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chuckiepoo said:
Georgia spanking NCSt…
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Coach Abes teams are a physical bunch that like to turn you over. Need to bring our ball handling when we face them this year. I don't think they are a great offensive team though, just have to keep them in the half court and not let them run off your turnovers.

But kudos to Georgia so far, they are hanging against NC St so far. Quite the contrast for NC St facing this type of defense verses Iowa.
 
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Ladyvolfan45 said:
Coach Abes teams are a physical bunch that like to turn you over. Need to bring our ball handling when we face them this year. I don't think they are a great offensive team though, just have to keep them in the half court and not let them run off your turnovers.

But kudos to Georgia so far, they are hanging against NC St so far. Quite the contrast for NC St facing this type of defense verses Iowa.
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NCSt finished half on an 8-0. Pressing the issue to start the third.
Up 35-32
 
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Majors said:
We started the year #5. Not expecting 9-0 but not accepting 4-5 at this point
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Nobody is happy about it, but we ought to accept the reality that the competition was stiffer than expected (as their current rankings imply; evidently, voters underestimated them) and our level of readiness was overestimated. The same has been true of other teams that started out in the Top Ten. I doubt that most of those teams' fans have thrown in the towel already and quit on their teams.

The old cliche that sports reveals character seems appropriate. It's natural to be frustrated by losses, but if we had pulled out the one and three point losses, we'd still be the same team with a 6-3 record. Would the season still be "in the toilet?"

Have the critics calling for coaching changes ever actually coached (or played) sports? Did they ever suffer disappointing losses? Have the posters insulting our players' intelligence ever had sisters, daughters, girlfriends, wives?

Kellie's best season at Missouri State began with a string of losses. That resilient team nearly upset Stanford in the Sweet Sixteen. Think their fans should have given up after nine games?

We all want to see a high level of execution on offense and high intensity defense along with top recruiting. But there is a lot of basketball left to play. The least we owe the team is our support. In my experience, expressing optimism and positivity works a lot better than criticizing and belittling and skepticism. That is, if we really want our team to succeed.
 
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creekdipper said:
Nobody is happy about it, but we ought to accept the reality that the competition was stiffer than expected (as their current rankings imply; evidently, voters underestimated them) and our level of readiness was overestimated. The same has been true of other teams that started out in the Top Ten. I doubt that most of those teams' fans have thrown in the towel already and quit on their teams.

The old cliche that sports reveals character seems appropriate. It's natural to be frustrated by losses, but if we had pulled out the one and three point losses, we'd still be the same team with a 6-3 record. Would the season still be "in the toilet?"

Have the critics calling for coaching changes ever actually coached (or played) sports? Did they ever suffer disappointing losses? Have the posters insulting our players' intelligence ever had sisters, daughters, girlfriends, wives?

Kellie's best season at Missouri State began with a string of losses. That resilient team nearly upset Stanford in the Sweet Sixteen. Think their fans should have given up after nine games?

We all want to see a high level of execution on offense and high intensity defense along with top recruiting. But there is a lot of basketball left to play. The least we owe the team is our support. In my experience, expressing optimism and positivity works a lot better than criticizing and belittling and skepticism. That is, if we really want our team to succeed.
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This isn’t Missouri State, so we shouldn’t expect Missouri State results. That best year you spoke of of met minimum expectations here.

This is not just about this year, it is just the build up that had gotten us here. Agree in supporting the players as they seem to not be getting maximized coaching or maybe they are by not just Kellie but down the bench.
 
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Majors said:
This isn’t Missouri State, so we shouldn’t expect Missouri State results. That best year you spoke of of met minimum expectations here.

This is not just about this year, it is just the build up that had gotten us here. Agree in supporting the players as they seem to not be getting maximized coaching or maybe they are by not just Kellie but down the bench.
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So you expected Kellie to make the Sweet Sixteen her first year here?
 
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creekdipper said:
So you expected Kellie to make the Sweet Sixteen her first year here?
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Covid year? Or we going full year of 20-21? Her second year (1st full year) of getting bounced in the 2nd round you could say was the start of the events to now of red flags. A good coach regardless of the excuses handed down finds a way to win and overcome. So yes, first full year she should of gotten this team to the SS. If we had played the covid year and she somehow didn't get to the SS, then she would of had the pass of first year coach "rebuild" as long as the team was competitive in the tournaments. After that, the excuses stop. Just one fans opinion
 
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I was watching the NC St vs UGA game. Mimi Collins was amazing. She really dominated that game. She looked taller, stronger, and more athletic than before. I know some of this is player development, but I wouldn't have recognized her physically of her playing style except the announcers kept saying "Mimi Collins" did this and did that to a point that it really sunk in that this indeed was the Mimi Collins we know from the LVs. I guess kidnapping is not permitted :)?
 
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LV renaissance said:
I was watching the NC St vs UGA game. Mimi Collins was amazing. She really dominated that game. She looked taller, stronger, and more athletic than before. I know some of this is player development, but I wouldn't have recognized her physically of her playing style except the announcers kept saying "Mimi Collins" did this and did that to a point that it really sunk in that this indeed was the Mimi Collins we know from the LVs. I guess kidnapping is not permitted :)?
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Mimi had a great game. She really needed to step up with Boyd out and she did. Luxury for NC State to have a player with that much experience to bring in off the bench.
 
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volnationnj said:
Azzi Fudd out 3 to 6 weeks with a knee injury.
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Going to be tough on them Big East is better this season may be better than the SEC overall. They have that home game with Maryland on the road. They have Creighton on the road as well. Looks like she could be back for our game on January 26th.
 
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glv98 said:
Oh man hate to hear it. That team has been decimated. Hope she's better soon, I'm sure we'll see her at full speed in TBA in late January.
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What will happen until she returns will be that players like Ducharme will get increased minutes, all the others as well, and they will all develop faster like last year, so when she is back they will be even stronger. That’s how Uconn does things. That is also why having a bunch of really talented players on the bench helps so much. Especially there, because GA will find a way, he always does and a few of his players will step up into increased roles.

Hate to hear that about her, but at least she will be back in time to shake the rust before the tourney. Likely will impact their seeding however.
 
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VolBall09 said:
And they put her back in the game after it happened. Talk about toxic.
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To be fair, she was checked out by a trainer, and she also said she was fine. While sitting on the bench Paige Bueckers asked her, “Are you sure you’re OK?” She stated, “Yes I’m fine.” They then left her out for the entirety of the second half out of precaution. Even when the game got within five points they left her on the bench. I would not call that toxic. Players take hits continuously in tough games, if both the trainer and the player feel that injuries do not warrant it, they do need not need to sit out. In this case it could have felt worse at halftime which is why she did not play. No coach in the country is going to take a chance with a marquee player this early in the season. Not at UConn, not at Tennessee, not at Stanford, although I’m not sure about …….
 
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ncteacher88 said:
To be fair, she was checked out by a trainer, and she also said she was fine. While sitting on the bench Paige Bueckers asked her, “Are you sure you’re OK?” She stated, “Yes I’m fine.” They then left her out for the entirety of the second half out of precaution. Even when the game got within five points they left her on the bench. I would not call that toxic. Players take hits continuously in tough games, if both the trainer and the player feel that injuries do not warrant it, they do need not need to sit out. In this case it could have felt worse at halftime which is why she did not play. No coach in the country is going to take a chance with a marquee player this early in the season. Not at UConn, not at Tennessee, not at Stanford, although I’m not sure about …….
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ncteacher88 said:
To be fair, she was checked out by a trainer, and she also said she was fine. While sitting on the bench Paige Bueckers asked her, “Are you sure you’re OK?” She stated, “Yes I’m fine.” They then left her out for the entirety of the second half out of precaution. Even when the game got within five points they left her on the bench. I would not call that toxic. Players take hits continuously in tough games, if both the trainer and the player feel that injuries do not warrant it, they do need not need to sit out. In this case it could have felt worse at halftime which is why she did not play. No coach in the country is going to take a chance with a marquee player this early in the season. Not at UConn, not at Tennessee, not at Stanford, although I’m not sure about …….
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About whom?
 
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VolBall09 said:
Mimi had a great game. She really needed to step up with Boyd out and she did. Luxury for NC State to have a player with that much experience to bring in off the bench.
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Rivers has started playing better for them also, she had 22 a few games back and is getting increased PT as her game comes along. She has the talent, expect she will break out soon.
 
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