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Well.....Jscks open the second half on a 7-0 run to take a 10 point lead

Barnes calls the time out....I suspect she will unleash the dogs of war!
 
triaddukefan said:
We might need to start doing some relegation in the ACC. Syracuse drops to the America East,,,, Wake to the SOCON :confused:
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Don’t quite know what Syracuse’s deal is this season.

They don’t look awful on the court. Maybe a bit discombobulated at times, but not anything awful. They are capable of making good plays and have some great shooters.

But then you look at the losses to St. Joe’s — and now Albany — and suddenly one is reminded of all the games from last season where they struggled with a lot of ice cold starts and/or closing out games. Seems that now, without Fair, the flaws are more obvious. I guess.

They better get it together or they are going to find themselves in the ACC’s basement.
 
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azfan said:
Well.....Jscks open the second half on a 7-0 run to take a 10 point lead

Barnes calls the time out....I suspect she will unleash the dogs of war!
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End of three still waiting for the dogs..72-55 Jacks. Do you believe!!!!
 
LSU's lead over Tulane down to 9 in the 4th quarter. They have had a couple of uninspiring performances recently.
 
8:42 left in this thriller and Cunningham just fouled out with the Jacks leading to by 15
 
Earlier this season I took a peek at Iowa State on a game that was airing on ESPN+ and I was left wondering why they were ranked #8 because they didn't look like a top 10 team in athleticism, speed or size. Every shot by Crooks looked like she was tossing the ball at the basket without any technique. I didn't think they would lose to a team like NIU but I had a feeling they'd not last as a top 10 team and probably not last as a top 25 team either.
 
Vowelguy said:
Now down 10 !!
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Unless you're from Iowa you don't realize how difficult these games are vs Drake and Northern Iowa. Iowa, Iowa State, Drake and UNI all play each other every year on a home and home basis. Drake and Northern Iowa rosters are full of Iowa natives who weren't recruited by the P4 teams, yet played against their players in high school...often on an even basis. They (Drake and UNI) are neither intimidated nor lacking in confidence vs Iowa and Iowa State...they expect to win. These games are always like playing against a Big 10 or Big 12 opponent.
 
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Bjbod said:
Unless you're from Iowa you don't realize how difficult these games are vs Drake and Northern Iowa. Iowa, Iowa State, Drake and UNI all play each other every year on a home and home basis. Drake and Northern Iowa rosters are full of Iowa natives who weren't recruited by the P4 teams, yet played against their players in high school...often on an even basis. They (Drake and UNI) are neither intimidated nor lacking in confidence vs Iowa and Iowa State...they expect to win. These games are always like playing against a Big 10 or Big 12 opponent.
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100%. It deserves its own conference name. Really these competitive in-state match ups.
 
Bjbod said:
Unless you're from Iowa you don't realize how difficult these games are vs Drake and Northern Iowa. Iowa, Iowa State, Drake and UNI all play each other every year on a home and home basis. Drake and Northern Iowa rosters are full of Iowa natives who weren't recruited by the P4 teams, yet played against their players in high school...often on an even basis. They (Drake and UNI) are neither intimidated nor lacking in confidence vs Iowa and Iowa State...they expect to win. These games are always like playing against a Big 10 or Big 12 opponent.
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In addition to the in-state rivalry stuff, it's also that the teams at the top of the Missouri Valley are very good. Not top 10 good, but like "solidly middle of the pack in any given power conference" good. Definitely able to upset anyone outside of like UConn/SoCar/etc on any given night, especially at home. Look at Ohio State struggling at Belmont recently, or Drake taking Kansas State and Louisville down to the wire in the last two NCAA tournaments.
 
Iowa State losing is pretty shocking to me. I agree with all the above comments providing context for the rivalry aspect of the games. However the fact remains that a women’s top 10 team getting upset by an unranked, under-the-radar mid major is still really unexpected.

I did a double take seeing the score, thinking it was men’s.
 
Bjbod said:
Unless you're from Iowa you don't realize how difficult these games are vs Drake and Northern Iowa. Iowa, Iowa State, Drake and UNI all play each other every year on a home and home basis. Drake and Northern Iowa rosters are full of Iowa natives who weren't recruited by the P4 teams, yet played against their players in high school...often on an even basis. They (Drake and UNI) are neither intimidated nor lacking in confidence vs Iowa and Iowa State...they expect to win. These games are always like playing against a Big 10 or Big 12 opponent.
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Spot on. As Bill Fennelly noted post-game, the P4 men’s teams in Iowa won’t play UNI and Drake, especially on the road:

 
UNI is always good, and they won last night without their post player, who is sidelined for the season with an ACL tear. I like both those teams, so I just settled in and enjoyed a terrific exhibition of basketball. At some point in the second half, UNI hit one of those magical streaks where everything they did worked for them, and ISU couldn't buy a break. Before you knew it, the underdog was up 15 and wasn't about to wilt down the stretch. Hats off to the McDermott kid, easily the smallest player on the floor. She was unstoppable and scored 37. Crooks had a bad night. I doubt we'll see very many of those.

ETA: I just took a look at the box score and realized it wasn't fair to say Crooks had a bad night. She scored 22 and had 10 rebounds. It's just that she never really dominated the way she so often does.
 
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Bjbod said:
Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain. Ignore Iowa at your peril.
They're not a Top 10 team but they are a Top 25 team.

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I've been saying this for weeks.
 
maple said:
Oregon escapes a close one against Auburn. 70-68 final score.
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I watched a lot of the second half. I was pretty high on Oregon as far as their freshman and what they did in the transfer portal. They have played ok to start the season. I'm still not quite sure who their best 5 is, if I completely trust Deja to be efficient and if Graves is doing the right thing by not playing their freshman much. But I do still like their overall collection of talent and PK is starting to get healthy. Their occ schedule is pretty good.

On another note, can Arizona's loss be attributed to no Jada Williams or are they just not very good this year.
 
maple said:
Oregon escapes a close one against Auburn. 70-68 final score.
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The game was not as close as the final indicates. Oregon led by 7-9 points through the 2nd through 4th Q’s. Auburn’s Scott was radar and hit 3 consecutive 3’s in the last 90 second to tighten the score. Auburn never had the ball with a chance to lead.
 
jdote33 said:
I watched a lot of the second half. I was pretty high on Oregon as far as their freshman and what they did in the transfer portal. They have played ok to start the season. I'm still not quite sure who their best 5 is, if I completely trust Deja to be efficient and if Graves is doing the right thing by not playing their freshman much. But I do still like their overall collection of talent and PK is starting to get healthy. Their occ schedule is pretty good.

On another note, can Arizona's loss be attributed to no Jada Williams or are they just not very good this year.
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I appreciate the recap, I was unable to watch the game, just kept an eye on the ESPN play-by-play. Does it seem like Oregon has a good shot of making it into MM? Or too soon to tell?
 
GamecockFam said:
I'm of the same opinion, though I think Kentucky and Tennessee have the potential to join Alabama and Ole Miss in that second tier. Auburn recently has been towards the bottom of the tier two or top of tier three teams in the SEC. I don't pay close attention to that team, so I am not quite sure who left the team and who they brought in this year. Generally speaking they are competitive against most competition. If they beat Oregon or lose a close game, I think that means they'll be right where they have been in the SEC pecking order (#7-10 team in conference / tournament bubble team).
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Tenn has a chance to place anywhere from 3rd to 6th in the SEC this year, I would place them at 4 right now from what I have seen, but we need to see what happens with that system they are playing when they play the good teams. Ky will be in that second tier I believe, but they lack any quality depth. Auburn always plays hard for their coach and they are not a fun team to play with their defense, but not enough offense to move up much more than last season imo. Bama will be real solid again.

Texas and OK coming into the conference this year will shake things up, both have really good teams. I predict the SEC will have 8 tourney teams: SC, TX, OK, LSU, UT, OM, Bama and prob KY. Aub might make it.
 
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maple said:
I appreciate the recap, I was unable to watch the game, just kept an eye on the ESPN play-by-play. Does it seem like Oregon has a good shot of making it into MM? Or too soon to tell?
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I would definitely bet on them making it. Their defense is better, and 3-pt shooting is back to Oregon norms
 
Following their disaster against Montana, Washington barely beat a really bad Cal St. Fullerton team (0-4 on the year against a weak schedule, got totally beat down by Sacramento St.). I'm just about to start up the fire Langley chants again. This is year 4 and she seems to be going backward again. Upcoming games against Illinois and LSU are going to be really telling. I'm sorry, but I just don't think she's got it in her to get UW to the next level.
 
Arkansas needs to make another comeback to avoid a bad loss to Oral Roberts. (Who deserves to win btw. they have led the whole way.)
 
Syracuse lost to Albany last night and Felicia L-J called out fans for lack of support and her team for sleep walking and not coming to play. She was fiery.
 
Hey Buckeyes... THAT's how you stomp on a mid-major from Nashville's neck and don't let up (figuratively speaking)

Blue Devils 79 Belmont Bruins 47 .... game shouldn't have been that close.

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jdote33 said:
I watched a lot of the second half. I was pretty high on Oregon as far as their freshman and what they did in the transfer portal. They have played ok to start the season. I'm still not quite sure who their best 5 is, if I completely trust Deja to be efficient and if Graves is doing the right thing by not playing their freshman much. But I do still like their overall collection of talent and PK is starting to get healthy. Their occ schedule is pretty good.

On another note, can Arizona's loss be attributed to no Jada Williams or are they just not very good this year.
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Arizona is very talented. They are also very foul prone in the post, don't value the ball, and - a new phrase from Adia - are not disciplined. I know she has been unhappy with their play at times and I have not been impressed at times, either - but before the NAU game she told the team that they would lose by 20 if they played the way they were acting. She only missed by 3 points.

In my opinion, Adia is too much of a players coach. She is virtually never visibly harsh with the players. I saw several instances in home game wins that the team did not do the play called - you could see it on Adia's face; also times that the players made an obvious misstep that shouldn't have happened. Last year it should never have taken as along as it did to let Kailyn Gilbert go.

If she rights the ship, it should be a very good season. If the team continues to play the way it has been, it isn't that they will necessarily lose that many upsets, but they may lose some and in general make games closer than they ought to be.

And yes, Jada Williams is key, although long term Paris and Swann are great prospects.
 
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