Recent content by ZinfanHeel

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    Official Player Return/Departure Thread

    I have said for years that if we continue to finish 7th or 8th in home attendance - 50% of capacity on average - we will have a problem recruiting or retaining players. Against Maryland, there were a bunch of very visible empty seats. And please, no "if the product was better, people would come"...
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    2026 General Transfer Portal Tracker

    Agree as well. Limits on transfers is essential if we want to stop this team-jumping. If you think about it, it's bad for the game in the sense that most of these kids were heavily recruited, made a choice, and a year or two later are gone. Why should a coach recruit anybody out of HS just to...
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    North Carolina commit Kate Harpring suffers shoulder injury at McDonald's All-American Game

    I had a shoulder injury in HS that led to repeated dislocations. Eventually surgery was required that fortunately fixed the problem. If I'm not mistaken Tierra Ruffin-Pratt had a shoulder problem that required wearing a brace. She (and her family) put off surgery but eventually it was obviously...
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    Texas center Kyla Oldacre

    I think Blanca has had a disappointing year for the most part, as evidenced by her reduced playing time. I think you are right about the conditioning. Frankly, I thought she had put on some weight. My weightlifting buddies always say "a pound of muscle weighs more than a pound of fat" and in...
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    Connecticut Preview and Game Thread

    We did exactly what we could not do: have a bad quarter against this team. Take away that, and the game was at least somewhat competitive. UConn is an awesome team: McDonald's AAs and International veterans at every position. Hopefully someday we will figure out how to get the Sarah Strong types...
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    Connecticut Preview and Game Thread

    #1/#1 CONNECTICUT Huskies 36 – 0 (20-0 Big East, Reg. Season and Tournament Champ) NCAA NET #1 (UNC #19); NCAA WAB #4 (UNC 15); SOS (NCAA) #45 (UNC 31) Massey Rating 1, (UNC 14); RPI 4 (Nolan) (UNC 15); Torvik 1 (UNC 16) The identity of #15/#15 Carolina’s next opponent in the Sweet 16 is none...
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    Maryland Preview and Game Thread

    #17/#16 MARYLAND TERRAPINS 24-8 (11-7 B1G, 6th) Massey 16 (UNC 15); RPI 30 (NOLAN) (UNC 17); Torvik 13 (UNC 18) NCAA NET 14 (UNC 19); NCAA WAB 17 (UNC 15); Top 16 #13 (UNC N/R) LAST YEAR: 25-8, 13-5 B1G, NCAAT 2-1 (lost to s. Carolina 67-71) Sunday’s NCAA Round 2 matchup will be against the...
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    Western Illinois Preview and Game Thread

    WESTERN ILLINOIS LEATHERNECKS 26-5; (18-4 OVC; regular season and tournament champion). Last season 17-18, 8-12 OVC (7th), 2-1 OVCT, 1-1 WNIT Massey 117 (UNC 15), RPI (Nolan) 70 (UNC 20), Torvik 106 (UNC 18), NCAA NET 90 (UNC 19), NCAA WAB 69 (UNC 15) #15/#15 Carolina’s opening round opponent...
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    This season is almost over ...

    - I was gonna look up when the last time the heels had back to back top four seeds in the NCAA... 1993-1995: 4,3,4 1997-1999: 1,2,4 2002-2009: 4,3,4,1,1,1,1,3 2013-2015: 3,4,4 2025-26: 3,4?
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    This season is almost over ...

    We are indeed hosting but we will have to wait until tomorrow who will be coming to town. Also, to host we need to be a 4 seed at least. Be great if we could again be a 3 seed.
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    2026 General Transfer Portal Tracker

    Assuming the blank at 10. above is: Taissa Queiroz
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    This season is almost over ...

    …and the 2025-26 season is down to its last few games. On Sunday, Carolina will learn who it will play and where in the NCAA Tournament. The tournament does provide for a maximum of six games, but for that a team would have to reach the final championship game. If UNC is selected as a host site...
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    The ACCT and Game 2

    We are a couple of hours away from our semifinal matchup with Louisville. They are ranked #12 (UNC #16), and are 26-6 on the season. The #2-seeded Cardinals made short work of #7 Syracuse 87-61, putting six players into double figures. The starting lineup is basically what has been the case for...
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    The ACCT and Game 1

    Well, our quarterfinal opponent is decided, and it will be Virginia Tech. They Are 23-8 on the season. They defeated Georgia Tech earlier this evening, overcoming a lousy first quarter where they trailed 7-17. Their lineup is basically the same as the one we played up in Blacksburg, three weeks...
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    dook Preview #2 and Game Thread

    #12/#14 DOOK BLUE DEVILS 21 - 7 (16 -1 ACC, 1st - Reg. Season Champion) NCAA Net 9 (UNC 18); Massey Rating 10 (UNC 16); RPI 10 (Nolan) (UNC 24): Torvik 7 (UNC 16), NCAA WAB 13 (UNC 16) #21/19 and 24-6 (13-4) UNC’s last regular season conference game is Sunday afternoon against dook at...