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Week 9 - Jan 1 to 7

Bigboote said:
I think I've only seen them once this year, too. Indiana's been hard to find if you don't have B1G+. I like watching them, as I have roots in Maine, so like to keep track of what Mackenzie Holmes is doing.

I thought they looked great tonight. They have a good core, and Teri Moren consistently preaches defense. With Scalia, Holmes, Garzon, and Parrish as scorers and Moore-McNeil running the show, their offense should be able to get them far enough.
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They came out focused and executed what they wanted to do at will. The only thing that was concerning was the foul trouble. Fortunately, they had a sizeable lead and it didn't hurt them. May not be so lucky in closer games.

Michigan will continue to perplex me. Is it their lack of an inside game? Is it the fact they lost a lot of veteran leadership last season? I don't know. It's a Jekyll and Hyde situation each game. You can't predict which version of this team you'll see on the court.
 
cancontent said:
They came out focused and executed what they wanted to do at will. The only thing that was concerning was the foul trouble. Fortunately, they had a sizeable lead and it didn't hurt them. May not be so lucky in closer games.

Michigan will continue to perplex me. Is it their lack of an inside game? Is it the fact they lost a lot of veteran leadership last season? I don't know. It's a Jekyll and Hyde situation each game. You can't predict which version of this team you'll see on the court.
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Indiana had an insane 1st quarter where they shot 100% from the field (13 of 13) and led 36-17. They essentially coasted the rest of the way.

Quite the contrast with their recent win over Illinois, where they could never gain separation and the outcome was very much in doubt until the final minute.
 
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Louisville really bucking the ACC trend of playing down to weak opposition.

(insert GIF of ducking the thrown shoe)
 
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Vowelguy said:
Lots of surprises in sec tonight

Vandy, Ga, Kentucky
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Ole Miss over Bama is a mild surprise to me as well.

55-45 is a very SEC-sounding score.
 
I like lsus roster a lot and think they have a good shot at making the final four, but does anybody else notice that they don't make the extra pass. It may not matter cuz their players are that talented but watching them against Missouri Ive seen it over and over, players take contested or forced shots when someone is wide open.
 
I find it shocking that this was the first triple-double in UNC WBB history. With all those great players they've had come through the program back in the day.

 
Plebe said:
I find it shocking that this was the first triple-double in UNC WBB history. With all those great players they've had come through the program back in the day.

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Most of those assists were just too easy dishing it off to Gakdeng. I thought 4 or 5 of them were the same play that just kept getting looped.
 
First 15-15-10 game vs. ranked opponent in WBB history?!

Another first I find hard to believe, but okay ...

 
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jdote33 said:
I like lsus roster a lot and think they have a good shot at making the final four, but does anybody else notice that they don't make the extra pass. It may not matter cuz their players are that talented but watching them against Missouri Ive seen it over and over, players take contested or forced shots when someone is wide open.
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Reese and morrow need to learn to pass more getting double and tripled team. I lost count how many wide open 3s were open and they just didn’t pass. I’ll say morrow was at least super efficient

Hailey Van Lith IMO is not a fit at LSU. I get why lsu did it but she doesn’t fit their style of play or their need. Everything about her game that made her successful at Louisville is not being used. Her teammates at times are even ignoring her wide open for kick out 3s. On the flip side HVLs defense is so bad Kim ain’t fixing that. She is such a liability on dribble penetration she alone messes up their entire defense at times because she gets beat off the dribble so much.

Kim is in her third year at LSU but this depth chart is probably easily her worst. They don’t have any depth. That “#1 class” looks like a total bust minus Williams and Rosario from what I’ve seen. Velez and Kent have not looked good at all.
 
In all fairness, the loss of Smith must have put a serious dent in Kim's roster planning. Though I'm not sure what the starting lineup would have looked like with Smith. But letting Reese play outside of the C position would have added an interesting dynamic. On the other hand, it might have required some sort of platoon for Morrow, which might not have gone over so well. Could Kim have played a lineup that started Reese Morrow and Smith together? Sounds slow, especially with Haley Van Lith at pg.
 
Bone Dog said:
In all fairness, the loss of Smith must have put a serious dent in Kim's roster planning. Though I'm not sure what the starting lineup would have looked like with Smith. But letting Reese play outside of the C position would have added an interesting dynamic. On the other hand, it might have required some sort of platoon for Morrow, which might not have gone over so well. Could Kim have played a lineup that started Reese Morrow and Smith together? Sounds slow, especially with Haley Van Lith at pg.
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I'm sure it could work in spurts, Reese/Morrow/Smith are 'athletic' bigs who can get out and defend on the perimeter well. Not the Kalani Brown type of bigs Mulkey had at Baylor.

But yes it would have been a bit slower when you add Hailey Van Lith into the mix.

I say if Smith was healthy, she or Morrow would be coming off the bench, I don't think its a starting lineup with all of those bigs. Morrow didn't get into a roll and find herself at LSU until the Cayman Islands, since then she has seemed to found her identify and groove at LSU (even with the return of Reese/Hailey Van Lith).

For me though I think the key to LSU's team this year and the glue to the team is Flaujae Johnson, she just does it all. I've enjoyed her growth from year one to year two. She dramatically cut down those turnovers and is a all around player now. Scores, rebounds, defends, creates for teammates
 
Hester42 said:
I say if Smith was healthy, she or Morrow would be coming off the bench, I don't think its a starting lineup with all of those bigs. Morrow didn't get into a roll and find herself at LSU until the Cayman Islands, since then she has seemed to found her identify and groove at LSU (even with the return of Reese/Hailey Van Lith).
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In the early games in which all 3 played, either Smith or Morrow came off the bench but still played starters' minutes.
 
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Iowa thrashed Rutgers. Triple double for Caitlin, "only" 29 points. Is she a threat to finish #2 behind Sabrina for career triple doubles? I would think she's in the neighborhood. Looks like Marshall and Martin found their shooting touch for this game.
 
nwhoopfan said:
Iowa thrashed Rutgers. Triple double for Caitlin, "only" 29 points. Is she a threat to finish #2 behind Sabrina for career triple doubles? I would think she's in the neighborhood. Looks like Marshall and Martin found their shooting touch for this game.
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Clark is already #2. Ionescu had 26, Clark is now at 14. Third place all time is 9.
 
Plebe said:
Clark is already #2. Ionescu had 26, Clark is now at 14. Third place all time is 9.
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Oops, I need a Homer Simpson "Doh!" gif.
 
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Hester42 said:
Arizona/Colorado was amazing game. AZ has a lot of great young talent but Colorado escapes
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I loved Adia Barnes going through the handshake line. All smiles...knowing her team played as well as it could and just came up 1 point short.

I am going to miss the Pac 12 on Friday nights next season. I hope the destination conferences for some of these Pac 12 teams arrange something to entertain us all on Friday nights next season.
 
Plebe said:
I find it shocking that this was the first triple-double in UNC WBB history. With all those great players they've had come through the program back in the day.

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I’m kicking myself for not watching that last night. I just love Ustby.
 
Utah beat Arizona St. fairly handily despite Pili not scoring much.

UCLA is running away from Oregon, we've got a couple close games...and then my stinking Huskies have regressed badly from early in the season, back to the gang that can't shoot straight and can't score. I thought those days were done, this was supposed to be a more talented group. 7 straight years of paltry offense is getting REALLY old.
 
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