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This has been the craziest opening 10 days in WCBB that I can remember. Ready for this?
No. 1 LSU, No. 2 UConn, No. 4 (opened at 5) Utah, No. 7 Ohio State, No. 8 Virginia Tech, No. 9 Indiana, No. 10 Notre Dame and No. 11 Tennessee all lost.
That's 8 of the top 11 teams lost. Think about that. Only Iowa, UCLA and South Carolina didn't lose.
The polls now are just a joke. How far down should each team move after losing? And how far up should teams move? It's all a guess.
And Charlie SECreme had Utah as a No. 1 seed. How far will he drop them?
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** Designates Upset
Tuesday, 11/14
Scores and Links
No. 24 Washington 61 State Montana 49
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— Kelis Fisher✨ (@FisherKelis) November 14, 2023
Its Go Time 🏆!!!#Uconnwbb #Uconnhuskies #BleedBlue #Win pic.twitter.com/WlDHGCjlXP
Kelis Fisher Class of 2025!!
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Straight from the Dog
Yesterday I called JuJu Watkins the best freshman in the country. Not so fast!!
The LSU freshman Mikayla Williams set the Tigers' freshman scoring record in their 109-79 win over Kent State.
She had 42 points, 32 in the second half.
She was 15-20 from the field, 5-8 on threes, 7-7 from the free throw line. 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Wow!!!
Interesting that she played 36 minutes in the blowout. And Mulky sat Reese the entire second half. Sending a message?
"Reese's first shot attempt on Tuesday was a 3-pointer and she later made a step-back from around 17 feet, neither of which appeared to meet Mulkey's approval. But she said postgame she liked "the matchups on the floor" when asked why Reese didn't play in the third and fourth quarters."
She had 42 points, 32 in the second half.
She was 15-20 from the field, 5-8 on threes, 7-7 from the free throw line. 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals. Wow!!!
Interesting that she played 36 minutes in the blowout. And Mulky sat Reese the entire second half. Sending a message?
"Reese's first shot attempt on Tuesday was a 3-pointer and she later made a step-back from around 17 feet, neither of which appeared to meet Mulkey's approval. But she said postgame she liked "the matchups on the floor" when asked why Reese didn't play in the third and fourth quarters."
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By PHIL
The joy of being in the top 10
1. LSU LOSS
2. UConn LOSS
3. Iowa
4. UCLA
5. Utah LOSS
6. South Carolina
7. Ohio State LOSS
8. Virginia Tech LOSS
9. Indiana LOSS
10. Notre Dame LOSS
That's right, seven of the top ten teams already have a loss.
Two of them are by definition. South Carolina played Notre Dame and Iowa played Virginia Tech. No matter what, that was going to result in two losses.
The other five weren't quite so obvious.
And it isn't the case that a fortunate buzzer beater created an upset. Here are the margins of six of the games:
LSU lost by 14
UConn lost by 11
Notre Dame lost by 29
Ohio State lost by 7
Utah lost by 7
Indiana lost by 32
Only Virginia Tech falling by 4 could be considered a close call.
Yes, identifying the rankings in the preseason is tough. But this seems like an unusually high number of losses by high ranked teams.
Is this parity — what everyone's been predicting and asking for?
Were any of the top teams unreasonably ranked?
Utah is a team not typically dwelling in the upper ranks, but they came within a hair's breath of defeating LSU in the tournament last year and I think returned everyone, so a lofty ranking seemed warranted.
In retrospect, South Carolina seemed to of been ranked too low, but they lost every single one of their starters. If someone had called for them to be ranked number one we would've been laughed out of the building.
Only Virginia Tech falling by 4 could be considered a close call.
Yes, identifying the rankings in the preseason is tough. But this seems like an unusually high number of losses by high ranked teams.
Is this parity — what everyone's been predicting and asking for?
Were any of the top teams unreasonably ranked?
Utah is a team not typically dwelling in the upper ranks, but they came within a hair's breath of defeating LSU in the tournament last year and I think returned everyone, so a lofty ranking seemed warranted.
In retrospect, South Carolina seemed to of been ranked too low, but they lost every single one of their starters. If someone had called for them to be ranked number one we would've been laughed out of the building.
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Milestone watch
• Aaliyah Edwards had 1232 career points after the Dayton game. She scored 21 in the NC State game. Her 1254 passes Kris Lamb and Megan Walker. She is now 41st.
• Nika Mühl had 438 assists after the Dayton game. She recorded 6 in the NC State game. She passed Kia Nurse for 20th place.
• Nika Mühl had 438 assists after the Dayton game. She recorded 6 in the NC State game. She passed Kia Nurse for 20th place.
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Plus one for every assist block point rebound and steal. I don’t add extra for offensive rebounds as it already seems to favor the bigs. Minus one for every missed shot (2, 3 or foul), turnover or foul committed.
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