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Post by kiyoat on Mar 16, 2021 12:56:51 GMT -6
Yeah, I probably shouldn’t have emphasized the seeding aspect. I’m more commenting on what I’m reading and hearing from national sports commentators, fan discussion, etc.
For example, one of them on ESPN had no idea Selland wasn’t going to be playing for State. One Oregon fan on Twitter said “I don’t know where South Dakota is, but they are in trouble”.... really? That’s like elementary school level geography.
Nothing new, same “flyover state” crap. Just irritates me when I see how far our two programs have come, only to get the same lack of recognition all of our teams get on the national level. I guess it works to give them a perpetual chip on their shoulders.
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Post by notkiotees on Mar 16, 2021 13:12:09 GMT -6
Have a snickers.
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Post by gopheryote on Mar 16, 2021 13:32:45 GMT -6
This is a pretty interesting read about life in the tourney bubble: theathletic.com/2449535/2021/03/15/ncaa-womens-tournament-san-antonio-bubble-covid-19-protocols/It sounds very lonely and isolating. Example: Even with teams separated by floors, the NCAA is requiring that no one enters a room that isn’t theirs. “At no time, even after the quarantine period ends, can any member of the travel party enter the individual hotel room of another travel party member (i.e., student-athletes cannot hang out together in the same room),” the manual reads. Though not in a bubble all year, it is this type of travel condition that has made winning on the road difficult all year, even without the opposing fans in the building. |
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Post by Men's League Waterboy on Mar 16, 2021 13:37:28 GMT -6
Sjerven needs to just be herself. She’s not going for 30-20 against Oregon but she just needs to be on the floor doing what she does on both ends and somebody’s gotta make some perimeter shots. Tournament time. You’re not going to upset anybody without knocking down some triples. If Korngable and Krull can do their thing putting some pressure on the defense off the bounce, Sjerven plays her game and one of the greatest streak shooters in league history in Lamb does hers, look out. This team is gonna guard and play smart. If they make three or four or five threes it might be tough. They make 8-10? Let’s go.
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Post by elcoyote on Mar 16, 2021 16:47:56 GMT -6
A repeat of the performance from behind the arc from the last time vs Oregon would work for me.
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Post by Men's League Waterboy on Mar 16, 2021 16:50:28 GMT -6
Yeah, that'd work.
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Post by Men's League Waterboy on Mar 16, 2021 17:13:16 GMT -6
I mean, they will be playing in a Dome again ...
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Post by Yotes on Mar 16, 2021 19:44:07 GMT -6
A repeat of the performance from behind the arc from the last time vs Oregon would work for me. Mandatory: |
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Post by kiyoat on Mar 17, 2021 11:19:48 GMT -6
Looks like the NCAA WBB twitter account posted this:
Nice.
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Post by yoteforever on Mar 18, 2021 7:56:08 GMT -6
I’ll start the fun......
I predict the Coyotes win by 3
There’s probably not one Oregon player on the 2016 team that’s still on the squad now, but I guaranty you THAT LOSS was a zinger. It’s in the forefront of their minds. IF Oregon doesn’t put us away early than that memory looms larger as the game progresses.
I’m so confident they will win that I think I’m going to offer the staff the idea I’ll start prepping for Georgia right now. I seriously do like our chances. 😜
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Post by kiyoat on Mar 18, 2021 9:48:21 GMT -6
I’ll start the fun...... I predict the Coyotes win by 3 There’s probably not one Oregon player on the 2016 team that’s still on the squad now, but I guaranty you THAT LOSS was a zinger. It’s in the forefront of their minds. IF Oregon doesn’t put us away early than that memory looms larger as the game progresses. I’m so confident they will win that I think I’m going to offer the staff the idea I’ll start prepping for Georgia right now. I seriously do like our chances. 😜 I'll see your 3 and raise you 2. Yotes by 5. No idea what the "real" odds should be, but this team seems to me to be on an upward trajectory, both in tangible stats and the intangible stats of confidence, resolve, focus and gratitude. And as the underdog they have less pressure. Conversely, Oregon has had a major injury to their best player (and leader), have lost twice very recently to their in-state rival that was supposed to be the worse team, and fell to a lower seed than what they were expecting earlier. Oregon's size and resume seems to point to a major mismatch for the Yotes, .... but major teams that have a disappointment factor in tournament time will sometimes lose focus in my opinion. I'll say that at full strength the Ducks would probably be a very tall order, but right now they seem a little vulnerable. I also like the experience for Krull and Watson having played South Carolina, Gonzaga and Oklahoma earlier in the year. Even though we lost all three of those games, we were competitive in them. For freshmen I think that is big for getting over any intimidation playing a P5 team. Plus, our coaches and upper-classmen have had some experience beating P5 teams. I assume there were some lessons learned, and strategies gained. Think of that cold-blooded 3-point shot from Lamb in the WNIT as a true freshman. Zero intimidation with her. She's more of a wolf than a Lamb anyway. |
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Post by kiyoat on Mar 18, 2021 9:54:26 GMT -6
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Post by kiyoat on Mar 18, 2021 11:34:09 GMT -6
I just spent some time looking at Oregon's season stats compared with the last two games (both against Oregon State, both without Paopao, their all-conference PG).
I won't bore you with all the numbers, but I was surprised to find very little difference in the stats in those losses vs. their season averages. Here are the main differences:
1. starters minutes: on average, they are a team that plays it's bench liberally. Looks like they go 8 deep with players that play 15+ minutes. In those two losses, they leaned on their best players more heavily. #1 Sabally (all-conference forward) and #11 Mikesell (starting SG) accounted for 40 of the team's 64 points in the tournament loss. Also they have tried two different lineups for starting guards to replace Paopao, including a freshman guard making her first start.
2. Scoring margin: Both offense and defense seem to be affected by Paopao's absence. Defense is something that doesn't show up in stats well, but I have a feeling that Paopao was an active, quick, harassing defender, as PGs tend to be. She led the team in steals.
3. 3-point offense and defense: She wasn't the #1 arc shooter on the team, but was the 2nd best one, and #2 in scoring. I'll assume she was an excellent perimeter defender as well.
So I was surprised to see their Assist/Turnover rate was just fine without their all-conference point guard, but it looks like there are a whole lot of other things that ran much smoother with her in the game. So I'd say their perimeter defense and arc shooting is where we will probably hurt them the most (Just like ML Waterboy said). Opportunities will be there, if we can hit some shots.
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Post by kiyoat on Mar 19, 2021 9:12:48 GMT -6
Here's a quote from Kunzer last year in that "hype-woman" Sports Illustrated article: www.si.com/sports/2020/04/23/untold-stories-spring-heroes-coronavirus“We were so good this year, and I had 100% confidence we could have made a run,” Kunzer says. “And yes, we are losing four amazing seniors. But it makes me excited, because it’s our time. It’s my class’s time. Because we didn’t get to show you guys what we can do this year, we’re going to be right back to do it next year.” |
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Post by Coyote Fan on Mar 20, 2021 1:52:23 GMT -6
Claudia Kunzer is the ultimate team player and so unselfish. It is no wonder with players like her that this program is so successful. You talk about the ultimate "buy in" she is the shining example. It can be hard not getting alot of PT especially in important moments but I commend her and her career at USD. If you believe in Karma she will have many good things to come in her future.
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