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[jimmyk]

Stanford just took out UConn...so therefore, there won't be a 4-peat.

Geno Auriemma joins the "Fourth one is the hardest one to get" club with Pat Summitt and Phil Jackson (times two) who that commercial was about in the first place. Heh. Quite possibly the funniest commercial I've seen in years.

I know what you're thinking. I'm just happy because I'm from Tennessee, right? Not necessarily.

I'm happy UConn is gone because of the fact that you don't want a team to win four times in a row. Would kind of destroy everyone's perception of the amount of the p-word in women's basketball if the same team kept winning over and over and over. Now that the same team is gone, the p-word can truly be used, I think.

So, in the interest of the p-word, that being the only factor, to pick the four teams that should go to the Final Four would be Michigan State, Rutgers, LSU, and Baylor.

Knowing that this probably won't happen, I'll go Tennessee (they're my only team from my original bracket left anyway), LSU, North Carolina, and Stanford.

And yes, just so you know...I am also partly happy that UConn lost...just because I live in the Volunteer State.

*plays Rocky Top and smiles*

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[jimmyk]

I didn't even think MSU could get by Vanderbilt. Never underestimate the Big Ten, I guess.

*headdesk*

By the way, is it just me, or did ESPN seem to do more mourning for UConn than congratulating Stanford? I think they did...the only evidence that they talked about UConn's impressive streak that's ending for the last five minutes of the game, and that they interviewed Geno first...at a time when you normally talk to the winning coach first.

Such is life when the network carrying the tournament is located in Connecticut, I guess.

[Keegan]

Three down baby - three to go!

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[herrade]

stanford's defense was sick, but the difference in the second half was wiggins. she handed the game to uconn in the first half!

this is the first time i've seen uconn play since dt left. i think the mantra "makes all her teammates better" has new meaning for me. i know NL's fawning over geno gets really fucking annoying, but she had a point about uconn getting as far as they did mostly on coaching. damn. strother, turner, battle, moore... aren't they all supposed to have that veteran champion killer instinct? gah.

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[PUmatty]

I originally picked Michigan State to beat Stanford, but I am getting less and less sure. I am not particularly impressed with beating UConn (remember, MSU dismanted them earlier in the season at the HCC) but I don't know what they will do with Wiggings.

This year the B11 was dominated by big bruisers and Michigan State hasn't faced a dominatn player with the athleticism of Wiggins this year, outside of possibly Wright and Batteast. The Spartans split with MSU and had to go to overtime with ND, and both of those teams give their stars less support than Stanford.

My gut still says Michigan State pulls it out, but maybe that is just my B11 bias shining through.

Go Spartans!

[sbjules]

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[MSUstudent31]

I dont think MSU will have a problem with stanford..our bigs(kelli rohrig and liz shimek) will eat stanford alive..but they do have wiggins...

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[FeFi]

I was at the games last night and I have to say that MSU's bigs are in no way going to be able to keep up with Stanford's. Roerhig might take up lots of space, but she's slow as molasses and should be rebounding better than she does. She got some easy looks right under the glass, but other than that, her skills are overrated I think (and I'm biased in favor of the Big 10 ((and my undergrad school Purdue in particular)). While I think MSU has some strengths, especially at point guard, the way Stanford's big girls shut down the inside against UConn and rebounded and made shots like nobody's business was enough to convince me that MSU's inside game is going to be challenged to keep up. Girls can't run the floor like Stanford can.

And Wiggins was impressive! I'd been reading lots about her but watching her in person highlighted two things: her awesome talent and how much better she's going to get. She made several freshman mistakes and turnovers, but she was hitting shots and playing lights out second half. The rest of Stanford's team compliments her with Suminski and Borchardt and the bigs inside. UConn looked completely lost and unsure of what page they were supposed to be on..it was a little disconcerting from them.

Finally, I'm really disappointed that Vandy beat K-State to get to the regionals..the team I saw play MSU was less than impressive.

Stanford had a nice fan contingency there as did MSU..lots of Nebraska people down to support Roehrig who apparently is from there. Should be a good game Tues.

[caune]

[Sass]

I was also mad that the focus was mostly on UConn. Stanford played incredibly well, and deserved all the limelight. Candace Wiggins is unreal. Where the hell did she come from anyway, and was she this good in high school?