[TheFarm07]

[quote author=BigEasyCard link=topic=16574.msg188507#msg188507 date=1486815001]
With this victory, UCLA's loss at Oregon, and Under Stanford Control (again)'s upset of Oregon State, the Cardinal move into a three-way tie for first place.  UCLA is now two games back.

http://pac-12.com/sport/womens-basketball

Geaux Cardinal!

We have to take care of business against Utah and the two games against C.al, but that last weekend in Oregon is shaping up to be a conference decider.  We have the tiebreaker against Washington and if we win out we would be ahead of Oregon State.  But Oregon is becoming a big threat, and beating Oregon State at their house will be that much tougher than when we had them here. 

We could still finish anywhere from 1-4.

An interesting question is where do we want to finish?  I would like to finish 1st for bragging rights, but as for the seed for the Pac 12 tournament, I'm not sure.  I don't know if we should have a preference to play UCLA, or OSU, or Washington--they all seem equally challenging to me.  Probably best to avoid Washington in their home town.
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They are all tough -- do we want to face Plum, Osahor and the three point threat of Romeo? Or Canada, Billings and the three point threat of Korver? Or Wiese, Gulic and Pivec?

Playing UW in Seattle would be the toughest, but then we proved recently that we can rally in a tough environment

I think given the similarities in toughness of these teams, we should focus on improving our own play. If Smith can come off the bench and contribute the way she did last night, that would be a brobdingnagian plus for us. McCall needs to make more of those layups and post points as well.

[TheFarm07]

[quote author=BigEasyCard link=topic=16574.msg188507#msg188507 date=1486815001]
With this victory, UCLA's loss at Oregon, and Under Stanford Control (again)'s upset of Oregon State, the Cardinal move into a three-way tie for first place.  UCLA is now two games back.

http://pac-12.com/sport/womens-basketball

Geaux Cardinal!

We have to take care of business against Utah and the two games against C.al, but that last weekend in Oregon is shaping up to be a conference decider.  We have the tiebreaker against Washington and if we win out we would be ahead of Oregon State.  But Oregon is becoming a big threat, and beating Oregon State at their house will be that much tougher than when we had them here. 

We could still finish anywhere from 1-4.

An interesting question is where do we want to finish?  I would like to finish 1st for bragging rights, but as for the seed for the Pac 12 tournament, I'm not sure.  I don't know if we should have a preference to play UCLA, or OSU, or Washington--they all seem equally challenging to me.  Probably best to avoid Washington in their home town.
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They are all tough -- do we want to face Plum, Osahor and the three point threat of Romeo? Or Canada, Billings and the three point threat of Korver? Or Wiese, Gulic and Pivec?

Playing UW in Seattle would be the toughest, but then we proved recently that we can rally in a tough environment

I think given the similarities in toughness of these teams, we should focus on improving our own play. If Smith can come off the bench and contribute the way she did last night, that would be a brobdingnagian plus for us. McCall needs to make more of those layups and post points as well.