Nd - uconn

[SoonerNorm]

Huskies lead 20-8. Not surprising.

 

[22dupree]

ND's gotta block out on the defensive glass and attack shot blockers on offense. Make 'em foul you and get into that UConn bench. Tall task either way, but if you play hesitant, you've got no shot.

 

[jerry]

Hartley was awful the first half. If she does anything the 2nd half UConn should win easily.

 

[sybarite]

45-38 at the half. Two outstanding teams doing what they do best. Can ND stay this hot from three?

 

[Oliver Hardy]

Loss of ND center clearly devastating, but even if she was playing this would still be an easy 10 spread in UConn's favor.

Huskies are just so much better than any other WBB program it isn't funny.


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[Mac]

There doing all the with 6 players! All 6 are burger girls, but still Uconn is on another level..

 

[22dupree]

Quality bigs are amazing things.
McBride and Loyd are tremendous talents - best wing combo in the country and its not close. ND had one quality big in Achonwa. Other than her, they've got what is a barely a 5th starter/role player in Braker and a true freshman backup in Reimer.
No chance against a pair of high level bigs in Dolson & Stewart.
Hard to beat that unless you have like parts to compete.

 

[SoonerNorm]

Recruiting is the key. That is where we need to improve.

 

[22dupree]

Recruiting is the key. That is where we need to improve.

Totally agree. ND's most effective player lineup tonight may have been - Mabry, Loyd, McBride and Allen with one big … but that's the ol' four guard look with each guard under 6-1. Tough to defend the post, you give up a slew of second shots and end up being limited offensively to shooting a bunch of threes. Not the best look.

 

[annabelle]

uconn is the ucla of wbb. Geno won't quit until he surpasses Wooden's total of 10 national titles.

 

[sybarite]

UConn men won also. In fact, UConn men have won Men won in 1999, 2004, 2011, and 2014, losing in 2009. The women have won nine titles. They have thirteen titles in basketball.

Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, and Duke have won a lot of basketball titles. How many football titles do they have between them?

It is about commitment to a program. We commit to football. We've committed to softball and gymnastics, in the past, wrestling. We put more into it than other schools in order to win.

UConn doesn't win football titles. We would clobber them in gymnastics or softball. But, they are dominant in basketball. Like we are willing to commit to football, they are willing to commit to basketball---both men's and women's. Our men's basketball teams are no more successful than our women's. It is great to make the Final Four, three times each. Is it that they got the best coaches at UConn? They are good. But, it is about the entire program---the department, the school, the university community. Alabama isn't all that great at basketball either, but they are good at football.

Unless you commit to being that top basketball school, you don't get the Kentucky and UConn recruits, at least enough of them. It's fine. They don't recruit well in football. What would make OU attractive to the basketball recruits?

 

[annabelle]

there's not enough fan support for OU to be a big-time bb program. You don't see the elite men's programs playing to the small crowds OU does,more often than not.

the women's team used to draw well but the attendance has dropped off markedly.

You're right about OU not making the commitment to being a top bb school. Football is King at OU. Just the way it is.

 

[Stringmusic]

UConn - How do you spell Dynasty? When OU played them in 2002 for the ship I think we played them as close as anyone has.

 

[SoonerNorm]

there's not enough fan support for OU to be a big-time bb program. You don't see the elite men's programs playing to the small crowds OU does,more often than not.

the women's team used to draw well but the attendance has dropped off markedly.

You're right about OU not making the commitment to being a top bb school. Football is King at OU. Just the way it is.

I think OU is just as committed to winning a NC in women's basketball as they are in football, softball, baseball, gymnastics, etc. Otherwise, they wouldn't pay Sherri a million bucks per year. From what I can tell, Sherri has everything that A&M and Baylor has in the way of facilities and support. What we don't have is the type of players who can beat the best. You mentioned attendance dropping at OU. OU fans lose interest pretty quick if the teams aren't winning national championships or at least building toward a NC. Sherri improved the program by recruiting better players. Lately, recruiting has dropped. Our record has too. Look at softball, Patty is very limited on scholarship money she can give out. Same with gymnastics. Yet, those coaches are convincing top recruits to come to OU. Sherri can give out 15 full ships so she isn't limited like the minor sports are. I hear too many making one excuse after another why we can't win a NC in women's basketball. The only REAL reason is, Sherri hasn't recruited as well as other OU coaches who have won national championships. She can coach. Look at what she did last summer when she had elite talent. In order for her to win a NC she must first bring a few elite players to Norman.

 

[Oliver Hardy]

I completely agree, Norm.


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[SoonerinNC]

You can't really support Sherri's recruiting the last 3 years when you look at the contribution those players made to this season's team. The only almost consistent contributor was Campbell who was a diamond in the rough type of recruit that Sherri seems to find.

Sherri seems to not like recruiting and I can understand why when you have to go to the AAU events and what basketball factories exist (not so much with the women). I hate the MacD all-star games where pampered athletes get even more pampering and the games hardly represent basketball. I suspect AAU teams are much the same.

I don't know if Sherri really doesn't like recruiting but I think I have read that she really doesn't like the AAU events where unfortunately many of the elite players are seen. And it is more important to see them as the recruiting gurus in women's basketball are not as advanced as in the men's game.

However, one of the most important leadership traits is to surround yourself with people who compensate for you weaknesses. I would never condemn any of our assistants with the knowledge I have of their respective contributions to the team. But if Sherri doesn't have strong recruiters on her staff she needs to get them.

 

[SoonerNorm]

UCONN made it look easy last night and they didn't even shoot well from BTA or at the line.