Week 14 - Feb 3 to 9

[cancontent]

Honestly, this is going to be a complete beat down isn't it? Not like some great ND-Stanford match ups we got in Tourney games in years past.

Maybe, but I'm enjoying the Hidalgo-Miles tandem, and the progression of Prosper. Since I can watch Michigan-Nebraska on demand, I'm going in this direction.

And in fairness, did anyone expect Iowa to beat USC? It may not be Sunday, but "anything" can happen.

 

[TheFarmFan]

UConn vs Tennessee
Stanford vs ND
Vandy vs Texas

All on tonight, along with an intriguing game between Minnesota and Iowa (can they maintain momentum?).

Great options and an excuse to ignore the snow building up in my driveway today.

Well I'm glad one of us is looking forward to a licensed mugging...

 

[nwhoopfan]

I know South Carolina is really good, but what happened to Georgia? It seems like all 3 teams in a coaching merry go round several years ago--Texas A&M, Georgia, and Central Florida, all came out the worse for it.

 

[Bjbod]

I'm not a basketball coach, but if my team couldn't shoot any better than Tennessee, I wouldn't be greenlighting them from behind the arc. Their misses are embarrassing.

 

[cancontent]

CHAOS!!!! . As @Plebe would say "No nights off!".

 

[bballnut90]

 

[WBBTakeover]

I'm not a basketball coach, but if my team couldn't shoot any better than Tennessee, I wouldn't be greenlighting them from behind the arc. Their misses are embarrassing.

It doesn't matter. They won.

Congrats to Tennessee

 

[bballnut90]

What a statement win for Tennessee after losing 5 games, all in hard fought battles. Glad they were able to pull it out at home and in a huge way like this.

Zee Spearman and Samara Spencer were the MVPs tonight for Tennessee. Both came up massive in the 2nd half and just injected the game with so much energy during Tennessee's runs. I thought Tennessee did a masterful job in the 3rd of attacking Fudd off the dribble with her 3 fouls. Once they stopped jacking up bad 3s and attacked the basket, good things happened. Talaysia Cooper did not have a great game but made a couple of big plays down the stretch and knocked in FTs after missing 3 of her first 4. She apparently is battling the flu so it was a gutsy performance and she came through at the end.

This should catapult them into top 4 seed status and provide a lot of confidence going into the back stretch of the season. Kim Caldwell deserves a ton of credit for the job she's done this year. Most were ambivalent about her as a coaching hire and she's eliminated any doubt that she's the right fit for the job.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Okay, Michigan leading 42-21 at the half @ Nebraska wasn't on my bingo card

 

[nwhoopfan]

Maybe, but I'm enjoying the Hidalgo-Miles tandem, and the progression of Prosper.

Like I said. Oof. Unbelievable how far Stanford has fallen.

 

[cancontent]

Like I said. Oof. Unbelievable how far Stanford has fallen.

Michigan-Nebraska and Iowa-Minnesota haven't panned out on a competitive level either. Not my night I guess.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Michigan-Nebraska and Iowa-Minnesota haven't panned out on a competitive level either. Not my night I guess.

Minnesota hanging around, and Nebraska has chipped into the lead.

 

[bballnut90]

I know South Carolina is really good, but what happened to Georgia? It seems like all 3 teams in a coaching merry go round several years ago--Texas A&M, Georgia, and Central Florida, all came out the worse for it.

Very well put lol. Georgia was solid a couple of years ago. Not sure what happened.

I never was that high on Joni Taylor--Georgia was always decent under her but never particularly strong. She got a massive offer and understandably left. She landed Janiah Barker who was the #3 recruit, but Janiah didn't develop well there and ultimately transferred. A&M also lost their top scorer this year. I'd imagine they'll look for a new coach in the next couple of years unless A&M can turn it around.

SEC in general though has become an absolute blood bath for teams to compete in with the additions of Oklahoma and Texas. I mean Tennessee just beat #5 UCONN at home and has a losing conference record. Even if you're a decent coach, you have to be able to recruit regionally against the likes of Mulkey/Vic/Dawn/Kenny Brooks, not to mention Ralph/Caldwell/Curry. It doesn't appear that Taylor or KAH are able to keep up at this point. Same with Neighbors at Arkansas whose roster was decimated by the portal last year.

 

[bballnut90]

Like I said. Oof. Unbelievable how far Stanford has fallen.

Crazy thing is, Stanford came ridiculously close to beating LSU on the road earlier this year if not for late game heroics.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Crazy thing is, Stanford came ridiculously close to beating LSU on the road earlier this year if not for late game heroics.
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Washington should've beaten LSU as well. They are a weird team. They do just enough to win, but often don't look good doing it. Yet only 1 loss still.

edit--but back to Stanford, they came out of the gate firing on all cylinders and looked fairly good. I don't know what happened, but they fell off a cliff since those early games.

 

[Baller29]

Washington should've beaten LSU as well. They are a weird team. They do just enough to win, but often don't look good doing it. Yet only 1 loss still.

They play to level of their competition. They have no PG, no center, and no bench. Hard to win comfortably when you construct a horrible roster. Next years team looks even worse on paper

 

[bballnut90]

Washington should've beaten LSU as well. They are a weird team. They do just enough to win, but often don't look good doing it. Yet only 1 loss still.

That was kind of their MO in 2022-23 and then they somehow won the whole thing

 

[nwhoopfan]

Beers didn't play tonight, anyone know why? Oklahoma wins by 10. Shows how much I know.

 

[cancontent]

Minnesota hanging around, and Nebraska has chipped into the lead.

So you're saying there's a chance?

 

[nwhoopfan]

So you're saying there's a chance?

Well, one game got really tight, and the other went the opposite direction. I think Meatloaf had a song about that, only it was 2 out of 3, not 1 out of 2.

 

[Stagnant]

UConn fan. On the bright side, at least we are not Stanford. They really got their butts kicked tonight.

 

[WBBTakeover]

That was kind of their MO in 2022-23 and then they somehow won the whole thing

David slayed Goliath or else LSU was looking at another embarrassing loss to the Cocks.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Minnesota battled back to tie it, but Iowa was clutch down the stretch.

Don't look now, Hawkeyes are back from the dead. 4 game winning streak including that big one against USC. They owe it all to my Huskies, that got them started and back on track.

 

[Stagnant]

Great win for iowa. I think their schedule is brutal. But i only really wanted them to split Nebraska and Minnesota. They may as well win them both now.

 

[WBBTakeover]

UConn fan. On the bright side, at least we are not Stanford. They really got their butts kicked tonight.

Losing by 50 in the ACC--when you're not Pitt--is just insanely bad. I don't see how any Stanford fans can be okay with this (or are they still saying snarky things on here about Charmin Smith and Cal?).