WHICH NON UCONN MATCHUPS ARE YOU MOST INTERESTED IN SEEING?

[easttexastrash]

My serious answer to the question is as follows:

The general consensus is that Baylor is #1 until someone proves otherwise, and the only team who has much of a chance to do so is UConn. Duke, meanwhile, is the clear #3, and then there's a logjam of teams that make up #4-#11 that are far less differentiated.

So my questions for the season are:

• How do Baylor and UConn fare against common opponents?
• What is closer: the distance between Duke and UConn, or the distance between Duke and #4?
• Of the logjam behind Duke, do we truly have parity, or will some of those teams stand out over the course of the season?

Clearly, any game that sheds light onto any of those questions is going to be of interest to me.

Duke is closer to 4 than 2. UCONN is pretty much on equal ground with Baylor and those two are about as clear cut at 1 and 2 as we've ever seen. Lots of parity after 1 and 2.

 

[UConnCat]

My serious answer to the question is as follows:

The general consensus is that Baylor is #1 until someone proves otherwise, and the only team who has much of a chance to do so is UConn. Duke, meanwhile, is the clear #3, and then there's a logjam of teams that make up #4-#11 that are far less differentiated.

I haven't seen the poll yet (it's not online) but I understand Athlon's preseason poll ranks Duke #2 and UConn #3. Of course these polls don't matter but this does make you wonder what some are thinking.

 

[alexrgct]

I haven't seen the poll yet (it's not online) but I understand Athlon's preseason poll ranks Duke #2 and UConn #3. Of course these polls don't matter but this does make you wonder what some are thinking.

If that is true, Athlon just lost what credibility they may have had. I mean, come on, now.

 

[UConnCat]

If that is true, Athlon just lost what credibility they may have had. I mean, come on, now.

My source is the St John's website which posted a story this week on the upcoming season. The story included this:

"The official start of the 2012-13 college basketball season is weeks away, yet the Joe Tartamella Era of women’s basketball at St. John’s is off to a momentous start and making an early mark in the media circuit as the Red Storm were ranked in the top 23 in two of the major basketball preview magazines, released in mid-September.

The Red Storm was ranked 12th by Lindy’s Sports and No. 23 by Athlon Sports, it is the fourth-straight year St. John’s was featured in these prestigious preseason publications.

Both magazines picked Baylor as the unanimous No. 1 but alternate the No. 2 and No. 3 ranking with Connecticut and Duke, both opponents for the Red Storm in 2012-13."

 

[RockyMTblue2]

I'm intrigued by this concept of games not involving Uconn and wish to know more. Does this phenomenon have a website?

Ah, The dry wit is alive and well I see.

 

[triaddukefan]

I haven't seen the poll yet (it's not online) but I understand Athlon's preseason poll ranks Duke #2 and UConn #3. Of course these polls don't matter but this does make you wonder what some are thinking.

I failed to disclose to yall that i was on the Athlon committee in charge of the rankings

 

[alexrgct]

Ah, The dry wit is alive and well I see.

Dry wit-wise, Athlon seems to have me beat by quite a bit.

 

[5sidedlarry]

Aside from all the Rutgers games.

I really want to see...

Delaware/Maryland
Texas A&M/Tennessee
UConn/Baylor

And some Gerogia Tech games, I'm interested in seeing them and seeing how they move on without Goodlet.

You are the first one i saw with UConn/Baylor matchup and also Delaware match up..What interest me Elle Della Don she will go number 2 or three in draft, but she is a mystery..I saw her play in high school at the UHartford in a tourament and she is smooth,but never seems to play any quality teams and iam not sure if she wants to play in WNBA she then would have to leave her home.I wanted to get your take on her.She has all the moves and at that height and her ball handling skills are great but there is something there that i don"t know if she can take the grind everyday with higher caliber ball players

I know i spelled her name wrong

 

[Coler]

You are the first one i saw with UConn/Baylor matchup and also Delaware match up..What interest me Elle Della Don she will go number 2 or three in draft, but she is a mystery..I saw her play in high school at the UHartford in a tourament and she is smooth,but never seems to play any quality teams and iam not sure if she wants to play in WNBA she then would have to leave her home.I wanted to get your take on her.She has all the moves and at that height and her ball handling skills are great but there is something there that i don"t know if she can take the grind everyday with higher caliber ball players

I know i spelled her name wrong

EDD is hands down my favorite player in the country besides all the Rutgers players, of course. I don't think I've seen a better offensive player at her height. She's just so smooth, and her offensive game is flawless. Her defensive game needs some work, but she makes up for her foot speed with her height, and ability to block shots.

She has stated that she will play in the WNBA, and she will go wherever she's drafted. However, she said she doesn't know if she could play overseas.

And she did play on the College National team last summer against some good quality teams, and she lead that team in scoring, and the coach said she was the best player on the team. That team included Nneka Ogwumike & Skylar Diggins.

 

[easttexastrash]

EDD is hands down my favorite player in the country besides all the Rutgers players, of course. I don't think I've seen a better offensive player at her height. She's just so smooth, and her offensive game is flawless. Her defensive game needs some work, but she makes up for her foot speed with her height, and ability to block shots.

She has stated that she will play in the WNBA, and she will go wherever she's drafted. However, she said she doesn't know if she could play overseas.

And she did play on the College National team last summer against some good quality teams, and she lead that team in scoring, and the coach said she was the best player on the team. That team included Nneka Ogwumike & Skylar Diggins.

She is very good, but I cannot put her ahead of Nneka. Nneka has gained increased respect from me after the FF game and her performances in the WNBA. I cannot imagine EDD hitting the WNBA with such ferocity and will to perform as Nneka has. Nneka is a flat-out baller.

Nneka has such great self-motivation to perform and improve. She is constant energy and does not get out worked by anyone. I have a feeling that she is going to improve her three point shooting and when she does, watch out.

 

[Coler]

She is very good, but I cannot put her ahead of Nneka. Nneka has gained increased respect from me after the FF game and her performances in the WNBA. I cannot imagine EDD hitting the WNBA with such ferocity and will to perform as Nneka has. Nneka is a flat-out baller.

Nneka has such great self-motivation to perform and improve. She is constant energy and does not get out worked by anyone. I have a feeling that she is going to improve her three point shooting and when she does, watch out.

Comparing Nneka and EDD is like comparing apples and oranges. Sorry, but I prefer oranges.

I think EDD will hit the WNBA running, just like Nneka did. The different most likely will be that Nneka had players like Parker, and Beard to take pressure off of her. EDD and Griner most likely will be the go to players on their teams.

 

[Wonkster]

I knew it, I was being sarcastic I am 100% German. My other favorite word like that is Fremdschämen, which is feeling shame at someone else's actions.

Two points:

Few people realize there is more German blood flowing in the veins of Americans than that of any other single nationality.

Schadenfreude has been considered English by Merriam-Webster for some 50 years now. Haven't checked, but it's most likely the Oxford English Dictionary does not. You must understand, however, that the Brits are still in denial of the status of such words as 'nougat' and 'nova' (the stellar explosion).

 

[5sidedlarry]

EDD is hands down my favorite player in the country besides all the Rutgers players, of course. I don't think I've seen a better offensive player at her height. She's just so smooth, and her offensive game is flawless. Her defensive game needs some work, but she makes up for her foot speed with her height, and ability to block shots.

She has stated that she will play in the WNBA, and she will go wherever she's drafted. However, she said she doesn't know if she could play overseas.

And she did play on the College National team last summer against some good quality teams, and she lead that team in scoring, and the coach said she was the best player on the team. That team included Nneka Ogwumike & Skylar Diggins.

EDD is hands down my favorite player in the country besides all the Rutgers players, of course. I don't think I've seen a better offensive player at her height. She's just so smooth, and her offensive game is flawless. Her defensive game needs some work, but she makes up for her foot speed with her height, and ability to block shots.

She has stated that she will play in the WNBA, and she will go wherever she's drafted. However, she said she doesn't know if she could play overseas.

And she did play on the College National team last summer against some good quality teams, and she lead that team in scoring, and the coach said she was the best player on the team. That team included Nneka Ogwumike & Skylar Diggins.

I hope she can play in the WNBA,if you look at the league as a whole every year it seems to get better and better and i hope she can hack it and i really don't care if she goes overseas.What iam waiting for is to see if she can play against some of the best players in the world, playing with good players sometimes makes you look
even better,but i do believe like you that she is a great talent i just wish she played in a better conference

SHE IS VERY VERY SMOOTH