badly coached tonight
Their young bigs move to the basket very nicely indeed

Their conditioning is a little suspect; I thought they were showing signs of fatigue right at the beginning of the 2nd half; not good.

Uconn put on a defensive showcase tonight
And it was the only way to put their enthusiastic young's uns to sleep and in their place.
And they ultimately caved to the pressure and stopped competing.

That more than made up for some dumb passes.
and a slightly subpar game from Stewie

But Moriah was terrif, star of the game…and both other guards were fine
K missed a few early but played great D as did Stewie

The 2nd + unit at the end did us proud.

And Williams was neutralized (especially in the 2nd half ) again by Kiah.

But Duke is a talented team.

They're actually going to learn something from this beat-down
Whether Ms Mac says it in the presser or not

They could give teams fits in March if things break right for them
 
Sluconn Husky said:
Really impressive second half. Let's hope keeping Williams on the bench in big games is not recurring theme.
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She was the first off the bench and played poorly. This should be a good learning experience
 
That was a satisfying second half. Lots of great shots of the alums in the stands which was an extra bonus. And then Kiah with her first three. Lots of fun.
 
DavidK said:
She was the first off the bench and played poorly. This should be a good learning experience
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She wasn't the only one who played poorly in the first half.

In fact, she played exactly 2 minutes in the first half. Not much faith in her by Geno.
 
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Duke's got some nice young talent and they bring in Salvadores next year. If they can find a PG.....
 
vowelguy said:
For a team with basically no guards, I thought Duke has played pretty well against a very tough schedule.
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Agreed. The coaching was not the problem; in fact, her changing defenses and employment of traps kept Duke in the game for the first half.

Generally, though, UConn is a much better team when Kia Nurse is on the floor. When she picked up her second foul in the first half, I believe that UConn had either an eight or 10-point lead. Without her, they didn't overmatch the Duke guards any more and the superior size started being a factor for the first time. She also fouled out in the Stanford game (as well as Morgan Tuck); if those two were available, there is no way UConn would have lost that game. IMHO, she is the key to UConn's success; in WCBB, guard play wins championships.
 
Icebear said:
Very poor reasoning since Alabama with 1 loss was ranked #1 for the playoffs and undefeated FSU#3.
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It would be poor reasoning if I were comparing their presence in the playoffs to Alabama's presence, but I wasn't. My point is that there is another team that only lost 1 game to a top 5 opponent yet FSU, who barely skated by in several games, is in because they haven't lost a game.
 
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Who cares who is ranked #1 right now? Neither team should lose a game until February 9th, then all debate can end until the tournament starts.
 
HuskyPhan said:
Just watched the bench reaction when Kiah hit the 3-first Stewie jumps thru the roof, then Moriah hits Geno in the shoulders-think Seinfeld "shut up!!" then Kaleena hits Geno from behind-absolutely PRICELESS!!!!!!!!
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I really wish I could have seen this...will have to see if they showed it on the broadcast.
 
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easttexastrash said:
It would be poor reasoning if I were comparing their presence in the playoffs to Alabama's presence, but I wasn't. My point is that there is another team that only lost 1 game to a top 5 opponent yet FSU, who barely skated by in several games, is in because they haven't lost a game. Did I break that down in simple enough terms?
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And UCONN is more the equivalent of Bama so your logic concerning FSU as comparison to SoCar still doesn't hold.
 
One of the Horde mentioned that there were many scouts in attendance. Even if it is anon, would be very interested in their thoughts on Williams, KML and Stokes.
 
easttexastrash said:
It would be poor reasoning if I were comparing their presence in the playoffs to Alabama's presence, but I wasn't. My point is that there is another team that only lost 1 game to a top 5 opponent yet FSU, who barely skated by in several games, is in because they haven't lost a game. Did I break that down in simple enough terms?
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The explanation is clear. The comparison is flawed.
 
Sluconn Husky said:
Stewart hasn't played like an AA in any of the three tough games on the schedule thus far.
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I thought Stanford she was outstanding. Geno even remarked that after ND game he was happy for Stewie because she finally got some help.
She was part of a team that outrebounded Duke though she was guarding Stevens - not as much chances for rebounds than Tuck or Stokes would have but of course she could be better.
She is the focal point of the offense.
We're able to run a decent halfcourt offense and get players looks because of what she brings. But she can be a lot better.

Looking forward to how things progress. A player like Williams everything is strained for her to score. Stewie is just missing or making some sloppy passes. Very little is forced by the opponent.
 
bschwartz said:
One of the Horde mentioned that there were many scouts in attendance. Even if it is anon, would be very interested in their thoughts on Williams, KML and Stokes.
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P.S. In case you missed it, Doris said someone showed E. Williams the article where Lobo suggests Stokes over her for motivation.
 
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