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No crazy upsets on Sunday. Thank god, I'm exhausted!!!
No. 21 Depaul had a close call but hung on to beat Northwestern 70-68. The Blue Demons did their usual thing and took 23 three point shots and hit 39% of them. They struggled holding on to the ball with 21 turnovers. Too many. But they had 26 assists. A typical Doug Bruno coached team. Always a tough out.
No. 20 Tennessee continued it's run through their Gauntlet of a tough schedule, beating Air Force 81-57. 16,000 capacity Thompson Boiling Arena was busting at the seams with their 8032 in attendance. They have an SOS in the 300's. How can anyone make a judgement on how good this team is based on this incredibly weak schedule?
On edit, another game finished and guess what. An upset!!! And it couldn't happen to a better team, unless it was Tennessee or Notre Dame. Yes, I'm not a fan of Texas A&M. The fact that Coach Blair let's that gunner Chennedy Carter, do whatever she wants on the court goes against my love of basketball purity. It's just not how the game is supposed to be played.
No. 12 Florida State put the hammer to the No. 6 Aggies 80-58 in a 22 point destruction. Carter did score 20 points, but it took 20 shots to get that number. She was 8-20 from the field and 0-7 on threes. And she fouled out with 4 minutes left in the game.
On edit, another game finished and guess what. An upset!!! And it couldn't happen to a better team, unless it was Tennessee or Notre Dame. Yes, I'm not a fan of Texas A&M. The fact that Coach Blair let's that gunner Chennedy Carter, do whatever she wants on the court goes against my love of basketball purity. It's just not how the game is supposed to be played.
No. 12 Florida State put the hammer to the No. 6 Aggies 80-58 in a 22 point destruction. Carter did score 20 points, but it took 20 shots to get that number. She was 8-20 from the field and 0-7 on threes. And she fouled out with 4 minutes left in the game.
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The SEC has several teams in the Top 25. But are they really that good? I don't believe so.
In one week, every ranked team but Tennessee and Kentucky lost their first games.
South Carolina, Mississippi State, Texas A&M, Arkansas. And if you can believe it. Tennessee along with Kentucky are the only two undefeated teams in the conference. And they play each other in a couple of weeks. Tennessee has Stanford first. We will see how good Tennessee is in that game.
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Remember this series of plays in the Syracuse Green Bay game in the last 52 seconds?
Syracuse makes a free throw. 56-50. 52 seconds left.
Green Bay makes a three point shot. 56-53. 43 seconds left.
Syracuse make a free throw. 57-53. 33 seconds left.
Green Bay makes a three point shot. 57-56. 31 seconds left.
Syracuse makes two free throws. 59-56. 23 seconds left.
Green Bay makes two free throws. 59-58. 22 seconds left.
Syracuse makes two free throws. 61-58. 21 seconds left.
Green Bay makes a free throw. 61-59. 10 seconds left
Syracuse makes two free throws. 63-59. 10 seconds left.
Green Bay makes a layup. 63-61. 3 seconds left.
Green Bay makes a free throw. 63-62. 3 seconds left.
Syracuse makes two free throws. 65-62. 2 seconds left.
Green Bay makes a hail mary three pointer with no time left. The officials reviewed and basket was good. 65-65 at the buzzer!!!!
Here is the video of some of those plays. It does have the Hail Mary shot.
Syracuse makes a free throw. 56-50. 52 seconds left.
Green Bay makes a three point shot. 56-53. 43 seconds left.
Syracuse make a free throw. 57-53. 33 seconds left.
Green Bay makes a three point shot. 57-56. 31 seconds left.
Syracuse makes two free throws. 59-56. 23 seconds left.
Green Bay makes two free throws. 59-58. 22 seconds left.
Syracuse makes two free throws. 61-58. 21 seconds left.
Green Bay makes a free throw. 61-59. 10 seconds left
Syracuse makes two free throws. 63-59. 10 seconds left.
Green Bay makes a layup. 63-61. 3 seconds left.
Green Bay makes a free throw. 63-62. 3 seconds left.
Syracuse makes two free throws. 65-62. 2 seconds left.
Green Bay makes a hail mary three pointer with no time left. The officials reviewed and basket was good. 65-65 at the buzzer!!!!
Here is the video of some of those plays. It does have the Hail Mary shot.
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So, No. 1 Oregon and No. 2 Baylor lost. How will this impact the poll coming out on Monday?
Based on what I have seen over the many years of poll watching, this is going to be a tough one to call. I'm thinking that many voters will only knock Oregon down 2 slots. Baylor will move two slots down too. That means that Stanford will move up 2 spots and UConn will move up 2 spots.
And Louisville and South Carolina?
The Cards could move up three spots and South Carolina will stay the same as they also lost to Indiana before beating Baylor.
So here is my guess, not how I would vote.
1. Stanford
2. UConn
3. Oregon
4. Baylor
5. Louisville
6. South Carolina
7. Oregon State
8. Maryland
9. UCLA
10. Texas A&M
10. Texas A&M
How would I vote?
1. UConn
2-25. Who cares!!
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By David in Naples!!!!!
On a day when the #1 and #2 teams in the country lost and the #3 team barely won, one could surmise that there was some very poor shooting. It was worse than one might even think. Consider:
1. Louisville (#8) beat Oregon, the #1, 72-62, taking advantage of Oregon going 6-35 from three-point range. Oregon missed 29 three-point shots..!! That is a shooting % of 17%. The sad part is L'Ville shot poorly as well, going 5-18 or 28%. It is a wonder both didn't lose. 
2. Baylor, ranked #2 in the country, also lost to #5 South Carolina 74-59. Given the margin of victory, South Carolina must have shot the ball lights out, right? Not exactly. They went 4-13 or 31% from three-point range. Obviously, Baylor sucked even worse, going 2-9 or 22% from long range.
3. Stanford, the #3 team, actually won, but still stunk from 3 pt range. They went 5-19 or 26%. Mississippi State (#10) also only made 5 threes, but took only 14 tries. Their 36% was the high water mark for these six teams listed as some of the best in the country.
Overall, the three games produced a combined 27 three point baskets on 108 tries. That is an incredibly bad 25%. By comparison, UConn's 46-143 or 37% is starting to look downright decent. Take out Anna Makurat's poor 4-21 start and the Huskies come in at 41% shooting for the rest of the team.
Go Huskies..!!
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You’re prediction of the new rankings is logical. That’s why it is wrong. This is the NCAA we’re talking about. My guess is based on who the voters think are still good teams despite the loss:
ReplyDeleteStanford
Oregon
Baylor
UConn
Louisville
South Carolina
The rest is up in the air but probably will stay in the same order, no one leaps over anyone else.