03-28-2021, 02:19 PM
What do you all think? Who should we root for?
I admit I agree with 81alum; I am scared of Oregon's familiarity with us, both games were competitive. Paopao hasn't played and I don't know her status, so I am not sure if she's out for the rest of the season or there's a chance she might play if the Ducks advance.
On paper, at first glance, it would seem like we should root for Kelly Graves and co., given Louisville is the higher seed and that they had a better regular season than Oregon. Their guard trio of Dana Evans, Kianna Smith and Hailey Van Lith will certainly test our contingent of guards/wings and they have a 6'5" forward in Dixon, who's averaging 8 points on 58% shooting, so they have plenty of weapons.
But, Oregon is no pushover either. They held South Dakota to 10 points in the first half and almost completely shut them out in the second quarter if not for a late lone made free throw and then they beat a very good Georgia team in the second round. Prince is playing well and at 6'7" will pose issues inside, especially if Brink's foul trouble continues. She also has a little range, so she's not just a threat in the paint. And though Sabally is not as polished as her older sister yet, she's still very talented. Plus Boley and Mikesell would need to be closely watched on the perimeter with their long range shooting prowess. Also, their team is obviously very familiar with ours and they've had two games of experience to dissect what went right and wrong for them.
I admit I agree with 81alum; I am scared of Oregon's familiarity with us, both games were competitive. Paopao hasn't played and I don't know her status, so I am not sure if she's out for the rest of the season or there's a chance she might play if the Ducks advance.
On paper, at first glance, it would seem like we should root for Kelly Graves and co., given Louisville is the higher seed and that they had a better regular season than Oregon. Their guard trio of Dana Evans, Kianna Smith and Hailey Van Lith will certainly test our contingent of guards/wings and they have a 6'5" forward in Dixon, who's averaging 8 points on 58% shooting, so they have plenty of weapons.
But, Oregon is no pushover either. They held South Dakota to 10 points in the first half and almost completely shut them out in the second quarter if not for a late lone made free throw and then they beat a very good Georgia team in the second round. Prince is playing well and at 6'7" will pose issues inside, especially if Brink's foul trouble continues. She also has a little range, so she's not just a threat in the paint. And though Sabally is not as polished as her older sister yet, she's still very talented. Plus Boley and Mikesell would need to be closely watched on the perimeter with their long range shooting prowess. Also, their team is obviously very familiar with ours and they've had two games of experience to dissect what went right and wrong for them.