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Shades
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GlennMacGrady
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Posted: 03/24/21 9:55 pm ::: |
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Aside from the most important thing -- Supernatural Freshman Paige Bueckers vs. Supernatural Freshman Caitlyn Clark -- the rest of UConn's team is better than the rest of Iowa's team and UConn has played better defense over most of the season.
I expect Clark to significantly outshoot Bueckers and to score at least 10 more points, due to her much higher Usage Rate, but the rest of UConn's team to more than make up that point deficit.
That said, Iowa can win if they get very hot from the arc and UConn goes ice cold from there, as has happened to the Huskies this season at times. |
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Posted: 03/24/21 10:01 pm ::: |
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GlennMacGrady wrote: |
Aside from the most important thing -- Supernatural Freshman Paige Bueckers vs. Supernatural Freshman Caitlyn Clark -- the rest of UConn's team is better than the rest of Iowa's team and UConn has played better defense over most of the season.
I expect Clark to significantly outshoot Bueckers and to score at least 10 more points, due to her much higher Usage Rate, but the rest of UConn's team to more than make up that point deficit.
That said, Iowa can win if they get very hot from the arc and UConn goes ice cold from there, as has happened to the Huskies this season at times. |
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Posted: 03/25/21 4:34 am ::: |
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GlennMacGrady wrote: |
Aside from the most important thing -- Supernatural Freshman Paige Bueckers vs. Supernatural Freshman Caitlyn Clark -- the rest of UConn's team is better than the rest of Iowa's team and UConn has played better defense over most of the season.
I expect Clark to significantly outshoot Bueckers and to score at least 10 more points, due to her much higher Usage Rate, but the rest of UConn's team to more than make up that point deficit.
That said, Iowa can win if they get very hot from the arc and UConn goes ice cold from there, as has happened to the Huskies this season at times. |
I keep going back and forth with this one in my head. Obviously Clark is going to get hers, because she is just a phenomenal talent. Her and Monika Czinano are a tremendous duo and the entire Iowa team can fill it up, so the score will be high. On defense though, how does Iowa guard Alliyah if Czinano is guarding ONO on the high post? I think her and Chirstyn, from a physicality standpoint, will be tough for Iowa to guard.
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Posted: 03/25/21 7:39 am ::: |
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So will this game be the most watched game of the tournament?
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Posted: 03/27/21 10:53 am ::: |
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The most hyped matchup of March Madness is happening on the women's side — whether the NCAA likes it or not
https://www.insider.com/march-madness-most-anticipated-matchup-paige-bueckers-vs-caitlin-clark-2021-3
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Though viewership ratings have not yet been released, ESPN's Women's Tournament Challenge grew 103% year-over-year, per Adweek's Mollie Cahillane, setting a new all-time record. And according to reporting from The Northern Star, ESPN found that "Twitter references of the NCAA Women's tournament are up almost 90% during games compared to two seasons ago." |
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Posted: 03/27/21 11:36 am ::: |
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Williams didn’t have much success guarding Dungee.
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Posted: 03/27/21 11:48 am ::: |
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Shades wrote: |
Williams didn’t have much success guarding Dungee. |
Oof, the understatement. Who'd you recommend? Westbrook? Bueckers? Griffin?
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GlennMacGrady
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Posted: 03/27/21 11:51 am ::: |
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I'd like to see Clark and Bueckers guard each other but that's probably unlikely. I think Bueckers is a better defender than Williams, but Williams will probably get the primary assignment to protect Bueckers. But UConn's MTM defense is very flexible, switchy and hedgy, so lots of players will likely guard Clark.
UConn also plays a lot more zone than they used to, but that might be a big mistake against Iowa, which shoots the highest 3FG% in D1 at 40.7%.
On the other hand, Iowa may very well play a pack-the-paint zone because UConn is only 50th in 3FG% at 34.7% and sometimes goes ice cold from the arc. |
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Posted: 03/27/21 11:55 am ::: |
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Goooo Hawkeyes!!
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Posted: 03/27/21 12:24 pm ::: |
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ONO getting rebounds in the 1Q but invisible as a scorer. That's got to change. |
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Posted: 03/27/21 12:30 pm ::: |
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I think the height differential is really a problem for Iowa here.
And Edwards and Westbrook having amazing games.
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Posted: 03/27/21 12:35 pm ::: |
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The 'let 'em play' attitude is also not to Iowa's benefit. ONE foul called to this point? When have we ever seen that?
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