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Inane commentary on a game that deserves far better
No really, has parity come to the women's game?
posted by Helen at 6:41 PM
Stanford's not the only good team from last year that clearly lost its best player: LSU, sans Fowles, lost badly to Notre Dame on national TV.Win or lose, LSU still looks like a slow-it-down, defense-first squad: both teams had far more turnovers than assists. ND's Ashley Barlow scored 19.
posted by Steve at 12:23 PM
GT didn't pull off the upset, but Baylor sure did: playing in Waco, the Bears dismantled the Cardinal. Rachel Allison scored 25 points; her shots kept the first half even, and in the second the home team just pulled away.Coach Mulkey's team remembered the lopsided beatdown they received in Maples Pavilion last year: they regarded this one as their revenge. "Last year broke our heart," said Allison. "We just played off emotion."Stanford probably didn't deserve their number two ranking, having lost their best player, and their only really quick guard, to the pros: they certainly won't get to keep it now.Fans in Waco can get excited about this year's team-- and it looks like they should-- but they're already excited about next year: Britney Griner's commitment to Baylor is now in ink. Griner is 6'7", and she dunks, and she's considered the top recruit this year.Voepel and Hays now share an official ESPN blog: today Mechelle runs down the upsets, and the non-upsets, from this weekend's games.
posted by Steve at 12:12 PM
UConn beat Georgia Tech at Gampel in the Huskies' season opener, but the number one team in the nation didn't exactly dominate: Tech, who aren't even expected to finish anywhere near the top of the ACC, tied the game up at halftime and came within three after 35 minutes of play.UConn's superior athletes finally took over, but they had a heck of a scare-- scarier still, if you've watched lots of UConn games, because Tech play very much like Rutgers: swarming defense, lots of backcourt pressure, and a tough-to-watch, turnover-prone, clock-eating offense, featuring plenty of jacked-up last-second threes.GT came so close because they sank those threes: the Yellow Jackets went 10-15 from long range, the home team just 4-19. "We were just ready," said GT's Alex Montgomery. Maybe that game will get GT ready to pull off some upsets in the ACC; maybe it will get UConn ready for the actual Scarlet Knights.Also in Storrs, frosh reserve center Heather Buck will miss a few weeks, if not more: she may have mono.
posted by Steve at 12:00 PM
Just so I can be the first to say it this season -- has parity come to the women's game?
posted by Helen at 5:16 PM
A reminder WATN? coaches edition: Cindy Blodgett up at Maine, goes up against her former coach, Joanne McCallie.
posted by Helen at 4:48 PM
Check the WNIT's site for scores, game reports and schedules. Up next:Wednesday, November 19Middle Tennessee at Oklahoma,8 p.m. ETSemifinalWednesday, November 19Xavier at North Carolina,7 p.m. ETFriday, November 21Arizona State vs. Oklahoma-MTSU winner, time TBD at site TBD
posted by Helen at 4:45 PM
Looking at corporate sponsorship, the New York Times asks, "As the Economy Worsens, Is There Money for Play?"From the “Buick” emblazoned on Tiger Woods’s golf bag to the Chevrolet Camaro that Cole Hamels drove home last month for being named the most valuable player of the World Series, it is hard to be a sports fan without stumbling across some type of advertisement for General Motors. The company consistently ranks first among advertisers of televised sporting events, outspending other automakers by more than two to one.But as G.M. faces a financial crisis that has executives pleading with Congress for a federal bailout, many are wondering how far the company’s troubles will extend into the sports industry, which is already struggling to attract advertisers and sponsors in a weakened economy.Which segues nicely into a couple of ongoing gripes I dip in to every now and again. And again. The WNBA's stunning mismanagement of its online presence matched only by Liberty's stunning mismanagement of their subscriber base. Which should be of particular concern to the League, especially these days, but somehow ain't.Latest example? I recently wrote about the fact that many Lib subscribers understood that the team would be evicted for one, if not two, seasons because of renovations to the Garden (the boys would stay, of course.). Given the choice between traveling to Long Island, New Jersey or Radio City Music Hall, many were wondering why on earth they should re-up.And then, of course, their angst was magnified with the quality season the team produced. Do you commit your bucks even though you can't attend the games? Do you let go your 10 years if season tickets, just as the team is on the rise? And then, holy carp, have you been following the economy?That's a lot of agita floating around in a subscribers tummy.So, when renovations are put off, do you think Liberty subscribers are called with the news?Of course not.When season ticket re-up forms are sent out, does Blaze's letter say, "Hey, we're staying!"Nah.When subscribers get an oversize postcard -- and therefore mailbox scrunched -- sayin' "Thanks for your support!" do they find any space on the poorly graphic'd card to say "We're not going anywhere?"Ixney.When a concerned season subscriber calls to express her concern, and suggests that the Liberty might want to be proactive about informing subscribers that the team ain't on the road all season, does the Lib rep comprehend her concern?Nope! He counters with, "Of course we'll call people if the don't re-up. We don't just cut them off."File under: Organization unclear on the concept of customer service. This is the Liberty, not the Knicks or Rangers -- there's not a waiting list to be a subscriber. You still need to actually manage them -- pretend you care if they re-up.Sheesh. And they wonder why their base is shrinking. *she says as she re-ups*
posted by Helen at 11:41 PM
WATN? coaches edition: Denise Taylor, part of that 1997 WNBA cadre of coaches, is now in her eighth season at Jackson State. Monday her team faces off against the Utes.
posted by Helen at 9:53 PM
Maya Moore is ESPN.com's pre-season Player of the Year pick (is there a sillier title?) and Graham points you to some teams and players you might want to pay attention to. (or, for the English Majors/Winston Churchill fans out there - to whom you might want to pay attention.)
posted by Helen at 3:53 PM
Duke nearly joined Maryland as an upset victim, but Chante Black said, "No thank you," and the Blue Devils (#8) defeated Oklahoma State (#15) 77-68.
posted by Helen at 3:44 PM
Denver, New Orleans, Nashville, Tampa and Indianapolis will host the Final Fours from 2012 to 2016. Notes Mechelle:Considering the NCAA's desire to continue to "grow the game" as part of the criteria for placement of the Women's Final Four -- not to mention that there is no lack of attractive destination cities in the West -- it's disappointing to see that area of the country essentially shut out from the event for nearly two decades.Apparently, hosting the Final Four on the West Coast is a popular as hosting the WNBA All-Star game.
posted by Helen at 3:39 PM
Some WNBA news: Starting date: June 6th, end Sept. 13.Also, who wants Sales? Seems Nykesha's career with the Sun is done.
posted by Helen at 9:04 AM
Well, this season certainly started out with a bang.The Horned Frogs hosted the Terps -- and the result was turtle soup. (Soon to be no longer) #3 Maryland went down 80-68. For TCU, it was a huge victory to start coach Jeff Mittie's 10th season, matching the highest-ranked opponent the Lady Frogs have ever beaten. They defeated No. 3 Georgia four years ago.“In the last 20 seconds, I was in shock,” TK LaFleur said. “I was like we've just beaten the No. 3 team in the nation.”TCU jumped out to a 11-0 lead and never looked back. Observers at the game had nothing but praise for the emotion and aggression with which they played the games. They also pointed out that, while Nebraska transfer Lafleur will rightly get the lions share of attention . they give props to Helena Sverrisdottir."Put simply, ladies and gentleman, this Icelandic young lady is a baller!"I foresee a t-shirt franchise....Maryland is trying to build a team out of Marissa Coleman and Kristi Toliver and a ton of youngsters, but no one really impressed. Coleman led Maryland with 15 points (5-13), and freshman Lynetta Kizer had 12 points (3-12) and 15 rebounds. Toliver finished with 11 points (4-16). As a team they had 17 turnovers and six -- count'em SIX -- assists.Said ToliverI’m sure they’ve had this game circled for a while," Toliver said. "They came out extremely motivated. The frustration just kind of kept building as this thing kept getting worse and worse for us."Don't forget to check out the DC Basketcases game reflections, which starts with this pearl of wisdom:EXPERIENCE, What you get when you don't get what you wanted.
posted by Helen at 8:28 AM
The Miami Herald's Michele Kaufman says UConn might well win it all this year: Tennessee and LSU sure won't, but UNC, Louisville and, um, Marist just might. (Marist?)UConn now has two players each from two high schools: one of those two schools is even in-state.The Huskies have won close games in recent years by dominating the paint: Geno says now, at last, they have all the ball handlers they need.One of those ball handlers, Maya Moore, may be the best player in the college game, even though she's just a sophomore. "Eight of 13 of us or whatever have been to the Final Four,” she says of this year's team. “We've been that close."
posted by Steve at 8:48 AM
Boston-area readers might check out this talk on the Harvard campus on Monday: Donna Lopiano and Susan Ware on gender, biography, and Billie Jean King.
posted by Steve at 8:45 AM
After Atalanta looks at recent discussions of concussions.
posted by Steve at 8:43 AM
The ACC loses their top scorer, Va Tech's Brittany Cook, to an ACL.
posted by Helen at 8:21 AM
Some articles on coaches: Jolette Law at Illinois talks about her new recruits."This class, I'm going to hold it dear to my heart because it's the first class that we had the opportunity to handpick and choose and watch the kids grow and see them for an entire year. I think this class ranks No. 1 in my book."Cal's Joanne Boyle gets Q&A'd:The program has risen so quickly since you’ve taken over the reins. Are you where you expected to be entering your fourth year here?I don’t know if you ever know, coming in, what you’re capable of doing or what the team is capable of, until you’re in it. I was very hopeful, but I don’t know if I had expectations of, “By this year, we will be this.” I knew I had tons of potential here. The thing that I’m most happy about is that the kids have maximized their potential, have given me their most. But we’re not done; we’ve still got this season. We met to set our team goals and our mission statement—“who are we this year?” Last year, going from our second to our third year, we needed to be Road Warriors, to win road games and not split. We needed to take care of business in that way. This year, it’s that we need to finish big games. Being in games among top 10 teams in the country is great, but the expectation is to finish it, close it out. That’s the big theme this year.Tia Jackson, post Husky exodus:"I'm not foolish; I knew coming in that there were three that had expressed their interest in not wanting to be here," Jackson said of Redmon, McCormack and Bennett, who all left after completing the season. Nichols left early. "As much as I might think I'm a great person, I've hired great people on my staff and I think the team is awesome ... it's not going to change who I am. I'm not going to coddle and change my character and moral value, or belief in the system just because I'm trying to [say] 'Please don't leave.' The best thing that could have happened was that they did leave so that we could move forward."
posted by Helen at 7:12 PM
Graham reviews Stanford post-Candice, Mechelle wonders if the Big Ten can restore it's reputation (so does the Minny StarTribune), Beth talks about the Terps and Coleman, Charlie breaks it down league-by-league and Hoopgurlz talks about high school recruits and where they're going.
posted by Helen at 3:48 PM
Kevin has a nice breakdown of who signed with who yesterday on his girls basketball recruiting blog.
posted by Kathy at 2:04 PM
At BCC, new coach Sylvia Crawley settles in.She is very new: she was a head coach for just two years before this one, both at Ohio University (in Athens, Ohio, not Ohio State in Columbus). On the other hand, she knows something about winning, and quite a lot about the ACC.Also in Boston, Globe beat writer Monique Williams makes predictions about local DI teams and their conferences, from the ACC to the Ivy League.
posted by Jessie and Steve at 6:06 AM
Tennessee is young, but Pat doesn't care and Katie went back to visit Ohio State.
posted by Helen at 6:02 AM
'cause there's nothin' like a well-written, block-knockin' off rant to start off the mornin'.... Not mine, but Ken's over at afteratalanta about (suprise!) misinformation about Title IX.Take a deep, cleansing breath and read on!The first line is in a response to this post: Finally someone has the courage to write an article on this subject. No doubt he will be criticized by the activists within a few hours.He will be criticized by the activists because he fails miserably in his understanding of Title IX. (Also, it doesn't take much courage at all to be anti-woman in a patriarchal society and, in particular, a historically misogynist venue: sport.)The prongs measure only one of 13 different areas of compliance with Title IX. They address only the issue of participation opportunities. And, by the way, it was men who, in 1979, came up with the prong system, because it benefitted them at the time because a higher proportion of men attended colleges and universities.Neither the prongs nor Title IX generally mandates equal funding. It asks for equitable funding, opportunities, and access. The law was designed to accomodate the fact that different sports cost different amounts (uniforms, travel, equipment, etc.). Additionally, perhaps the biggest misconception lies in the "equal number of sports" argument. It is not the number of sports--it is the total number of opportunities. Rosters differ significantly among sports. Even between baseball and softball, two allegedly similar sports; softball keeps a much smaller roster because it does not require carrying such a large pitching staff.This leads to this activist's final point. If you want men's soccer and swimming/diving, hockey, etc.--cut football. The over 100 participation opportunities for men through football could easily field 4 men's teams. Also, the money you save from football's excesses could fund these teams--and then some. Because, with a few exceptions like Ohio State, football does not make money. Stop blaming Title IX--start looking at the facts.
posted by Helen at 5:54 AM
Also at ESPN.com, Charlie Creme gives a league by league breakdown and Beth Mowins looks at Marissa Coleman's journey at Maryland.
posted by Kathy at 5:29 AM
Mechelle turns her focus to the Big 10 as the conference looks to restore its image and previous success.The Star Tribune has its season preview for the Gophers and highlights the transformation of senior guard Emily Fox.
posted by Kathy at 5:21 AM
As the season approaches, and you find yourself looking for a comprehensive women's basketball television schedule, check out Kim's site. ('cause I KNOW you check out her Daily News page...daily.)And don't forget:The 2008-2009 women's collegiate basketball season will be tipped off in style as the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame teams up with State Farm, Intersport and ESPN to host the 2008 State Farm Tip-Off Classic on November 16. This year's Tip-Off Classic will feature Notre Dame against LSU at 2:30 p.m. (EST) and the University of Pittsburgh versus Texas A&M at 5 p.m. (EST). Both games will be played at the Pete Maravich Assembly Center at Louisiana State University and televised live on ESPN2."We are very excited to be in the State-Farm Tip-Off Classic, but even more excited to be hosting the event on our home floor," said Van Chancellor, LSU head coach and 2001 Women's Basketball Hall of Famer. "This is one of the premiere events of the season, and we are honored to be part of it."LSU is committed to making the 2009 State Farm Tip-Off Classic a success. This year tickets for the Tip-Off Classic will only be $1. LSU and those involved with the Tip-Off Classic are very excited about this opportunity as it gives fans the chance to see some of the nation's best players, coaches and teams. Tickets are still available and can be purchased by calling 1-800-960-8587 or by going to the LSU site.
posted by Helen at 3:03 PM
Goody's back and asks "What's next for the WNBA?"
posted by Kathy at 12:48 PM
Coach Borseth warns Wolverines fans twice.First he says they might lose some big nonconference games: Texas A&M and Vandy visit Ann Arbor before Thanksgiving, and they're top 25 teams. UM... isn't.Second, he notes that UM doesn't have the one-on-one athletes to even begin to stop top-25 teams in open-court, unstructured play: the best opponents are "faster and quicker than we are, so we just have to use our entire group."If you followed coach Borseth's Green Bay squads, you'll know that there, too, he used teamwork and set plays to construct a squad that won a lot of games, though they couldn't quite beat, for example, UConn.You'll know, too, that he's been a pessimist for a while, and that his players at Green Bay didn't mind. If he can get the same attitude out of his Big Ten recruits, the Wolverines will be pretty good, pretty soon.
posted by Steve at 7:34 AM
SI's college basketball preview is out on the stands today. Depending on where you live, you can get a copy with either Courtney Paris, Briann January, Rashanda McCants, Ashley Barlow, Shavonte Zellous or Maya Moore on the cover (pictured along with a player from their school's men's team).
posted by Kathy at 5:34 AM
The New York Times covers a local college team: Columbia. The Lions are reaping the benefits of Oregon State transfer Judie Lennox, who two years ago was on the PAC-10 all-freshman team.But she missed her family back on the East Coast and wondered if she was missing out on a more rigorous academic experience. Beyond her goal of playing professionally one day, Lomax hoped to become a child psychologist, and Columbia was one of the programs that had recruited her. She eventually decided she could better meet her career goals elsewhere, even if her decision required a major adjustment on the basketball court.The Times also posted a link to the AP's women's college basketball blog (?) previously seen as the oddly headlined yahoo-rivals.com link.
posted by Helen at 5:31 AM
ESPN offers up the top five players at each position, then arm wrassles about who's the best point guard: Kristi or Renee.Then Graham takes a gander at Rutgers' Prince and her posse of five frosh.Only time will tell if the 4,700-square feet available on a standard basketball court can contain the five members of the class of 2012 at Rutgers.But if their exploits in the significantly smaller square footage of assistant sports information director Stacey Brann's office two stories above the court at the Lewis Brown Athletic Center is any indication, opponents will have their hands full with this bunch for the next four years
posted by Helen at 5:11 AM
A little WATN? via Stever: Tonya Edwards.
posted by Helen at 7:16 PM
The bad news? Rivals.com from Yahoo Sports has some headline issues. Witness the followingCollege basketball stars Renee Montgomery of Connecticut, Lauren Greif of California, Marissa Coleman of Maryland, Courtney Paris of Oklahoma, Angel McCoughtry of Louisville, Lindsay Wysdom-Hilton of Purdue, and Jareica Hughes of UTEP will provide periodiI kid you not.The good news? It looks like these player will be bloggin' during the season.
posted by Helen at 4:52 PM
Jayda is back blogging -- and dang lucky we're not a multi-billion conglomerate or else the lawyers would be calling.As it is, we tend to think any coverage of women's basketball is good coverage. That it's Jayda behind the 'board all but guarantees the quality.
posted by Helen at 4:34 PM
StevenHW found this insightful interview with Sparks owners Kathy Goodman and Carla Christofferson in the Los Angeles Business Journal.
posted by Kathy at 4:58 AM
Graham surveys the SEC in "Commodores' commandment: overcome thy neighbor."Mechelle peers at the Vols in "Lady Vols will have new look but same old determination" and focuses on Glory. That is, Glory Johnson.
posted by Helen at 7:34 PM
Full Court's Clough runs down the best individual players in this year's ACC.
posted by Steve at 6:01 PM
Washington State (the school, not the state of the union) has been a Pac-10 punching bag for a while. June Daugherty couldn't satisfy Seattle; this year her first recruits-- some highly rated-- start playing in Pullman. Is she the Cougars' savior?Back in Seattle, coach Jackson, who replaced Daugherty, starts her second season too. Five players she inherited from Daugherty have now left her team; one ended up at UConn.
posted by Steve at 5:56 PM
St. Petersburg Times continues its national coverage of women's basketball: Traditional powers remain strong in women's college basketball.If you're wondering which teams will meet in the women's Final Four in St. Louis, a natural starting point would be the four who finished 2008 in Tampa, where Tennessee beat Stanford in the national championship game.Women's basketball, you see, is an active recycler. For the past eight years, at least one Final Four team has made it back the next year, with two or more teams returning to the national semifinals five times in that span. The men, by comparison, went four years from 2003-06 with 16 different teams in the Final Four. (notes Helen: let's not forget the impact of the early jump to the NBA...)
posted by Helen at 8:53 AM
*#^$!!@ ACLs. This time it's New Mexico's Porche Torrance.
posted by Helen at 6:12 PM
As the season nears, a plethora of stuff is appearing over at ESPN.com. The 2008 Women's Basketball Preview includes pieces by Mechelle having UConn flashbacks and expecting Moore.There's also an 08-09 primer highlighting some of this season's major storylines. First up? Pat gets her 1000th win.
posted by Helen at 5:48 PM
Every year some people think Oklahoma will get to the Final Four on the strength of the Paris twins' interior game, and every year their guard play comes up short. Now Courtney and Ashley are seniors, and they're dedicated committed annoyed.
posted by Steve at 12:10 PM
Geno calls Louisville's Angel McCoughtry the top pick in next year's draft. (He may be remembering the challenge her team gave his team last March.)Around the U of L, McCoughtry's now a celeb; her counterpart on the men's side,Terrence Williams, likes her game too.Last night Louisville played its first game in a new arena, beating a top Division II team easily despite McCoughtry's off night. "If we can improve defensively," says coach Jeff Walz, "we have a chance to be... pretty good."
posted by Steve at 12:04 PM
Oklahoma and North Carolina headline the Preseason Women’s National Invitation Tournament, which kicks off the women’s college basketball season Friday, Nov. 14.
posted by Helen at 7:55 AM
From Fort Worth's Star-Telegram: As Tennessee rebuilds, UConn takes center stage.Can a team that loses its entire starting five still be a national championship contender?Probably only at Tennessee, where the two-time defending champion Lady Vols’ goal is the same — winning another title — despite a WNBA-raided roster that includes a senior, four sophomores, a redshirt freshman and six true freshmen.
posted by Helen at 7:32 AM
From Graham:I'm not the biggest classical music fan in the world, but it seems to me that if you wanted to hear the best possible symphony, you wouldn't pick an orchestra composed entirely of cello players. So it always strikes me as a little strange to see All-America "teams" that don't pay any attention to positions or compatibility. All-America list, maybe. But team?Here's the eight-player rotation I'd pick for a team to take on all comers (the substitutes must have played primarily off the bench last season)
posted by Helen at 11:07 AM
An update on the Comets' future.
posted by Helen at 8:57 AM
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