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eyevolley4
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 Posted: 03/28/10 11:22 pm ::: Elite Eight |
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Three Things:
I would like to see Oklahoma in the Final Four. I think it would be a great testament to the non-Paris players who were there last year. I truly believe that while Courtney was a tremendous player, her presence sort of stunted the overall development of an Oklahoma team that could have been something more than what they were last season.
I would like to see Griner versus Charles. I don't want to wait another three years for that. Even if it comes at the expense of the Blue Devils (though I would really like to see Joy Cheek get to the Final Four).
Finally, I want to see Stanford in the Finals. Point blank - I want to see UConn versus Stanford for the third year in a row.
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| Posted: 03/28/10 11:46 pm ::: |
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I'd love to see Baylor vs. UConn. I think Baylor and Stanford are the only teams in the nation who can beat Connecticut.
While I'd love to see Baylor beat UConn, I also would love to see Stanford vs. UConn in the Finals. It's hard to beat a team three times.
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| Posted: 03/29/10 12:00 am ::: |
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Baylor vs Duke
Griner gets better the bigger the stage gets. She'll dominate the Debs on the interior and carry the Bears back to the F4.
Xavier vs Stanford
X has lots of size and will push everything into the paint while trying to slow the tempo. None of it will work, of course, and the Card will win going away.
Florida State vs Connecticut
The Hussies will win and it won't be close. Will this be the game that is competitive enough for Gen to remove his jacket during the game? I'm betting not.
Kentucky vs Oklahoma
Good news for you, Sooner fans. I'm still not buying. OK isn't going to outhustle Kentucky, and the Wildcats actually have a low post presence (unlike anyone else Sherri Coale's team has seen recently). I expect a game similar to the one we just saw between UK and Nebraska.
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| Posted: 03/29/10 6:50 am ::: |
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| pilight wrote: |
Baylor vs Duke
Griner gets better the bigger the stage gets. She'll dominate the Debs on the interior and carry the Bears back to the F4.
Xavier vs Stanford
X has lots of size and will push everything into the paint while trying to slow the tempo. None of it will work, of course, and the Card will win going away.
Florida State vs Connecticut
The Hussies will win and it won't be close. Will this be the game that is competitive enough for Gen to remove his jacket during the game? I'm betting not.
Kentucky vs Oklahoma
Good news for you, Sooner fans. I'm still not buying. OK isn't going to outhustle Kentucky, and the Wildcats actually have a low post presence (unlike anyone else Sherri Coale's team has seen recently). I expect a game similar to the one we just saw between UK and Nebraska. |
I agree on all.
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| Posted: 03/29/10 8:29 am ::: |
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I agree...with the possible exception of Duke-Baylor.
It's not Griner, though, if Duke puts pressure on the ball ala Kentucky vs. Nebraska, I'm wondering how the other Baylor young players will hold up.
If Duke can force turnovers BEFORE it gets to Griner, they can win this game.
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| Posted: 03/29/10 8:37 am ::: |
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I agree...with the possible exception of Duke-Baylor.
It's not Griner, though, if Duke puts pressure on the ball ala Kentucky vs. Nebraska, I'm wondering how the other Baylor young players will hold up.
If Duke can force turnovers BEFORE it gets to Griner, they can win this game. |
Don't fall for that mess KM is stating.  She only starts two freshmen and Griner is one of them...
Kelli Griffin, 5’8 junior guard
Shanay Washington, 6’1 freshman guard
Melissa Jones, 5’10 junior guard,
Morghan Medlock, 6’2 senior forward
Brittney Griner, 6’8 freshman center
Not saying that Washington can't be rattled but 3/5 of this team starting are not young._________________
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| Posted: 03/29/10 8:46 am ::: |
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| dtsnms wrote: |
I agree...with the possible exception of Duke-Baylor.
It's not Griner, though, if Duke puts pressure on the ball ala Kentucky vs. Nebraska, I'm wondering how the other Baylor young players will hold up.
If Duke can force turnovers BEFORE it gets to Griner, they can win this game. |
Don't fall for that mess KM is stating. She only starts two freshmen and Griner is one of them...
Kelli Griffin, 5’8 junior guard
Shanay Washington, 6’1 freshman guard
Melissa Jones, 5’10 junior guard,
Morghan Medlock, 6’2 senior forward
Brittney Griner, 6’8 freshman center
Not saying that Washington can't be rattled but 3/5 of this team starting are not young. |
40% is not significant?
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| Posted: 03/29/10 9:00 am ::: |
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| myt wrote: |
| dtsnms wrote: |
I agree...with the possible exception of Duke-Baylor.
It's not Griner, though, if Duke puts pressure on the ball ala Kentucky vs. Nebraska, I'm wondering how the other Baylor young players will hold up.
If Duke can force turnovers BEFORE it gets to Griner, they can win this game. |
Don't fall for that mess KM is stating. She only starts two freshmen and Griner is one of them...
Kelli Griffin, 5’8 junior guard
Shanay Washington, 6’1 freshman guard
Melissa Jones, 5’10 junior guard,
Morghan Medlock, 6’2 senior forward
Brittney Griner, 6’8 freshman center
Not saying that Washington can't be rattled but 3/5 of this team starting are not young. |
40% is not significant? |
Baylor's only loss with Jones and Griner in the lineup came against the Lady Vols.  They will not be an easy out...._________________
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| Posted: 03/29/10 9:01 am ::: |
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| First off the bench for BU...Hayden a freshman, Madden a freshman, and Condry a Soph
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BlacknGold
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| Posted: 03/29/10 10:29 am ::: |
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| I just want Baylor buried and I want Duke to do it.
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| Posted: 03/29/10 11:01 am ::: |
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| pilight wrote: |
Kentucky vs Oklahoma
Good news for you, Sooner fans. I'm still not buying. OK isn't going to outhustle Kentucky, and the Wildcats actually have a low post presence (unlike anyone else Sherri Coale's team has seen recently). I expect a game similar to the one we just saw between UK and Nebraska. |
That is good news.
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| Posted: 03/29/10 11:50 am ::: |
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| I just want Baylor buried and I want Duke to do it. |
I, on the other hand, want UConn to do it.
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| Posted: 03/29/10 12:02 pm ::: |
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| pilight wrote: |
Kentucky vs Oklahoma
Good news for you, Sooner fans. I'm still not buying. OK isn't going to outhustle Kentucky, and the Wildcats actually have a low post presence (unlike anyone else Sherri Coale's team has seen recently). I expect a game similar to the one we just saw between UK and Nebraska. |
That is good news. |
We haven't had a team with double digit losses in the F4 since 1998.
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| Posted: 03/29/10 1:10 pm ::: |
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| I just want Baylor buried and I want Duke to do it. |
I, on the other hand, want UConn to do it. |
Nah, I want KM crying sooner than later. Just like her cohort in hell, McGraw. Baylor is a fucked up school and KM is just fucked up period. Coach M, otoh and imo, is mighty, mighty good stuff.
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| Posted: 03/29/10 1:28 pm ::: |
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| Baylor is a fucked up school and KM is just fucked up period |
I agree, but should that take away from the talent of their team?
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| Posted: 03/29/10 1:53 pm ::: |
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| And have either of you ever been on the Baylor campus, let me guess, NO
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| Posted: 03/29/10 2:03 pm ::: |
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| I'm not saying the Baylor players aren't talented. Far from it; they're abundantly so. I'm saying I despise KM's attitude and antics and think Baylor is a homophobic bastion of prejudice that I don't need to set foot on to know. I can read and I can listen to stories from others and their experiences with the "biblical" mindset.
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| Posted: 03/29/10 2:59 pm ::: |
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| I would suspect that most BU students, ex students, etc would classify you as the king of assuming, and yes that means....ass-u-me
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| Posted: 03/29/10 3:42 pm ::: |
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| I would suspect that most BU students, ex students, etc would classify you as the king of assuming, and yes that means....ass-u-me |
With all due respect, has Baylor changed their bylaws to move away from a more conservative form of Christianity? If not, then they're still gonna come in for a lot of fire from folks further left of them.
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BlacknGold
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| Posted: 03/29/10 3:55 pm ::: |
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| BUfan wrote: |
| I would suspect that most BU students, ex students, etc would classify you as the king of assuming, and yes that means....ass-u-me |
With all due respect, has Baylor changed their bylaws to move away from a more conservative form of Christianity? If not, then they're still gonna come in for a lot of fire from folks further left of them. |
This was written in September of 2009:
"I've been spending time at Common Grounds while we're here (still here with my Phillies hat writing this blog!), and students have been stopping by to speak with us. There's a sense of defeat about how large the task at hand truly is - the student handbook policies are growing progressively more specific and more strict, not only including condemnation of "homosexual acts" in comparison to "sexual abuse, sexual harassment, sexual assault, incest, adultery, and fornication" but also banning any student groups that the administration disagrees with, and new policies that sound specific to transgender students who are transitioning (referring to students "changing their appearance so as to become unrecognizable"), which is unusual for a Christian university. Students speculate that this most recent amendment may have been written in response to the increasing publicity of one of their former students, Allyson, who now works for the Human Rights Campaign."
http://www.sanctuarycollective.org/blog/post/baylor-university/
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| Posted: 03/29/10 3:56 pm ::: |
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| I can't stand Mulkey's antics either, but I'm gonna go with Baylor over Duke. However, there's no way the lady bears can beat UConn even with Griner. I'd love, I mean, loooove for Stanford to go down, but I think it'll be UConn/Stanford in the final again, of course with the same result. UConn's tough defense will once again rattle the Cards.
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Let's see if the #1s and the #4s make the final four.