Week 7 - Dec 16 to 22

[nwhoopfan]

Oklahoma St. was killing Iowa St., then Cyclones came roaring back to tie it. Now the Pokes pulling away again.


Is Iowa St. one of the more disappointing teams in the country so far? That Super Soph class plus an experienced PG like Ryan. Will fall to 9-5 if they lose today, with their best win against Drake or Middle Tennessee? There's time to add to the resume but I expected more from them.

 

[nwhoopfan]

That was crazy, Okie St. played keep away for 20 seconds while Iowa St. was trying desperately to foul and stop the clock.


Oh by the way OSU Coach Hoyt had her first baby about a week and a half ago.

81-75 final.

 

[azfan]

In Arizona it appears all proceeding according to expectations.

GCU - Lopes take care of business in their Holiday tournament winning big over Georgia Southern.

kitties wanted to lose less than the Cougs, but a win on the road is a win on the road

ASU - oy. Well after scoring 25 points in the first quarter at Utah things revert to normal, Utes lead at the half 48-38. If the score holds Adair stays on schedule to lead the Devils to a third consecutive 20 loss season. Is it possible that the Devils iron out their "issues" at half and rally..................

 

[azfan]

While watching the Rebs dispatch UC Riverside I still can't help but wonder what was the story on the Nicole Powell departure.

 

[nwhoopfan]

While watching the Rebs dispatch UC Riverside I still can't help but wonder what was the story on the Nicole Powell departure.

I still wonder why she left GCU for UCR. Was that even a lateral move?

Anyway Riverside has not the best history. The hole stink w/ Powell's predecessor and firing an assistant coach who was actually being supportive of the players.

 

[azfan]

In Arizona it appears all proceeding according to expectations.

GCU - Lopes take care of business in their Holiday tournament winning big over Georgia Southern.

kitties wanted to lose less than the Cougs, but a win on the road is a win on the road

ASU - oy. Well after scoring 25 points in the first quarter at Utah things revert to normal, Utes lead at the half 48-38. If the score holds Adair stays on schedule to lead the Devils to a third consecutive 20 loss season. Is it possible that the Devils iron out their "issues" at half and rally..................

NO....

The "culture" the "coaching" the "catastrophe" that is ASU WBB was illustrated twice in the second half - by Ice Brown.

With 5 minutes gone in the third quarter, Ice goes 1 on 4 in the paint (with 3 open shooters) and gets called for the offensive foul.

With 4 minutes left in the game, 45 feet from the hoop, Ice commits her 5th foul (frustration)

Oy, it is soooooooooooooo painful. Adair and her squad hold Utah to 102 points.

The Sun Devils

What was also painful was the positive spin the Utah announcers placed on the Delaware coach:

This is a teaching moment (Yah think?)

7 new transfers into Tempe (Why?, Why? Why can't she keep or develop players?)

Lots of improvement in the second half? (WTF - ASU gives up 48 in the first half and 54 in the second - IMPROVEMENT?!?!?!)

Just a matter of cleaning up some details (NO, ITS NOT)

There's a lot to like with this team. (If you are a masochist)

You have got to respect the effort. (Are they out of their minds?)

ASU fans have to be excited about this team. (Is it me or is this psychotic?)

ASU can hold their head up. (What?)

My favorite

ASU made some nice defensive adjustments in the second half. (OMG, OMG, OMG)

 

[TheFarmFan]

NO....

The "culture" the "coaching" the "catastrophe" that is ASU WBB was illustrated twice in the second half - by Ice Brown.

With 5 minutes gone in the third quarter, Ice goes 1 on 4 in the paint (with 3 open shooters) and gets called for the offensive foul.

With 4 minutes left in the game, 45 feet from the hoop, Ice commits her 5th foul (frustration)

Oy, it is soooooooooooooo painful. Adair and her squad hold Utah to 102 points.

The Sun Devils

What was also painful was the positive spin the Utah announcers placed on the Delaware coach:

This is a teaching moment (Yah think?)

7 new transfers into Tempe (Why?, Why? Why can't she keep or develop players?)

Lots of improvement in the second half? (WTF - ASU gives up 48 in the first half and 54 in the second - IMPROVEMENT?!?!?!)

Just a matter of cleaning up some details (NO, ITS NOT)

There's a lot to like with this team. (If you are a masochist)

You have got to respect the effort. (Are they out of their minds?)

ASU fans have to be excited about this team. (Is it me or is this psychotic?)

ASU can hold their head up. (What?)

My favorite

ASU made some nice defensive adjustments in the second half. (OMG, OMG, OMG)

I feel like I'm privy to the inside your fan mind working through some tough stuff. Is Adair your Manticore?

 

[nwhoopfan]

What was also painful was the positive spin the Utah announcers placed on the Delaware coach:

Yeah, I've found people can be very complimentary of a coach they hope is retained by a frequent opponent, when it is pretty obvious a change needs to be made.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Should we be talking about Georgia Tech? Still undefeated. A couple wins over ranked opponents.

 

[nwhoopfan]

There was more than 1 team letting a big lead get away tonight. West Virginia was cruising @ Colorado...then got outscored 25-9 in Q4. Buffs take a 65-60 win.

 

[YoDore]

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.

Butler is missing its best player, grad student Caroline Strande (14 ppg) who went down in the first half of the Wisconcin game, which they eventually lost in double OT. She hasn't played since, and it's starting to look like they're not going to be very good without her. Not sure of her injury, but they sure do need her back.

 

[Plebe]

What was also painful was the positive spin the Utah announcers placed on the Delaware coach:

This is a teaching moment (Yah think?)

7 new transfers into Tempe (Why?, Why? Why can't she keep or develop players?)

Lots of improvement in the second half? (WTF - ASU gives up 48 in the first half and 54 in the second - IMPROVEMENT?!?!?!)

Just a matter of cleaning up some details (NO, ITS NOT)

There's a lot to like with this team. (If you are a masochist)

You have got to respect the effort. (Are they out of their minds?)

ASU fans have to be excited about this team. (Is it me or is this psychotic?)

ASU can hold their head up. (What?)

My favorite

ASU made some nice defensive adjustments in the second half. (OMG, OMG, OMG)

I needed this comic relief. Please stay

I'm always amazed at how no matter how bad a team is, the commentators can pull out all the stops to make it sound like they're just about to turn the corner and reach the Final Four.