Saturday, December 20, 2014

DoggyDaddy's Dailies 12/21/14

DoggyDaddy's Dailies now has helpful and interesting links located at the bottom of the page.

Hope you enjoy them!

 

 

 
A Daily look at scores from yesterday, a list of top performers in those games and of course a little opinion. 
 
 
 
I'm sure that many UConn fans are just shaking their heads over the collapse of Stanford this year after beating UConn in November and moving into the No. 1 spot in the coaches poll. In their next 8 games they have gone 4-4 with losses to Texas, UNC, Chattanooga and today Tennessee.
 
Now, these are all good teams. No shame in losing to them. But they lost by 16 to UNC, by 8 to unranked Chattanooga and 19 today to Tennessee. Two of their wins were no things of beauty either, winning by only 5 against New Mexico in a game they were down late, 12 against Hawaii.  
 
Their season statistics are god-awful compared to past Stanford teams and it seems they just forgot how to play on both sides of the ball.
 
They shot 25% today and had 2 assists. Yes, that's right. A few weeks ago I hammered Tennessee for having only 2 assists in another game. I never thought I would see that again by a supposed top team but here it was. Ugly ball played by a Tara team. Maybe changing the offense to fit the players wasn't the best thing to do???        
 
I know that fans of other teams like South Carolina and now Tennessee are using the UConn loss to Stanford as proof that UConn is vulnerable and can be beat. I'd answer that with one word, FLUKE. It was a fluky loss and as anyone can see by the results since then, UConn has gone the other way beating Notre Dame at their place by 19 and hammering a very good DePaul team by over 30. Stanford seems to be getting worse while UConn keeps getting better and better.
 
   
**************************************************
     
Congrats to the Tennessee team for beating Stanford on Saturday. Lots of optimism in Knoxville and it's my job, of course, to bring them down to earth.     
 
  • They beat what is clearly a mediocre Stanford team (see above).
  • Tennessee shot 38% from the field and 29% on 3's.
  • Without the 4-8 from Massengale, the rest of the team shot 1-9 on 3's.
  • They had 16 assists and 17 TO's.
 
How were the minutes and points/rebounds/assists distributed by class?
 
  • Seniors Burdick, Harrison, Massengale - 75 minutes, 36 points, 17 rebounds, 9 assists
  • Juniors Graves, Jones, Moore - 45 minutes, 14 points, 14 rebounds, 0 assists 
  • Sophs Reynolds, Carter - 45 minutes, 4 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists 
  • Freshman Nared, Dunbar, Middleton, Tucker - 30 minutes, 5 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists   
I don't know about you, but the returning players next year won't scare many teams next year. Lots of question marks, even with Deshields joining the line up next year. Can Russell be effective for a full season with her bad feet. Can Tucker get back her skills after 2 years of not playing?    
 
Yes, Tennessee fans, enjoy the win. But your team needs to find an offense to get to the final four.
 

************************************************
So, without further ado!!!  
      
Ladies and Gents, DD looks at the news........


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Stokes Performs In Classroom, Too John Altavilla Blog
 
 
 
   



 
My Granddaughters love Disney
  

Thanks to my friend JohnnyC who sends me these numbers when he can.
  
Tia Faleru Mississippi 24 points 14 rebounds
Larryn Brooks Indiana 11 points 10 assists
Taylor Manuel Loyola Chicago 20 points 13 rebounds
Lakin Roland Dartmouth 23 points 15 rebounds
Marita Davydova FIU 20 points 14 rebounds
Taylor Brown George Mason 26 points
Precious Hall James Madison 30 points
Lia Galdeira Washington St. 26 points 5 steals
Temi Fagbenie Harvard 22 points 11 rebounds
Crystal Bradford Central Michigan 20 points 
Elem Ibiam South Carolina 10 points 12 rebounds 
Alaina Coates South Carolina 16 points 10 rebounds
Bashaara Graves Tennessee 10 points 10 rebounds
Syessense Davis Rutgers 12 points 10 rebounds 9 assists
Joy Adams Iona 10 points 14 rebounds
Damika Martinez Iona 22 points
Niya Johnson Baylor 15 points 12 assists
Lanay Montgomery West Virginia 15 points 14 assists
Tear'a Laudermill Nebraska 22 points
Rachel Theriot Nebraska 31 points
Sarah Durdaller Furman 19 points 12 rebounds
Merritt Hempe Georgia 14 points 11 rebounds
Shacobia Barbee Georgia 25 points 12 rebounds
Aliyyah Handford St. John's 22 points
Larryn Brooks Indiana 11 points 10 assists
Larryn Brooks Indiana 15 points 10 rebounds
Amanda Zahui B. Minnesota 17 points 13 rebounds
Porsha Roberts SFA 29 points
Brittany Logan Georgia St. 20 points 11 rebounds
Hannah Kimmel Sacred Heart 33 points 10 rebounds
Gabriell Washington Sacred Heart 24 points 11 rebounds

  


 
Statistical Sites
NCAA 2014 Stats   




Rankings and RPI Sites








UCONN Information 


 
 
Message Boards
The Boneyard - Women's message board mostly about UConn
College Fans Only - WCBB board where no holds are barred
Vol Nation - Tennessee women's basketball board     
ND Nation - Notre Dame women's basketball board
Rebkell - WCBB for everyone that thinks they are smarter than everyone else



Videos
 



 





Intesting Blogs

 Women's Hoops Blog By Boneyarder This Just In





I'm always open for suggestions. Just please reply to this blog or email me at:
 
 
 
 
Posted by at

No comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)