WBB: General All-NCAA Thread - Not Team Cyclones Stuff

[BoxsterCy]

Thought I'd start a thread for things not ISU team so our general Cyclone season thread doesn't get sidetracked. I know there are a couple of fans that watch outside of our team.

Looking at future opponents.

The Jennie B. Sooners are 6-1 and beat #9 Oregon and Minnesota in a neutral court setting to win a tourney in the Bahamas. Play Mississippi State in the Big 12/SEC thingies on Saturday. Miss State is not ranked. Was just a few years back they were 37-2 and in the champ game against ND. Vic Schaefer leaving and his replacement resigning after just a year seems to have left them as a middling SEC team.

Iowa, after missing three games against quality opponents due to their COVID hiatus, got thumped at Duke last night. They didn't win a single quarter. Clark, a career 41% from three, was 1-13. They play Michigan State at IC on Sunday before coming to Ames. Haven't seen them play but so far they don't seem to be playing even close to their level of last year.

 

[qwerty]

I was at my brother's and he kept flipping back and forth between ISU and IA games. Iowa got down 10+ pretty early and never made a run. No hustle to them, Duke got all the 50/50 balls. Stats were pretty even except rebounds and 3pt shooting (+Duke on both).

Early in ISU game, I told him turnovers are ISU's limiting factor and that proved true last night (16-7).

 

[farm85]

Texas is playing the Aggies on the SEC channel. Texas leads 36-26 (halftime). Schaefer vs Gary Blair, his former "mentor".
Go Aggies!

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

Paige Bueckers suffers a non contact injury today against ND.

UConn star Paige Bueckers carried off court with non-contact leg injury

Bueckers suffered the injury during the final minute of UConn's 73-54 win over Notre Dame.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[runningcy]

Paige Bueckers suffers a non contact injury today against ND.

UConn star Paige Bueckers carried off court with non-contact leg injury

Bueckers suffered the injury during the final minute of UConn's 73-54 win over Notre Dame.

sports.yahoo.com

They are lost without her :/

hopefully not a ACL

 

[acoustimac]

Paige Bueckers suffers a non contact injury today against ND.

UConn star Paige Bueckers carried off court with non-contact leg injury

Bueckers suffered the injury during the final minute of UConn's 73-54 win over Notre Dame.

sports.yahoo.com

hope it’s minor. Hope to see her on the court again soon

 

[Three4Cy]

Paige Bueckers suffers a non contact injury today against ND.

UConn star Paige Bueckers carried off court with non-contact leg injury

Bueckers suffered the injury during the final minute of UConn's 73-54 win over Notre Dame.

sports.yahoo.com

UConn was ahead by 18 with under a minute to play and she was still in the game. I don't care if she is a "pain in the ass" to have on the bench Geno, you are the head coach.

UConn star Paige Bueckers carried off court with non-contact leg injury

Bueckers suffered the injury during the final minute of UConn's 73-54 win over Notre Dame.

sports.yahoo.com

"She never wants to come out, Auriemma said, per The Athletic's Charlotte Carroll. "She's a pain in the ass to have on the bench 'cause all she does is complain about why she's not playing. And we've made a concerted effort in the last three or four games to get her some rest during the game.

"You're right, I don't have an answer for why she was in the game. I mean, that could happen at any time. ... I don't like our team without her on the court."

 

[CycloneRulzzz]

UConn was ahead by 18 with under a minute to play and she was still in the game. I don't care if she is a "pain in the ass" to have on the bench Geno, you are the head coach.

UConn star Paige Bueckers carried off court with non-contact leg injury

Bueckers suffered the injury during the final minute of UConn's 73-54 win over Notre Dame.

sports.yahoo.com

Yeah that was my thought too would you rather her be a pain in the butt than out with a severe injury.

 

[mred]

Something interesting that I wonder if doctors can answer is with acl incidents that happen without contact are they totally fluky or if it didn't happen to her or in Rose's case at that time would it just be a question of when it would happen?

I'm no doctor, but I don't think ACLs are considered ticking-time-bomb injuries. Some people might be more susceptible, but I think it's still a fluky thing that generally involves just planting your leg in just the wrong way.

 

[BoxsterCy]

Watched the second half off Iowa vs Michigan State. Clark had a tripe-double. Hawkeyes had a huge third quarter to blow the game open after having a 2 point lead at the half. Out scored MSU 33-11 in the 3rd. Clark is still struggling with her shoot from three this year. Odd for a career 42% shooter from there. Anyway, Hawks looked more like last years team today, better than they have looked so far this year.

 

[BoxsterCy]

New polls for WBB have Iowa #12 and ISU at #15.

LSU's win was considered a good one and they get in at #24.

NCAA women's college basketball rankings: AP, Coaches, USA Today

Get NCAA women's college basketball rankings from the Associated Press, USA Today/WBCA and NCAA committee.

www.ncaa.com

 

[acoustimac]

Here is the craziest score I’ve seen in a while. When is the last time UConn scored this few points?

 

[StClone]

Poor U

Here is the craziest score I’ve seen in a while. When is the last time UConn scored this few points?
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UCONN without the top players in the country is beatable. Who knew

 

[acoustimac]

Poor U

UCONN without the top players in the country is beatable. Who knew

they are still loaded even when missing Bueckers. And I love it.

 

[CY9008]

Have to agree with Maggie’s mom here.

 

[mred]

Have to agree with Maggie’s mom here.

To be fair, they pulled that same crap for the Iowa/ISU MBB game too.

 

[kcdc4isu]

Maybe their people are afraid to come here and not give us respect in person knowing Hilton Magic will make them look stupid. Got tired watching the men's game on TV early so went to radio for commentary while watching. I posted yesterday when I watched the women's game again the announcers for it were also bad.

 

[theshadow]

Maybe their people are afraid to come here and not give us respect in person knowing Hilton Magic will make them look stupid.

ESPN and Fox are doing things as cheaply as possible. That's it.

 

[BoxsterCy]

At this point, with her whole career ahead of her and the season shot, I would think she would be just shutting it down for 2-3 months to see if it heals without surgery. Seems surgery or no surgery it's a long-shot to play this season and seems risky IMHO.

UConn star Paige Bueckers considering surgery on injured left leg

UConn star Paige Bueckers is considering surgery to repair the left leg fracture she suffered a week ago, which may mean missing more time than originally expected.

www.startribune.com

 

[Tornado man]

First time watching Minn for a whole game this year. Ok - Whalen may be a legend (for good reason) as a player, but hiring her as a coach was a mistake. And Minn has kind of a proud womens bb tradition.
What offense do they run? I see a mess.