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My beautiful granddaughter Noa is now a model for GK Elite! She is in Dallas for a big cheer leading competition and is doing a photo shoot. Here is one of her shots. Gorgeous!!!
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At the risk of repeating myself from my pregame report before the first matchup where UConn won 91-51 (my prediction was 40!!!), Houston has the trifecta when it comes to their offensive play. They can't shoot from deep, they can't shoot from the paint, and they can't make foul shots. Overall they shoot 38.8% from the field, 27.4% on threes and 60% on free throws. They also don't do a good job passing the ball. They average 12.3 assists each game and 18.5 turnovers. Their rebounding margin is a -2.3.
They are also in the red in scoring margin at 62.3 ppg for them and 66.9 ppg for their opponents.
All of these numbers are worse than what they were when UConn played Houston the first time.
Houston starts -
5'10" Senior forward No. 3 Dorian Branch
6'2" Sophomore forward No. 30 Tatyana Hill
5'3" Sophomore guard No. 5 Dymond Gladney
5'10" Junior guard No. 23 Julia Blackshell-Fair
6' Freshman forward No. 1 Bria Patterson.
Off the bench -
6'3" Senior forward No. 22 Keasja Peace
6'2" Junior forward No. 24 Maya Jones
They are both a young team and a small team in the starting lineup. They do bring some size in off the bench.
It's difficult to see how this game could be any closer than the 91-51 game they played in Hartford. The Huskies are starting to get on a roll and I'm sure they want to keep up the momentum. UConn's defense is really shaping up and they were on fire the last game from deep. I don't expect that same shooting percentage but I do expect them to turn over Houston often leading to plenty of fast break opportunities.
UConn by 40+. It worked last time!!!
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In a game that could have implications for UConn's seeding, No. 4 Stanford played at No. 13 Arizona.
This game paid for my subscription to the PAC12 network!
It was a real back and forth affair that went into overtime tied 63-63. After no scoring for the first two minutes of the OT, Arizona took a 71-64 lead on a three pointer by Sam Thomas with 1:30 left in the overtime. I thought it was over. But Stanford then scored 8 points in the next 57 seconds to take a 72-71 lead with 33 seconds left. Wow. But Arizona had the last laugh as Aarion McDonald drove for a layup with 9 seconds left. Stanford missed a shot, Arizona grabbed the rebound and the game was over.
Stanford has now lost two games this week, so it should be interesting to see where they land in the AP Top 25 poll and Charlie Cremes Bracketology. I'm guessing around 8th in the poll and a drop to a 3 seed.
That PAC12 is a fun conference. You just never know!
By David in Naples!!!!
Sorry folks, David is busy with people from work. I know! Where are his priorities!!!!
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