No Championship for UCONN

#26
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It was a great basketball game and the team that performed better won. Hearts played out littered the floor.
 
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maxvolfan said:
Glad they lost but even at their worse they only lost by 2.
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They weren't at their worst. They kept their composure. They competed. They were well coached and prepared. They shot 46% from 3 and 44% from the field. They got Miss State to commit 23 fouls including their best player fouling out. They had 4 players in double figures.

They just got beat.
 
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clkou said:
They weren't at their worst. They kept their composure. They competed. They were well coached and prepared. They shot 46% from 3 and 44% from the field. They got Miss State to commit 23 fouls including their best player fouling out. They had 4 players in double figures.

They just got beat.
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Oooooooo yeah.
 
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Just glad Geno lost. Don't really care it's an all SEC final because neither SEC team is the Lady Vols. But anytime Geno loses, I have to smile.
 
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#30
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I know UC lost and everyone is piling on, but credit to them for going so far with the lineup they had this season..... they came to play every night and I have enjoyed watching the games of theirs that I saw..... they are a great program....

And I have been singing the praises of Vic S all year long.... it is so apparent that he has his program in a good place.... I salute him as do so many others tonight.
 
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So, who is the only coach to beat both of the final two? Why it's CHW. congrats coach!
 
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TnScooby said:
Greatest coach of all time remark by CVS was a bit much IMO....
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Only to people with the deepest of orange colored glasses. It's not an either or proposition. Acknowledging Geno's accomplishments does not mean you are downgrading or disregarding Pat. Pat will always have her place no matter what Geno does, but to not acknowledge his place is a false narrative.
 
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UConn is now 0-2 at the Final Four with me in attendance. I lived in Florida in 2008 and made the drive to see the LVs. I live in Dallas now and figured I'd leave at halftime if it's a slaughter.
 
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clkou said:
They weren't at their worst. They kept their composure. They competed. They were well coached and prepared. They shot 46% from 3 and 44% from the field. They got Miss State to commit 23 fouls including their best player fouling out. They had 4 players in double figures.

They just got beat.
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Exactly. UConn actually played a couple of worse games this year (Florida State, Tulane). And they weren't exactly lights out against UCLA.

MSU limited Collier and that was key, and they clogged up the passing lanes which is the heart of UConn's offense. And they matched or surpassed UConn's hustle. In the first quarter it almost looked like the teams had changed uniforms... instead of the famous early UConn surge it was MSU that was playing loose and taking it to them. UConn came back from the 16 point deficit, but it gave MSU the confidence to keep playing hard. UConn's lack of depth hurt them... Butler was clearly over-matched.

I was very glad that the Dillingham foul on Samuelson didn't decide the game. The foul call was arguably legit -- but maybe not the flagrant. You could see that the refs were struggling with it. If UConn would have scored on the extra possession and won the game it would really have tainted what was otherwise a great game.

UConn will have more weapons next year. But so will some other teams. And what folks here say all year is true -- their conference schedule assures them of a #1 seed but it doesn't help get them ready for the Tourney. They hadn't played a true Top 20 team since mid-February. Even their players admitted that the toughest competition they had seen is six weeks was at practice.

One more thing. Mississippi is really good. Really. Beating Baylor and UConn was no fluke. (I still think Louisville over Baylor in 2013 was really a bigger upset, but with the way the media was playing up the UConn streak I'm sure they'll be touting this game as a bigger one.)

And I bet Vic wishes he were playing Stanford instead of another matchup with SC.

I'm looking forward to Sunday's game. We'll see if MSU can continue to play loose... it sure won't be an upset now if they win it all. And it sure is nice to see two SEC teams on top.
 
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So Pleased that UConn got beat. Nurse is a dirty player - that pick on William should have been a tech foul. That guy ref is something else. How the heck did he even make the Final four.
 
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I'm a 1974 graduate of UT and a long time fan of women's basketball, but if you want to see how to conduct yourself, emblematic of a great coach watch the post game press conference.
 
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Hard to believe we beat both the final two teams on their home court no less. The SEC will bring home a title this has been an amazing season. So glad to see the UConn streak ended.
 
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clkou said:
They weren't at their worst. They kept their composure. They competed. They were well coached and prepared. They shot 46% from 3 and 44% from the field. They got Miss State to commit 23 fouls including their best player fouling out. They had 4 players in double figures.

They just got beat.
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Yes they got beat......
 
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#44
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It took me HOURS to calm down after that game! Hoping the championship will be hard-fought and not decided by the calls. Go Bulldogs! Go Gamehens!
 
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He would be correct if he said "Geno is the greatest coach of all time not named Pat Head Summitt.
 
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Huge win for MSU and all fans of women's college basketball.

Are we a great pg away from greatness? Yes.
 
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NeverWe'llSever said:
Me, too. I hate South Carolina. Completely indifferent about Miss State and we kicked their butts this year so at least that makes me feel good.
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Sad part, is we are in Knoxville and they are in Dallas playing for the championship. No vindication, but shows you what could have been.:cray:
 
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#49
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Miss State won because they controlled tempo the whole game by playing super defense and running the shot clock down almost to zero on the great majority of the possessions.Brilliant strategy by Miss State Coach.

I for one will be rooting for State Sunday and just hope I do not jinx them because they had the toughest road to the final four of any team in the tourney and have earned it by beating two #1 seeds ,Baylor and UCONN ....the two best teams in the tourney imo.
 
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