Who do we want to win on Monday?

[DaddyChoc]

Odd...you commented on Baylor being the favorite yet you highlighted the POY part. Just kills some people to admit that she is so far beyond any other player in college.

who has questions about that and is scared to admit it ... buddy you're on a UConn board making a statement like that, thats ODD!

geesh is there a Baylor board cause you're passively "wagging your tongue" on this board.

anyone with common sense knows Baylor is the top dog and BG is the leader of the pack (atleast I think so) but your ego is out of control on this board. IMO

 

[Bestiarius]

Nice dunk!

I don't see why there is so much ballyhoo about dunking. All that needs be done is to be able to reach the basket then drop the ball in. When you're 6' 8" it's easy to do. I do that with the waste basket every day, but I get no kudos for that.

 

[connboy77]

Odd...you commented on Baylor being the favorite yet you highlighted the POY part. Just kills some people to admit that she is so far beyond any other player in college.

Not me, I said before the season started that she would be player of the year.

 

[Bestiarius]

The Lady Vols can bring off the bench Vicki Baugh, Cierra Burdick & Isabelle Harrison to rest Glory Johnson if she needs it or gets into foul trouble. All can lay a body on Griner. Will they be effective, probably not, but they are bodies. The key to the game is will Tenn hit enough 3 point shots to make it a game and how many points does Stricklen score. Still think Baylor wins, but Tenn can make a game of it, if they bring their A Game.

I think Tenn can do as well against Baylor as Georgia Tech did unless they clear the bench at the end of the game.

 

[BooRadley]

who has questions about that and is scared to admit it ... buddy you're on a UConn board making a statement like that, thats ODD!

geesh is there a Baylor board cause you're passively "wagging your tongue" on this board.

anyone with common sense knows Baylor is the top dog and BG is the leader of the pack (atleast I think so) but your ego is out of control on this board. IMO

Hey DC,
What's with the nasty attitude you've focused on ett? Do you guys have a history that might be best left in the past?


I don't see ett's "ego" "wagging" anything.... Of course, my eyes aren't what they used to be... Even though I fought it as hard as I could, age has mellowed me.... Fighting doesn't hold the same fascination it once held....


At your best you are a terrific champion of these young players... at your worst you can come off as a rigid lecturing bully who is unwilling to accept that others may see things differently. I really enjoy & fully support the best of DC...

Your Ol' Pal Boo

 

[DaddyChoc]

Hey DC,
What's with the nasty attitude that you've directed toward ett? Do you guys have a history that might e best left in the past? I don't see ett's "ego" "wagging" anything....

At your best you are a terrific champion of these young players... at your worst you come off as a lecturing bully who is unwilling to accept that others may see things differently. I really enjoy & fully support the best of DC...

Your Ol' Pal Boo

not an attitude... just an observation.

he continues to 'try to convince" people that Baylor is this, BG is that etc. We all know that. He may have agenda with a few folks and is using the Boneyard as his platform and at the same time flooding this "UConn" board with Baylor rah rah.

Cam, TriDuke, Cardfan dont go overboard about their teams like he does... geesh as I said "I love Baylor, OSyms, BG, KMulkey, Sophia Young and DUNKING", Baylor is the favored but no need to say "for who who dont think blah blah blah" on a UConn board. Who is he talking about?

sorry if I offended anyone but I had to post my thoughts.

anyone else would be called a troll doing a drive-by and would have been sent on their way with "Thanks For You Interest In UCONN BASKETBALL.

yeah he has some solid post and is a friendly poster but the "for those who dont think..." just was a bit much.

 

[MilfordHusky]

I'm one of the crazy ones too. I think Tenn has a chance. Not a big chance, but they are big and athletic, and strange things happen in basketball. There is a lot of pressure in regional finals and also from carrying a long winning streak.

 

[Kibitzer]

One difference between Tennessee and Baylor is that B. has Griner and T. does not. That difference is the game-changer.

Baylor by a dozen, maybe even more if Tennessee clears its bench when the issue is beyond doubt.

 

[DaddyChoc]

I'm one of the crazy ones too. I think Tenn has a chance. Not a big chance, but they are big and athletic, and strange things happen in basketball. There is a lot of pressure in regional finals and also from carrying a long winning streak.

Im with you 3rdbass... they may be "peaking" at the right time. They already exceeded a lot of people's expectations

 

[Vowelguy]

I'm one of the crazy ones too. I think Tenn has a chance. Not a big chance, but they are big and athletic, and strange things happen in basketball. There is a lot of pressure in regional finals and also from carrying a long winning streak.

Having lost in this game last year, I expect Baylor to be extra focused. And TN has its own pressure issues to deal with -- last chance for this class to make a F4, as well as the Summitt issues.

Also I kinda think this year's Baylor team is on a mission. I still believe it's their title to lose.

 

[EricLA]

So Johnson is going to take on the entire Baylor front line herself?

I assume Glory & Baugh will get decent minutes together, so Baugh is not really a backup for her. And saying that Burdick and Harrison can come off the bench is almost equivalent to saying UConn has Michala Johnson to bring off the bench to guard BG. Griner will absolutely destroy any of those.

i realize you said "almost equivalent" when discussing Burdick and Harrison coming off the bench equating them to Johnson, but they are both a very large step ahead of Michala. i'd put them both on par Brianna Banks - not in the type of game they play, but in that they shouldn't see see much PT in a close game, but certainly could be used in a rotation when the team is up by 15 or so.

 

[EricLA]

Im with you 3rdbass... they may be "peaking" at the right time. They already exceeded a lot of people's expectations

gotta disagree just a tad there... wasn't tennessee picked #2 preseason? or at the lowest, #3? they had 8 losses but were made a 2 seed. IMHO it's still debatable whether they should have been a 3, but that's just me. so at this point, they have met expectations, and to be honest, they've NOT done it in anything relating to a dominating fashion. no offense to Kansas, but they beat them by 11. perhaps Kansas was better than an 11 seed, but UCONN beat K State by 50 or something. and they were an 8 seed.

 

[DaddyChoc]

gotta disagree just a tad there... wasn't tennessee picked #2 preseason? or at the lowest, #3? they had 8 losses but were made a 2 seed. IMHO it's still debatable whether they should have been a 3, but that's just me. so at this point, they have met expectations, and to be honest, they've NOT done it in anything relating to a dominating fashion. no offense to Kansas, but they beat them by 11. perhaps Kansas was better than an 11 seed, but UCONN beat K State by 50 or something. and they were an 8 seed.

E they are on to the Elite 8... not another Ball State debacle, they got past the Rd of 32 and the Sweet 16.
As a few of us recently stated about UConn's wins... at this time its "win and advance" even if its by one point.

Will they beat Baylor, personally I hope not BUT they have the height and "players" to compete. Its going to be interest... make sure your popcorn is buttered

 

[Vowelguy]

i realize you said "almost equivalent" when discussing Burdick and Harrison coming off the bench equating them to Johnson, but they are both a very large step ahead of Michala. .

Yes.

But neither is going to pose any threat to Griner.

 

[McHuskyFan]

i don't really care who wins Monday .... I only care who wins on Sunday

 

[01Neaggrad02]

Sunday and Tuesday and then in the final four and championship game

 

[McHuskyFan]

Sunday and Tuesday and then in the final four and championship game

I'm not messin' with no mojo ..... tryin' to take it one game at a time

 

[MilfordHusky]

To clarify, at least my view: I expect Baylor to win, perhaps by 15+. But I think Tennessee has a chance. They are familiar with Baylor, and the LVs are also on a mission. If Baylor plays their A game, the LVs have no chance. Stranger things have happened than a Tennessee upset of a very, very good team.

 

[triaddukefan]

I think Tennessee has a chance Monday night, but then again I expected GaTech to give Baylor a game for 30 minutes....... so the Lady Vols probably will get beat by 70

 

[DaddyChoc]

I think Tennessee has a chance Monday night, but then again I expected GaTech to give Baylor a game for 30 minutes....... so the Lady Vols probably will get beat by 70

is Duke looking great or is St johns lookin bad

 

[justML]

If we're not in it come Monday, I won't give a flying fig who is.

One game at a time!

 

[triaddukefan]

is Duke looking great or is St johns lookin bad

I was rooting for Oklahoma to win..... but we are having a much easier time with St John's then I could ever imagine.

 

[MilfordHusky]

is Duke looking great or is St johns lookin bad

Yes.

 

[DaddyChoc]

Yes.

hahahahahaha thanks

 

[Sonny44]

I'd like to see anybody beat ND, the Bonnies or later MD.
UCONN by 30.
Slight preference to Gonzaga over KY only to continue the Cinderella story.