Who wins this weekend? #6 Notre Dame at #3 U$C, #1 SCAR at #5 fUCLA

[DallasDomer]

As a UConn fan yesterdays game was encouraging. USC will find a way to lose and to stop ND all you have to do is force Hidalgo to shoot the 3 and force Miles to drive. Easy 25 point wins against either team.

I wonder why Uconn didn't do that last year?

 

[Orc]

Guards and post for ND are elite. They are the best team Ive seen this year so far. Should be favorites to win the natty

 

[mudcat]

USC is almost a repeat of LSU last year. LSU was the media darling preseason, based on portal additions. LSU tried to turn Hailey Van Lith into a pg but when that failed they struggled. USC has a few outstanding players who can beat most other teams by themselves and look great doing it but they have no one to play pg and their ball security was non-existent today. I think the official scorer missed some TO's. It appears that NDame's plan was to double the ball every time it went inside and USC made it easy when their inside players started dribbling whenever they got the ball down low. .

Their point guard was out of the game and they had a freshman playing pg, was the most likely reason.

 

[CalWBBfan]

I love Coach Gotlieb. She is a solid coach. Her track record at California speaks volumes about her coaching ability. This game, she was out coached. It happens from time to time. You learn from it and move on. Thankfully, it was an early season loss. 10 games down the road, if they are 10-0 during that stretch and firing on all cylinders, this loss will be nothing more than a wakeup call for USC.

I've never thought her to be a particularly good X's and O's coach....and she did same thing with Anigwe at Cal. She also bailed on the program in a way that left a bad taste with Cal fans to this day....that said, she's very friendly and I can see why recruits respond to that. I always liked her.

 

[mudcat]

As a UConn fan yesterdays game was encouraging. USC will find a way to lose and to stop ND all you have to do is force Hidalgo to shoot the 3 and force fMiles to drive. Easy 25 point wins against either team.

Much easier said than done: especially since Hidalgo is a decent 3 point shooter.

 

[cancontent]

Their point guard was out of the game and they had a freshman playing pg, was the most likely reason.

Ummmm, Kennedy Smith is also a freshman.

 

[Stagnant]

Horrible defense from Juju on this possession. Miles is hard to stay in front of. But that can’t happen.

 

[Bone Dog]

In fact, I would probably take Sonia Citron ahead of Iriafen. Citron is an exceptional wing who plays lock down defense, can score from all 3 levels and could move over to shooting guard in a pinch.

I might too, especially after Kiki's performance against ND. It showed how narrow her game currently is. She's got a lot to prove after that outing.

 

[Stagnant]

I would think LA is strongly considering drafting Miles atm. No doubt about it.

 

[Reypl21]

As a UConn fan yesterdays game was encouraging. USC will find a way to lose and to stop ND all you have to do is force Hidalgo to shoot the 3 and force Miles to drive. Easy 25 point wins against either team.

Prior to this season I think the scout was to stop Miles' driving and let her shoot. Her 3PT shot has come alive, but I don't think you want her driving. Recipe for disaster as she's a great finisher, but also that's where her passing is dangerous. Also, I don't think anyone is going to stop Hannah from driving.

 

[Geew1992]

Prior to this season I think the scout was to stop Miles' driving and let her shoot. Her 3PT shot has come alive, but I don't think you want her driving. Recipe for disaster as she's a great finisher, but also that's where her passing is dangerous. Also, I don't think anyone is going to stop Hannah from driving.

I think it was sarcasm

 

[darrell]

I might too, especially after Kiki's performance against ND. It showed how narrow her game currently is. She's got a lot to prove after that outing.

I don’t think it was her game as much as it was Gottlieb’s coaching. Playing in a system designed for one player is tough, especially when that one player can’t use their defensive attention to set up their teammates. She was a beast last year under Tara.