Can MSU Ladies beat UConn this year?

[bruiser.sixpack]

If we dress out Tan White and Lotoya Thomas to go with our current roster..... maybe.

 

[RocketDawg]

If we dress out Tan White and Lotoya Thomas to go with our current roster..... maybe.

I didn't think we could last year either. Their team looks even more dominating to me this year, but we're pretty good too.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

I didn't think we could last year either. Their team looks even more dominating to me this year, but we're pretty good too.

Their team could beat most WNBA teams. Last year’s UConn team had some flaws and we exposed them.

This year’s UConn team can score from any where on the court. Don’t bet your farm on any College team beating them this year. Hope that the line is more than 25 and you might make a few dollars. Ain’t nobody beating this UConn team. You can bookmark this post!!

 

[RocketDawg]

The can certainly make the 3's tonight. 7/8 so far.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

I don’t see it.

 

[Shmuley]

IF we get by UL, I expect to lose to UCONN by 12-18.

 

[anon1787432961]

UConn is hot tonight. I doubt they will maintain this.

 

[57stratdawg]

You people are nuts if you’d rather play UConn over USC.

 

[RocketDawg]

It's not that I want to face UConn again, I just don't want SC to have the honor of beating them.

 

[TBone.sixpack]

Where did you read this?

 

[BulldogBlitz]

If we drink the milkshake on friday, yes, we can win again.

 

[MSUDC11]

If they shot 90% from three then nobody in the country has a chance. Don’t discount how hard it was to beat them last year. We had a 16 point lead and had them totally out of sync, and yet it still took a buzzer beater in OT to finish them off.

That said, we beat them last year despite shooting a worse percentage from the field. Don’t underestimate our ability to get red hot from deep this year either.

 

[thekimmer]

Who shoots 90% for 3?

They can shoot it but I gotta believe they couldn’t shoot 90% at shoot around most days.

 

[the dog is on the loose]

We have to get by a very good Louisville team first but no we won’t beat UConn. I hate being negative nelly but it is what it is. After seeing what UConn did to SC earlier in the season at SC I said then that nobody would beat them this year.

 

[Apoplectic_Objurgator]

We have a better team than we had last year and they are about the same. If we shoot from 3 like we did most of the year (can’t be cold like seccg) we will beat them. If we rely on VV 1on1 and mo to score we can’t win.

 

[Dr. Funke.sixpack]

Defend like their lives are on the line and no offensive lull or slow start. It’ll be close

 

[eckie1]

This is probably more of a mental game between the schools...

If we dress out Tan White and Lotoya Thomas to go with our current roster..... maybe.

Scar has never come close to hanging with Uconn, and won’t any time soon. Uconn only beat 5-seed Duke by 13 on Saturday.

We seem to be exerting as little energy as possible in this tournament. We didn’t have that luxury last year. I think we’re saving up for an all-out war if we make it to the finals... I just hope we can get past ‘ville, and without taking too much of a toll on our stamina.

I’ve seen this team shoot and defend like crazy, and I have no doubt that we have performed well enough to beat Uconn several times this season. Just hope we can do it when it counts the most.

 

[She Mate Me]

I honestly think the odds are similar to last year. We match up against them as well as anybody in the country with T in the middle and good shooters to spread them out, but we're likely to win no more than 1 in 5 times we play them. Last year was probably a 20% chance and this year is similar with both teams improved year over year. No shame in that.

 

[Forrest4Moore]

They’re a matchup nightmare for us this year. Last year we had Dom who could defend 6 inches taller than her. And Okorie, Richardson, and Chapel with enough height to wreak havoc.

This year, Jazz and Bibby will have to play a ton of minutes to give us a chance at stopping them. I’m afraid Blair, Mo, and Ro will have a very tough time offensively and defensively against their length.

 

[bruiser.sixpack]

We have a better team than we had last year and they are about the same. If we shoot from 3 like we did most of the year (can’t be cold like seccg) we will beat them. If we rely on VV 1on1 and mo to score we can’t win.

Where do you get that UConn is about the same as last year? Have you watched them play? This ain’t about Geno’s coaching. This team is about Geno’s drive and development of players. And recruiting to UConn seems to be easy.

We will trot out 5’5” Guard, 5’6” Guard, 5’7” Guard, 6’1” Wing, and 6’7” Post.

UConn starters are 6’1”, 6’2”, 6’2”, 6’3, 6’4”.

There is “hope”, and there is “reality”!

IF.... our girls get to play UConn for the NC, to win it would be the biggest upset since the 1980 Winter Olympics!

 

[FQDawg]

Let’s not get too far ahead of ourselves. Louisville is going to be an extremely tough game. They are every bit as good as we are. I’m not saying we will but it shouldn’t shock anyone if we lose that game.

 

[Shamoan]

No. I give us a 5-8% chance to win.

 

[civildawg88]

No. Next question

 

[Apoplectic_Objurgator]

Where do you get that UConn is about the same as last year? Have you watched them play? This ain’t about Geno’s coaching. This team is about Geno’s drive and development of players. And recruiting to UConn seems to be easy.

We will trot out 5’5” Guard, 5’6” Guard, 5’7” Guard, 6’1” Wing, and 6’7” Post.

UConn starters are 6’1”, 6’2”, 6’2”, 6’3, 6’4”.

There is “hope”, and there is “reality”!

IF.... our girls get to play UConn for the NC, to win it would be the biggest upset since the 1980 Winter Olympics!

So they are not the same team as they were last year? What’s their big difference this year?

We’re not better than we were last year? Where are we not different than we were last year?

 

[msstatelp1]

yes they can... why? for the same reason we beat Louisville in the bowl game. Nobody gave us a chance but we came out, played as a team, and took it to them.

 

[patdog]

On the right night, yeah. We can beat them. In a best 4 out of 7 series, no. They barely beat a Texas team that lost to UCLA. They're awfully good. But they're not unbeatable.

 

[FlotownDawg]

Last year was a “rebuilding” year for UConn. They weren’t even ranked #1 in the preseason poll. To be undefeated until the Final Four was pretty amazing. Kara Lawson said during our game against them that if they didn’t lose that year, they would win 200 plus games in a row because of what was coming in next season.

 

[Apoplectic_Objurgator]

Last year was a “rebuilding” year for UConn. They weren’t even ranked #1 in the preseason poll. To be undefeated until the Final Four was pretty amazing. Kara Lawson said during our game against them that if they didn’t lose that year, they would win 200 plus games in a row because of what was coming in next season.

Lawson also said porn star faker Lou was clearly elbowed in the throat. Our d is the best they’ll see this year. I like our chances.

 

[She Mate Me]

They’re a matchup nightmare for us this year. Last year we had Dom who could defend 6 inches taller than her. And Okorie, Richardson, and Chapel with enough height to wreak havoc.

This year, Jazz and Bibby will have to play a ton of minutes to give us a chance at stopping them. I’m afraid Blair, Mo, and Ro will have a very tough time offensively and defensively against their length.

We're a tough matchup for them as well (compared to other teams). There's a reason we're 36-1. Vic chose early on to depend heavily on T to neutralize other team's bigs and to get an inordinate # of rebounds to offset our lack of size. In return for that gamble, which has worked out well, we get to start 5 starters who can all score and can all defend.

We have things our opponents rarely see. T is a force with only one or two comparable physical comparisons in the country. VV is one of the very best in the country at efficiently finding points, even when our offense is not flowing. She has the ability to take over tight games against good teams at times. Morgan is about as efficient as it gets for a college PG. She may be small and that can be exploited, but she has shown many times that she can really hurt an opponent if they ignore her to guard the other 4. Ro is an underrated defender and much more dangerous on O than DD ever was. Blair is Blair and does Blair things others just don't do.

We also have a lightning quick backup PG who is probably better and more experienced than any backup PG in the country.

UConn is the standard, they are better than we are most nights, but we can still be better on one night.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

Lawson also said porn star faker Lou was clearly elbowed in the throat. Our d is the best they’ll see this year. I like our chances.

I have my tickets. Will be there in Columbus.

I like our chances.

 

[Apoplectic_Objurgator]

I have my tickets. Will be there in Columbus.

I like our chances.

Wish someone had a big head of faker Lou grasping her throat to hold up behind the goal. I would be going but Easter family obligations prevent

 

[pmack65]

Personally could care less about UConn at the moment cause we don't be Louisville all the threads about whether or not we can beat UConn won't be worth a dam. Louisville is built along the lines of UCLA but only better so I could give a rats *** about UConn, if they get by ND and if we beat Louisville.

 

[PineGroveBully]

If we get by Louisville I doubt Vic will have them running on Saturday morning like he did last year

 

[gymdawg.sixpack]

Everybody has already covered the points....so short answer, no we wont beat uconn. Look theres always a chance a miracle upset can happen. But watching the determination in uconn i dont see anybody coming close. If we play a great game and theyre coldish we lose by 10. Im afraid its gonna be closer to 30 though.

 

[Hugh's Burner Phone]

Yes we can. It will be a very tall order, but let's not act like they have blown everybody they played out by 40 points. They were on the ropes a couple games this season. One of those being against TX who did not make it out of the regional we just won. Now I'll readily admit it will take our best game of the season to beat them, but we proved last year we can do it. And I'll tell you this. We are in their heads. The post game interview last night we seemed to be the topic of discussion with the players and Gino with the reporters.

 

[BulldogBlitz]

We are all up in there too. Its a heavy topic for them. Only thing better would be if they referred to us as Missouri state.

 

[bulldogcountry1]

Where do you get that UConn is about the same as last year? Have you watched them play? This ain’t about Geno’s coaching. This team is about Geno’s drive and development of players. And recruiting to UConn seems to be easy.

We will trot out 5’5” Guard, 5’6” Guard, 5’7” Guard, 6’1” Wing, and 6’7” Post.

UConn starters are 6’1”, 6’2”, 6’2”, 6’3, 6’4”.

There is “hope”, and there is “reality”!

IF.... our girls get to play UConn for the NC, to win it would be the biggest upset since the 1980 Winter Olympics!

Actually, their starters are 5'5", 5'11", 6'0", 6'1", and 6'3", according to the UConn website.

 

[dogfan96]

Where do you get that UConn is about the same as last year? Have you watched them play? This ain’t about Geno’s coaching. This team is about Geno’s drive and development of players. And recruiting to UConn seems to be easy.

We will trot out 5’5” Guard, 5’6” Guard, 5’7” Guard, 6’1” Wing, and 6’7” Post.

UConn starters are 6’1”, 6’2”, 6’2”, 6’3, 6’4”.

There is “hope”, and there is “reality”!

IF.... our girls get to play UConn for the NC, to win it would be the biggest upset since the 1980 Winter Olympics!

That's incorrect.. Gabby Williams is 5'11.. Crystal Dangerfield is 5'5.. Kia Nurse is 6'0... not sure where you got those heights from... they ARE about the same player for player, except for the transfer from Dook.. but they're all a year older and better. We have the one thing they can't really defend.. size in the post. Most likely they're gonna try to defend Big T with 5'11 Gabby Williams. Wilson got everything she wanted but SC doesn't have any perimeter shooters (except against us they made everything they threw up there for some reason). All 4 of our perimeter players can shoot the three at a high percentage (copyright Hubie Brown). So they'll have to decide what they wanna do. Let Big T get their bigs in foul trouble or risk bringing double teams and leaving shooters open. All it takes is one average shooting night from three and we're right there. And if we're better than average shooting the 3, we could separate.
We were WAY easier to guard last year. Vivians and Morgan were our primary scorers. They went a combined 12-35. VV is so much better this year that it's almost unbelievable. She was a high volume low percentage shooter last year. This year every time she shoots, you think it's going in. Morgan is aggressively looking for her shot and breaking down the defense to get layups and easy putbacks for Big T. Dillingham played good D but she scored the same number of points as I did. They didn't even really have to guard her. T wasn't a focus of the offense like she will be this year. And we STILL beat them. Basically we traded some defense for a LOT of offense.