Week 7 - Dec 16 to 22

[GoChips20]

Rice looked really good. Creighton had no answer for her.

Fast shaping up to be a breakout season for her. I’ve never thought she lived up to the billing as the #2 recruit but she’s creating and making shots at a high level this year. It’s an open field among the top five or six teams but it just feels like UCLA’s year to me.

 

[stwainfan]

It's exhausting trying to keep up with this Tennessee team.

 

[BRS24]

At the half, South Florida up 33-15 over #9 Duke. USF shooting 51%, 3/4 from 3. Duke is at 34% and 1/7 from 3. Still a long way to go tho.

 

[nwhoopfan]

McConnell on triple double watch again for Duquesne. That seems to happen regularly. Only needs 2 rebounds, w/ a whole quarter left.

edit--she got it

 

[triaddukefan]

 

[WBBTakeover]

I just want to point out that every other P4 team that South Florida played (South Carolina, Louisville, Vanderbilt, Mississippi State, and TCU) defeated them. The Vandy game took place in that very same arena. UConn beat them by close to 40.

I don't want to hear any excuses.

 

[Plebe]

Wow!

What a titanic clash of countervailing paranormal forces: The powerful Boneyard jinx was summoned by some midgame commenters, which allowed Duke to narrow the gap. But in the end that was no match for the accumulated karma of all those years of @triaddukefan bashing South Florida ...

 

[HuskyNan]

USF is a well coached team that isn’t intimidated by highly ranked programs. They have enough good talent that any team that looks at their record and doesn’t take them seriously risks losing the game. Jose Fernandez’s teams pull off an upset often enough that opponents should take note

 

[Vowelguy]

The ESPN hype from next door to UConn is somewhat disturbing for the Southern Cal vs UConn game today, "The greatest show on court: Paige Bueckers vs. JuJu Watkins".

Not a mention that both teams lost to Notre Dame and Hidalgo and Miles etc. If they call them generational talents what does that make those who defeated both of them? Media hype that ignores reality drive me crazy. They could have said good things without using words implying perfection.

But why should I expect honesty from today's media in general and a failing sports network in particular.

TONIGHT ON ESPN:

“ Come watch some pretty good players!!!! Of course neither of them are Hannah H, who isn’t playing, but you know eh.”

Yes it’s amazing they didn’t use that in their marketing.

 

[triaddukefan]

Wow!

What a titanic clash of countervailing forces: The powerful Boneyard jinx was summoned by some midgame commenters, which allowed Duke to narrow the gap. But in the end that was no match for the accumulated karma of all those years of @triaddukefan bashing South Florida ...

Been trashing South Florida for at least the past 8 years.... now look at what happened

Starting my boycott of beef right now

Lemme log off and go put some coal in some stockings

 

[HuskyNan]

Been trashing South Florida for at least the past 8 years.... now look at what happened

Starting my boycott of beef right now

Yeah, sure, that’ll happen

 

[Plebe]

Been trashing South Florida for at least the past 8 years.... now look at what happened

Starting my boycott of beef right now

Boycott until the next meal?

 

[nwhoopfan]

I had to look at USF's schedule. Really tough so far. They are 7-1 at home. Losses to UConn, Vandy, Louisville, Mississippi St., TCU and South Carolina. Some of those games were close. UConn and TCU really thumped them though. Up until today no noteworthy wins.

 

[Vowelguy]

Been trashing South Florida for at least the past 8 years.... now look at what happened

What next, a loss to DePaul?

 

[UConnCat]

TONIGHT ON ESPN:

“ Come watch some pretty good players!!!! Of course neither of them are Hannah H, who isn’t playing, but you know eh.”

Yes it’s amazing they didn’t use that in their marketing.

The game is on Fox.

I'll be looking to see if ESPN will be using Hidalgo mentions when marketing games involving TCU or Utah. We wouldn't want to ignore reality.

Domers complaining about marketing hype is rich.

 

[Plebe]

I had to look at USF's schedule. Really tough so far. They are 7-1 at home. Losses to UConn, Vandy, Louisville, Mississippi St., TCU and South Carolina. Some of those games were close. UConn and TCU really thumped them though. Up until today no noteworthy wins.

USF came in ranked #8 in strength of schedule per NET, but yeah, only Quad 4 wins prior to today.

The losses to Louisville and MSU were the only truly close ones. They somehow kept the deficit respectable playing at SC, unlike TCU who got completely blown out by SC in Fort Worth.

In fairness to Duke, I give their coach credit for not hiding out at home and for going on the road to face non-cupcake non-p4 teams like South Dakota State and South Florida. Most coaches of the top p4 programs adamantly refuse to sign home-and-homes with such teams.

 

[azfan]

1 min till tip. Coach Molly Miller is sporting a fashionable (black and white) holiday sweater.

The Owls of FAU defeated Razorback nemesis 68-52 in the third place game.

In a repeat of the first 2 games of the Holiday tournament GCU's opponent scores first. The Eagles of Georgia Southern defeated Arkansas Razorback killer Wright State 88-80 on Friday

So the first quarter ends 16-11 with the Lopes leading.

The Eagles have a player in sophomore center Paris Gaines. Also, Eagles coach Hana Haden has coached up her squad. Haden is an up and coming coach and has taken a team to the big dance one more time than the current ASU coach. Haden is the type of coach with both potential and demonstrated success that a program like ......ASU might consider

On the court at the second quarter media time out GCU 24 - Hana Haden's Eagles 13.

 

[MSGRET]

USF came in ranked #8 in strength of schedule per NET, but yeah, only Quad 4 wins prior to today.

The losses to Louisville and MSU were the only truly close ones. They somehow kept the deficit respectable playing at SC, unlike TCU who got completely blown out by SC in Fort Worth.

In fairness to Duke, I give their coach credit for not hiding out at home and for going on the road to face non-cupcake non-p4 teams like South Dakota State and South Florida. Most coaches of the top p4 programs adamantly refuse to sign home-and-homes with such teams.

You mean like 14-0 LSU? 9-0 at home 4-0 on neutral sites and the only true road game was against Massey rated #205 IL Chicago? LSU won 91-73 with 3 of their 5 starters playing 35+ minutes.

 

[Darwin]

Ducks will be ducks. Maybe next year…..

 

[azfan]

Lopes open second half on a 12-0 run to run Georgia Southern out of the Arena.

But Coach Hana Haden is coaching her team up. Haden who began her head coaching career, a la Pat Summit, at aged 23 when she became a head coach at the age of 23 at Harris-Stowe State University, an NAIA school in St. Louis. Haden led the Hornets to back-to-back 19-win seasons, the first consecutive winning seasons in 29 years for the school.

Prior to taking the reins of the Eagles:

She led Georgia Southwestern State to a 29-4 overall record and a 16-2 mark in the Peach Belt Conference. The 'Canes won the Peach Belt tournament title and the NCAA Southeast Region crown, earning the program's first NCAA Division II Elite Eight berth. Haden led the 'Canes to a second straight Peach Belt title and a school record for wins in a season. She is a four-time honoree on the WBCA's Thirty Under 30 Coaches list as well.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Wow. BYU was struggling mightily, couldn't hit anything, then all of a sudden went on a 14-0 run in a few minutes to take a 30-25 halftime lead against Arizona. Delaney Gibb not surprisingly leading the way.

 

[Alydar]

The ESPN hype from next door to UConn is somewhat disturbing for the Southern Cal vs UConn game today, "The greatest show on court: Paige Bueckers vs. JuJu Watkins".

Not a mention that both teams lost to Notre Dame and Hidalgo and Miles etc. If they call them generational talents what does that make those who defeated both of them? Media hype that ignores reality drive me crazy. They could have said good things without using words implying perfection.

But why should I expect honesty from today's media in general and a failing sports network in particular.

If wins are the determining factor then Didn't Haley Van Lith beat Hidalgo and Miles, along with some Utah players? I'm shocked you missed those games.

 

[Stagnant]

Some of the big east results today surprised me.

I didn’t expect Butler to get destroyed by a bad DePaul team. And Saint John’s losing to Villanova is also a result I didn’t expect.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Nobody wants to win this Arizona-BYU game. Cougs miss a layup to tie. Arizona misses 2 FTs to ice it. BYU can't even inbound the ball and turns it over. Arizona finally prevails 57-53. Cunningham was too much for the Cougs. Gibb had 23 but missed that one that should've sent it to OT.

 

[Plebe]

Some of the big east results today surprised me.

I didn’t expect Butler to get destroyed by a bad DePaul team. And Saint John’s losing to Villanova is also a result I didn’t expect.

Oh oh oh, that's my cue.

(Checks script) "There are no nights off in the <insert conference name> Big East! Anyone can win on any given night! You better bring your A game or you're going home with an L !"