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Post by bulkey on Mar 17, 2024 23:09:05 GMT -5
Terrible news. A solid player.
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Post by UConnChapette on Mar 18, 2024 6:43:12 GMT -5
Hmmm, another case of announcing after the bracket reveal? Coincidence? I think not.
Feel bad for Watson. Tough blow to the kid and her team. Teams with late season injuries to key players may not have the time to adjust mentally and game planning.
I don’t like notre dame, but would never wish an injury on any player.
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Post by magic on Mar 18, 2024 7:17:10 GMT -5
And Irish still got a 2 seed ? The negative bias against Uconn and positive for others is sooo evident. We have always gone to regionals unless just plain on the other coast. The smirks on the faces of Rebecca's coworkers said it all when she mentions Uconn. I started laughing when CP suggested that everyone in the Albany region should be thrilled just to watch CC, the new savior of wcbb. We'll think long and hard before buying NCAA tickets ever again.
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Post by doggydaddy on Mar 18, 2024 7:37:03 GMT -5
And Irish still got a 2 seed ? The negative bias against Uconn and positive for others is sooo evident. We have always gone to regionals unless just plain on the other coast. The smirks on the faces of Rebecca's coworkers said it all when she mentions Uconn. I started laughing when CP suggested that everyone in the Albany region should be thrilled just to watch CC, the new savior of wcbb. We'll think long and hard before buying NCAA tickets ever again. It's been done before. That tweet was releasted at 8:10, after the brackets were announced. Hard to believe they didn't know before. |
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Post by semper on Mar 18, 2024 7:44:50 GMT -5
Of course they did. We might have been a 2 seed if they had announced before, and they a 3.
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Post by doggydaddy on Mar 18, 2024 7:44:57 GMT -5
Talk about a small lineup.
Starters will be Hidalgo 5'6", DeWolfe 5'11", Citron 6'1", Westbeld 6'3", Marshall 6'5"
That may look ok, but Marshall averaged only 19 MPG and contributes the occasional blocked shot. Only 5 PPG and 3.5 RPG.
Still talented they have zero margin for error.
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Post by UConnChapette on Mar 18, 2024 9:54:02 GMT -5
Talk about a small lineup. Starters will be Hidalgo 5'6", DeWolfe 5'11", Citron 6'1", Westbeld 6'3", Marshall 6'5" That may look ok, but Marshall averaged only 19 MPG and contributes the occasional blocked shot. Only 5 PPG and 3.5 RPG. Still talented they have zero margin for error. Same could have been said for UConn, but getting Aaliyah back is a major plus for UConn. If Aaliyah couldn't come back (there was no doubt about that, just saying an if) there would have been literally zero margin for error. |
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Post by doggydaddy on Mar 18, 2024 11:55:23 GMT -5
Talk about a small lineup. Starters will be Hidalgo 5'6", DeWolfe 5'11", Citron 6'1", Westbeld 6'3", Marshall 6'5" That may look ok, but Marshall averaged only 19 MPG and contributes the occasional blocked shot. Only 5 PPG and 3.5 RPG. Still talented they have zero margin for error. Same can be said for UConn, but getting Aaliyah back is a major plus for UConn. If Aaliyah couldn't come back (there was no doubt about that, just saying an if) there would have been literally had zero margin for error. But she is back so there is margin. |
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Post by UConnChapette on Mar 18, 2024 12:13:41 GMT -5
Same can be said for UConn, but getting Aaliyah back is a major plus for UConn. If Aaliyah couldn't come back (there was no doubt about that, just saying an if) there would have been literally zero margin for error. But she is back so there is margin. Yes, that is what I said, just with an "if" qualifier. I suppose I should have bolded the "If". The "if" is not in play, because she IS back. |
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Post by UConnChapette on Mar 18, 2024 12:15:02 GMT -5
But she is back so there is margin. Yes, that is what I said, just with an "if" qualifier. I suppose I should have bolded the "If". The "if" is not in play, because she IS back. Okay, I see where you have the quibble. I have updated my post to provide more clarity. "Same could have been said for UConn, but getting Aaliyah back is a major plus for UConn. If Aaliyah couldn't come back (there was no doubt about that, just saying an if) there would have been literally zero margin for error." |
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Post by doggydaddy on Mar 18, 2024 14:33:09 GMT -5
Yes, that is what I said, just with an "if" qualifier. I suppose I should have bolded the "If". The "if" is not in play, because she IS back. Okay, I see where you have the quibble. I have updated my post to provide more clarity. "Same could have been said for UConn, but getting Aaliyah back is a major plus for UConn. If Aaliyah couldn't come back (there was no doubt about that, just saying an if) there would have been literally zero margin for error." No doubt that is Aaliyah couldn’t come back there would Be zero margin. Like they had in the last 2 1/2 games in the BE tournament. |
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Post by huskyharper on Mar 18, 2024 15:14:09 GMT -5
but even if Aaliyah couldn't come back, does anyone here think Geno would have withheld that information? I just don't think so. I think we would have known right away.
there is a level of gamesmanship that some schools play that defies morals/values and makes a joke of the same. I am appalled that a school supposedly based on christian beliefs/values sinks so low, not just once but 2 years in a row. I'm talkin' 'bout ND. The school named for "the Blessed Mother." Guess they're not living up to it, are they?
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Post by bulkey on Mar 18, 2024 15:57:50 GMT -5
This is the 2nd year in a row that Ivey did it. She'll keep doing it until someone has enough courage to call her out on it.
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Post by mulliganspa on Mar 18, 2024 16:10:37 GMT -5
Geno announced that Amari was out before the seedings.
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Post by meyers7 on Mar 19, 2024 15:16:23 GMT -5
but even if Aaliyah couldn't come back, does anyone here think Geno would have withheld that information? I just don't think so. I think we would have known right away. there is a level of gamesmanship that some schools play that defies morals/values and makes a joke of the same. I am appalled that a school supposedly based on christian beliefs/values sinks so low, not just once but 2 years in a row. I'm talkin' 'bout ND. The school named for "the Blessed Mother." Guess they're not living up to it, are they? IDK, Geno didn't tell us DeBerry was out for the tourney until after the Selection. (just sayin'  ) |
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Post by UConnChapette on Mar 19, 2024 15:43:51 GMT -5
but even if Aaliyah couldn't come back, does anyone here think Geno would have withheld that information? I just don't think so. I think we would have known right away. there is a level of gamesmanship that some schools play that defies morals/values and makes a joke of the same. I am appalled that a school supposedly based on christian beliefs/values sinks so low, not just once but 2 years in a row. I'm talkin' 'bout ND. The school named for "the Blessed Mother." Guess they're not living up to it, are they? IDK, Geno didn't tell us DeBerry was out for the tourney until after the Selection. (just sayin' ) Big difference. Watson is a major contributor for the Irish. DeBerry no so much |
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Post by magic on Mar 19, 2024 16:56:13 GMT -5
I can't believe anyone ever thought Amari was going to contribute anywy.
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Post by linkster on Mar 19, 2024 20:00:35 GMT -5
Sports is a reflection of the society it exists in. Lying, cheating and stealing to win are acceptable and in many cases celebrated. Just as long as you don't get caught. Victory cancels wrongdoing. And it's been that way for a very long time.
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Post by meyers7 on Mar 20, 2024 7:37:03 GMT -5
IDK, Geno didn't tell us DeBerry was out for the tourney until after the Selection. (just sayin' ) Big difference. Watson is a major contributor for the Irish. DeBerry no so much  |
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Post by UConnChapette on Mar 20, 2024 8:11:09 GMT -5
Yup, it went over my head.
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Post by magic on Mar 20, 2024 14:14:41 GMT -5
Sometimes , what looks like a gift from the committee, ain't one.
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Post by linkster on Mar 20, 2024 14:20:40 GMT -5
It could be interpreted that the Irish's bracket spot was the committee's response to the silence from S Bend over their injuries.
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