Lady Dawgs with the viscous tweet

[anon1787432961]

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[T-TownDawgg]

Orange is 10w-40. Maroon is racing SAE 50.

 

[bulldognation]

This little exchange between Texas and MSU lately has taken a very "We don't Take No ****" kinda turn.

Swagger

 

[Seinfeld]

All I can say is... if there are 5 teams better than this one, they must all be a sight to see

 

[Clarence Boddicker]

All I can say is... if there are 5 teams better than this one, they must all be a sight to see

Does UConn have one of those unbeatable teams again this year?

 

[patdog]

UConn always has one of those unbeatable teams. They beat then #1 Notre Dame by 17 last weekend. I think they're the clear #1, then there's a group of MSU, ND, Oregon, Louisville, Baylor, and maybe Maryland, that you could probably just lump together as co #2-#7.

 

[xxxWalkTheDawg]

Does UConn have one of those unbeatable teams again this year?

Yep. The usual crew said as much during the UConn- Notre Dame game.

 

[Go Budaw]

Orange is 10w-40. Maroon is racing SAE 50.

Came for this comment. Leaving satisfied.

 

[MSUDC11]

Our game at Oregon in two weeks is incredibly intriguing. That will be our toughest test until the postseason because the SEC is down this year and most of our toughest conference games are at home.

 

[G-Dawg]

Even though the SEC is down, really hard for me to think we go 16-0 again. Someone will jump up and upset us at some point. Tennessee is better than last year, SC is struggling right now but will be better as the year goes on, and Georgia is too good for them to be struggling as badly as they are right now.

Having said that, I think this team is deeper and more athletic than last year. One of our best players (Andi) only played a couple of minutes against Texas and we curb stomped them. Jazz and Jordan are real surprises so far.

Our game at Oregon in two weeks is incredibly intriguing. That will be our toughest test until the postseason because the SEC is down this year and most of our toughest conference games are at home.

 

[crackerjax]

Does UConn have one of those unbeatable teams again this year?

No. They were only up by 3 on ND at half, and that game stayed single digits until 4Q. UConn only beat St. John's by ten a couple weeks ago in a really low-scoring game that was close throughout. UConn still lacks a really strong post presence, but they have really strong athletic guards. For what it's worth, ND has had several close games so far this year and their defense is very average...still shudder thinking about that one getting away. There is no reason we can't compete with both this year.

 

[militarydog]

Vic was full court pressing and shooting 3 pointers while up 20 with only a few minutes left. Vic doesn’t play.

 

[bulldognation]

And that's why they are contenders. It's what UCONN does to you as well. They don't just beat you, they demoralize you. They hound and frustrate you until you are just running tired and making mental mistakes.

It's exactly what I want to see in a dominant program.

 

[WilCoDawg]

#realrival

 

[8dog]

I may have missed this but why didn AEH play against TX?

 

[West Tn Dawg]

I may have missed this but why didn AEH play against TX?

She did.

 

[Len2003]

UConn is beatable. ND beat themselves by playing poor defense and not pounding it into the post where they had the advantage. Arike tried to play hero and took unwise shots. ND got emotional and played undisciplined at times. They key to beating UConn is not to get into a shootout with them. It is with gritty defense that wrecks what they do on offense.

 

[8dog]

Gotcha. The box score on the app showed only 7 getting time. Still wish we would have gotten some
of the bench more playing time. 4 players over 34 minutes is hard to sustain.

 

[patdog]

There won't be more than a half dozen games until the Sweet 16 we'll play that small of a rotation. And by that time AEH may have worked her way into the short rotation. But for now, it seems pretty clear he's going with the 5 or 6 players he really trusts in the big games.

 

[Dawgg]

There won't be more than a half dozen games until the Sweet 16 we'll play that small of a rotation. And by that time AEH may have worked her way into the short rotation. But for now, it seems pretty clear he's going with the 5 or 6 players he really trusts in the big games.

He addressed it postgame. Basically, saying that even up almost 30, with Texas being a top 10 team and staying in an aggressive full court press, he didn't think it was fair to just throw his underclassmen to the wolves like that.

After State went up 26 with about 5 to go, Texas forced a couple of defensive stops and points in a row and the crowd perked up a bit. I was at the game and don't know how it came across on television, but after that, you could see Vic's strategy change to basically "break the press, cross half court, milk the clock, get a cleanish shot". Texas stayed aggressive really until Bibby hit that last 3.

 

[Hump4Hoops]

The rest of the team is getting plenty of minutes in other games.

It's been full 2nd team 4th quarter+ all year. Hell, Carter is in the top 20 nationally in blocks as a backup.

 

[G-Dawg]

True, but I thought AEH would be in the TOP 7 rotation. Figured she'd play more. May have been a "teachable moment" for her. Maybe she didn't do something right and Vic's trying to get her attention.

 

[EurekaDog]

SC is down this season, but look at the class Staley has coming in next year.

Four 5-stars...

http://www.espn.com/high-school/girls-basketball/recruiting/school/_/id/2579/class/2019

 

[militarydog]

While I understand the expectation regarding her ability to step in and play it’s a little unfair to make an assumption that it’s a negative reason she didn’t play as much. Coach Schaefer mentioned in his comments that Espinoza-Hunter was basically a freshman regarding experience. He has also been repeatedly complimentary of her work ethic and practice habits. M Taylor also didn’t play much last night and many had predicted her as a possible starter.

 

[Hump4Hoops]

Whatever the reason, I'm also looking forward to seeing big minutes

out of AEH. She has the best looking shot on the team (although it's hard to deny what Bibby is doing from the outside). Prettier shot than our entire team last year as well, Vivians included.