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Howee
Joined: 27 Nov 2009 Posts: 15759 Location: OREGON (in my heart)
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Posted: 04/04/17 12:31 am ::: And now, the curtain draws.... |
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...to a slow close on the season for us NCAA fans. I no longer follow the W closely. It's as if my heart belongs to the innocent kids of college.
From the other thread:
Howee wrote: |
myrtle wrote: |
all I can say is that at least I finished better than Howee |
"Finished" is such a .... subjective term, darlin'. You'll need a few more quarters at Ms. Frumton's Finishing School to finish "better" than Howee. But you may accomplish that.... encourage it. |
Finished. Multiple meanings: Done. Completed. Ended. Over. Accomplished. Whatever. For me, we're now at the end of a long period of time devoted to following scores and results, following status on recruits and injured teammates. Concern over conference standing, national rankings. Now, I let it go.....spring and summer take me in to a whole 'nother althernate universe in my life, where my animals and my gardens and my travels dominate my life energies.
To close this chapter, wherever you're moving on to, think about the best Highlights of the season; for me?
*1 UConn goes down to itty bitty & co
*2 MD goes down to Oregon
*3 Baylor goes down to TX
*4 SC wins the NC
So long, ladies: can't wait for next season!
_________________ Oregon: Go Ducks!
"Inévitablement, les canards voleront"
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summertime blues
Joined: 16 Apr 2013 Posts: 7865 Location: Shenandoah Valley
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Phil
Joined: 22 Oct 2011 Posts: 1277
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Posted: 04/04/17 11:48 am ::: |
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Even if you don't care about the WNBA, there's still USA basketball.
I have to double check the schedule but I think we are scheduled for U16 (Americas), U19 world championship, world University games, and some 3 x 3 events.
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Queenie
Joined: 18 Nov 2004 Posts: 18066 Location: Queens
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Posted: 04/04/17 7:13 pm ::: |
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I miss all my seniors. I'm terrified of missing next year's seniors; three of my favorite people are graduating from their various institutions of learning.
For the most part, it wasn't a highlight season for my teams. (The obvious exception is WNIT champion Michigan.) Not a lot of big wins, some crushing losses. No big road trips. No tournament bids.
I thought the Final Four was fantastic, making up for a mostly lackluster tournament.
Now that college season is over, it's time to get ready for W season. We rotated wardrobe over the weekend (well, I wanted to move the dresser, which meant emptying the drawers, so since everything was out...), which meant putting away two large bins of collegiate shirts, jerseys, and fan gear, and taking out two large bins of WNBA shirts, jerseys, and fan gear. Next up, housecleaning, dusting, sundries shopping, and more cleaning.
_________________ Ardent believer in the separation of church and stadium.
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Howee
Joined: 27 Nov 2009 Posts: 15759 Location: OREGON (in my heart)
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Posted: 04/04/17 8:23 pm ::: |
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Queenie wrote: |
I miss all my seniors. I'm terrified of missing next year's seniors; three of my favorite people are graduating from their various institutions of learning. |
Definitely one of the Low Points of it all. My Sooners lose FIVE seniors that will not likely play beyond this year. Like MOST seniors in most programs, it's on to life after basketball. Here's to all THOSE young ladies and all they contributed to their teams and our entertainment.
_________________ Oregon: Go Ducks!
"Inévitablement, les canards voleront"
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summertime blues
Joined: 16 Apr 2013 Posts: 7865 Location: Shenandoah Valley
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Posted: 04/05/17 9:43 am ::: |
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Tennessee and JMU each lost one senior. Tennessee's loss will most likely not matter nearly as much in the scheme of things, as they have a returning PG and an amazing recruiting class coming in, but JMU's loss is HUGE. Precious Hall was our everything and will be terribly missed. On the bright side, we do have Kayla Cooper-Williams returning from an ACL that kept her out all season, several proven scorers who have matured, and a couple of good-looking freshmen coming in, one of whom is the little sister of an NBA player (he played at Tennessee and I remember him pretty well). So all is not lost.....but it's a long time till November.
_________________ Don't take life so serious. It ain't nohows permanent.
It takes 3 years to build a team and 7 to build a program.--Conventional Wisdom
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