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***Official WBB Iowa vs Baylor Elite 8 Thread***

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Going to be easy to root for Ionescu in that one. Baylor is just loaded, though.
I begrudgingly have to root for Oregon.

I have a Duck fan who is trying to take this whole Oregon is better than Iowa at sports thing seriously and Iowa continues to give me zero ammunition to work with in that regard. :rolleyes:


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She's got a great-looking perimeter shot but certainly hasn't shown she's THAT good. I think you're reaching a little on your praise for her.
Maybe. We’ll see. Two things: I reserve the right to be a fan, and I’ve been involved in the game a long time, including years working for the WNBA.
 
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Didn't watch one second, but cheering them on regardless. Figured they would lose by 20-30. So not shocked at all. That gap in Women's Basketball is that large after the top 2-4 teams every year seems like. Very good year for them regardless. Well done.
 
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Are you serious?! I turned it off when time expired to do homework. Wtf did she say?
Got back on the no one believing in Kalani and “people keep saying she has no mobility”

Still has a stick up her ass about the press conference yesterday evidently.
 
I begrudgingly have to root for Oregon.

I have a Duck fan who is trying to take this whole Oregon is better than Iowa at sports thing seriously and Iowa continues to give me zero ammunition to work with in that regard. :rolleyes:


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I'm sort of in the same boat. I have to work with a Wisconsin, Ohio St, and Florida fan. Another one is a Michigan fan, but he doesn't really watch or follow sports as much, so I don't count him.
 
Got back on the no one believing in Kalani and “people keep saying she has no mobility”

Still has a stick up her ass about the press conference yesterday evidently.
I mean...I wasn’t impressed with her mobility. Yeah she’s a solid player, but that’s pretty much just because she’s 6’7”.

Cox on the other hand, she’s impressive. Great mobility.
 
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Yeah looks like Iowa over-thought things and tried to go waaaaay too quick on the offensive end. Their passes inside to Megan were f***ing rockets compared to how they had been feeding her the ball.

They tried to use her as a decoy at times and Baylor was ready for that.

The bigger issue was that Iowa settled and accepted their fate on the defensive end. That's gonna kill you worse than anything you do on offense. You have to be able to build confidence and momentum from both sides of the ball.

The reason they got sped up is because Baylor is significantly bigger and faster at every single position, with the exception of perhaps center. When every movement you make on offense is difficult just to get open to catch a pass, you get sped up and nothing is in rhythm. And giving up a bunch of points was just inevitable to some extent. The athletic difference was staggering. Iowa had a very, very good season and an all-timer of a player. Just not on the same level as UConn, Notre Dame, Baylor, etc. No shame in that, just means when you run into those teams you lose.
 
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The reason they got sped up is because Baylor is significantly bigger and faster at every single position, with the exception of perhaps center. When every movement you make on offense is difficult just to get open to catch a pass, you get sped up and nothing is in rhythm. And giving up a bunch of points was just inevitable to some extent. The athletic difference was staggering. Iowa had a very, very good season and an all-timer of a player. Just not on the same level as UConn, Notre Dame, Baylor, etc. No shame in that, just means when you run into those teams you lose.
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