Week 17 - Feb 24 to Mar 2

[WBBTakeover]

My NPOY "vote" has changed...

 

[Vowelguy]

With ND having lost 2 in a row and Juju doing this in prime time, I think she takes POY.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Wow, JuJu is just wrecking UCLA every time she sees them this year.

Rice and Betts have been just about invisible so far, Bruins can't survive that.

USC is collapsing on anyone who gets the ball on the block and it's working. UCLA hasn't come up with a counter yet.

 

[WBBTakeover]

UCLA seems to be missing...athleticism.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Need an APB on Betts. Thru 3 quarters, 6 points on 3-7 shooting. She has 5 TOs.

 

[nwhoopfan]

UCLA made a run in Q3 but USC answered, now running away in Q4. This is shocking to me.



I will say, Close's teams don't tend to peak at the end of the year. They do come out of the gate well though.

 

[Vowelguy]

USC #1 on Monday? They might have my vote.

Will surely be Tex but could be close.

 

[nwhoopfan]

UCLA didn't mount even the tiniest bit of a rally in Q4. Avery Howell hit back to back 3's to push the lead to 18 or 19 w/ 7 or 8 minutes left and it was game over. Seems like UCLA missed every shot they took in the 4th quarter.

 

[WBBTakeover]

Four wins (and could be more). Two seasons.

UCLA has a Judea Skies Watkins problem.

 

[GoChips20]

With ND having lost 2 in a row and Juju doing this in prime time, I think she takes POY.

I love Hidalgo but at this point I think it’s Juju’s.

 

[WBBTakeover]

Women's basketball needs better podcasters because all I heard for MONTHS is how UCLA needs more love because they're a carbon copy of 2023-24 South Carolina. Uh, no--not even close. These agendas are just horrendous.

 

[packwrap]

ACC Champ: NC State

Big10 Champ: USC

Unanticipated turn of events.

 

[WBBTakeover]

I've been waiting for Kiki Rice to step up and take her game to the next level. I guess I'll have to keep on waiting.

 

[Bigboote]

UCLA didn't mount even the tiniest bit of a rally in Q4. Avery Howell hit back to back 3's to push the lead to 18 or 19 w/ 7 or 8 minutes left and it was game over. Seems like UCLA missed every shot they took in the 4th quarter.

I’ve only seen a few of their games, but Howell really impresses me.

 

[Geew1992]

I know it’s early but Tennessee

 

[packwrap]

I know it’s early but Tennessee

Tenn is getting those turnovers, and turning them into a big lead in shot attempts!

But at 1 for 15, they are definitely only shot attempts.

 

[Geew1992]

Cooper was helped off the court and into the locker room

 

[visitingcock]

Tenn is getting those turnovers, and turning them into a big lead in shot attempts!

But at 1 for 15, they are definitely only shot attempts.

Trailing 26-38 at half to Georgia. Tennessee shooting 25%. But I’d Georgia so don’t count this one over

 

[Vowelguy]

Sportswriter Pat Forde has a perfect phrase for these moments: HLA Tenn
(Horrific/horrible Loss Alert)

Combined with the KY blowout, a loss here could drop them out of hosting. Would have to make up some ground in the SECT.

 

[BRS24]

Sportswriter Pat Forde has a perfect phrase for these moments: HLA Tenn
(Horrific/horrible Loss Alert)

Combined with the KY blowout, a loss here could drop them out of hosting. Would have to make up some ground in the SECT.

And, depending on what happens in the Vandy/Missouri game, VU and TN could be tied for 8th in conference, and VU gets it via h2h win over TN

 

[visitingcock]

Trailing 26-38 at half to Georgia. Tennessee shooting 25%. But I’d Georgia so don’t count this one over

Took Tenn 5 minutes to catch up.

 

[southie]

What's been keeping Tennessee in the top 16 is their margin of loss. I assume they'll beat Georgia on Sunday which will put them one game above .500 in conference. I think a blowout loss is all the committee needed to push them out of hosting but I could be wrong...

With the home loss to Georgia, now I agree that the Lady Vols are out of the Top 16 seeds unless they get to the Final of the SEC tourney.

 

[Geew1992]

Took Tenn 5 minutes to catch up.

And still took the L

 

[12au]

Really impressive 4th quarter for the dawgs. Made it half court game and kept making shots.

Looking forward to the presser from Caldwell

 

[WBBTakeover]

Coach Abe, I have been HARD on you this season. However, this was HUGE. Thank you. All the best.

 

[WBBTakeover]

Really impressive 4th quarter for the dawgs. Made it half court game and kept making shots.

Looking forward to the presser from Caldwell

Hopefully the players don't have tire marks on their backs after the presser...

 

[triaddukefan]

And still took the L

 

[Vowelguy]

With the home loss to Georgia, now I agree that the Lady Vols are out of the Top 16 seeds unless they get to the Final of the SEC tourney.

Not sure it’s that bad. Just getting to the semis would mean a win over the 1 seed.

Plus they’d need to fall behind Ohio at or kSt,

 

[Plebe]

I hope the Vols enjoy the taste of their Quad 4 Sandwich.

... and dare I say it but Coach Abe has demonstrated some redemptive qualities

 

[12au]

Tennessee currently holds the 8-seed and a bye. If Vandy beats Missouri, they jump Tennessee. So possibly staring at no bye at all...