Week 18 - March 4 to 11 (conf standings, NET, conf tourney games)

[maple]

Ranked #17 Baylor gets beaten by unranked Iowa State in the Big 12 quarterfinals.

 

[TheFarmFan]

Ranked #17 Baylor gets beaten by unranked Iowa State in the Big 12 quarterfinals.

Time for my seemingly monthly reflection that while I really like Nicki Collen as a person and a mentor, I'm still not sold on her as a coach. Her teams seem to regress as the season progresses, which is not how it's supposed to work...

 

[Plebe]

Rueck went away from what has been working all season in playing deep into his bench--only really played 6 players vs Stanford. He left his 3-point snipers on the bench and OSU missed a lot of wide open 3's. Rueck was asked in the post game presser about diverting from playing 8-10 all season and only playing 6 in the Stanford game--Rueck did not like the question. Rueck was outcoached by Tara again. OSU's clear advantage is their bench, and hopefully lesson learned before NCAA Tournament

Very strange to me that he only played 6.

 

[Blueballer]

Typical Maryland. Knock off the one seed then come out the next day and lose. Although I felt Ohio State just plain beat themselves more than anything great MD did yesterday.

 

[Blueballer]

You think Hidalgo would do better than 31?

No but I think she was acting like mostly their only option at that point. She has learned to integrate the other weapons better. And their defense has gotten much better.

 

[Blueballer]

I’ve only seen snippets of Juju playing. Could someone who’s seen more of her describe what makes her so good… or overrated, if that’s your opinion?

She is a phenomenal talent but needs for time to mature. She really forces it at times when she should pass. Also can be very affected by adversity sometimes. Quite a player already.

 

[nwhoopfan]

but one of the most talked about and glorified NCAA tournament championships in men’s history was State beating Houston in 83. I don’t hear folks talking about that being a blackeye for college basketball, it’s celebrated.

Villanova over Georgetown is right there with that game. Both incredible. Both over unbeatable teams with a dominant big man.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Congrats to Fairfield for going 20-0 in the MAAC.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Nebraska over Maryland. Anyone, anyone? Terps were starting to get hot, so that's a nice win for the Huskers.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Drake goes 19-1 in the Missouri Valley.

Princeton and Columbia both finish 13-1 in the Ivy.

Toledo 17-1 and Ball St. 16-2 in the MAC.

 

[nwhoopfan]

NC State hammered Florida St., maybe rumors of their demise were overstated.

Marquette edged Villanova in a Big East quarterfinal

 

[Plebe]

NC State hammered Florida St., maybe rumors of their demise were overstated.

Arkansas hammered Florida State this season as well. Let's ask Neighbors how much that did for him.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Arkansas hammered Florida State this season as well. Let's ask Neighbors how much that did for him.

Hey everybody was pretty excited about the Noles yesterday after they hammered Syracuse. Let's go with some recency bias rather than what happened in November.

 

[Plebe]

Hey everybody was pretty excited about the Noles yesterday after they hammered Syracuse. Let's go with some recency bias rather than what happened in November.

So the recent mediocrity of NC State is forgotten because of the recent one good game by FSU?

 

[nwhoopfan]

So the recent mediocrity of NC State is forgotten because of the recent one good game by FSU?

If only I was a meme master like some of our posters here. I see you and I are in for a battle in contrarianism today.

 

[WBBTakeover]

I’ve only seen snippets of Juju playing. Could someone who’s seen more of her describe what makes her so good… or overrated, if that’s your opinion?

She's as smooth a baller as I can remember--like a new age Cheryl Miller or Chamique Holdsclaw. She can draw fouls and is adept at getting to her spots (mostly from her right hand) and can rise up and fire at will. She's got some warts in her game, but she's 18 years old and the most talented player by far on USC's squad this season. I would recommend watching extended highlights from her 51-point performance against Stanford. It was breathtaking!

 

[WBBTakeover]

Oh don't mind me--just happy to see that the Gamecocks are off to a MUCH better start than yesterday!

 

[WBBTakeover]

Nebraska over Maryland. Anyone, anyone? Terps were starting to get hot, so that's a nice win for the Huskers.

If Iowa wins today's semifinal game, that sets up a very intriguing rubber match. I'd probably still pick Iowa.

 

[LETTERL]

So the recent mediocrity of NC State is forgotten because of the recent one good game by FSU?

I get it. Never give up an opportunity to slam NC State over something. Not all teams can play in that juggernaut called the Big East, where except on rare occasions, teams can cover up off-shooting nights and below-par performances, for the most part.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Clark has 11 assists...with 2 minutes to go til halftime. Come on now, that is ridiculous!

 

[WBBTakeover]

If it helps any, I was highly impressed with NC State's performance today . They look dangerous again.

 

[WBBTakeover]

Clark has 11 assists...with 2 minutes to go til halftime. Come on now, that is ridiculous!

She's going to be the first player in WNBA history to average 20 points and 10 assists in a season--and should achieve that multiple times.

 

[Plebe]

I get it. Never give up an opportunity to slam NC State over something. Not all teams can play in that juggernaut called the Big East, where except on rare occasions, teams can cover up off-shooting nights and below-par performances, for the most part.

LOL

You and other State fans have talked openly about their poor performance of late. I didn't realize this was a forbidden topic. At no time did I try to compare Big East teams to either NC State or Florida State. But wow okay from now on I'll be sure to utter nothing but words of praise for either team. Just don't make me say nice things about Notre Dame

Great performance by NC State today! I actually think this is the year they win it all.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Michigan out of their minds shooting 9-13 behind the arc...and still trailing by 9 at the half.

For a mere mortal 19 pts/11 assists is a pretty darn good game. But for Clark she still has 20 minutes to go.

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Peck is an honorary gamecock.