I think this is a huge loss for them. She was a budding star.
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Tessa Johnson looked stellar last night, seems to be in line for a huge season for South Carolina. Can create her own jumper from anywhere on the floor.
Raven Johnson looks to have improved offensively. Time will tell. If it holds, those two and Latson form a likely top-3 backcourt in the country.
Raven Johnson looks to have improved offensively. Time will tell. If it holds, those two and Latson form a likely top-3 backcourt in the country.
Arizona State women's basketball earns first victory under Molly Miller
Arizona State women’s basketball opened its first season under head coach Molly Miller with a 67-53 win over Coppin State.
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25-24 Pack over Tennessee after the 1st
Been a break neck pace. Polar opposite teams as far as rotations. State has had 1 sub all quarter. Tennessee has probably had 15 or more.
Interested to see if State continues to push pace and run, that's what Tennessee wants and at some point fatigue probably sets in for State. Overall Zoe and Zam have handled the pressure just fine and routinely found the open player down court. A couple of forced shots from Zoe IMO. But entertaining first 10 minutes.
Been a break neck pace. Polar opposite teams as far as rotations. State has had 1 sub all quarter. Tennessee has probably had 15 or more.
Interested to see if State continues to push pace and run, that's what Tennessee wants and at some point fatigue probably sets in for State. Overall Zoe and Zam have handled the pressure just fine and routinely found the open player down court. A couple of forced shots from Zoe IMO. But entertaining first 10 minutes.
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Qadence Samuels started for the Wolfpack and is playing really well.
And now we see why Wes was hesitant to go to the bench much. The 2 freshmen looked like....well freshmen playing their first game. Lunan and Jernigan both coughing up the ball against the press and taking some poor shots. State's bench not having a good showing so far at all.
Weak tech for sure. The refs haven't been great IMO. They have really allowed alot of hand checking and contact. But I guess if they are consistent with that, that's all you want. Allowing for more physicality and letting those things go certainly favors Tennessee in this match up with the way they want to play defense and their depth compared to State's strategy on D and lack of quality depth.
IMO State needs to slow the pace down. Zoe and Zam can play fast, Pierre too. But State simply doesn't have the depth to keep up for 40 minutes at that pace. If you get a long pass over top for a lay in on the press, of course take it...but anything else, I'd pull it out and set up some half court offense. Take advantage of Pierre on the blocks, she can have her way down there if given opportunities. Give Tilda a chance in the post. Quick shots lead to run outs for Tennessee and it's hurting State because they are showing signs of fatigue and frustration with the physical nature of the game.
Got sloppy in the 2nd but 4 point game and State's best 3 shooters are a combined 0-5 from 3 and all 5 looks were wide open ones. If State can control the pace of play a little better in the 2nd it's anyone's game.
Cooper for Tennessee is a baller! Really like her game.
IMO State needs to slow the pace down. Zoe and Zam can play fast, Pierre too. But State simply doesn't have the depth to keep up for 40 minutes at that pace. If you get a long pass over top for a lay in on the press, of course take it...but anything else, I'd pull it out and set up some half court offense. Take advantage of Pierre on the blocks, she can have her way down there if given opportunities. Give Tilda a chance in the post. Quick shots lead to run outs for Tennessee and it's hurting State because they are showing signs of fatigue and frustration with the physical nature of the game.
Got sloppy in the 2nd but 4 point game and State's best 3 shooters are a combined 0-5 from 3 and all 5 looks were wide open ones. If State can control the pace of play a little better in the 2nd it's anyone's game.
Cooper for Tennessee is a baller! Really like her game.
Huge win for State. One I didn’t expect they’d get honestly. Zam was clutch down the stretch. Samuels got a big defensive stop on cooper with 35 seconds left and Tilda pulled down a massive offensive board at the end to seal the deal.
Impressive win for the Wolfpack.
Impressive win for the Wolfpack.
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And she never visited. There was really no discussion of SCar during the final two months about Dawn playing in the bidding war for Chavez
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Good for NC State. I feel like Wes Moore is one of the most underappreciated coaches in wcbb. He's done a very fine job there for quite a while, has had to rebuild several times, just keeps producing good teams. You don't really hear much about him.
He is certainly appreciated in Raleigh. It’s hard for me gauge how he’s perceived or talked about or not in other parts of the country, maybe it’s his age and lack of flash and flare that helps him fly under the radar? Idk, but Wes has been the best coach in the ACC for a while now and as you pointed out he’s done it with multiple different rosters.
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Some of y’all are getting close to a no game threads violation.
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I am a very happy Wolfpack Women fan tonight. What a tremendous basketball game to open the season. A true edge-of-your-seat thriller. I was concerned about how the young Wolfpack (no seniors on this roster) would handle the continuous Tennessee press and for most of the game, they fared pretty well. I think this lineup will win a lot of games, especially when the new Wolfpups gain a little experience.
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She was in down the stretch guarding Coper which is a tall task. She did so without fouling.
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She was defending Cooper for much of the 1st half too, but Cooper was pretty much scoring at will, regardless of where she was shooting from. Could be the reason that Qadence wasn't much of a scorer today.
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That was a pretty good game. Coppin State gave ASU a good run.
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Really? I gotta watch this one.
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Wasn't South Carolina among the final 10 teams that were on Chavez's list? As for UConn, I am sure the interest was low for both parties.
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Can't recall if it made the list, but I'm looking forward to this match up between Fairfield and Villanova tonight. Think this is a good opening game for both teams to see where they are to start the season.
Also get a little Canadian content with Jasmine Bascoe (Villanova) and Cyanne Coe (Fairfield) entering their sophomore seasons. Both had a good start for their freshman season. Looking forward to seeing them in action and to see how they've improved.
Also get a little Canadian content with Jasmine Bascoe (Villanova) and Cyanne Coe (Fairfield) entering their sophomore seasons. Both had a good start for their freshman season. Looking forward to seeing them in action and to see how they've improved.
I have been rooting against them for a couple of years. Since they bailed on that Toronto game.
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Observations from a couple of games I've watched so far:
1. UCLA/SDSU: SDSU was completely overmatched but put up a really solid fight, all things considered. Kiki Rice coming off the bench is eye opening as @nwhoopfan noted. Betts didn't get nearly enough touches considering she's 6-7 going up against a 6-0 opposing player. A win's a win but I wasn't wowed at all. Jaquez played well and I thought Kneepkens generally did too aside from her shot not falling.
2. Duke/Baylor: Taliah Scott is going to be a star in Waco this year. I also think Duke is going to be fine despite an ugly start to the season. They've never been a team to play pretty basketball and that isn't changing this year. I think they'll miss Okananwa a lot though. She was such a good high energy player for them. Doesn't look like Fournier's touch inside has improved much in the offseason which will be crucial for their success.
3. NC State/Tennesse: game of the season so far. Really fun game which is the standard watching Tennessee under Kim. Great playmaking down the stretch on both sides and a great win for NC State. Khamil Pierre continues to be the most slept on player in America. She's an absolutely difference maker on both ends. NC State's starting 5 was pretty rock solid across the board, and it's no small feat to play at that pace for 40 minutes against Tennessee. Zero bench production from NC State is alarming, though.
4. UCONN/Louisville: I only caught the first half and then turned it off. UCONN looked stellar. Sarah Strong is just ridiculously good and one of the craftiest passers in the country. The offense should run through her this year. Fudd looked really good, glad to see she's healthy. I thought Arnold played great in the first half and showed improvement on her perimeter shot. Nothing noteworthy from El Alfy, Williams and Shade. For all the talk of Geno having immense depth, he only played 6 players 10+ minutes in game that was a blowout from start to finish. Louisville looked pretty awful in the first half but it looks like they put together a solid second half. I think Jeff Walz's Final Four days are in the past but his teams are consistently competitive and I think they'll be a handful for any ACC team to go up against.
1. UCLA/SDSU: SDSU was completely overmatched but put up a really solid fight, all things considered. Kiki Rice coming off the bench is eye opening as @nwhoopfan noted. Betts didn't get nearly enough touches considering she's 6-7 going up against a 6-0 opposing player. A win's a win but I wasn't wowed at all. Jaquez played well and I thought Kneepkens generally did too aside from her shot not falling.
2. Duke/Baylor: Taliah Scott is going to be a star in Waco this year. I also think Duke is going to be fine despite an ugly start to the season. They've never been a team to play pretty basketball and that isn't changing this year. I think they'll miss Okananwa a lot though. She was such a good high energy player for them. Doesn't look like Fournier's touch inside has improved much in the offseason which will be crucial for their success.
3. NC State/Tennesse: game of the season so far. Really fun game which is the standard watching Tennessee under Kim. Great playmaking down the stretch on both sides and a great win for NC State. Khamil Pierre continues to be the most slept on player in America. She's an absolutely difference maker on both ends. NC State's starting 5 was pretty rock solid across the board, and it's no small feat to play at that pace for 40 minutes against Tennessee. Zero bench production from NC State is alarming, though.
4. UCONN/Louisville: I only caught the first half and then turned it off. UCONN looked stellar. Sarah Strong is just ridiculously good and one of the craftiest passers in the country. The offense should run through her this year. Fudd looked really good, glad to see she's healthy. I thought Arnold played great in the first half and showed improvement on her perimeter shot. Nothing noteworthy from El Alfy, Williams and Shade. For all the talk of Geno having immense depth, he only played 6 players 10+ minutes in game that was a blowout from start to finish. Louisville looked pretty awful in the first half but it looks like they put together a solid second half. I think Jeff Walz's Final Four days are in the past but his teams are consistently competitive and I think they'll be a handful for any ACC team to go up against.