NCAA basketball
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Not I.
UConn is vulnerable. They can be surpassed. Their time as the dominant program in women's college basketball is ripe to be brought to an end. Somebody needs to replace Geno Auriemma as the college coach that all the great players want to go play for, and I need that somebody to be Dawn Staley.
I would also accept that coach being Kara Lawson, but she's years away from being years away.
UConn is vulnerable. They can be surpassed. Their time as the dominant program in women's college basketball is ripe to be brought to an end. Somebody needs to replace Geno Auriemma as the college coach that all the great players want to go play for, and I need that somebody to be Dawn Staley.
I would also accept that coach being Kara Lawson, but she's years away from being years away.
Duke, Kansas, Purdue as a #1 ... got dang, Arizona bummed me out so hard the only bits I've watched were when visiting the local retro-basketball shop yesterday to look for a gift for TJ's final basketball game/high school decision process, I've missed some stuff that I'd really enjoy. Guess I should have been watching harder.
I don't expect my Tigers to go all the way, but I'll enjoy the ride as long as it lasts.
Ivy League schools have a major disadvantage in college sports -- no athletic scholarships and you have to qualify academically. So there's a much smaller pool of players to draw from. There have been NBA players from Ivy League schools, but not many. That's why what Princeton has done this year is is so special. Princeton made the Final Four in 1965 when Bill Bradley was there. They lost in the semifinals and, since the consolation game was his last game at Princeton, he went for it and scored 56, which I believe is still the highest total for a tournament game. Geoff Petrie, of course, was another.
Good luck to the Tigers against Creighton or Baylor!
Ivy League schools have a major disadvantage in college sports -- no athletic scholarships and you have to qualify academically. So there's a much smaller pool of players to draw from. There have been NBA players from Ivy League schools, but not many. That's why what Princeton has done this year is is so special. Princeton made the Final Four in 1965 when Bill Bradley was there. They lost in the semifinals and, since the consolation game was his last game at Princeton, he went for it and scored 56, which I believe is still the highest total for a tournament game. Geoff Petrie, of course, was another.
Good luck to the Tigers against Creighton or Baylor!
Gonzaga vs TCU was one of the best games of the year. They played faster than the NBA and showed a very high skill level. Both teams play decent defense, but the score was still in the 80s. Miles (TCU) and Timme (Zags) were both showcased and have great talent.
The transfer portal has helped to generate much better parity in college basketball. Teams like Princeton and FDU are a blast to watch. FDU is a competitive team with a line-up smaller than plenty of high school teams.
The transfer portal has helped to generate much better parity in college basketball. Teams like Princeton and FDU are a blast to watch. FDU is a competitive team with a line-up smaller than plenty of high school teams.
