March Madness!

macele · 04-03-2012, 12:51 PM

i really felt like stanford could pull the upset. and they could have. just not against baylor lol. stanford did a great job. open shots missed, ... nervous, or not quite set, ... i don't know. but they never made a run, never pulled away to allow adjustments. the reason for that was baylors defense. stanford did fine on defense, but baylor did better.

notre dame is a shooting team, offense! we see all these teams that baylor has beat, and say, "if they could have just made their open shots!" there's a reason for that, baylor defense, ... and intimidation. notre dame may score a little better than stanford, but they won't play the defense stanford did. so the score goes up on the baylor side also. notre dame will have to stay out of foul trouble, i'm not so sure they can. i think the key to beating baylor is backdoor cuts and 3 pointers. but in order to do that, notre dame has to overcome baylors defense. so it's like the old saying goes, defense wins championships. if baylor holds up their defense, it's a blow out.

bulldog, good to see another lady vol fan. i am a diehard summitt fan. i only got to go to knoxville once this season. i wish for a lot more.

Toughy · 04-03-2012, 01:19 PM

Baylor did not play well against Stanford. Stanford should be glad Baylor had a bad day or Baylor would have beat them by 20-30 points. But I am not a Stanford fan and think Tara Van Dever (and her entire staff) should be fired. She cannot produce a national champion with teams that should have been national champions. In the pre-game interviews both Tara and her players had no enthusiasm and they did not seem to want to win and it showed with their play on the court.

Tonite will be interesting. ND is quick but with Griner taking up the paint it will be tough for them to win. If you have never seen Griner play in person, you really don't understand how big and intimidating she is. I have seen her play (in person) in 6-7 games starting back when she was a freshman. She has grown so much in her game........... she is amazing to watch. The other thing about Baylor is they have a team. Griner is not the only star on that team and she has become an excellent passer and free throw shooter. I'm also glad she has said she will stay at Baylor for her senior year and get her college degree.....smart young woman.

princessbelle · 04-03-2012, 06:49 PM

I agree Baylor was not playing to their full talent capacity as we have seen them play this year when they played Stanford. But, Stanford had a good defense and certainly tried to handle Griner pulling her out of the paint often.

Tonight, i'm rooting for Baylor, sorry Bully. Since the orange and white isn't around, of course. Baylor's team is not just Griner, i agree totally. That Sims is something else and if she is on "game" tonight, it will be a great. They haven't lost a game this year, they deserve the title.

Will be interesting to see what ND has in store for strategic defense. But, i believe Baylor will come out with the trophy.

That's my thoughts...

Over and Out.

UofMfan · 04-03-2012, 07:08 PM

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Originally Posted by princessbelle

I agree Baylor was not playing to their full talent capacity as we have seen them play this year when they played Stanford. But, Stanford had a good defense and certainly tried to handle Griner pulling her out of the paint often.

Tonight, i'm rooting for Baylor, sorry Bully. Since the orange and white isn't around, of course. Baylor's team is not just Griner, i agree totally. That Sims is something else and if she is on "game" tonight, it will be a great. They haven't lost a game this year, they deserve the title.

Will be interesting to see what ND has in store for strategic defense. But, i believe Baylor will come out with the trophy.

That's my thoughts...

Over and Out.

Yep, I agree with you buddy, bud, bro, dude!

princessbelle · 04-03-2012, 07:26 PM

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Originally Posted by UofMfan

Yep, I agree with you buddy, bud, bro, dude!

Hush it!!! I'm talking game here. Geeze.

RNguy · 04-03-2012, 07:43 PM

It's no secret I'm a die hard notre dame fan through and through however they are not going to be able to beat baylor at all. I find it hard to believe Brittany only averages 5 rebounds a game . Heck she has 5 in the first half already . I'm proud the Irish boys and girls came this far though . If Irish girls don't start sinking their 3s they don't have a hail Mary left ..

go Irish and Congrats for second place .

Just_G · 04-03-2012, 08:42 PM

I support both men's and women's sports on the college level....I enjoy both. The women's teams around here get no press, so it is hard to keep up with them like I would like to. I dated a girl that played basketball at KU back in my early 20's...that is when I really became a huge KU fan.

I love all teams from the Big XII and am really excited that they have become so dominant in women's basketball!

04-03-2012, 12:51 PM	#1
macele Member How Do You Identify?: a bold-assed maximus Preferred Pronoun?: she Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: mississippi Posts: 1,066 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 3,178 Thanked 3,230 Times in 847 Posts Rep Power: 21474850	i really felt like stanford could pull the upset. and they could have. just not against baylor lol. stanford did a great job. open shots missed, ... nervous, or not quite set, ... i don't know. but they never made a run, never pulled away to allow adjustments. the reason for that was baylors defense. stanford did fine on defense, but baylor did better. notre dame is a shooting team, offense! we see all these teams that baylor has beat, and say, "if they could have just made their open shots!" there's a reason for that, baylor defense, ... and intimidation. notre dame may score a little better than stanford, but they won't play the defense stanford did. so the score goes up on the baylor side also. notre dame will have to stay out of foul trouble, i'm not so sure they can. i think the key to beating baylor is backdoor cuts and 3 pointers. but in order to do that, notre dame has to overcome baylors defense. so it's like the old saying goes, defense wins championships. if baylor holds up their defense, it's a blow out. bulldog, good to see another lady vol fan. i am a diehard summitt fan. i only got to go to knoxville once this season. i wish for a lot more. Last edited by macele; 04-03-2012 at 12:59 PM. Reason: to edit! of course.

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princessbelle Infamous Member How Do You Identify?: femme Preferred Pronoun?: femme ones Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Tennessee Posts: 6,100 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 29,380 Thanked 30,496 Times in 5,198 Posts Rep Power: 21474858	I agree Baylor was not playing to their full talent capacity as we have seen them play this year when they played Stanford. But, Stanford had a good defense and certainly tried to handle Griner pulling her out of the paint often. Tonight, i'm rooting for Baylor, sorry Bully. Since the orange and white isn't around, of course. Baylor's team is not just Griner, i agree totally. That Sims is something else and if she is on "game" tonight, it will be a great. They haven't lost a game this year, they deserve the title. Will be interesting to see what ND has in store for strategic defense. But, i believe Baylor will come out with the trophy. That's my thoughts... Over and Out. __________________ ~ I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. ~ Maya Angelou

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