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Week 14 - Feb 3 to 9

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nwhoopfan said:
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.
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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
 
nwhoopfan said:
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.
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That was kind of their MO in 2022-23 and then they somehow won the whole thing
 
Beers didn't play tonight, anyone know why? Oklahoma wins by 10. Shows how much I know.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Minnesota hanging around, and Nebraska has chipped into the lead.
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So you're saying there's a chance? :D
dumb and dumber laughing GIF
 
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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. :oops:
 
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.
 
Stagnant said:
UConn fan. On the bright side, at least we are not Stanford. They really got their butts kicked tonight.
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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?).
 
dabears17 said:
Stanford‘s best player, Nunu Agara, got hurt early in the first quarter. 5 players who probably would of made up a good portion of the starting lineup are playing for UCLA, U$C, TCU, Baylor, and North Carolina this year,
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I had to think for a minute about who all those players are. Several departed a few years ago.

The transfer portal giveth and the transfer portal taketh away. Although sometimes it mostly just taketh away.
 
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dabears17 said:
Stanford‘s best player, Nunu Agara, got hurt early in the first quarter. 5 players who probably would of made up a good portion of the starting lineup are playing for UCLA, U$C, TCU, Baylor, and North Carolina this year,
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Nevertheless, I would never have thought a Stanford team would lose by 49 points. Incredible.
 
Bobcats are the real deal. After a 14-point deficit early in the first half Montana State takes total control of the game. Boy Morales is really really good but this Montana State team is deep and long and will deservedly win the regular season and I'm not sure how coach Payne can figure out a way to beat them as they may well meet again in the tournament championship game.

Tough loss, but the Jacks were clearly out matched
 
azfan said:
Bobcats are the real deal. After a 14-point deficit early in the first half Montana State takes total control of the game. Boy Morales is really really good but this Montana State team is deep and long and will deservedly win the regular season and I'm not sure how coach Payne can figure out a way to beat them as they may well meet again in the tournament championship game.

Tough loss, but the Jacks were clearly out matched
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I was watching off and on. Looks like Chirrick was at it again w/ steals and layups. She's gonna be fun to watch for 3+ more years. Ditched those big black glasses though.
 
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Maryland cruised past Oregon on the road 79-61. Hopefully they wore themselves out before their trip up I-5 to Seattle.
 
Who misses Pac 12 games on Friday night?

Not much on tap for tomorrow, although a bunch of Missouri Valley games. Interesting race going on in that conference. Belmont on top at 9-1, Missouri St., Murray St. and Illinois St. at 8-2 and Drake at 7-3.


Hmm...kinda looks like the recent interlopers from the Ohio Valley have taken over the Missouri Valley.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Who misses Pac 12 games on Friday night?

Not much on tap for tomorrow, although a bunch of Missouri Valley games. Interesting race going on in that conference. Belmont on top at 9-1, Missouri St., Murray St. and Illinois St. at 8-2 and Drake at 7-3.


Hmm...kinda looks like the recent interlopers from the Ohio Valley have taken over the Missouri Valley.
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I enjoy the style of play in the Missouri Valley. I'm biased, though, because I'm a Belmont fan. The league has plenty of shooters, good ball movement and athleticism, just not the size of the elite conferences.
 
dabears17 said:
Stanford‘s best player, Nunu Agara, got hurt early in the first quarter. 5 players who probably would of made up a good portion of the starting lineup are playing for UCLA, U$C, TCU, Baylor, and North Carolina this year,
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So, excuses?

They've brought in transfers despite their fans reminding us every five seconds how difficult it is for undergraduates to gain admission as transfer students. We were told that coaching continuity would help make the transition to ACC play smoother.

You can be undermanned, as injuries do happen. But you cannot lose by 50 to a conference opponent when the conference you play in is a P4. Notre Dame hasn't been routinely beating conference foes by 50 and they shouldn't have done so tonight.

I'd like to see where Stanford is in two years, but the early returns for Kate Paye are not favorable. She does not look like she's the one for the job.
 
nwhoopfan said:
I was watching off and on. Looks like Chirrick was at it again w/ steals and layups. She's gonna be fun to watch for 3+ more years. Ditched those big black glasses though.
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Lol....right.

Morales is also excellent, but this is a complete team. Well coached. Wonder which regional they'll end up in
 
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WBBTakeover said:
I'd like to see where Stanford is in two years, but the early returns for Kate Paye are not favorable. She does not look like she's the one for the job.
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I just noticed you are not a fan of Kara at Duke and if I recall right also of Jensen at Iowa.

I'm curious, who are some good young coaches schools like Duke and Stanford should be considering?

It's normal for schools to go in house for a hire after a coach has a long run. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

Stanford has a good class next year, so this experiment probably gets a 3 year trial. The beat down at Notre Dame sure did not look good though.
 
azfan said:
Lol....right.

Morales is also excellent, but this is a complete team. Well coached. Wonder which regional they'll end up in
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Seems like they usually stay relatively close to home. At least for their pod if not Region. So maybe playing in LA for opening weekend. Really not sure any other west coast schools will be hosting, feels pretty bizarre to say that. And of course you are already penciling them in, but they'll have to win the Big Sky Tourney because it's a 1 bid league.
 
Blueballer said:
Nevertheless, I would never have thought a Stanford team would lose by 49 points. Incredible.
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It was going to be a rough season with 3 starters and most of their points graduating. Their starting point guard from the past two seasons only played the first 5 games this year and is out with a knee injury. So, they only have one starter returning from last season currently.
 
packwrap said:
I just noticed you are not a fan of Kara at Duke and if I recall right also of Jensen at Iowa.

I'm curious, who are some good young coaches schools like Duke and Stanford should be considering?

It's normal for schools to go in house for a hire after a coach has a long run. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't.

Stanford has a good class next year, so this experiment probably gets a 3 year trial. The beat down at Notre Dame sure did not look good though.
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Why do they have to be "young" coaches? Why can't they consider coaches who have, I don't know, proven that they can actually coach?

The Jensen hire, in all fairness, had to be made quickly for the sake of continuity and to mitigate portal damage. That worked. But some of her decisions have been puzzling, especially for someone who has literal decades of experience coaching under Lisa Bluder. Jan was not the absolute worst hire, given the circumstances. Doesn't mean that she can't be scrutinized--and she should.

The Paye hire--I get it on the surface. She's homegrown and addresses the continuity issue. But again, puzzling decisions are being made from game to game. Players look like they're crashing out on the court. Adjustments come slooooooowwwly. Not a good look. Sure, they have a great class coming in. Will it help if the coach isn't maximizing what she currently has? While they do need more ACC-caliber talent, it's not the lack of talent that's hurting them the most this season.

I've shared my thoughts on Kara. It's not Duke's job to help her grow. Her growing should've taken place prior to Duke. But--here we are--waiting for a coach to blossom at a university with a tradition of excellence that can't be reached anytime soon because we're waiting for an inexperienced coach to develop. My goodness!
 
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Good night for Belmont. They won, Murray St. and Illinois St. both lost so their lead grows to 2 games over everyone except Missouri St. Drake knocked off ISU so they are now in a 3 way tie for 3rd.
 
Actually several interesting games this Saturday, unlike the last few that have been a dead zone. Ohio St. @ USC and Kansas St. @ Oklahoma St. are the headliners. 2 other ranked Big 12 teams playing what should be fairly easy games. Out of everything else, the game that most catches my eye is a non conference tilt between 19-4 Ball St. @ 20-4 James Madison.
 
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