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Week 2 preview (Nov. 15-22)

Wake Forest wins over Charlotte. The Demon Deacons improve to 4-0.. for the first time ever under Coach Hoover
 
Plebe said:
Considering that Vandy lost decisively to both Little Rock and MTSU, this will be no cakewalk. Tennessee Tech is picked to finish 2nd in the Ohio Valley behind Belmont. They returned all 5 starters from last year (although one of them is out with a knee injury). They have very balanced scoring, with no real superstars, and decent size for a mid-major, with a 6'3" starting center and another starter who is 6'1".
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Vandy wins 75-55. :) Constant pressure defense and some nice offense. Shot 50% from field. Nice post game interview by Shea emphasizing defense, energy and communication. Some nice looking freshman players.
 
eebmg said:
Vandy wins 75-55. :) Constant pressure defense and some nice offense. Shot 50% from field. Nice post game interview by Shea emphasizing defense, energy and communication. Some nice looking freshman players.
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This game was a huge improvement over the previous two. The offense was downright anemic in the loss to Little Rock. Was great to see them warm up the nets just a little bit. Vandy got almost half its points off turnovers.
 
eebmg said:
Vandy wins 75-55. :) Constant pressure defense and some nice offense. Shot 50% from field. Nice post game interview by Shea emphasizing defense, energy and communication. Some nice looking freshman players.
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Great... so they aren't the worst team in TN. Hopefully they can pull a rabbit out of their hats and defeat the mighty VOLs at least once... how sweet would that be.
 
1) I wasn't aware there was a ASUN-MAAC Challenge... but its just 2 games with women's teams, and 2 games with the men.... doubleheader today and tomorrow.

2) intriguing matchup in a bit vs two of the better post players tonight.... Cunane of NC State vs Lee of Kansas State

3) A under the radar throw out the record book matchup at 5pm on ESPN plus. 0-4 Wofford vs 0-3 Southern Wesleyan.
 
One of the most intriguing games to me is Marquette (3-0) vs. Colorado (2-0). Marquette is one of the favorites for 2nd place in the Big East, Colorado is a middle of the pack Pac 12 team looking to claw their way higher. Important outcome for both teams.
 
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Something I'm becoming obsessed w/ this year is attendance, specifically the "official" number vs. the actual number of people there. I've been streaming Utah's games. The John M. Huntsman Center has been empty for all 3 games. They are claiming 1732, 1631 and 1645 for the 3 games. I seriously doubt there have even been 1600 people for all 3 games combined. What is gained by these completely bogus attendance figures? Anyone watching can see there's absolutely nobody there.

Cal vs. USF (at Chase Center, the Warriors' home) was similar. Officially 2057, I doubt there was even 1/4 that many people there.
 
nwhoopfan said:
One of the most intriguing games to me is Marquette (3-0) vs. Colorado (2-0). Marquette is one of the favorites for 2nd place in the Big East, Colorado is a middle of the pack Pac 12 team looking to claw their way higher. Important outcome for both teams.
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I think Marquette has to be the favorite here, but Colorado definitely has a great shot to continue a great start to the season for some of the more disappointing teams in the Pac last season. Utah, Colorado, and Cal have all started with some signs of life.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Something I'm becoming obsessed w/ this year is attendance, specifically the "official" number vs. the actual number of people there. I've been streaming Utah's games. The John M. Huntsman Center has been empty for all 3 games. They are claiming 1732, 1631 and 1645 for the 3 games. I seriously doubt there have even been 1600 people for all 3 games combined. What is gained by these completely bogus attendance figures? Anyone watching can see there's absolutely nobody there.

Cal vs. USF (at Chase Center, the Warriors' home) was similar. Officially 2057, I doubt there was even 1/4 that many people there.
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It's tricky, because I think the official numbers are tickets sold for a game which might not be the same as butts in the seat that we can see on screen.
 
Lorcan said:
I think Marquette has to be the favorite here, but Colorado definitely has a great shot to continue a great start to the season for some of the more disappointing teams in the Pac last season. Utah, Colorado, and Cal have all started with some signs of life.
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I see Colorado as the favorite to win this, with all their starters back and especially playing at home. Traveling into altitude is not easy, and Marquette is not the same after losing Selena Lott and Camryn Taylor, and they've been kinda struggling to find their new identity. They added some decent transfers such as Karissa McLaughlin and Kennedi Myles, but the gelling process has a long way to go.
 
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Lorcan said:
It's tricky, because I think the official numbers are tickets sold for a game which might not be the same as butts in the seat that we can see on screen.
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Yeah, I kinda figured that. I'm surprised there are that many people buying tickets for Utah games, and even more surprised so many are clearly choosing to skip the games thus far. They have the excuse of an away football game that was on TV at the same time for one game, but not the other 2.

USF was a double header event w/ the men's team playing the second game, I would assume there were more butts in seats for the second half of the double header.
 
NC State handed Kansas State its first defeat of the season in the final game of the preseason WNIT, 90-69. Eight Wolfpack Women scored at least 8 points, with 4 scoring in double figures: Elissa Cunane (18), Diamond Johnson (13), Kayla Jones (12) and Raina Perez (12). Camille Hobby added 9 off the bench.

It is the first time in 24 years that NC State has had 4 consecutive games reaching the 85-point plateau.

In a game where both teams shot well, NC State shot 55% for the game, and was 10 of 20 from THREE, the fourth game in a row hitting at least 10 THREEs. Six different players nailed a THREE tonight: Cunane, Jones, Perez, Johnson, Jakia Brown-Turner and Kai Crutchfield.

Kansas State shot 48% for the game, and hit a season high 10 THREEs. Serena Sundell led the Wildcats with 21 points, shooting 6 of 14 from the field, including 5 of 11 from THREE. Leading scorer thus far this season, Ayoka Lee, who came in averaging 29.4 points per game, was held to 19 in tonight's contest.

NC State travels to the Bahamas for next week's Baha Mar Hoops Pink Flamingo Championship. The Wolfpack Women will play #3 Maryland Thanksgiving Day at 11 am, in what should be a high-scoring affair. On Friday, NC State will face off against Washington State.
 
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nwhoopfan said:
One of the most intriguing games to me is Marquette (3-0) vs. Colorado (2-0). Marquette is one of the favorites for 2nd place in the Big East, Colorado is a middle of the pack Pac 12 team looking to claw their way higher. Important outcome for both teams.
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Colorado might be one of the best teams in the Pac 12 if they could keep their better players from going elsewhere.
 
Plebe said:
I see Colorado as the favorite to win this, with all their starters back and especially playing at home. Traveling into altitude is not easy, and Marquette is not the same after losing Selena Lott and Camryn Taylor, and they've been kinda struggling to find their new identity. They added some decent transfers such as Karissa McLaughlin and Kennedi Myles, but the gelling process has a long way to go.
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Colorado looked really good last night (Clorado Live Stream) and stymied every Marquette run. I still think the Buffs would have a great season if they place 5th this year behind, Stanford, Arizona, Oregon and UCLA.
 
DefenseBB said:
Colorado looked really good last night (Clorado Live Stream) and stymied every Marquette run. I still think the Buffs would have a great season if they place 5th this year behind, Stanford, Arizona, Oregon and UCLA.
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I'd replace UCLA with Oregon State in your listing there.

IMO UCLA's prospects are tumbling rapidly for this season. May have lost Charisma Osborne to a season-ending ankle injury and it's unclear how long Conti and Dugalic and will be out. Other players seem to be banged up as well even as they continue to play. They are down to 7 available scholarship players for tomorrow's game.
 
Plebe said:
They returned all their starters from last year, including their best player Hollingshed for a fifth year.
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I was actually talking about their high school stars such as Belibi and Onynwere. The spelling may be wrong but I think you know who I mean. There have been others recently.
 
donalddoowop said:
I was actually talking about their high school stars such as Belibi and Onynwere. The spelling may be wrong but I think you know who I mean. There have been others recently.
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I think the schools in many states echo this same sentiment. Keeping talent at home is a real trick sometimes.
 
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Coler said:
Rhode Island just beat Princeton to snap their 25 game winning streak. Tammi Reiss has that program on the rise.
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Tammi Reiss will be first in line when UVa fires Thompson after this season. RI has some players. Redshirt senior Emmanuelle Tahane had 16 points and 19 rebounds.

Princeton dominated the 1st quarter 11-2 but their usually stifling defense failed them after that. It didn't help that their best player got hurt at end of 3Q and didn't seem 100% even when she returned. I wonder when was the last time a Berube-coached team gave up 59 in 3 quarters.

Ironically, Princeton's win streak dates from their overtime loss at Iowa, which was exactly two years ago today.
 
South Florida with a solid 20-point win over Syracuse after a slow start. I might have to move them up in my Boneyard poll.

Oregon-Oklahoma getting underway now. I expect this game to be difficult for the Ducks given the players they're missing. (Head to Chat to discuss during the game.)
 
Plebe said:
Tammi Reiss will be first in line when UVa fires Thompson after this season. RI has some players. Redshirt senior Emmanuelle Tahane had 16 points and 19 rebounds.

Princeton dominated the 1st quarter 11-2 but their usually stifling defense failed them after that. It didn't help that their best player got hurt at end of 3Q and didn't seem 100% even when she returned. I wonder when was the last time a Berube-coached team gave up 59 in 3 quarters.

Ironically, Princeton's win streak dates from their overtime loss at Iowa, which was exactly two years ago today.
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Coach Reiss is on my wish list for CVS replacement. Love her energy and passion on the sideline.

URI also was missing Elmore who is averages 13/10 for them as she’s out with a concussion.
 
Tough day for the Panthers and Camels. Davidson throttled HPU 76-54... VPI ripped Campbell 84-39.
 
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SC wins 88-60.

Buffalo was really game in the first half, making a lot of shots. Could trouble early in the third pretty much stopped their ability to stop SC and they started missing shots.

Saniya Rivers got her first playing time and was exciting.
 
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triaddukefan said:
Tough day for the Panthers and Camels. Davidson throttled HPU 76-54... VPI ripped Campbell 84-39.
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With so many teams you root for, you have a lot of opportunities to be happy...or disappointed.
 
triaddukefan said:
Tough day for the Panthers and Camels. Davidson throttled HPU 76-54... VPI ripped Campbell 84-39.
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nwhoopfan said:
With so many teams you root for, you have a lot of opportunities to be happy...or disappointed.
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At least in the nonconference, it's heavy on the disappointment.
 
Cal Baptist beat UC Irvine 93-88 in OT.
My favorite player Ane Olaeta led the way with 21 points, 17 assists and 8 rebounds. The assist mark is a school record, for men or woman. Olaeta now has 31 assists in 3 games. And I believe leads D1 in assists per game at 10.3 apg.
 
ochoopsfan said:
Cal Baptist beat UC Irvine 93-88 in OT.
My favorite player Ane Olaeta led the way with 21 points, 17 assists and 8 rebounds. The assist mark is a school record, for men or woman. Olaeta now has 31 assists in 3 games. And I believe leads D1 in assists per game at 10.3 apg.
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She is quite a player. Watched her in the OSU game (up close). Cal Baptist is a good team, they are going to do some damage this season. Fun team to watch.
 
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