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You asked for this Cornell. I am not scared to debate this topic. I already have admitted sympathy for Geno for this year’s schedule. I know UConn got really unlucky with their schedule this year.

Best wins:

UCLA:
@ Michigan State
@ Michigan
Iowa
Maryland
@ Minnesota
@ Ohio State
N Tennessee
N Duke
N North Carolina
N Oklahoma

UConn:
Tennessee
N Iowa
N Ohio State
N Louisville
N Michigan

Three of UConn’s best wins are against big 10 teams that UCLA has also beaten. UCLA also has much better road wins than UConn. UConn really doesn’t have a marquee road win. I think USC is probably the best true road win.

Imagine if UCLA adds additional wins over Michigan, Iowa, and Illinois via the big 10 tournament.

The smart thing to do is to just get it over with and put UCLA number one now. Waiting a reveal or two will only be more controversial.
 
Stagnant said:
You asked for this Cornell. I am not scared to debate this topic. I already have admitted sympathy for Geno for this year’s schedule. I know UConn got really unlucky with their schedule this year.

Best wins:

UCLA:
@ Michigan State
@ Michigan
Iowa
Maryland
@ Minnesota
@ Ohio State
N Tennessee
N Duke
N North Carolina
N Oklahoma

UConn:
Tennessee
N Iowa
N Ohio State
N Louisville
N Michigan

Three of UConn’s best wins are against big 10 teams that UCLA has also beaten. UCLA also has much better road wins than UConn. UConn really doesn’t have a marquee road win. I think USC is probably the best true road win.

Imagine if UCLA adds additional wins over Michigan, Iowa, and Illinois via the big 10 tournament.

The smart thing to do is to just get it over with and put UCLA number one now. Waiting a reveal or two will only be more controversial.
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Does MOV matter at all in these? I don’t believe it does, UCONN beat almost all of these teams by 25+ where a lot of the UCLA games were more competitive.
 
Stagnant said:
You asked for this Cornell. I am not scared to debate this topic. I already have admitted sympathy for Geno for this year’s schedule. I know UConn got really unlucky with their schedule this year.

Best wins:

UCLA:
@ Michigan State
@ Michigan
Iowa
Maryland
@ Minnesota
@ Ohio State
N Tennessee
N Duke
N North Carolina
N Oklahoma

UConn:
Tennessee
N Iowa
N Ohio State
N Louisville
N Michigan

Three of UConn’s best wins are against big 10 teams that UCLA has also beaten. UCLA also has much better road wins than UConn. UConn really doesn’t have a marquee road win. I think USC is probably the best true road win.

Imagine if UCLA adds additional wins over Michigan, Iowa, and Illinois via the big 10 tournament.

The smart thing to do is to just get it over with and put UCLA number one now. Waiting a reveal or two will only be more controversial.
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As if teams want to hand UCONN any more motivation.
 
bballnut90 said:
Does MOV matter at all in these? I don’t believe it does, UCONN beat almost all of these teams by 25+ where a lot of the UCLA games were more competitive.
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I think MOV is part of the NET if I am not mistaken. And that is supposed to be a metric the committee uses.

It didn’t help UConn get a number one seed last season though.
 
PacoSwede said:
perhaps the loss of pierre was addition-by-subtraction (chemistry-wise)
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Interesting thought but I really think the addition of unrated spark plug Aubrey Galvan and the swagger she brings each night to be "Robin" to Blakes "Batman" is the key factor here. Blakes is pretty much unstoppable against most teams. Add in the fact Texas is still an offensively challenged team who can't shoot 3's and you can see why Vandy is a distant second to SC. Match ups matter and for the most part Vandy matches up well with everyone except SC in the SEC.
 
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A couple things caught my eye watching the replay today. Mwenentanda had a solid game against her former team. Played most of the game too along with Blakes and Galvan. While Del Rosario didn't impact the score board, she did a decent job disrupting Cunningham and Oldacre in the paint. She doesn't play much but she did enough to help the team yesterday.
 
browns said:
Blakes is going to beat out SS when Uconn is undefeated?..not happening!!
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Agreed. Sarah strong does not play the fourth quarter in virtually all of the big east games and yet She probably leads in all major player win metrics. Blake’s is good but no one and I mean no one is a three level scorer, defender and rebounder as Sarah strong. Prove me wrong guys
 
Stagnant said:
You asked for this Cornell. I am not scared to debate this topic. I already have admitted sympathy for Geno for this year’s schedule. I know UConn got really unlucky with their schedule this year.

Best wins:

UCLA:
@ Michigan State
@ Michigan
Iowa
Maryland
@ Minnesota
@ Ohio State
N Tennessee
N Duke
N North Carolina
N Oklahoma

UConn:
Tennessee
N Iowa
N Ohio State
N Louisville
N Michigan

Three of UConn’s best wins are against big 10 teams that UCLA has also beaten. UCLA also has much better road wins than UConn. UConn really doesn’t have a marquee road win. I think USC is probably the best true road win.

Imagine if UCLA adds additional wins over Michigan, Iowa, and Illinois via the big 10 tournament.

The smart thing to do is to just get it over with and put UCLA number one now. Waiting a reveal or two will only be more controversial.
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Stagnant you make valid points. But the eye test is important as well. I also believe and I am very very biased on this but let’s say all the major contenders (say top 12 teams, you decide) are told they are in the elite 8 and they had to choose between the choices of UCLA, Texas, SC, LSU, Vanderbilt, Louisville on an opponent to play to get to final four, I would find it hard pressed anyone of the top teams would put UCOnN as a team they would want to face. Everyone knows UConn when healthy is another kind of animal in the big dance.
 
If there is anything we’ve learned from past tournament selections it’s that the committee always gives itself wiggle room, whatever the metrics say. If UConn remains undefeated, the Huskies will be the #1 overall seed, mark my word.

Nobody on the committee is going to remotely want to explain why the only undefeated team in the nation, #1 ranked, prior year’s national champion, who absolutely destroyed UCLA & SC (twice) is anything but the #1 seed this year.
 
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ABCDFE said:
Agreed. Sarah strong does not play the fourth quarter in virtually all of the big east games and yet She probably leads in all major player win metrics. Blake’s is good but no one and I mean no one is a three level scorer, defender and rebounder as Sarah strong. Prove me wrong guys
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I’ll point out that Blakes didn’t play long minutes the first half of the year going up against weaker competition. Her stats are notably better when she’s facing much better competition. She’s also leading a team that was preseason #19 to a #4 ranking and potential #1 seed in the tournament.
 
bballnut90 said:
I’ll point out that Blakes didn’t play long minutes the first half of the year going up against weaker competition. Her stats are notably better when she’s facing much better competition. She’s also leading a team that was preseason #19 to a #4 ranking and potential #1 seed in the tournament.
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For the record, YTD Sarah averages 27.1 mpg while Blakes averages 34.1 mpg, basically 25% more. Even against ranked OOC teams Sarah didn’t play all that many minutes because UConn typically had the game in hand by the 4th qtr.
 
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