Cal v. Baylor Women's Basketball Open Thread 11.22.09
by TwistNHook on Nov 22, 2009 1:00 PM PST
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PrintI know you are currently face down in a giant pile of alcohol still celebrating last night's THRILLING Big Game victory over the hated Stanford Cardinal. And if you aren't currently drenched in some sort of liquid substance, what is wrong with you?????
But, it's time to take a look away from all the crazy highlights for a moment to realize that we got another BIG GAME! today, too. The Cal Women's Basketball team, currently ranked as high as 11 is about to take on the Baylor Bears, ranked as high as 8th in the nation. Clearly, a big test for our young, but talented Women's Basketball team. The game starts at 2 PM PST and will be televised on Fox Sports Net. Use this thread to discuss all the action. GO BEARS! BEAT THE............BEARS?
The Official Cal Bears website has a preview:
THIS WEEK'S OPPONENTS--A Look at Baylor The Baylor Bears (1-1) came into the season ranked No. 7 in the Associated Press Poll and No. 4 in the USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll. The are currently ranked at No. 8 in the AP Poll and at No. 9 in the USA Today/ ESPN Coaches' Poll.
Baylor freshman Brittney Griner, a 6-8 forward with the ability to dunk, has been the most buzzed about player in women's college basketball as the season begins. Griner scored 15 points in Baylor's 74-65 season-opening loss at No. 9 Tennessee, nine of which came from the freethrow line. Guard Melissa Jones led the team with 21 points in the game, including going a perfect 10-for-10 from the freethrow line. Forward Morghan Medlock had a team-high 13 rebounds.
Baylor posted a 29-6 overall record last season and finished No. 5 in the final AP poll. The Lady Bears finished second in the Big 12 Conference, won the Big 12 Championship and were eliminated from the NCAA Tournament in the Sweet 16 by eventual national runner-up Louisville. Baylor returns one starter off last season's squad and boasts eight returnees and five newcomers on this year's roster.
The Baylor Bears were scheduled to play at Haas Pavilion last season on Dec. 22, 2008, but the game was cancelled when a rare December snow storm stranded the team in Oregon.
Baylor and Cal have faced one another three times with Cal looking for its first-ever regular-season victory over Baylor. Cal's only victory was an 82-72 win in the first round of the WNIT, March 26, 1981. Baylor has won the last two match-ups, 69-56 Nov. 25, 2007 in Waco and Nov. 26, 2005 on a neutral court at the Caribbean Classic. This is the first time the two teams have played at Haas Pavilion.
Baylor is the first of two Big-12 teams that Cal should face this season. Texas A&M will be playing in the Collier's International Classic at Haas Pavilion Dec. 5-6 and could take on Cal in the second round of the tournament. Last season, Cal was 1-1 against Big-12 schools including a 68-54 victory over Texas Tech in the Paradise Jam Tournament and the 86-75 loss at the hands of Oklahoma.
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Go Bears!
Beat the bears……errr….
;)
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very quick and bouncy for a big girl
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
by Thoroughbred on Nov 22, 2009 2:11 PM PST up reply actions
I don’t know if the announcers are misinformed, but it kind of bothers me that they said Rodger’s father died in an ‘accident’ during one of her high school games. Her Dad was murdered at halftime.
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Yeah, probably misinformed….
Gennifer Brandon is some kind of bouncy athlete. She’s really impressive… looks like a Sr out there.
What happened to Heater? Injury?
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 22, 2009 2:51 PM PST up reply actions
Cal down 8 at the half. After playing pretty good basketball for the first 10 minutes we went totally cold on offense, passing poorly and taking iffy shots. Solid defense has kept the game close, but unless the offensive execution improves that won’t matter.
I have been impressed with the intensity of play, however. Despite the sloppiness, Cal players have been all over the court and have been going to the floor constantly. Effort has been an A+. Hopefully execution catches up to desire. Brandon was the star of the first 10 minutes with a variety of impressive moves.
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While looking for info on Heater I finally found a little info on Rama
On my way out the door tonight, I got a chance to talk with 6’5" senior center Rama N’diaye, and I asked her how her rehab on her knee was coming along. The answer is slow.
She told me that she’s still working on it, but that she’s still feeling pain and wasn’t sure when she’d be ready to play. I asked if she thought she’d be ready for this Sunday’s game against Baylor and she didn’t seem confident as she intimated that she wasn’t sure.
Doesn’t sound very good – I think I’d be thrilled to have her playing by the opening of Pac-10 play.
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Cool interview with Tierra
It’s great to see her at all of these games with her teammates, making the most out of her situation. Coaching future?
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Christ, when Griner is standing in front of you, DON’T SHOOT THE BALL!
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Hey Norcal, don’t you have better things to do than watch bball and post? I have an idea clean the apartment!!!! =p
Norcalnick's chick. Go Bears!
by aee07 on Nov 22, 2009 3:31 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
hey when’s volleyball?
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 22, 2009 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
oops just saw that we lost.
feel better now, danzig? DO. YOU. FEEL. BETTER?!?!?!
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 22, 2009 3:33 PM PST up reply actions
I swear that loss was psychosomatic. These girls are smart and we’ve been going to the tourney for the past few years. They all know how the seeding works. They knew our RPI was too high and we’d end up with Texas or PennSt. So they all secretly wanted an extra loss. I swear, this shit was psychosomatic.
but if we won out, could we have gotten the #6 spot possibly?
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 22, 2009 3:38 PM PST up reply actions
Possibly, but I highly doubt it… the Big10 teams just keep dominating their weak conf and we prob won’t be able to jump them. I think, in the end it’s safer to go for the 11-14 seed.
is hawaii actually as good as their record indicates or are they just ‘boisestating’ their conference?
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 22, 2009 3:43 PM PST up reply actions
I'll take the blame for this one
The game dissolved as soon as I made the mistake of criticizing Griner. Oops
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well, dunking is 1000x harder in a live game
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by Thoroughbred on Nov 22, 2009 3:57 PM PST up reply actions
How is it that that play ended with Griner getting free throws?
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They figured it must have been a foul
when she missed instead of just bad eye-hand coordination.
well,
we really just need to shoot better. and they let griner get in their heads. they’d miss shots when she ‘altered’ them even though griner had no shot at actually blocking them.
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I think Lexi is putting too much pressure on herself, and it creates a situation where our offense is less cohesive. We’re not playing as a team on offense.
I’m OK with the defensive performance for the most part
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Heater was on the bench with a boot on her left foot.
No idea what happened. Haven’t seen anything, and don’t recall any problems from Tuesday’s game. Maybe she hurt it in practice?
Doubt she would have made much of a difference today, anyway.
Griner showed no class.
Boy, when she wasn’t contested, she was VERY smooth shooting the ball. Any time she went into the lane, though, and got doubled or tripled, she struggled. What a beast on defense, though. Yikes.
On her attempted dunk, I was watching from the other end of the floor but it looked after she got fouled on the attempt, she then forcibly shoved Mooch out of the way during the stopage. I thought it was technical-worthy, but I need to watch the replay…
Man, Griner sounds like a guy in interviews. I mean, REALLY like a dude.
by BlackandOldGold on Nov 22, 2009 6:00 PM PST reply actions
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