First game tips in a few minutes on ESPN. Who else will be watching?

UConn vs Iowa is obviously the marquee game.

As for NC State vs SC, I know about SC and their 36-0 record. But know nothing about NC State. So I guess SC should win?

And thanks to a monster 3rd Q, SC routs State to advance to the final.

USC versus Iowa on Sunday will out rate every NBA Final game since maybe the Kobe ‘09 or ‘Bron versus Curry game in ‘16-17 (whatever year he won it as a Cav).

Undefeated South Carolina: do it one more time!

Guess we ain’t getting the dream final by the early looks of it. Hawkeyes totally stuck in 1 on 1 BBall. Terrible game plan.

Auriemma has devised a stever-esque defensive strategy and shut down Caitlin Clark. Only 6 points at half.

(04-05-2024 09:19 PM)IWokeUpLikeThis Wrote:  Auriemma has devised a stever-esque defensive strategy and shut down Caitlin Clark. Only 6 points at half.

Paige only has 7. Those expecting the Caitlin and Paige Show have been disappointed (unless they like defense).

feels like the momentum has really shifted.

Game tied with 3 minutes left in 3Q

Both teams look tired. UConn has a couple players in foul trouble.

real danger time for UConn here.

feels like UConn dodged a bullet there at the end of the 3rd. felt like Iowa could go on a run there.

Getting ugly… defense will win it. Iowa literally has no size except the tall, slender C, but UConn bigs in foul trouble.

what a freaking brilliant play by Clark there to bounce the ball off of Paige.

Good game. The old man from “Up” was not happy though.

Well, controversial finish with the ref getting paid off to call the offensive on UConn, but yeah, great game.

Forget that PoS Men’s Final on Monday with UConn and backstabbing Cam Spencer. All about Sunday this weekend and that’s a wrap for me.

(04-05-2024 10:31 PM)stever20 Wrote:  what a freaking brilliant play by Clark there to bounce the ball off of Paige.

It was a great game ruined at the 4 second mark by a totally crappy call in which the officials took the game away from the players on a very iffy offensive foul call. I had no rooting interest and was simply watching what would have been a miss and win by Iowa or a make and win by UConn. Then the official took over in what on the screen didn't look like a foul at all.

Would not go as far as one of the worst calls. There were some light touch fouls and harder no calls during the game. But the UConn player did raise her elbow up and out and was moving in the direction the Iowa player was going. It was a foul. Besides, anytime a UConn basketball program loses, is a great day for UMass fans.
Video of the foul.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1776454711886889013

can you imagine for a second if that same call was made in front of Hurley? (or Kim Mulkey!)

(04-05-2024 10:34 PM)JRsec Wrote:  

(04-05-2024 10:31 PM)stever20 Wrote:  what a freaking brilliant play by Clark there to bounce the ball off of Paige.

It was a great game ruined at the 4 second mark by a totally crappy call in which the officials took the game away from the players on a very iffy offensive foul call. I had no rooting interest and was simply watching what would have been a miss and win by Iowa or a make and win by UConn. Then the official took over in what on the screen didn't look like a foul at all.

It was an illegal screen. An offensive foul. She was moving her feet and extended her arm and blocked the defensive player. That is not a hard call, except for the fact that the game was on the line and in many late game situations the refs swallow their whistle and just let them play.

(04-05-2024 11:12 PM)Steve1981 Wrote:  Would not go as far as one of the worst calls. There were some light touch fouls and harder no calls during the game. But the UConn player did raise her elbow up and out and was moving in the direction the Iowa player was going. It was a foul. Besides, anytime a UConn basketball program loses, is a great day for UMass fans.
Video of the foul.
https://twitter.com/i/status/1776454711886889013

That was a terrible call. TERRIBLE. I had to watch it 3 times to even figure out it was on the girl setting the screen. Even then, I had to see it in slow motion.