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Post by lotrader on Feb 23, 2019 12:14:39 GMT -8
If you have never been to the UCONN sports site, the "Boneyard", it is a very good place to keep up on WCBB. However, there is a clear favoritism toward UCONN, as well, other teams, NOT in the PAC-12. There is no realization that if UCONN had to play 18 games in the PAC-12, UCONN may not be a #1 seed this season.
Just curious where others believe UCONN (or Baylor) would finish in the PAC-12 this year, if either of UCONN or Baylor had to play 18 PAC-12 games this season?
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Post by bennyskid on Feb 23, 2019 12:43:21 GMT -8
Baylor would be in the mix for the championship. They lost @stanford, won @asu. They also beat UConn at home. They would probably split with OSU, UO, and Stanford, and maybe get upset once by other teams, so it would depend mainly on which teams they got to avoid and on how a couple close games finished. It's hard to say how a team like Baylor would finish the close ones - they have had just one game decided by five points or fewer, and that was their loss to Stanford. They have a history of losing close ones in the NCAA tournament to a certain battle-tested team that knows how to play when every shot is crucial.
UConn would win it all. Their only losses are on the road against top 5 teams, and they have a win @nd. They wouldn't go undefeated, but they would lose at most two games, and at worst they would be in a tie for the championship. They haven't played a single game that went down to the wire, but even if they lose a couple close ones to the conference leaders, they would wax the rest of the Pac.
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Post by beaverwbb fan on Feb 23, 2019 12:52:53 GMT -8
To give you a feel for how bad the AAC is a team like Washington would likely find themselves in the upper half of that conference. UConn recently had a 10 point win at Cincinnati, so they can play terribly and still get the win. If they played that bad against Stanford or Arizona St., that is more likely than not a loss. In other words in the Pac-12 if you have a bad night, it can very easily end in a loss (as we nearly witnessed last night), if UConn has a bad night in the AAC, it is still typically a 10-25 point victory.
Big 12 is not great either, but Oklahoma, who sits at the bottom of the Big 12, gave UConn a run for their money.
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Post by willtalk on Feb 26, 2019 23:27:09 GMT -8
Uconn would certainly end up with a few loses in the Pac 12. The are not very deep this year and when their key players are not on and hitting their shots they are very vulnerable to losing to any good team. Christine Williams, I believe has been vastly over rated by the Uconn fans. She is a solid player but really can not create her own shot against solid defense. Rather she is an opportunistic player who recognizes and takes opportunities when they present themselves. But a good solid defender can shut he down.
Baylor is another type of team. They certainly had trouble with Stanford. I think they would also have trouble with Oregon St. They often go cold from the outside and rely too much on their inside game and rebounding and defense to dominate other teams. They might be the best team in the country right now but they would certainly not go undefeated in the Pac 12 as they most certainly will in their conference. I see them as having at least three loses in the Pack 12. The are not that consistent enough to come away with less. Unlike their league there are just too many good teams that could challenge them when they didn't bring their A game. Where they are at they can play mediocre and still beat every team in their conference. The Big 12 will only get 3 teams into the tournament. Iowa and Texas would be hard pressed to finish in the top half of the Pac 12.
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