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myrtle
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 Posted: 04/01/22 10:59 pm ::: |
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| grats to UConn. good luck on Sunday.
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TotalCardinalMove
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| Posted: 04/01/22 11:10 pm ::: |
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| myrtle wrote: |
| grats to UConn. good luck on Sunday. |
Ditto. Take it home!
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GlennMacGrady
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| Posted: 04/01/22 11:24 pm ::: |
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Nika Muhl in 17 minutes outrebounded Cameron Brink in 27 minutes.
The Hull twins were held to 7 points in 77 minutes. Is that a record low? |
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Howee
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| Posted: 04/01/22 11:36 pm ::: |
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Mostly, quite well-played by both. A few *little things* made all the differences needed. Stanford's MIA threes - when's the last time they shot it that poorly and won? I was very impressed by their defense. They were well prepped for that. I think Belibi should be a bigger force, please. I hope Tara has Fran in her sights for some systematic improvement pursuits in the off-season.
Kudos to UConn. I always get a kick out of how you Husky fans kvetch 'n moan about this one and that one, all season, and then....they're magically better. And not that your kvetching is always misplaced - you've grown accustomed to posts like Charles and Dolson, and the myriad of guards, so an ONO or a Williams may disappoint. But they pulled it out tonight!
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GlennMacGrady
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| Posted: 04/02/22 2:02 am ::: |
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huskiemaniac
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| Posted: 04/02/22 9:21 pm ::: |
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UConn won because Stanford absolutely sucked from 3, miracle #1, and they made 15-17 FTs in the 4th quarter, miracle #2.
That's about it, imo.
Gotta play better in the final.
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pilight
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| Posted: 04/02/22 9:28 pm ::: |
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| huskiemaniac wrote: |
UConn won because Stanford absolutely sucked from 3, miracle #1, and they made 15-17 FTs in the 4th quarter, miracle #2.
That's about it, imo.
Gotta play better in the final. |
Much better. South Carolina doesn't need to hit threes to win. They shot 28% from beyond the arc when the teams met in November.
The Hussies were good from the line in that game too.
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huskiemaniac
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| Posted: 04/03/22 2:49 pm ::: |
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| pilight wrote: |
| huskiemaniac wrote: |
UConn won because Stanford absolutely sucked from 3, miracle #1, and they made 15-17 FTs in the 4th quarter, miracle #2.
That's about it, imo.
Gotta play better in the final. |
Much better. South Carolina doesn't need to hit threes to win. They shot 28% from beyond the arc when the teams met in November.
The Hussies were good from the line in that game too. |
None mattered though, unlike last Friday.
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GlennMacGrady
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| Posted: 04/03/22 3:51 pm ::: |
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Rewatched the game, which increased my appreciation for Haley "Rapunzel" Jones, who doesn't need ball screens to score but can just create shots on her own, one-one-one-or-more. She can do this in significant part because she can do a simple thing that most modern and post-modern post players can't: a hook shot.
Jones can hook ambidextrously from the low block, off a drive, or off a spin-move drive. And she can vary the level of her hook release from an overhand teardrop loft to an underhand scoop.
If Jones only had a three-point shot . . . . |
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Howee
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| Posted: 04/03/22 4:56 pm ::: |
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| GlennMacGrady wrote: |
Rewatched the game, which increased my appreciation for Haley "Rapunzel" Jones, who doesn't need ball screens to score but can just create shots on her own, one-one-one-or-more. She can do this in significant part because she can do a simple thing that most modern and post-modern post players can't: a hook shot.
Jones can hook ambidextrously from the low block, off a drive, or off a spin-move drive. And she can vary the level of her hook release from an overhand teardrop loft to an underhand scoop.
If Jones only had a three-point shot . . . . |
Oh, she's got one....she hit three of 'em in one game (v. Utah) last month. But then -- she doesn't.
If you like hook shots, do you remember Brooke the Hook Smith from Stanford? Now THAT was a hook shot.
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GlennMacGrady
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| Posted: 04/03/22 5:45 pm ::: |
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| Howee wrote: |
| If you like hook shots, do you remember Brooke the Hook Smith from Stanford? Now THAT was a hook shot. |
Indeed, I do. Smith had the best repertoire of back-to-the basket low post moves I've ever seen in a WBB player—not only ambidextrous classical hooks, but ambidextrous drop steps, up-and-unders, reverse up-and-unders, etc. |
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