Week 1 11/4-11/10

[triaddukefan]

This just in from @triaddukefan neighbor who saw him out and about yesterday...

Actually wasn't that upset ..the Carolina Panthers won a few hours earlier so I was already ecstatic headed into watching this game. The loss just brought me back down to earth. Now if this game would have been in March, then yeah.... Objects would have been broken.

 

[triaddukefan]

Notre Dame feels like an easier place to attract talent to than Duke - but maybe I’m wrong. Doesn’t exactly feel like an apples to apples comparison. Notre Dame has a recent national championship. Multiple visits to the final four. They were coming off 8 consecutive seasons as a 1 seed before Muffets final year and then Ivey took over.

That’s a situation you are just trying not to ruin. Not build.

Duke was last a 1 seed in 08-09. Hadn’t made the tournament for 2 straight years when Lawson took over. Duke has a nice history to be proud of but they aren’t Notre Dame. Harder to win there IMO.

Actually Duke m had the better program from the ten year period from 1998-2007.. Other than ND having that one special year in 2001. Then McCallie showed up in spite of that... Dukes recruiting was on par or better than ND up until around 2016.

Duke is an easier spot to recruit to. ND has gotten the majority of its players from the Midwest and along Interstate 80 eastward. Duke has had a more nation-wide roster for as long as I can remember.... 1997 to the present.

 

[Iluvacc2]

I remember Muffet’s last season

The Irish were getting blown out by the likes of Clemson and UVA ….Muffet seemed on the verge of a nervous breakdown during some of those games. Ivey came in and breathed new life into that program, she’s won an ACC reg season and tournament title.

The Irish haven’t gotten past the Sweet 16 since she took over, but they’ve suffered some devastating late season injuries these past two years so I’m giving them a bit of grace. With a healthy roster I’m confident she will get them over the hump this year.

 

[Jorislove]

Graves has probably stopped the bleeding, for now. Oregon may catch a team or two self destructing and win, but I can also see them falling to a lesser talented team on any given night. They were up 16 late and then Graves just let them keep playing until it was in single digits before calling a timeout. During that Baylor run, he just resigned to focusing his offense on Kelly, when there were others who had been playing well. Oregon also had trouble stopping Jada's penetration...partly because they looked very tired and Graves didn't call a timeout until after a Baylor like 10 point run.

This ^
Oregon actually picked up some really good players on the off season.
They haven't really gelled yet so we will see how this goes.
On the Deja Kelly offense, there were some fast breaks that had some wide open layups that she didn't pass the ball too, even after seeing them wide open.

 

[maple]

Unfortunately I won't be able to go to the Syracuse/MD game tonight (work!!! ugh, if only I could retire young), but I still plan on watching. I am curious to see how the Orange bounce back after a bad loss to St. Joe's.