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peaceplease
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| disappointing game from the lady vols. griner is quite impressive now that she has some experience under her belt.
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| Posted: 03/27/10 12:52 pm ::: |
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| disappointing game from the lady vols. griner is quite impressive now that she has some experience under her belt. |
A very disappointing last 7 minutes. After getting the 5-point lead, they've completely come unglued offensively and defensively. They've settled for bad shots, and when they have gotten good loooks, Griner or someone else has blocked the shot.
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kage
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| Posted: 03/27/10 12:53 pm ::: |
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TN's shooting percentages are sort of eye popping in comparison to Baylor's.
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| Posted: 03/27/10 12:55 pm ::: |
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| So who is angrier about this? Pat? Or the ESPN honchos who will once again be denied a UConn-Tennessee matchup?
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| If I were Pat, I would've brought Williams in earlier, when Shekinna seemed to be getting winded. It just would have been another look. Williams is probably the best defender on the team along with Glory.
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| Posted: 03/27/10 12:56 pm ::: |
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| I was just thinking how Tennessee's post-Parker tournament performances have been worse than UConn's post-Taurasi years so far. Yeesh.
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| Posted: 03/27/10 12:58 pm ::: |
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| Congrats to the Baylor Bears, they played almost flawlessly. Still amazed at Griner's touch.
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njjosh
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| Posted: 03/27/10 12:58 pm ::: |
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| So who would have thought that the Tennessee men would be in the Elite 8 this year and the Tennessee women would not?
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| Posted: 03/27/10 12:59 pm ::: |
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| I was just thinking how Tennessee's post-Parker tournament performances have been worse than UConn's post-Taurasi years so far. Yeesh. |
Say what you want about player's "attitudes" but the personalities on those teams Bobbitt, Parker, Anosike and Hornbuckle were enough alone to get those teams to the E8's and FF's. Honestly, Tennessee's present team is faaaaaaaarrrr more deeper with more all around talent than in Parker's years, yet there's CLEARLY no leadership. They have NO swagger.
These Baylor girls had more swagger and more "let's get it" than Tennessee had in essentially their own backyard.
Personalities really matter.
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| Posted: 03/27/10 12:59 pm ::: |
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Nice stat line for Griner:
B. Griner 27 Pts, 7 Reb, 2 Ast, 10 Blk
If she's doing this as a freshman, will she be able to have a year averaging a triple double?
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| Posted: 03/27/10 1:00 pm ::: |
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| Congratulations to Baylor and fellow Arkansans Jordan Madden and Whitney Zachariason. While Tennessee improved drastically from a year ago, they still seemed to lack the killer instinct of past Lady Vol teams. This should be a good rivalry the next couple of years and hopefully we will see Baugh back for Tennessee next year.
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| Posted: 03/27/10 1:00 pm ::: |
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| Congrats to Baylor. Griner was really impressive today.
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| Posted: 03/27/10 1:01 pm ::: |
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Shocking! Who would have given Tennessee and 14? Best game Baylor played all year.
Great Sportsmanship shown by Tennessee Coaches and Players too.........
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| Posted: 03/27/10 1:03 pm ::: |
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| I was just thinking how Tennessee's post-Parker tournament performances have been worse than UConn's post-Taurasi years so far. Yeesh. |
Say what you want about player's "attitudes" but the personalities on those teams Bobbitt, Parker, Anosike and Hornbuckle were enough alone to get those teams to the E8's and FF's. Honestly, Tennessee's present team is faaaaaaaarrrr more deeper with more all around talent than in Parker's years, yet there's CLEARLY no leadership. They have NO swagger.
These Baylor girls had more swagger and more "let's get it" than Tennessee had in essentially their own backyard.
Personalities really matter. |
I agree. Would Baugh had been considered a leader/firey if healthy?
And to add what you said, they do have talented players, but they don't really have that "go-to" player. Someone who wants to and can get things done at the end of a close game.
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| Posted: 03/27/10 1:03 pm ::: |
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| So who is angrier about this? Pat? Or the ESPN honchos who will once again be denied a UConn-Tennessee matchup? |
Undefeated UConn against freshman phenom behemoth Griner is pretty damn sellable as well (should it ultimately occur). I think ESPN could live with that.
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ThreeBall25
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| Posted: 03/27/10 1:04 pm ::: |
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| Kara Lawson just made a GREAT point that I noticed throughout the game -- Kim Mulkey called timeouts at all the right times.
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kage
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| Posted: 03/27/10 1:05 pm ::: |
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| njjosh wrote: |
| So who is angrier about this? Pat? Or the ESPN honchos who will once again be denied a UConn-Tennessee matchup? |
Undefeated UConn against freshman phenom behemoth Griner is pretty damn sellable as well (should it ultimately occur). I think ESPN could live with that. |
Could be an interesting parallel to Maya Moore's first year if they care to draw the comparison.
Of course, then following the analogy, Griner would lose this year but then win the next. |
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| Posted: 03/27/10 1:07 pm ::: |
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| peaceplease wrote: |
| disappointing game from the lady vols. griner is quite impressive now that she has some experience under her belt. |
A very disappointing last 7 minutes. After getting the 5-point lead, they've completely come unglued offensively and defensively. They've settled for bad shots, and when they have gotten good loooks, Griner or someone else has blocked the shot. |
Griner and Medlock played very well today for Baylor. They simply outplayed Brewer and Cain! Maybe next year for Tenn! Both teams will be almost the same, with the exception of Medlock! Maybe Baugh will be the difference maker for Tenn next year!
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| Posted: 03/27/10 1:07 pm ::: |
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| njjosh wrote: |
| So who is angrier about this? Pat? Or the ESPN honchos who will once again be denied a UConn-Tennessee matchup? |
Undefeated UConn against freshman phenom behemoth Griner is pretty damn sellable as well (should it ultimately occur). I think ESPN could live with that. |
To us knowledgable WBB fans, yes.
But Baylor is still not that well known outside of that group. Even people who normally don't watch WBB know about UConn and Tennessee. Why do you think CBS put that game on network TV every year for a decade?
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| Posted: 03/27/10 1:07 pm ::: |
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| ThreeBall25 wrote: |
| I was just thinking how Tennessee's post-Parker tournament performances have been worse than UConn's post-Taurasi years so far. Yeesh. |
Say what you want about player's "attitudes" but the personalities on those teams Bobbitt, Parker, Anosike and Hornbuckle were enough alone to get those teams to the E8's and FF's. Honestly, Tennessee's present team is faaaaaaaarrrr more deeper with more all around talent than in Parker's years, yet there's CLEARLY no leadership. They have NO swagger.
These Baylor girls had more swagger and more "let's get it" than Tennessee had in essentially their own backyard.
Personalities really matter. |
Yea, Tenn lost a lot. Parker was an all world talent. But then you had Anosike who was nasty on defense. Hornbuckle, who was tough herself. And then Bobbitt that was fiery, and everytime I'd watch Tenn I'd think "watch the little one" cause without fail, she's knock down a huge shot for Tenn.
Tenn is a really young team, still.
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luvDhoops
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| Posted: 03/27/10 1:08 pm ::: |
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| I was just thinking how Tennessee's post-Parker tournament performances have been worse than UConn's post-Taurasi years so far. Yeesh. |
Say what you want about player's "attitudes" but the personalities on those teams Bobbitt, Parker, Anosike and Hornbuckle were enough alone to get those teams to the E8's and FF's. Honestly, Tennessee's present team is faaaaaaaarrrr more deeper with more all around talent than in Parker's years, yet there's CLEARLY no leadership. They have NO swagger.
These Baylor girls had more swagger and more "let's get it" than Tennessee had in essentially their own backyard.
Personalities really matter. |
I agree. Would Baugh had been considered a leader/firey if healthy?
And to add what you said, they do have talented players, but they don't really have that "go-to" player. Someone who wants to and can get things done at the end of a close game. |
I think Baugh DOES have that attitude. She just has that personality. I look at Cain, and I love her, but this chick is always fucking smiling. She smiles after mistakes. She smiles after fouls. She just smiles. That's her. It's a beautiful thing, but I need an angry chick on my side when we go to battle. We really miss Baugh. Paint me cynical, but I just don't think physically she'll ever return to her form prior to those two knee injuries and even at this point, it will be a mental thing too.
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| Posted: 03/27/10 1:09 pm ::: |
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| Kara Lawson just made a GREAT point that I noticed throughout the game -- Kim Mulkey called timeouts at all the right times. |
It sure worked out that way. I couldn't believe it when then they had only one timeout left midway through the second half. But it worked out for them.
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