Week 12 - Jan 20 to 26

[typhaon]

might be a good MAAC contest starting between Fairfield and Manhattan. Fairfield is blowing out all their MAAC opponents (avg. margin of victory 32+) and Manhattan (after getting healthy) has won their last 4 games by 20+.

* it's a kids day and the screeeeeeech factor is high.

 

[cancontent]

Per the Big Ten availability report, Shyanne Sellers looks to be available for tonight's game against Ohio State. Good news for the Terps.

 

[cancontent]

They are making up for some clunkers in that 5 game skid with that 75/100/100 line. But...they have proven capable of letting teams back in to games.

Meanwhile Iowa St now 5-3 in conference clawing their way back into ncaa.

And they won without Stuelke who is still under concussion protocol. For those who were able to watch last night, can anyone provide the insight as to what changed in how the offence flowed?

 

[cancontent]

Per the Big Ten availability report, Shyanne Sellers looks to be available for tonight's game against Ohio State. Good news for the Terps.

I stand corrected.

 

[azfan]

Cincy plays hard, but only 2 players stood out. ASU might have a chance, I haven't seen them play but on any given day, as they say.

Regarding life in Tucson, no one is denying that the Women's Basketball program has been disappointing considering. If we ever had a team for more than a year - like we largely did with Aari - and a "star" not even necessarily as good as Aari, the results would be better. The big concern is the constant turnover, so yes, you can criticize Adia for all that. The declining performance largely reflects - over the years - youth due to turnover, injuries, not having enough players (last season).

On-court this season it has become clear that the 2 issues are "youth", with only Beh a true upperclassman and the lack of a dominant player. No one averages more than 12 points. When the team wins, you never know who is stepping up.

I don't mind you or anyone criticizing Adia or not liking her for that matter, but I see her players working hard for her and she is very much a player's coach.

You'll get to see the Sun Devils soon. If the kitties can hold Cincinnati to two points in the first quarter they might very well shut out ASU in the first half. I can't see anyway that as you can stay within 30 points of the kitties unless something very very weird happens.

Hard to tell how really good West Virginia is given the extraordinarily poor nature of the ASU team. On defense they reminded me of a higher energy version of the kitties-they had 11 steals and at least as many tips. Extraordinarily aggressive but again hard to tell a given how really pathetic the Sun Devils are.

Offensively it's really hard to assess given the nice coach from Delaware's instruction to her team not to defend the three line and to essentially leave the lane open for rolls to the hoop and give and go. West Virginia hit 9 threes but again they were almost all wide open something I don't expect that they'll get to see against the kitties.

West Virginia is a fun team to watch and it'll be interesting to see the results they have playing a real although admittedly flawed team down in the dirty t.

If Barnes and the kitties don't sweep the Sun Devils it'll be a serious indictment. There's a gulf between the two teams in terms of talent, preparation, coaching, attitude, well everything important about basketball would place them on separate ends of the spectrum.

 

[Vowelguy]

Top Viewing of the Night

• Depleted #8 Maryland @ #12 Ohio St (BTN, 6)
• #17 Tenn @ #7 Tex (ESPN, 8)
• #22 Cal @ Stanford -- We return to the good ol Pac days with a game not being on a channel anyone gets. ("ACC extra", 10). When, if ever, has Cal swept Stan?

Also it's the @triaddukefan bowl with his Blue Devils traveling to his Mustangs (ACCN, 8)