02-17-2013, 05:55 PM
Cal beat U.SC 72-64, so it looks like no change at the top. U.SC made it a game at the end.
Rashonda Gray fouled out on a swinging elbow technical foul, where the opponent was called for a common foul.
I'm not concerned that we won by "only" 11, when C.al won by 28. Against U.SC, we won by 24 and C.al struggled to win by 8. Their struggles (4pt at 1:34, 5pt at 0:40) were greater than ours (9pt at 0:54)
It is frustrating to me to have the PAC-12 announcers talk up Griner and ignore Chiney. At 14:12 in the 2nd half, Mary Murphy mentions only Griner as one of the (current) great players.  Mary has repeatedly made that case, so it is no surprise if the rest of the country has no respect for Chiney. I'm convinced that if we play Baylor and beat them again, that Mary, et al, will still say that Griner is the greatest player around. The only way that this might change is if we play them in the NC & beat them, with Chiney scoring 10+ points more than Griner. If we beat them in the semis, people will still say Griner's the best. If Griner's presence influences the game so much, then why are they allowing a higher opponent's FG% than either Stanford or UConn?Â
Yes, I know I'm saying this the day before the UConn-Baylor game and I may have to eat my words. I am willing to say I expect UConn to win, probably easily. I may go to watch it at Old Pro.  I don't see Stanford being voted ahead of either, no matter what the result. I guess if UConn wins by 26 points, then some might decide that Stanford should be in front of Baylor since we beat them head-to-head.Â
By the way, remember that Utah's Wicijowski went down with a knee injury at Stanford. She missed three games, but is back playing again.
Rashonda Gray fouled out on a swinging elbow technical foul, where the opponent was called for a common foul.
I'm not concerned that we won by "only" 11, when C.al won by 28. Against U.SC, we won by 24 and C.al struggled to win by 8. Their struggles (4pt at 1:34, 5pt at 0:40) were greater than ours (9pt at 0:54)
It is frustrating to me to have the PAC-12 announcers talk up Griner and ignore Chiney. At 14:12 in the 2nd half, Mary Murphy mentions only Griner as one of the (current) great players.  Mary has repeatedly made that case, so it is no surprise if the rest of the country has no respect for Chiney. I'm convinced that if we play Baylor and beat them again, that Mary, et al, will still say that Griner is the greatest player around. The only way that this might change is if we play them in the NC & beat them, with Chiney scoring 10+ points more than Griner. If we beat them in the semis, people will still say Griner's the best. If Griner's presence influences the game so much, then why are they allowing a higher opponent's FG% than either Stanford or UConn?Â
Yes, I know I'm saying this the day before the UConn-Baylor game and I may have to eat my words. I am willing to say I expect UConn to win, probably easily. I may go to watch it at Old Pro.  I don't see Stanford being voted ahead of either, no matter what the result. I guess if UConn wins by 26 points, then some might decide that Stanford should be in front of Baylor since we beat them head-to-head.Â
By the way, remember that Utah's Wicijowski went down with a knee injury at Stanford. She missed three games, but is back playing again.