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OT: Wow! Duke over ND

USC...after 3 quarters..led Michigan [unranked]....by one point. Mercy me!

Oklahoma and South Carolilna early on ESPN....I think.
 
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I'm not sure if there's a ND fan board like ours...there must be...but if you check it out you will inevitably learn that this is all because the refs "had it in" for ND!
 
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Bigpetunia said:
I'm not sure if there's a ND fan board like ours...there must be...but if you check it out you will inevitably learn that this is all because the refs "had it in" for ND!
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Haha! Another laugh out loud moment here. Or is this loss similar to last year’s “nose ring” incident when the refs were blamed?
 
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As much as I don't root for Duke (still having nightmares about MBB), I thoroughly enjoyed watching WBB beat ND. Thankfully this wasn't a "can't they both lose" game, aka, ND vs TN. :D
 
BRS24 said:
As much as I don't root for Duke (still having nightmares about MBB), I thoroughly enjoyed watching WBB beat ND. Thankfully this wasn't a "can't they both lose" game, aka, ND vs TN. :D
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For me, Notre Dame is to women's basketball as Duke is to men's basketball. (For those of us who remember the analogies section of the SATs.) ;) Duke women's basketball is a-okay with me!
 
Pretty much locks in the number 1 seeds as Texas/South Carolina/USC/UCLA. All 4 resumes are so similar.

Games tomorrow should determine order of seeds. If Texas beats LSU and wins tomorrow, they’re going to be #1 overall.

If USC wins, and Texas wins, they’re #2 overall. They’re number 1 if they win and Texas loses.

If both Texas/USC lose, I think UCLA is #1 and South Carolina is #2. I’d think Texas drops to 3 and USC at 4, but who knows. Razor thin line separating the top 4.

UCONN’s locked in as the top #2 seed assuming they win their next 2. NC State/Notre Dame should be locked in for #6/#7. Last #2 could be any of Duke, TCU or LSU.

If LSU wins today and beats SC tomorrow, I think they have a strong argument to jump Notre Dame (and NC State if NC State loses). Odds of that happening seem low though.
 
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As many scorers as ND has they depend on Hildago. When shes not on they struggle. Just like USC and some other teams. SC is really talented but lack a big in the middle that kept them winning the last few seasons and SC does not have a go to player. USC and Texas do have go to players and when theyre not hitting both teams struggle although Texas has a big in Jones and Rory is hot and cold. UConn is the only team and peaking and blowing opponents out and UConn is loaded with shooters/scorers and great D. The committee may not see it that way and thats ok I guess.
 
For any old timers, one thing that’s pretty awesome to see is the success of standout guards from the late 90s/early 00s who are now great coaches. Ralph was a standout at UCONN, Lawson at Tennessee, Ivey at Notre Dame.

All 3:
-won and lost games against each other 25ish years ago

-stuck around the sport either playing, coaching, or broadcasting (or if you’re Kara Lawson, all 3)

-started as head coaches within a year of each other

-and all 3 are doing a GREAT job of revamping their programs
 
LwrcasefaN said:
Wesbeld looks checked out. Overall, ND looks to be treating their bigs like second class citizens when it comes to shot attempts. And many of the attempts they do get are offensive rebounds or bailing out a guard.
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Westbeld got knocked in the nose and didn’t look the same when she came back in. I think they said she also got hit yesterday.

I thought the whole team looked a bit lackadaisical. They play like that in the dance and they might not make it beyond the round of 16.
 
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LwrcasefaN said:
Wesbeld looks checked out. Overall, ND looks to be treating their bigs like second class citizens when it comes to shot attempts. And many of the attempts they do get are offensive rebounds or bailing out a guard.
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Have gotten to see multiple ND games lately and agree that their bigs are not looking for shots and when they get them, don't appear comfortable. Suspect that some of this is end of year fatigue and some is based on ND being such a guard-oriented team. No one should underestimate them in the NCAA's since when they turn it on, they are as good as anyone out there.
 
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