Thursday, March 30, 2017

DoggyDaddy's Dailies 3/31/17



                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                  
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Happy Anniversary to my son Jay and daughter-in-law Juliane!!
You have a wonderful family!!! 

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400,000


Damn that is a big number!! Well, that is how many views of this blog has happened since I started it in October of 2014.

My daily views has risen from around 200 a day when I starter to consistently over 1000 a day.

Thank you all for motivating me to write this blog. I love doing it. It keeps this old brain working!!!

GO HUSKIES!!!!


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 Standings in the DoggyDaddy's Dailies brackets going into the Final Four.

RankBracket, OwnerBracketR64R32S16E8F4NCGChampionChampPPRTotalTotPCT
1 28028020024000UConn640100096.1
2* 27024024024000UConn64099095.2
2* 29030024016000UConn48099095.2
4* 28024028016000UConn48096091.2
4* 28028024016000UConn48096091.2
6 27028024016000South Carolina48095089.5
7* 26028024016000UConn64094087.4
7* 28026024016000UConn48094087.4
7* 28026024016000UConn48094087.4
7* 30028020016000UConn48094087.4

Bracket

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Here is my UConn/Oregon Post Game Report.

Here is my UConn/Mississippi State Pre Game Report.
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My next blog will be out late Friday night after the two games are played. If I can't stay awake after the game, I'll add the late links in when I get up in the morning.

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I wanted to make sure you didn't miss this one!!!!


Unbelievable.

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I posted this in the last blog - "More awards pouring in for the UConn players. Samuelson, Collier and Williams were all on the ten player U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-America Team. A great honor and if I'm not mistaken, this will get Williams on the Wall of Fame at UConn."

As a few people have pointed out, Gabby will not get on the wall with this honor. The WBCA All-American team is the criteria. It will be announced this weekend.

I'll be congratulating Gabby for sure!!!

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Yes, UConn is playing the late game. But there is a game before that, and I am guilty of not giving that game enough attention. I'm not alone. I did my usual google search for articles about South Carolina and Stanford. I could only find a few. However, there were maybe 30 articles about the South Carolina men's team. It's just the way it is. You, me and the rest of the WCBB fans are certainly a minority. But a really dedicated minority.

So, Stanford vs South Carolina. Tara vs Dawn. I really think this has a chance to be a very exciting game.

South Carolina has done a great job adjusting to the loss of Coates. In some ways, they are playing better. All-American A'ja Wilson is playing better than she has all season. And because there is more room in the paint, she can move from side to side to get post position where she has dominated. Her short jumper has been right on as well, making her close to impossible to defend. The other beneficiary of the absence of Coates is Kaela Davis. South Carolina has spread out the offense more and Davis has been able to get the ball on the outside and either take a jumper or drive by her defender and get to the basket. She really has a ton of talent and appears to be using it to her fullest.

Cuevas-Moore is now starting. She has her limitations (streaky shooter, bad decisions) but she does get the Gamecocks up the court fast. The freshman guard, Harris is playing her best ball of the season. South Carolina was fortunate that Gray's injury was minor. It sure didn't look that way when it happened. But she didn't play very well in the Florida State game, so I'm not sure what to expect from her in this game.

I have to admit, I haven't see much of Stanford this year, but I did watch them against Notre Dame. They have only lost to Oregon State twice, UCLA, Gonzaga, and Tennessee. I think I was as disappointed as Stanford with the Tennessee loss. Maybe more disappointed...lol.

But they have been running over every opponent since losing to Oregon State in February. Since that loss they are 8-0 beating Oregon twice, Oregon State, Texas and Notre Dame.  

She is not the best player, but I'll start with Karlie Samuelson. Gotta love this young woman. She has that Samuelson smile and has that Samuelson three point shot. She hit a HUGE three pointer to give Stanford momentum against the Irish and has hit 9 of 16 three pointers in the last two games. In her senior season, she has really come thru for Stanford and is having a great tournament. Erica McCall has been terrific as well and really anchors the post both offensively and defensively. Brittany McPhee was outstanding against Notre Dame scoring a team high 27 points and is an excellent guard.

They don't go very deep. Two of their starters, Johnson and Roberson, don't get many minutes. It's really Alanna Smith and Marta Sniezak that get the starter minutes. 

So, who wins this game? Well, I expect South Carolina to do what they have been doing. Feed the post to Wilson and try to get McCall in foul trouble. McCall is a terrific defender but Wilson is just a horse. Stanford will work the ball to the open shooter and McCall can really present problems for Wilson when she has the ball. It's a tough game to call.

I believe that a closely matched game like this will come down to coaching and Tara is a better coach than Stately. Oh, also the possibility of the Samuelson sisters playing against each other is too cool to not happen.

Stanford will win this one!

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By David in Naples!!!!!

Time for a Sophomore Scoring update. 

1. Stewie 777 points in 2013-14
2. Maya 754 points in 2008-9
3. Napheesa 743 points in 2016-17
4. Samuelson 732 points in 2016-17

Katie Lou and Napheesa have moved up to 3rd and 4th place in UConn's all time scoring as a sophomore. The twist is that Collier is in 3rd place at 743 points and KLS slips to 4th with 732. The only two players ahead of these them are a couple of Husky legends, Maya and Stewie. Maya had 754 points and Pheesa can pass her with 12 points. Stewie really poured it on her sophomore year with 777 points. Collier would need 34 points to tie Stewie and 35 to pass her. With possibly two more games to play, that is certainly reachable.  :D

Tierney Lawlor and Saniya Chong are 152-1 in  their four seasons at UConn. That is an NCAA record, passing Stewie, MoJeff and Morgan last year. 8-)

Katie Lou has 116 three point baskets this season. The UConn record for threes in a single season is 121 by Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis in 2014-15. She can tie KML with 5 and pass with 6.

Go Huskies..!!
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NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS/LINKS



No. 1 South Carolina vs No. 2 Stanford



No. 1 UConn vs No. 2 Mississippi State
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Wednesday, March 29, 2017

DoggyDaddy's Dailies 3/30/17



                                                                                                                                                   
                                                                                                                                                                           
                                                                                                                                                  
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 Standings in the DoggyDaddy's Dailies brackets going into the Final Four.

RankBracket, OwnerBracketR64R32S16E8F4NCGChampionChampPPRTotalTotPCT
1 28028020024000UConn640100096.1
2* 27024024024000UConn64099095.2
2* 29030024016000UConn48099095.2
4* 28024028016000UConn48096091.2
4* 28028024016000UConn48096091.2
6 27028024016000South Carolina48095089.5
7* 26028024016000UConn64094087.4
7* 28026024016000UConn48094087.4
7* 28026024016000UConn48094087.4
7* 30028020016000UConn48094087.4

Bracket

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Here is my UConn/Oregon Post Game Report.

Here is my UConn/Mississippi State Pre Game Report.
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There are quotes all over the place for us to read. Here is the link to the ASAP Sports transcripts from the four coaches as the final four. Some great quotes there.

But here is the one I like best from all the quotes I have seen. It's from Gabby Williams.

"I'm really proud of how we have matured," Williams said. "At the beginning of the year, we just made really tough plays at the right time. Now we've put ourselves in the position where we don't necessarily have to make those super, out-of-this-world plays that may or may not go well for us. We have grown up and stepped up and we're playing like a really mature team right now."

Wow. It's explains a lot about how this team has performance has improved over the season. This is NOT the same team that struggled with Florida State in the season opener. And we will see more of that mature play in the Final Four.

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More awards pouring in for the UConn players. Samuelson, Collier and Williams were all on the ten player U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-America Team.

A great honor and if I'm not mistaken, this will get Williams on the Wall of Fame at UConn.

Congrats to them all!!!

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By David in Naples!!!!!

Fun with Numbers presents the most unusual/interesting stats from UConn's season so far:

1. Kia and Saniya are the only two players who score more baskets from outside the 3 pt arc than inside. Combined, they have 120 threes and 110 other baskets. Lou has 116 threes, but 138 inside the arc.
2. Crystal has made 15 free throws. So has Kyla.
3. Napheesa, Kia and Saniya average 30.0, 30.4 and 30.6 minutes per game. Katie Lou is at 31.7 per game. Gabby is lowest with 28.9 per game.
4. With 2 more steals and 12 more assists, Gabby will have 100 steals and 200 assists, to go with her 301 rebounds and 507 points.
5. Opponents of UConn have 652 turnovers and only 376 assists.
6. UConn's team assist to turnover ratio is 1.99065 (852 to 428).
7. Napheesa is making 42.9% of her three point attempts. Lou is making 41.9%.
8. UConn has tried 7 more three point shots than opponents, but made 95 more baskets. UConn (295-731), opponents (200-724)
9. Katie Lou has 115 defensive rebounds, 116 threes and 117 assists.
10. Saniya's assist to turnover ratio is 3.375 (135 to 40).

On to the Final Four with Friday's game against MSU..!

Go Huskies..!!
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NCAA TOURNAMENT RESULTS/LINKS



No. 1 South Carolina vs No. 2 Stanford


 Stanford Headed To NCAA Women’s Final Four PAC12

No. 1 UConn vs No. 2 Mississippi State

Huskies' Camara patiently waiting for her turn Carl Adamec

Huskies seeking net gain in Dallas Carl Adamec

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 Statistical Sites

National Statistics



Rankings and RPI Sites








Message Boards

UConn Territory - The best UConn women's message board ever!!! 

College Fans Only - WCBB board where no holds are barred

Vol Nation - Tennessee women's basketball board    

CockyTalk - The upstart South Carolina 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



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