Lose the biggest game of your season...

I think SR nailed it in his last press conference. It isn't the awards - it's the competition that matters. His point was that all those free throws Bre made at the end of the last game are something she's going to carry with her for the rest of her life. If we were up by 30, though, who would care? I'm with Scott - it's about having the chance to contribute and compete at the highest level you can.

And isn't that why Plum bothers us so much? Yes, she is a great player. So is Sydney. But Sydney's play - and the way SR coaches her - brings the whole team to a higher level. When asked about Syd's play, she said, "I get pumped!" Because Syd played well in this game, Bre's efforts became more meaningful. And this is something that we've seen game after game. There is hardly a player on our team that hasn't had a few huge moments - the sort that you carry with you for the rest of your life. I don't know if that's true for any of those girls in Seattle.

And I really think that in the long run, SR's coaching style pays off with wins, because every girl on that team gets tempered by the experience. UW might have another magic run like they did last year based on Plum's ability, but they are also much more likely than most teams to fall flat, simply because no one else on the team (except maybe Osahor) has had to perform under pressure. I may be seeing things though orange-colored glasses, but I think our team has the best tournament prospects of any in the Pac because we are eight-deep with players who have made crunch-time shots and defensive stops.

There's nothing to dislike about this current batch of OSU women's players....but just because we don't know literally anything about Washington's players doesn't mean that they're not fantastic humans as well. I don't understand why Plum bothers anyone at all....she's an incredible talent and really fun to watch play. As for her not sharing the ball - Plum is currently averaging more assists per game than Syd is. This whole thread seemed like it was started as a hit job on Plum as if it's her fault she was named POW, which is totally unfair to her.

Great player, however, her numbers would not be close to what they are if the officials negated the extreme offensive advantage gained by carrying the ball at the top of her dribble. Her signature move is to hesitate with the ball at the top of the dribble (carry), and then pull up, cross-over, or continue in the same direction.  This is incredibly hard to defend, which is why it is illegal.  Ionescu uses a similar move, but not as blatant.  I don't know how Gabby defends them so well.  I also don't know why it is NEVER called on Plum.  Will the WNBA call it, or will they also shelter a star scorer.?

I spent a ton of time with my DVR after the 'ucks games watching Sabrina Ionescu with her dribble in general and her allegedly amazing hesitation moves.
I concluded I did not understand the rules of a carry, since much of her dribbling seemed to involve what I thought was a carry.
I even thought we just had a year recently where carry was a "point of emphasis" among referees.

At any rate, as they say, "it's only a foul if it gets called". And it is not getting called.

The cynical side in me would say the Pac-12 is looking to anoint their next media darling post-Plum, but the fact that Plum almost fouled out of her game against Stanford gives me hope that she isn't getting "Jordan rules" applied to her despite nearing the all-time scoring record.

And I need some sports entertainment I am not cynical about - already given up on most all pro sports, and MBB isn't doing it for me this year either....

Go Beavs!

The refs kept Kelsey in as long as they could. Finally with the outcome decided they fouled her out. Just to make it look "right"

Don't speak for me. I'd be disappointed that we squandered a late lead and lost a game we should have won because our point guard thought she had to win it singlehandedly.

NO NO NO NO NO!
Syd, Gabby, Kolbie, Marie and Breanna ALL made crucial shots and free throws in crunch time to secure the win. Syd did not "singlehandedly" try to win the game. Unlike you, I DID watch the entire game. Sounds like you only watched some "highlights". Breanna scored 7 points in the fourth to Syd's 11.