Week 14 - Feb 3 to 9
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nwhoopfan
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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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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
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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She was sick.
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Five-point game midway through the third quarter, but Vandy couldn't hang. Texas makes three 3-pointers per game. They were 9 of 13 tonight.
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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.
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.
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Not the beatdown they deserved, but nonetheless.
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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.
Lol....right.
Morales is also excellent, but this is a complete team. Well coached. Wonder which regional they'll end up in
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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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.
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.
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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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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.