Week 1 11/4-11/10

[nwhoopfan]

Now it's getting pre-empted for South Carolina-NC State. Sometimes I really hate ESPN. The game they are supposed to be showing is streaming on the their app, it's not even on ESPNNews or ESPN+.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Sorry Duke fans, but wake me up when Kara Lawson actually does something there.

 

[nwhoopfan]

STILL waiting to see the game that is supposed to be on, but it looks like it's almost over already after Q1. Stanford destroying Gonzaga.

 

[cancontent]

Not looking good

Shooting 28/71 and missing 12 free throws doesn't help things.

 

[cancontent]

STILL waiting to see the game that is supposed to be on, but it looks like it's almost over already after Q1. Stanford destroying Gonzaga.

Just saw the score and yikes.

Thought it would be a tad more competitive.

 

[jdote33]

Not looking good

Kudos to Maryland. I liked all the pieces they picked up in the off-season. I knew Smikle was good but I didn't realize she was as good as she's played this season. Overall they played better defense than I expected and their pieces fit well. As for Duke, I knew Fournier was raw but didn't realize how raw. She's fun to watch nonetheless. They are still a young team and really bit themselves today with rushed shots and poor turnovers. It was an interesting watch.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Some surprises, Quinnipiac hammered Harvard and St. Joe's beating Syracuse handily.

 

[maple]

Syracuse goes down, 84-70. The players for St. Joe’s are ecstatic. Eavesdropping on the broadcast, this could end up being a huge win for them long term for the season.

I did not know this, but apparently St. Joe’s returned almost all of their team from last year. Consequently, they look much more put together than a Syracuse team that is clearly struggling to fit all the new pieces together.

Coach Jack did not look too upset on the sidelines. My impression was that she basically sees this game as a learning moment.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

I have a lot of confidence in Freese assembling a good team out of chaos, but seems like I overrated Duke a bit.

Going to be the new UNC?

 

[nwhoopfan]

Going to be the new UNC?

Oh, somebody is gonna have a conniption when they read this!

 

[maple]

Also I will add that Syracuse started playing very lackluster when they went down by 10. At least, that is what the eye test told me. A lot of hero ball, a lot of unforced errors. Some people around me were constantly grumbling about the refs but they were not the issue IMO.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Game 1 for TCU was pretty much all Sedona Prince and Hailey Van Lith. Today Madison Conner says don't forget about me. 30 points, 9-16 behind the arc.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Okay, Allie Turner is the lone bright spot for Gonzaga today. 18 points for the second straight game and she can really shoot the 3. A freshman that was not on the radar at all as far as I know, she can ball.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Norfolk St. beat Missouri. Got some mid majors beating P4+ teams early in the season.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Some alums sitting court side for Iowa-VA Tech. Kitley, Martin and Marshall.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Boise St. over Colorado 50-47 has to be at least a little bit of surprise.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Texas scored 119 and only hit two 3 pointers!

 

[Baller29]

Norfolk St. beat Missouri. Got some mid majors beating P4+ teams early in the season.

Missouri legit may have one of the worst teams of all P5, the coach will definitely be fired after this season

 

[nwhoopfan]

They started out this way last year too so we'll see if it holds up, but glacially paced Washington is much more uptempo so far. Have cruised to 3 easy wins against I'm assuming pretty bad teams. Next 4 games probably shouldn't be much of a challenge either, so they might not be very well prepared for LSU on 11/25.

 

[Stagnant]

Villanova beat wake forest. Power five win for the big east.

 

[triaddukefan]

Finna be a long season if Duke doesn't improve at FT's. 12 missed fts in a five point loss . Missed about 15 layups as well.

Sorry Duke fans, but wake me up when Kara Lawson actually does something there.

The firsr week of the season isn't even over....

 

[nwhoopfan]

There was some back and forth, but Iowa was in control most of the game and beat VA Tech 71-52. There's more talk about other players, I think O'Grady was kind of forgotten. She scored 18 on 9-9 shooting, a Czinano type of game for her today.

 

[triaddukefan]

Villanova beat wake forest. Power five win for the big east.

Congratulations to Nova on beating the 18th best team in the ACC

 

[Stagnant]

Good win for Iowa. I have no idea how good Virginia tech is. But they looked solid.

Did Lucy have to play the whole game though? Is there really no one that sub for her?

 

[Stagnant]

Congratulations to Nova on beating the 18th best team in the ACC

The big east has to take what they can get dude lol.