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fancy_daniel
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 Posted: 03/26/07 11:18 pm ::: |
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| I'm picking Rutgers by 15 or more...their defense is just too athletic and physical for ASU, in my opinion. |
Geesh, has ANYBODY seen ASU's defense?
Sure Rutgers defense is excellent, but so is ASU's.
This game should be much closer then 15 points no matter who wins. |
I think the big difference was that Rutgers has extraordinary athletes that can go off the dribble like no one's business. January seems to be the only crazy athlete that ASU has. They are sure missing Dymond. She would have made a crazy impact with her speed and ability to slash.
I do believe though that CTT has turned around her program with her coaching and people that buy into her system. The next step for ASU is to get the super-athletic players they have not been able to get. Then they will head to the final four.
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| Posted: 03/26/07 11:22 pm ::: |
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| I hope Rutgers pulls this off, but if ASU wins I won't be sad. |
I wasn't sad when they lost at all. ASU has exceeded expectations. Perhaps their record wouldn't have been as good if the Pac-10 hadn't been so down this year, but I think CTT was destined to have a 30+ win season. She is on the up-and-up. She will be back here to the elite eight and hopefully to the final four.
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fancy_daniel
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| Posted: 03/26/07 11:24 pm ::: |
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| bballfan2005 wrote: |
| This is a very unlikeable Rutgers team. |
Really? I'm surprised you say that. The more I see them, the more I like them.
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| Posted: 03/26/07 11:26 pm ::: |
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| Guts? I think it's a case of stupidity to get in front of someone like that when you are trying to recover from a concussion. |
Did you really expect January to let her get a lay-up when she could take a charge.
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| Posted: 03/26/07 11:28 pm ::: |
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| They finally gave the ball to Kia, it's about time!
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| Posted: 03/27/07 12:11 am ::: |
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Here's a box score link:
http://www.scarletknights.com/basketball-women/stats/2006/07-34.htm
Ajavon (or Avajon, depending on whether Mike Patrick remembers how to pronounce her name) scored 20, with 6 assists, 5 rebounds and 3 steals. That's 40 points and 11 assists in the last two games.
Vaughn apparently was fed well enough by the other RU players to score 17 and had 10 rebounds (her 11th double-double) and 2 blocks. Carson added 11 and Prince had 10.
The people who vote on the all-region team apparently did not notice Ajavon's deficiencies as a player, as they picked her as the MOP. Vaughn and Carson joined her on the team.
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fancy_daniel
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| Posted: 03/27/07 12:21 am ::: |
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| Orsillo is very talented offensively. |
I'm hoping that CTT let's her play a lot more in the next year. She just has such a great shooting touch.
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| Posted: 03/27/07 1:23 am ::: |
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| if anyone was thinking of drafting westerberg, after the crappy games she's had, they're probably thinking twice. she's a senior who has not stepped up. she showed hints of coming alive early against bowling green, but faded. |
Yeah, but every time they threw it into her in the paint she would get hacked and picked at. I think defense was just as much the culprit.
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fancy_daniel
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| Posted: 03/27/07 1:32 am ::: |
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| I wonder how ASU would've fared if Dymond Simon was healthy. |
I don't think that much. I mean, yes she is their leading scorer, but they lack post play. Thompson is akward, Johnson isn't offensive by nature, and Westerberg has been five feet off on her shot all night.
Again, the more interesting question is how ASU would've fared with Dosty and Lacey. |
Exactly. I think Dosty and Lacey would've been able to at least give Kia Vaughn trouble. I expect ASU to improve with a stronger group of posts next year.
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| Posted: 03/27/07 1:34 am ::: |
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| I wonder how ASU would've fared if Dymond Simon was healthy. |
I don't think that much. I mean, yes she is their leading scorer, but they lack post play. Thompson is akward, Johnson isn't offensive by nature, and Westerberg has been five feet off on her shot all night.
Again, the more interesting question is how ASU would've fared with Dosty and Lacey. |
See, I think Dymond would've made a difference because she's one of the few players on the ASU team who can actually create her own offense. She's also fearless attacking the basket. Besides January, ASU doesn't have the creaters it needs.
Doris, Vaughn doesn't average 25/10 because of Ajavon. Stop beating around the bush, fool. |
Yeah, ASU has a tendency to just keep passing the ball around because no one can create. Simon is a top-notch player and she, along with January will help give players fits next season.
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| Posted: 03/27/07 1:35 am ::: |
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| I agree that Cal and USC might've gone further without the injuries, but Stanford's injuries weren't to what I would consider "ahtletically-inclined" players. They were going to lose to an athletic team regardless, be it FSU in the second round or LSU in the Sweet 16. |
What Stanford needed was an experienced guard to free up Candice Wiggins. She was almost a no-show in that game against FSU. She was so busy running the point that she really had no time to free up and attack.
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| Posted: 03/27/07 8:36 am ::: |
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| fancy_daniel wrote: |
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| I wonder how ASU would've fared if Dymond Simon was healthy. |
I don't think that much. I mean, yes she is their leading scorer, but they lack post play. Thompson is akward, Johnson isn't offensive by nature, and Westerberg has been five feet off on her shot all night.
Again, the more interesting question is how ASU would've fared with Dosty and Lacey. |
Exactly. I think Dosty and Lacey would've been able to at least give Kia Vaughn trouble. I expect ASU to improve with a stronger group of posts next year. |
Along with Dosty and Lacey playing, and Kaylie Murphy with a year of experience, they have another 6'5" player from in state joining the team. So with experienced guards Briann, Danille and Dymond...and Engelbrecht if she'd shoot  They should do just as well, or better next season!
Congrats to Rutgers, they played great and are reaching their potential at the right time!
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| Posted: 03/27/07 9:45 am ::: |
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Just want to say congrats to ASU for giving us Pac10 fans at least a little something to cheer about.....
Rutgers is looking very strong....won't be surprised if they end up winning the whole thing....
But, back to the Pac10....looking for better results next year. USC and Cal should be strong next season with key players returning from injury....Stanford will be, Stanford...and who knows who else might rise up (besides ASU of course).....
Looking forward to good things next year!!!
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| Posted: 03/27/07 9:55 am ::: |
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| This is a very unlikeable Rutgers team. |
Really? I'm surprised you say that. The more I see them, the more I like them. |
I've always liked them, but then I love good defense.
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| Posted: 03/27/07 10:06 am ::: |
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| But, back to the Pac10....looking for better results next year. |
Heard that last year, and the year before that, and the year before that, and....
Now 10 years and counting since the last P10 team made the F4. All of the other major conferences have had at least three different teams make the F4 since the P10's last appearance. All except the B12 have had at least five appearances by their teams in that span.
The Pac 10 is a mid-major in WCBB.
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