[2006alum]

Not getting Baylor, UCONN, or one of the Iowa teams makes me like our chances.  Texas has to deal with LSU.  Maryland is a real challenge and either LSU or Texas will be tough too, but I like Stanford’s chances against any of them. Any one and done tournament is nerve wracking, but that’s what makes winning so sweet.

Agree re: UConn and Baylor, a little less worried about the Iowa schools. I think ISU is really one dimensional and our defense would cut them up.  Iowa is a two-woman show, and if anyone knows how to negate teams that rely on one or two players, it's Tara.  I think Smith would be really hard for us to guard, and UConn plays a style pretty similar to ours, but they have a better PG and offensive production from their guards, but worse interior coverage, so that'd be a real toss-up. I'm not thrilled we are scheduled to face both Maryland and Texas, but I agree that there are worse brackets out there. 

Also, just putting it out there, assuming Georgia Tech gets passed Kansas, I wouldn't sleep on them either.  They beat UConn (without Bueckers), destroyed UNC, came within a basket of beating Louisville, and kept it pretty close against NC State.  As far as second rounds go, that's nothing to sniff at.

[2006alum]

Not getting Baylor, UCONN, or one of the Iowa teams makes me like our chances.  Texas has to deal with LSU.  Maryland is a real challenge and either LSU or Texas will be tough too, but I like Stanford’s chances against any of them. Any one and done tournament is nerve wracking, but that’s what makes winning so sweet.

Agree re: UConn and Baylor, a little less worried about the Iowa schools. I think ISU is really one dimensional and our defense would cut them up.  Iowa is a two-woman show, and if anyone knows how to negate teams that rely on one or two players, it's Tara.  I think Smith would be really hard for us to guard, and UConn plays a style pretty similar to ours, but they have a better PG and offensive production from their guards, but worse interior coverage, so that'd be a real toss-up. I'm not thrilled we are scheduled to face both Maryland and Texas, but I agree that there are worse brackets out there. 

Also, just putting it out there, assuming Georgia Tech gets passed Kansas, I wouldn't sleep on them either.  They beat UConn (without Bueckers), destroyed UNC, came within a basket of beating Louisville, and kept it pretty close against NC State.  As far as second rounds go, that's nothing to sniff at.