Week 1 preview (Nov. 9-14)

[LETTERL]

Angel Reese with 21 and 14 for the Terps. That's maybe their biggest X Factor for title hopes.

Khayla Pointer opens with a triple double for Mulkey. 16, 11 reb, 13 ast. LSU 82-40 F over Nicholls State.

Darn. I thought Nicholls might hang with LSU for a while.

I guess Dobee has some work to do.

 

[DefenseBB]

Lol the ultimate indignity. Missing the NCAAs is one thing, but this ...

The list for Tuesday was so unwieldy that I took the big clippers to it. Must have shorn too close. My mistake.

...but was it?

 

[Gamecockfan77]

I was at the MD game. Reese had a decent game but the 14 reb are deceiving against a shorter & pesky Longwood team. 8/14 of the reb were offensive b/c she either missed or got her shot blocked ‍♂️ a lot today. & that was b/c she goes up with the ball too low so the smaller defenders were able to swipe at the ball easily.

Mimi Collins might push her for that starting 5 spot when Diamond comes back from injury. Mimi had 16 pts & 6 reb. (2/4 from 3-pt) (5/9 overall)… 14 in the 1st half.

The real star today was freshman “Shyanne Sellers” with 17 pts (3/5 from 3-pt), 3 reb, 2 ast & 3 stl off the bench.

Good to know. How was Reese defensively?

 

[Plebe]

So Kim started Gusters and Newby and brought in Aifuwa off the bench? How do our LSU fans feel about this approach?

 

[triaddukefan]

I am jealous for other fanbases who are getting games so early.

Well at least you will be getting games late, while the other fanbases (except for a small few) seasons are over.

 

[triaddukefan]

Get that work out session in early is all I can recommend.

Not today.... just gotta push things back a day. Looking ahead.. Sunday's are gonna be a major problem

Greensboro escapes Asheville.

Milwaukee and Ball State going down to the wire here!

My Spartans.. (though I didn't even know they were playing today)

 

[Plebe]

In perusing the box scores, I see a transfer name I wasn't aware of. Janai Crooms, who played two years at Ohio State and one year at Michigan State, is now at Providence. She's a native of Cranston, RI.

Certainly a good pickup for the Friars.

 

[triaddukefan]

Thinking out loud... I wonder if we can use the chat room for a non-UCONN game

 

[Plebe]

Thinking out loud... I wonder if we can use the chat room for a non-UCONN game

Yes, I believe the mods want people to use chat in lieu of any and all game threads.

I see that some people are in there now, in fact.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Thinking out loud... I wonder if we can use the chat room for a non-UCONN game

I think we'll have to, because the mods keep saying "no game threads."

 

[DefenseBB]

Miami is in a nailbiter with Jackson St 63-63

 

[Plebe]

Miami is in a nailbiter with Jackson St 63-63

Miami survives by hitting a couple of 3's in the last few minutes.

To be fair Jackson State is picked to win the SWAC, but then again the SWAC is a one of the weakest D1 conferences. Miami has really fallen of a cliff in the last couple years.

 

[Plebe]

A stunner from High Point's brand new arena.

Elon, picked 6th in the preseason Colonial poll, stuns the Panthers, who return everyone from last year's upstart team that led UConn 3-2 after 100 seconds.

High Point was apparently overconfident after seeing their 25th place ranking on @triaddukefan 's BY25 ballot.

 

[eebmg]

A stunner from High Point's brand new arena.

Elon, picked 6th in the preseason Colonial poll, stuns the Panthers, who return everyone from last year's upstart team that led UConn 3-2 after 100 seconds.

High Point was apparently overconfident after seeing their 25th place ranking on @triaddukefan 's BY25 ballot.

Last year was their High Point.

 

[triaddukefan]

A stunner from High Point's brand new arena.

Elon, picked 6th in the preseason Colonial poll, stuns the Panthers, who return everyone from last year's upstart team that led UConn 3-2 after 100 seconds.

High Point was apparently overconfident after seeing their 25th place ranking on @triaddukefan 's BY25 ballot.

My Panthers......and the Big South Player of the year carted off with a knee injury.

 

[triaddukefan]

Just watching the HPU game..... non-contact injury ...gotta be a torn ACL for Curran..... gotta be

 

[Plebe]

My Panthers......and the Big South Player of the year carted off with a knee injury.

Oh man, that's awful. So sorry to hear that.

If I ever stop watching this sport, it'll be because I can't bear watching the injuries.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Texas edging New Orleans by 64 at the half.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Kentucky was down 10 after one quarter to Presbyterian.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Texas edging New Orleans by 64 at the half.

Dont mess with them UNO gals

 

[Plebe]

Dont mess with them UNO gals

New Orleans might give Chicago State a running for worst team in all of D-1.

The d2 team Texas played in its exhibition game (OK Baptist) was way better than UNO.

 

[SECbbfan24]

New Orleans might give Chicago State a running for worst team in all of D-1.

The d2 team Texas played in its exhibition game (OK Baptist) was way better than UNO.

I am honestly not sure how they got that bad.

 

[nwhoopfan]

New Orleans might give Chicago State a running for worst team in all of D-1.

The d2 team Texas played in its exhibition game (OK Baptist) was way better than UNO.

Chicago St. will not give up that title easily!

 

[Plebe]

I am honestly not sure how they got that bad.

They lost their exhibition game to d2 West Alabama by 20 points.

For whatever reason they've had some serious roster turnover. On the broadcast they said that their entire roster consists of 8 new players and 8 players with only 1 year on the team. That's it.

 

[SECbbfan24]

Baylor playing like they are some 3 point shooting team. 12 of the first 18 shots are from 3 lol

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Texas held on by 96.

 

[UCFKnights]

UCF 68 Duquesne 39

Not sure how much it means as Duquesne was missing a few starters and UCF was only up 24-22 at the half but the defense locked down in the second half. Now on to Tennessee.

 

[Sluconn Husky]

Michigan needed OT to beat IUPUI.

 

[undersized]

Michigan needed OT to beat IUPUI.

As I posted in the other thread, it appears as if their starting PG Amy Dilk tore her ACL at the very beginning of the game.

 

[DefenseBB]

Michigan needed OT to beat IUPUI.

To be fair IUPUI is picked to win the Horizon league (Green Bay, Milwaukee) so this team is legitimate and was on my top 33 teams under top 25 consideration.