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[womenssports]

You could have fooled me. I guess my ESP was turned off.

Yep, talking about the WVU game and not blaming OU but those inbred, hillbillies. SMH....OLLIE, geez

 

[womenssports]

I think Texas was still playing at a high level for the first five minutes of the fourth quarter. It's just that their long-range shots weren't going in, and the interior defense was forcing some uncomfortable shots. It seems interesting that Kay Kay appeared intimidated by Boyette, but Boyette seemed to have difficulty shooting over Kay Kay and Vivi. Her hands weren't following through due to the fact that Kay Kay and Vivi had their hands up, and it left most of her shots just a bit short. The Texas posts seemed more afraid of our posts than we were of them. But, McCarty was a fireball of emotion until the end.

At about three minutes, they did come apart a bit, attempting bad shots once they fell behind by about ten. But, we were guarding the shooters, and they really weren't open. But, I think they still had some confidence at the five minute mark.

What we did not see against Texas were a lot of bad plays. After every game since BYU, I have often shouted at the TV as someone made a lazy pass or took and off balance shot. It might have been someone driving to the paint once more, despite the fact that they had turned it over every time they had done it, or Kay Kay reaching into or over an opponent's arms. Kay Kay did have a couple of reach in fouls. But, she played fairly solidly. Gabbi didn't make the spaced out mistakes. We acted like we belonged.

When we do that, we are pretty good. We don't have to shoot lights out if our mental lights are on. We never really lost it against Texas.

Athleticism? I think Kay Kay and Vivi are both more athletic than the Texas posts, just not as tall. Vivi will be a lot better than any of them. Maddie had her way with the Texas forwards and guards. She is deceptively fast, and her game is beginning to come together. Now, if she and Peyton can just begin to shoot the way they had done in the past. Gioya adds a short range jumper. Texas has some "athletic" guards in the sense that they are quick. But, they don't play basketball all that well. McCarty does. Sanders always hurt us. Felisha Gibbs was an athlete.

Ariel Atkins is a good (if not very good) basketball player but she was injured last year and missed nine games this year because of injury. I would say Empress Davenport plays well. Imani is a great player but not always focused. If she were, we would have a more difficult problem with Texas. I don't know if she is as athletic or not. She runs the court well, she has some great stats...double doubles, blocks. Now, a question about Felisha, which I wish we would have gotten to see play more, why do you think she is an athlete? Not disagreeing, I just did not see her play enough to know.

 

[sybarite]

Gibbs was an athlete. She could run and jump as well as anyone in the conference. She had not learned to translate that into basketball skills. When people say we need better athletes, we first need players with skills.

I thought what the fourth quarter showed was that we really had athletes that were as good or better than those of Texas. There is no way that any of their guards can handle Maddie. She won every battle that she had with Atkins, probably giving her three of her five fouls, blocking her shot, stealing rebounds from her. She is supposedly their most "athletic" guard.

Gioya matches up well with the best of their guards for athletic ability. She can use her body as effectively as anyone that Texas has. Vivi was quicker and stronger than Boyette, just not as tall. Yet, Vivi has now had two really good days against those tall Texas posts.

 

[KCRuf/Nek]

The game was on TV in Oklahoma. If it wasn't on TV out of state, I don't think you can blame the OU Athletic department for that. Blame the conference and the networks.

It was on her. It was the OU network. That Brenda lady was doing the color.

I'm sure WVU is on her. We seem to get all the games.