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UConn not in Albany? Portland bracket here (merged)

During the last 2 games of the Big East Tournament, I said to my Sister-in-law, that "nobody wants to play this version of UCONN". I know they weren't playing NCAAt teams then, but the way the Huskies played, especially on the defensive end was inspired and incredible. Ice came of age. Paige was vintage Paige, Nika and KK were great facilitators and pests on defense, Q showed out, and Aaliyah is going to be playing...so they only get better. I don't like the trip to Portland...but ya gotta play where the game is.

National Champion??? I dunno...but it's going to be exciting to watch.
 
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maple said:
I'm so annoyed right now. I would have never bought Albany tickets if I'd known. Ugh, the last thing I wanted to do was have to watch LSU, SC, Iowa ...
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I feel badly for you, Maple, but I'd guess there are tons of basketball fans who can't wait to see those teams, plus UCLA and others. I'm one of them...:rolleyes:
 
Alydar said:
Now those of us with tickets are hoping that the demand to see Clark is as high as the media says.
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I believe her box-office attraction is the only reason UConn isn’t in Albany.
 
UCONN is quite familiar with Cuse even we didn't face them in a regular season game. They came to Storrs and we played them pre-season. And by all accounts they went at it. Not a gentle warm up game as so often is the case.
 
HuskyinWRNY said:
I feel pretty good about this bracket
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Not saying I don't, but I've seen both Jackson State and Syracuse and UConn's B- game, with foul trouble and Ice reverting to form, does not easily win against an A game from either. Maybe that's overly pessimistic but that's my first reaction.

I'm very much looking forward to the possibility of an OSU game. Winning that would be so satisfying I'd count this whole year as a great success, regardless. UConn playing USC and Iowa as I would expect each to play, UConn wins those games. And then UConn playing at its very best, fully achieving potential, and the miracle is complete.
 
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dtbtbtb said:
No respect for the Big East. Villanova and Georgetown not it...
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Neither was expected to be in. Certainly not Georgetown, not even close.

What was surprising was Marquette getting a 10 seed.
 
darrell said:
I believe her box-office attraction is the only reason UConn isn’t in Albany.
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I think it was the consolation prize to the arena for moving UConn across the country.
 
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DTtheGOAT said:
They’d be a draw anywhere, but my point is that since they decided to put Iowa in Albany, they didn’t need to also put UConn there, too.
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I am genuinely pleased with our bracket. I was expecting the post-season to end somewhat early due to running into a post we just couldn’t compete with height wise. However, we avoided Cardoso of South Carolina, Brinks of Stanford, Beers of Oregon State, and Betts of UCLA until at least the F4. Marshall of USC is good — and 6’4 — but the biggest thing I saw derailing a potential run was a height disadvantage. That aside, I’d give our talent a fighting chance head for head against anyone else.
 
The possibility of a tOSU game is interesting. I think we’re better positioned to face them this season since a small lineup could be effective against them. I like Aaliyah as a matchup against Mikulasikova, though I expect Rebecca won’t see a lot of minutes against us. I suspect McGuff will try to post McMahon up to get fouls on Aaliyah.

In the half court set, the real problem matchup for us will be Thierry. I like Paige on McMahon and Nika and KK on Sheldon. But I don’t know if Ash is big enough to contain Thierry. Could Q give us good defensive minutes on her?

In the transition game, I think we can handle the press, especially if we can press them for stretches. Maybe not a full court press, but a high hedge or a 3/4 press used judiciously. Last year, when they had better 3pt shooting, this was too risky. But this year, whenever Mikulasikova is not in the floor, the main perimeter shooters are Sheldon and Shumate.

But forcing tOSU into a half court offense depends on being able to score on our end and that depends on breaking their press. Azzi Lou Dorka and Aaliyah were not able to do that effectively. Can Paige Aaliyah Ash and Nika do this better this time? I think it all depends on how healthy the girls are and how sturdy their confidence is. Plus, I think Paige this year is a craftier offensive presence and a better defensive presence than Azzi or Lou were last season.
 
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I wonder if the committee sent UCONNWest so there wouldn't be another outcry about a #3 seed having the home court advantage vs. a #1& #2 seed.
NC State fans are still complaining about their 2022 loss in Connecticut!
 
jaydee602 said:
I wonder if the committee sent UCONNWest so there wouldn't be another outcry about a #3 seed having the home court advantage vs. a #1& #2 seed.
NC State fans are still complaining about their 2022 loss in Connecticut!
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UConn was a #2 seed in 2022. The committee tries to keep #1 & #2 seeds close to home, if possible, to pump up attendance at regionals. After that, all bets are off.
 
luminosity said:
Just a reminder that it's not normal to just expect the committee to give in and put any team in their preferred regional only because of their school name. No other team in the country has those expectations and y'all got burned as a result.
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They used to try to keep schools local for attendance reasons.
 
As others have said this is a pretty good draw for us. Of teh 2 seeds, i think iOSU is teh weakest--the others are UCLA, Standford, and Notre Dame. Of the seeds (USC, the other USC, Texas and Iowa), ithink i would prefer Texas, and then Southern Cal, in part becuase SC does not have the experience of NCAAs the Iowa has. And of course, not hve to go through South Carolina is a blessing.
 
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