Boston needed inside and outside help. Defenses are collapsing all around her.
The girls gave that game away tonight.
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Hadn't seen UCONN play all year, but it looked to me that Geno prepared his troops well.
The three at the end of the first half was luck too, IMO.
At least it was a straight swish, no rim.
The hopeful ones - and possibly the coaching staff - could look at this game as a glass half full, and say that CT beat our team by only 4 pts in overtime, on their home court with our team committing 20+ unforced turnovers, and one of their players needing to score 30+ pts for them to even do that.
It doesn't make the loss feel any better, but hopefully it gives the team impetus to work on improving FG conversion, teamwork with the ball, and better ball security....
It doesn't make the loss feel any better, but hopefully it gives the team impetus to work on improving FG conversion, teamwork with the ball, and better ball security....
None of that should have been lacking by this stage against this opponent. This game was an alarming indicator.
Maybe, and maybe not.
Two ranking services have us with the number one class and two have UConn number one. S fifth service has the two classes exactly even.
To compare the players, I'll use Hoopgurlz.
1 | Azzi Fudd | 98 | UConn | G | 5-11 | St. John's College H.S. (DC) | |
2 | Raven Johnson | 98 | South Carolina | PG | 5-8 | Westlake H.S. (GA) | |
3 | Saniya Rivers | 98 | South Carolina | G | 6-0 | Eugene Ashley H.S. (NC) | |
4 | Sania Feagin | 98 | South Carolina | F | 6-3 | Forest Park H.S. (GA) | |
5 | Caroline Ducharme | 98 | UConn | G | 5-10 | Noble & Greenough School (MA) | |
6 | Aaliyah Moore | 97 | Texas | F | 6-1 | Moore H.S. (OK) | |
7 | Jersey Wolfenbarger | 97 | Arkansas | W | 6-5 | Northside H.S. (AR) | |
8 | Olivia Miles | 97 | Notre Dame | PG | 5-10 | Blair Academy (NJ) | |
9 | Teonni Key | 97 | North Carolina | W | 6-3 | Cary H.S. (NC) | |
10 | Rori Harmon | 97 | Texas | PG | 5-6 | Cypress Creek H.S. (TX) | |
11 | Brooke Demetre | 97 | Stanford | W | 6-2 | Mater Dei H.S. (CA) | |
12 | Payton Verhulst | 97 | Louisville | G | 6-1 | Bishop Miege H.S. (KS) | |
13 | Maryam Dauda | 96 | Baylor | P | 6-4 | Bentonville H.S. (AR) | |
14 | Aubryanna Hall | 96 | South Carolina | G | 5-11 | Wayne H.S. (OH) | |
15 | Amari DeBerry | 96 | UConn | F | 6-5 | Williamsville South H.S. (NY) |
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Being top 4 or top 8 is what should matter. We need to win out the season to stay in the chase for a number 1 seeding. Lose another game and we will drop to a second seed.
Normally, you want to be top 4 so you are seeded in your own regional. This year, a seed of 5-8 is just as good geographically speaking..
Here are today's NET computer rankings that is to guide the selection committee.
| 1 | 2 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 17-2 | 11-1 | 0-0 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2 | 1 | UConn | Big East | 14-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 9-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | 3 | South Carolina | SEC | 15-2 | 7-1 | 2-0 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | 4 | Baylor | Big 12 | 14-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 | 8-1 | 0-0 |
| 5 | 5 | Louisville | ACC | 18-1 | 5-0 | 1-0 | 12-1 | 0-0 |
| 6 | 6 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 12-4 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 7-2 | 0-0 |
| 7 | 7 | Maryland | Big Ten | 13-2 | 5-1 | 2-1 | 6-0 | 0-0 |
| 8 | 8 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 11-3 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 9 | 9 | Indiana | Big Ten | 11-4 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 6-2 | 0-0 |
| 10 | 10 | NC State | ACC | 12-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 8-0 | 0-0 |
| 11 | 11 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 12-2 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 9-1 | 0-0 |
| 12 | 12 | Ohio St. | Big Ten | 12-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 9-0 | 0-0 |
| 13 | 13 | Michigan | Big Ten | 10-1 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 6-0 | 0-0 |
| 14 | 14 | Tennessee | SEC | 12-3 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 15 | 15 | Texas A&M | SEC | 18-1 | 7-1 | 0-0 | 11-0 | 0-0 |
| 16 | 16 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 15-2 | 4-1 | 2-0 | 9-1 | 0-0 |
Not to me. By now, we should be above such modest aspirations. No one remembers who finishes #2 except #2.
To be Number one, you've gotta win the tournament (banners aside). If you are ranked 1-8 you have the best shot at winning the tournament.
So top 4 - at this time - doesn't bother me at all.
We lost 4 games in 2016-2017 including a loss to UConn - and yet we were number one when the tournament concluded.
If we wind up winning the national championship, that vindicates everything. Anything else is garbage for this program now.
Geno always seems to find that skinny girl with long arms and legs with a high basketball IQ that shoots the lights out a la Breanna Stewart. His girls are all lean and play lots of minutes. They play fundamental basketball. They put on a back door clinic
Can’t argue with you on that point. 👍At least the men's team doesn't give any games away, they lose fair and square.
