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Post by rgs318 on Feb 8, 2023 20:32:15 GMT -5
Massey makes HC a 9 point favorite (64-55) with a 74% chance for the win.
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Post by longsuffering on Feb 11, 2023 14:09:02 GMT -5
Cara to Lindsay at full speed on a break early. Could Ron Sr. to Togo been any smoother?
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Post by longsuffering on Feb 11, 2023 14:12:07 GMT -5
BPC with Kimball cooking in her is on fire! Let's sweep BU and get home court advantage for the duration in the PLT. Just a longer duration this year.🙂
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Post by longsuffering on Feb 11, 2023 14:28:06 GMT -5
17-15 Saders at end of first qtr. American isn't going quietly, they are playing well. Cara made a circus "and one" drive bouncing off American bags. She angled and spun the ball perfectly off the backboard from an impossible angle. She drove right into a demolition derby. If she stays healthy, HC might finally get back to the Dance this season.
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Post by longsuffering on Feb 11, 2023 14:43:16 GMT -5
HC getting stacked by Lauren Stack 29-23. AU 20-12 in rebounds. Oh my.
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Post by longsuffering on Feb 11, 2023 15:34:45 GMT -5
HC finally gets the lead back 47-45 with 7 minutes to go. Now tied 47-47. This game is on NBC Sports Boston, which is getting it's money's worth.
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Post by longsuffering on Feb 11, 2023 15:52:40 GMT -5
7.7 seconds down by one, HC with ball out of a timeout. McCormack drives, gets fouled. 1.9 seconds left. Ties it with the first. Gets her own rebound on the second and puts it back up....Overtime!
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Post by oldschoolhoops on Feb 11, 2023 16:05:36 GMT -5
I am shocked. Give Stack credit for a very strong game though.
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Post by dharry13 on Feb 11, 2023 16:06:48 GMT -5
Lost in OT to American who is 6-18
And lost at home. I’m impressed with their record. I’ve watched them a bunch now.
Just not athletic.
Have to recruit more athletic players. I do like this coach.
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Post by longsuffering on Feb 11, 2023 16:07:19 GMT -5
Well, let's hold onto second place. American up four, with the ball, 17 seconds left. Does not look good.
HC 2 points behind. 7.3 seconds left. AU wins 67-65. Playoff atmosphere with screaming kids from Sutton Susies youth basketball. Great game.
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Post by oldschoolhoops on Feb 11, 2023 16:07:42 GMT -5
AU coach has done well despite the record. Maybe the team got caught a little bit looking ahead to BU?
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Post by longsuffering on Feb 11, 2023 16:11:33 GMT -5
AU coach has done well despite the record. Maybe the team got caught a little bit looking ahead to BU? And they missed a bunch of bunnies. AU tight defense contributed. |
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Post by HC13 on Feb 11, 2023 16:15:54 GMT -5
AU coach has done well despite the record. Maybe the team got caught a little bit looking ahead to BU? No, I think everyone has figured out that you double/triple the inside & dare HC to beat you from the outside. How many bunnies did they miss today - painful. I think they are going to struggle to hold onto 2nd. |
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Post by purplehaze on Feb 11, 2023 16:51:44 GMT -5
BPC is the key with the outside game. She has to get more selfish - late in reg she had an open 3 but instead forced a pass inside to Allen resulting in a critical turnover
McCormack must feel terrible missing that 2nd ft with 2secs left
Allen is a small center and tends to have those stretches where she has trouble scoring inside - today an example
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Post by oldschoolhoops on Feb 11, 2023 16:58:08 GMT -5
My eyes are old but it looked to me like American switched most everything today and were focused on not giving threes. They doubled in the post when the switches led to mismatches. Then we certainly did miss a lot inside. While AU seemed to convert more of the good looks they had.
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Post by efg72 on Feb 11, 2023 17:08:30 GMT -5
BPC is the key with the outside game. She has to get more selfish - late in reg she had an open 3 but instead forced a pass inside to Allen resulting in a critical turnover McCormack must feel terrible missing that 2nd ft with 2secs left Allen is a small center and tends to have those stretches where she has trouble scoring inside - today an example Honestly they forced it into Allen way too much in the 4th/OT, and they had lanes to get to the basket learning experience |
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Post by timholycross on Feb 11, 2023 18:35:32 GMT -5
AU coach has done well despite the record. Maybe the team got caught a little bit looking ahead to BU? No, I think everyone has figured out that you double/triple the inside & dare HC to beat you from the outside. How many bunnies did they miss today - painful. I think they are going to struggle to hold onto 2nd. I honestly don't remember them hitting a shot from more than 3 feet away except for BPC (finally) hitting a 3 in the last 5 minutes. Combine that with some terrible decisions leading to turnovers (telegraphed passes into crowds) and you have a loss. |
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Post by efg72 on Feb 11, 2023 18:56:28 GMT -5
Not sure if today’s loss was game plan or player execution
Let’s learn and finish strong
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Post by longsuffering on Feb 11, 2023 20:07:46 GMT -5
BPC is the key with the outside game. She has to get more selfish - late in reg she had an open 3 but instead forced a pass inside to Allen resulting in a critical turnover McCormack must feel terrible missing that 2nd ft with 2secs left Allen is a small center and tends to have those stretches where she has trouble scoring inside - today an example McCormack played a heck of a game, she should not feel terrible at all. It was an overtime thriller with both sides missing many shots but never giving up. WBB is generating school and community support with football players and one or more community youth group present and engaged. When 5'3" Cara drives into the redwoods under the basket and scores, it's PL sports at their best. Free throw shooters have to be like baseball closers or FB place kickers and put a miss behind them right away and move on. |
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Post by efg72 on Feb 11, 2023 20:20:58 GMT -5
This team is over performing as players and coaches
Future is bright for this group if we are patient
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Post by purplehaze on Feb 11, 2023 20:26:04 GMT -5
LS, you’re a very easy grader. Cara shot 3 of 12 from the field incl 1 of 8 from 3pt range. I don’t think she had a particularly good game
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Post by longsuffering on Feb 11, 2023 22:54:41 GMT -5
Let's hope Lady Luck deferred a few made 3-pointers until the BU game.
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Post by timholycross on Feb 12, 2023 8:13:07 GMT -5
LS, you’re a very easy grader. Cara shot 3 of 12 from the field incl 1 of 8 from 3pt range. I don’t think she had a particularly good game The team was 1-10 from 3 point range in quarters 2-4. Many of the misses were air balls or the like, shots that had no chance whatsoever to go in and weren't taken out of desperation (i.e., shot clock running down). It messed with their heads for sure. Perhaps the key plays in the game were soon after BPC hit the lone 3 in that 3 quarter stretch. I think they happened consecutively, but I might be wrong about that. #44 threw in a prayer drive over her head. BPC had another wide open 3, no one within at least 6 feet of her. Wouldn't shoot, which shocked me after she had just hit one. Decided to throw the ball down low to Allen or Berger, who was double teamed. Turnover. AU went ahead again. I also think after Cara went strong to the hoop to end regulation, would have been a better idea to put the ball in her hands for the last 7 seconds. Flanagan hesitated and you can't hesitate in a situation like that, better off being a little out of control than tentative. |
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Post by longsuffering on Feb 12, 2023 11:46:33 GMT -5
LS, you’re a very easy grader. Cara shot 3 of 12 from the field incl 1 of 8 from 3pt range. I don’t think she had a particularly good game The team was 1-10 from 3 point range in quarters 2-4.  Many of the misses were air balls or the like, shots that had no chance whatsoever to go in and weren't taken out of desperation (i.e., shot clock running down). It messed with their heads for sure.  Perhaps the key plays in the game were soon after BPC hit the lone 3 in that 3 quarter stretch.  I think they happened consecutively, but I might be wrong about that.    #44 threw in a prayer drive over her head.    BPC had another wide open 3, no one within at least 6 feet of her.  Wouldn't shoot, which shocked me after she had just hit one. Decided to throw the ball down low to Allen or Berger, who was double teamed. Turnover. AU went ahead again. I also think after Cara went strong to the hoop to end regulation, would have been a better idea to put the ball in her hands for the last 7 seconds.  Flanagan hesitated and you can't hesitate in a situation like that, better off being a little out of control than tentative.  Any time a WBB coach devotes to teaching what to do in different circumstances as the clock winds down earns double the return a MBB coach earns on the same investment of practice time. Four quarters vs two halves. |
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Post by purplehaze on Feb 12, 2023 14:02:30 GMT -5
There is only one ‘end of game’ situation in any contest
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