03-03-2022, 05:48 PM
That was just fine. The second quarter offensive woes were not pretty, but they were mostly just missing shots and playing a little too slowly, nothing too terrible. Mack is OSU's best player I think. Every time we've played them she has impressed. Jones got going second half and when she does we are a top team. Love that Brink is now hitting threes. That changes how they have to guard her and opens our offense even more. Wilson was great, her first half offense was important in setting the tone of the game. Defense was good most of the game. Emma-Nnopu gave great energy off the bench.
Someone posted that the conference seems down. I agree. I think the bottom is better, but the teams that were supposed to be top three or four have not been consistently good. Anyone can beat anyone, which is not really great for anybody. UA probably just played themselves out of hosting the NCAAs. Conference may have only Stanford as a host. Why? UA at first seemed like they may have improved even after losing McDonald but then they started struggling and losing, even before Reese got hurt. Oregon looked terrible but then got all their stars back from injury and looked great for a few games, but then began to struggle more than expected. WSU as high as they are is a great story, but I just don't think they are all that good.
Several teams will lose a lot too. ASU loses the most, with CTT retiring. Cupboard is pretty bad there. Best players were transfers in, and I'm not sure what their eligibility situation is. UCLA loses a bunch of their transfers in and did not do well with them this season. They have a bunch of highly touted recruits coming in but still, the rest of the team is not all that much, is it? CO loses some key players. Anyway, the conference is kind of a muddle, and not in a good way.
Someone posted that the conference seems down. I agree. I think the bottom is better, but the teams that were supposed to be top three or four have not been consistently good. Anyone can beat anyone, which is not really great for anybody. UA probably just played themselves out of hosting the NCAAs. Conference may have only Stanford as a host. Why? UA at first seemed like they may have improved even after losing McDonald but then they started struggling and losing, even before Reese got hurt. Oregon looked terrible but then got all their stars back from injury and looked great for a few games, but then began to struggle more than expected. WSU as high as they are is a great story, but I just don't think they are all that good.
Several teams will lose a lot too. ASU loses the most, with CTT retiring. Cupboard is pretty bad there. Best players were transfers in, and I'm not sure what their eligibility situation is. UCLA loses a bunch of their transfers in and did not do well with them this season. They have a bunch of highly touted recruits coming in but still, the rest of the team is not all that much, is it? CO loses some key players. Anyway, the conference is kind of a muddle, and not in a good way.