paladin4ever Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 100 straight. Amazing in any sport. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ararar Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Problem...nobody knows the names of anyone on the team Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connman Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 What's more amazing is if they didn't lose to Stanford in OT in '04, the streak would be 147! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aZjimbo Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Geno keeps them rolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendsofthefall Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 7 hours ago, Connman said: What's more amazing is if they didn't lose to Stanford in OT in '14, the streak would be 147! FIFY. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjd33 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 16 hours ago, Connman said: What's more amazing is if they didn't lose to Stanford in OT in '04, the streak would be 147! 14. Imagine if they had Elena Della Donne for four years who was at uconn for a week before leaving her freshmen year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AztecPadre Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 Ha very true. I can not name a singe player on the team and can only name the coaches first name. Still very impressive. Almost as cool at 151 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjd33 Posted February 14, 2017 Report Share Posted February 14, 2017 And few years ago uconn got lucky when Britney griner and Baylor got upset by Oklahoma? So uconn got a pass in finals. But griner going 1 overall in the draft was a big mistake and said it at the time. Della Donne is more well rounded to me she is the female Larry bird. Griner's game is height dependent. The good looking point guard from notre dame went 3 in that draft I think. Good draft class for the WNBA I guess. Della Donne just forced a trade out of chicago to D.C. To be closer to home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderRam Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Much easier to do something like that in the women's game these days. There just isn't the same depth of elite level players and most of them go to UConn, who took the mantle from Pat Summitt and Tennessee. They used to get all that talent before Geno built up his recruiting empire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connman Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 3 hours ago, Mjd33 said: And few years ago uconn got lucky when Britney griner and Baylor got upset by Oklahoma? So uconn got a pass in finals. But griner going 1 overall in the draft was a big mistake and said it at the time. Della Donne is more well rounded to me she is the female Larry bird. Griner's game is height dependent. The good looking point guard from notre dame went 3 in that draft I think. Good draft class for the WNBA I guess. Della Donne just forced a trade out of chicago to D.C. To be closer to home. Della Donne was probably not a "UConn" player anyway. Her Pro career is certainly disappointing with her family issues, Lyme disease and questionable hunger for the game. When she plays she's great with WHEN being the key word! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connman Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, ThunderRam said: Much easier to do something like that in the women's game these days. There just isn't the same depth of elite level players and most of them go to UConn, who took the mantle from Pat Summitt and Tennessee. They used to get all that talent before Geno built up his recruiting empire. This is actually not true at all, but what people assume. UConn does not get all the talent. This years team only goes 7 deep with 4 HS All Americans. Notre Dame has 8 and others schools like Baylor, Duke, Stanford has as many or more than UConn. They have an amazing ability to get kids ranked 5-15 and then they coincidentally will end up being thought of as top 2 or 3! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossacks Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Can't believe that there is this much knowledge on women's basketball here. That Cheryl Miller girl still playing, that's about where it ends for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gospeeder Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Women's college basketball can be quite interesting... at least during the playoffs. It's the WNBA that from my perspective, that has no appeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjd33 Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 49 minutes ago, Connman said: Della Donne was probably not a "UConn" player anyway. Her Pro career is certainly disappointing with her family issues, Lyme disease and questionable hunger for the game. When she plays she's great with WHEN being the key word! If starting a team and had first pick I would take Della Donne. I think she will be better off in D.C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connman Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Cossacks said: Can't believe that there is this much knowledge on women's basketball here. That Cheryl Miller girl still playing, that's about where it ends for me. I might be the only one but I hardly ever watch men's CBB anymore. I enjoy the old school way the UConn women play. By not being as athletic the passing, fundamentals and teamwork is so much better than the men. If you watch them play you can't help admiring the way they play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connman Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 45 minutes ago, Mjd33 said: If starting a team and had first pick I would take Della Donne. I think she will be better off in D.C. She's as talented as anyone but for me she doesn't have that killer instinct like a Maya Moore or many others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cossacks Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 4 minutes ago, Connman said: I might be the only one but I hardly ever watch men's CBB anymore. I enjoy the old school way the UConn women play. By not being as athletic the passing, fundamentals and teamwork is so much better than the men. If you watch them play you can't help admiring the way they play! I'll watch a bit of a Stanford game every now and then. It is better fundamentally. But I just don't get into hoops until March Madness anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omaha Vol Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 If I'm not mistaken, I thought I heard they haven't lost back to back games in over 800 games. They have no rival, especially since Pat Summit is gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjd33 Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 3 minutes ago, Omaha Vol said: If I'm not mistaken, I thought I heard they haven't lost back to back games in over 800 games. They have no rival, especially since Pat Summit is gone. The American conference is terrible. If uconn was in the acc they prob wouldn't of reached 100. They only beat fsu by 2 points this season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aZjimbo Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 Why do people constantly try to find a way to knock a team/player etc down that has accomplished something very few in any sport have ever done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mjd33 Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 minute ago, aZjimbo said: Why do people constantly try to find a way to knock a team/player etc down that has accomplished something very few in any sport have ever done? It's a great accomplishment but the fact remains if uconn was in the acc they would have a loss this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connman Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Omaha Vol said: If I'm not mistaken, I thought I heard they haven't lost back to back games in over 800 games. They have no rival, especially since Pat Summit is gone. Crazy right? It is somewhere around 20 or more years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Connman Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, Mjd33 said: It's a great accomplishment but the fact remains if uconn was in the acc they would have a loss this year. A fact? UConn has beaten 11 of the current top 25 teams! They have beaten the 2 best teams in the ACC both on the road! And yes they only beat FL ST by 2 pts on the road in the first game of the year, after losing the top 3 picks in last year's WNBA draft! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderRam Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 5 hours ago, Connman said: This is actually not true at all, but what people assume. UConn does not get all the talent. This years team only goes 7 deep with 4 HS All Americans. Yes it is true, on the whole. You're mentioning an isolated case where it might not be true. For the most part, UConn recruits the deepest wealth of talent in the nation and almost always has THE best player in the game. And unlike the men's game, there isn't as much legit talent to go around. That said, they've still accomplished something nobody else had done before them in the women's game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aZjimbo Posted February 15, 2017 Report Share Posted February 15, 2017 9 hours ago, Mjd33 said: It's a great accomplishment but the fact remains if uconn was in the acc they would have a loss this year. And if BC didn't lose any games they would be undefeated. But that's just not the case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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