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Post by beavershoopsfan on Mar 4, 2021 17:56:21 GMT -8
Will they pull it off against a very strong defensive squad in Stanford tomorrow? If (and its a big if) the Beavs can get by Stanford tomorrow, I believe that they will take care of whoever emerges from the other side of the bracket.
It will take a mighty effort on the boards and a strong perimeter shooting performance for the Beavs to pull off an upset. However, there is a reason why Stanford opponents consistently shoot poorly from the field against the Cardinal.
The last win for OSU WBB over Stanford came in 2017 at a sold out Gill. Would love to see Beavs show well tomorrow, stay close, and do what Colorado did to the Cardinal earlier this season with a clutch performance down the stretch in the fourth quarter.
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Post by beaverstever on Mar 4, 2021 18:21:42 GMT -8
I will be super impressed if we are able to put up a serious fight. We didn't go deep in our bench this morning (while tsdtr did, ironically), and we had a grind the day before, Stanford's starters played basically a half game. So we have 3rd consecutive day-game legs going against 2nd half of first game legs -- that's a whole lot to ask vs. a top echelon team. I do like our chances much better in an even set-up, unfortunately this is not that.
Regardless, I will not be surprised if they compete, but at some point gassed legs break your will.
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Mar 4, 2021 18:27:19 GMT -8
We are better than last time we played them so I'm hopeful. Hitting shots is a sure cure for tired legs.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 5, 2021 6:59:57 GMT -8
Michelle Smith's CommentsMomentum matters The first semifinal on Friday night (5 p.m. PT) is going to match the two hottest teams in the conference in what is shaping up to be an epic clash. Fifth-seeded Oregon State, has now won eight-of-nine games and looks like they could crash the championship party at this rate. Knocking out No. 4 seed Oregon in a second-straight matchup (the two teams closed the regular season last Sunday), the Beavers shot nearly 49 percent from the floor and out-rebounded the Ducks 36-31 to come away with a win that was built on a 31-point third quarter outburst, their highest scoring quarter of the entire season.
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Post by Werebeaver on Mar 5, 2021 8:12:41 GMT -8
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Post by wbosh15 on Mar 5, 2021 8:17:51 GMT -8
I will be super impressed if we are able to put up a serious fight. We didn't go deep in our bench this morning (while tsdtr did, ironically), and we had a grind the day before, Stanford's starters played basically a half game. So we have 3rd consecutive day-game legs going against 2nd half of first game legs -- that's a whole lot to ask vs. a top echelon team. I do like our chances much better in an even set-up, unfortunately this is not that. Regardless, I will not be surprised if they compete, but at some point gassed legs break your will. Actually the only player I'm worried about with fatigue with Sasha. She's going to be asked to chase around Williams tonight, after playing heavy minutes with a high defensive burden during the first two games. We are going to need 4-6 good minutes in each half from Savanah or Jaz to have a chance tonight. |
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Post by jefframp on Mar 5, 2021 8:32:47 GMT -8
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Post by billthebeav on Mar 5, 2021 8:48:37 GMT -8
I can’t believe the uck’s remain so highly rated, they lost two games to a low life like us. |
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Post by Werebeaver on Mar 5, 2021 8:55:22 GMT -8
I can’t believe the uck’s remain so highly rated, they lost two games to a low life like us. Yeah, it is a little curious. They've lost to UCLA, Stanford, UA and OSU twice each. Their only "quality" W this year was their win at OSU in mid-December. |
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Post by beaverstever on Mar 5, 2021 9:09:06 GMT -8
I can’t believe the uck’s remain so highly rated, they lost two games to a low life like us. Yeah, it is a little curious. They've lost to UCLA, Stanford, UA and OSU twice each. Their only "quality" W this year was their win at OSU in mid-December. To be fair though, that is one high quality win! |
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Post by beaverwbb fan on Mar 5, 2021 9:26:55 GMT -8
While we are playing much better now, we'll have to convert all of our open looks and defend well against Stanford to have a chance. If we come out and play like we did yesterday, the game will likely be over by the first quarter. If we can play like we did throughout the second and third quarters, we'll have a chance. Stanford has an incredible perimeter defensive trio in Hull, Wilson, and Williams and an incredible shot blocker in Brink.
Considering how fatigued we looked against Stanford by the end of the first matchup, its hard to think the wheels might not fall off by the end of the game.
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Post by grad1973 on Mar 5, 2021 9:43:15 GMT -8
The hottest two teams should be meeting in the finals not semis. They know we can beat Arizona that's why we are playing furds in semis. They are picking the finishers not using logic for the sake of OSU RUN. OSU IS THE LITTLE GUY ON THE BLOCK AS FAR AS THESE COMMITTEES ARE CONCERNED. I HOPE WE CAN DO THIS THING AGAINST STANDORD. NOBODY PLAYING STANFORD HAS A FAIR CHANCE THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PLAY ALMOST TWICE THE GAMES AS US. WE NEED MORE WARM UP GAMES.NOT SURE WE ARE READY TO TAKE THEM ON YET. TO BEAT STANFORD YOU HAVE TO STOP THERE GUARD AND WING PLAY. THATS A TOUGH ORDER.
OSU NEEDS SOME KIND OF A BREAK TO WIN.
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Post by Judge Smails on Mar 5, 2021 9:59:42 GMT -8
The hottest two teams should be meeting in the finals not semis. They know we can beat Arizona that's why we are playing furds in semis. They are picking the finishers not using logic for the sake of OSU RUN. OSU IS THE LITTLE GUY ON THE BLOCK AS FAR AS THESE COMMITTEES ARE CONCERNED. I HOPE WE CAN DO THIS THING AGAINST STANDORD. NOBODY PLAYING STANFORD HAS A FAIR CHANCE THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PLAY ALMOST TWICE THE GAMES AS US. WE NEED MORE WARM UP GAMES.NOT SURE WE ARE READY TO TAKE THEM ON YET. TO BEAT STANFORD YOU HAVE TO STOP THERE GUARD AND WING PLAY. THATS A TOUGH ORDER. OSU NEEDS SOME KIND OF A BREAK TO WIN. Wow.....now the conference standings are a conspiracy theory. |
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Post by beavheart on Mar 5, 2021 10:06:42 GMT -8
The hottest two teams should be meeting in the finals not semis. They know we can beat Arizona that's why we are playing furds in semis. They are picking the finishers not using logic for the sake of OSU RUN. OSU IS THE LITTLE GUY ON THE BLOCK AS FAR AS THESE COMMITTEES ARE CONCERNED. I HOPE WE CAN DO THIS THING AGAINST STANDORD. NOBODY PLAYING STANFORD HAS A FAIR CHANCE THEY HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PLAY ALMOST TWICE THE GAMES AS US. WE NEED MORE WARM UP GAMES.NOT SURE WE ARE READY TO TAKE THEM ON YET. TO BEAT STANFORD YOU HAVE TO STOP THERE GUARD AND WING PLAY. THATS A TOUGH ORDER. OSU NEEDS SOME KIND OF A BREAK TO WIN. Grad1973, are you familiar with the Caps Lock key on your keyboard? Perhaps, Google "Caps Lock Key" and read what you find. Your posts are unreadable because you are clearly HAVING ISSUES WITH YOUR CAPS LOCK KEY!!! Also, just as a matter of fact, most people use the Caps Lock feature to figuratively "yell" at their audience. In other words, half of your posts read like YOU ARE YELLING AT US!!! Please look into this. Thanks. BTW, the Pac-12 tournament seeding is established before the season even begins, so no one is deciding who plays who in the Pac-12 tournament. I think most would agree that the 2 best teams in the tournament are meeting in the semi-finals, and that's not ideal. But, it is what it is. The seeding for the NCAA tournament... not THAT is a different story. Those seeds are entirely subjective, and decided by a committee. |
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Post by newduke2 on Mar 5, 2021 10:49:08 GMT -8
I can’t believe the uck’s remain so highly rated, they lost two games to a low life like us. Yeah, it is a little curious. They've lost to UCLA, Stanford, UA and OSU twice each. Their only "quality" W this year was their win at OSU in mid-December. Also, the ukies NET ranking remains frozen in the top 10, despite losing 5 of their last 6 games. This is inexplicable. Beavers "up" to number 31. www.ncaa.com/rankings/basketball-women/d1/ncaa-womens-basketball-net-rankings |
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