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The gist of this article from the Washington Post is a summation of the state of college basketball as both men and women approach the championship tournament: https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/colleges/womens-basketball-is-suffering-from-a-lack-of-a-power-struggle/2016/02/15/88e8e4d6-d1ec-11e5-88cd-753e80cd29ad_story.html.
Contrasted with the men's side, WCBB is dominated by only a few teams (surprise!), and UConn leads the way. The Huskies' success is due to “knowing” how to win, a simple formula understood by all. But no formula for success is actually given. I would venture that the actual “secret” involves good players and good coaches. UConn's success is also attributed to repetition: Win, then Repeat.
Some “expert” writes that the best women's teams understand how to win at crunch time. But the Huskies rarely experience a crunch time, and its games are usually over by the third quarter. UConn isn't trying to win in the fourth quarter, the game is over, the subs are in and occasionally the Huskies even get outscored in the final frame.
More expert analysis avers that good teams have a “culture” of winning. They already “know” the “formula” for winning, so they just go ahead and win.
Finally, LaChina Robinson, predicts that with the coming parity in WCBB, winning streaks like UConn's and Tennessee's will be a thing of the past. Everyone will have good players and good coaches, will know how to win, will develop a culture of winning, and then will LOSE because of all of the other successful teams with the same qualities. In other words, we'll have another men's league.
Contrasted with the men's side, WCBB is dominated by only a few teams (surprise!), and UConn leads the way. The Huskies' success is due to “knowing” how to win, a simple formula understood by all. But no formula for success is actually given. I would venture that the actual “secret” involves good players and good coaches. UConn's success is also attributed to repetition: Win, then Repeat.
Some “expert” writes that the best women's teams understand how to win at crunch time. But the Huskies rarely experience a crunch time, and its games are usually over by the third quarter. UConn isn't trying to win in the fourth quarter, the game is over, the subs are in and occasionally the Huskies even get outscored in the final frame.
More expert analysis avers that good teams have a “culture” of winning. They already “know” the “formula” for winning, so they just go ahead and win.
Finally, LaChina Robinson, predicts that with the coming parity in WCBB, winning streaks like UConn's and Tennessee's will be a thing of the past. Everyone will have good players and good coaches, will know how to win, will develop a culture of winning, and then will LOSE because of all of the other successful teams with the same qualities. In other words, we'll have another men's league.