They're well at the mathsNova has taken 4 two point shots...
Loyola ran out of gas and Mich really turned up the defense.I could only follow Loyola v Michigan by phone randomly. What happened for Michgan to make such a huge turnaround?
From the little I’ve seen; Wagner strikes me as an excellent player. He isn’t the playmaker that Jokic is; but reminds me a lot of him.Loyola ran out of gas and Mich really turned up the defense.
And Wagner was awesome.
Yup. Seems like he should be late lotto or mid 1st if he goes pro.From the little I’ve seen; Wagner strikes me as an excellent player. He isn’t the playmaker that Jokic is; but reminds me a lot of him.
Michigan shot terribly on the perimeter in the first half. Some folks upthread thought the dome was in their head. In the second half, though, Michigan’s shots were falling.I could only follow Loyola v Michigan by phone randomly. What happened for Michgan to make such a huge turnaround?
Unlikely given that their big man can’t run the floor for more than two minutes at a time.Is there any chance this Kansasn team can come back?
Even if they play great defense, they need 30-35 points in 14 minutes. Tough ask.Is there any chance this Kansasn team can come back?
Potentially if refs made Nova play 5 on 3 rest of wayIs there any chance this Kansasn team can come back?
So you're telling me there's a chance...Potentially if refs made Nova play 5 on 3 rest of way
Ha. Wright just screamed “2 fouls!” at the refsSo you're telling me there's a chance...
The one thing that has been consistent in the second half of the year for Michigan is that they play lights out defense. So I don't see the championship as the kind of mismatch we saw today. (Kansas seemed befuddled out there on defense.)Michigan needs to play lights out defense against the three. If Nova shoots like that, no one beats them. The common thread in 3 of the 4 Nova losses is poor shooting from 3.
Equally important, they get back and prevent transition points with the best of them.The one thing that has been consistent in the second half of the year for Michigan is that they play lights out defense. So I don't see the championship as the kind of mismatch we saw today. (Kansas seemed befuddled out there on defense.)
That said, if Nova shoots like that in the final, no one is beating them. That was quite the performance.
I understand that it's not a dunk fest, but if you enjoy actual basketball, the women's tourney has been incredible - these last three games especially.Couldn't ask for three more exciting games from the women this weekend. Would be nice if their counterparts delivered a close one tomorrow night.
Yeah, the path has gotten easier for Nova since they left the Big East.Yet another NCAA tournament championship for the ACC. Suck it, h8rs!
That's really kind of shitty for Geno to have tweeted.Saw this this morning on twitter. The internet never forgets. Geno should know that.
Michigan is almost a 3:1 underdog.Anyone want Michigan straight up tonight for $200??? I need to hedge Murfman's pool!!!
I agree, that tweet and the replies that followed seem to indicate he had offered her before she narrowed down her final 5. So yeah, that is uncalled for.That's really kind of shitty for Geno to have tweeted.
I've been following women's basketball since the Diana Taurasi days, and my heuristic / belief over the years has been that there are only about ~8 legit teams in the country in any given year, who get all the top recruits and have legitimate chances at upsetting the big guns / winning it all. Some of those names change year to year, some of them stay the same, but the early tournament games seem to much more typically resemble UConn's 140-52 first-round blowout than the quality we've seen. Whereas, I think the men's field is a lot deeper, and the quality margin between the very top teams and the next tier or two being a lot smaller. So I only really watch the Women's tournament once it gets to the Elite 8, with not much more than a passing interest the first 3 rounds. But once you get down to those 8 teams, man, they can really fuckin play, and they give up nothing to the men in terms of mental toughness or teamwork. And you also don't have the one-and-done NBA dynamic that makes top men's teams more of a franken-team, where you hardly know some of the key players and they feel almost like stand-ins with no personal story attached.I understand that it's not a dunk fest, but if you enjoy actual basketball, the women's tourney has been incredible - these last three games especially.
I'm aware. I was typing quickly--I simply meant straight up in that I don't want to give any points.Michigan is almost a 3:1 underdog.