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Might as well call it the All Finals team. Nobody from UCONN or Oregon??
Who would you put in? No stellar individual performances by UConn or OU in defeat.
Might as well call it the All Finals team. Nobody from UCONN or Oregon??
Mulkey is soooooo much classier than I amPlebe, being gracious in defeat of your enemy is something worth aspiring too. Mulkey demonstrated that amply just now. Try following her example.
Nope, I only care about the Huskies.
So Rebecca will have to dress as a Leprechaun but in the end, the Golic's will eat some crow.
And now, is Arike's final buzzer beater replaced with her agony of defeat missed FT for next year promos?
I don't agree, actually. Not to pile on, but I can't let this balloon go un-popped..
Given they were the defending champs and who all they had coming back, Notre Dame should have been one of the most dominant teams in history. I'm not kidding. On paper they had every reason to aspire to be among the most dominant teams of all time, along with Texas 1986, Tennessee 1997, and UConn 2002, 2009-10 and 2014-16.
But they couldn't do it. They were humiliated on their home floor by UConn in a game that featured some of the worst sportsmanship I've ever seen from an elite team. Then they laid two more stinky eggs throughout the season. They collapsed under the weight of being the favorite. Which is just one of many reasons why Muffet will never be Geno's equal.
There was a commercial on "Killing Eve", I switched to ESPN and saw the last 3 seconds of the game. Then came here to check out what people were saying. So I guess I should leave now, is that what you are saying?then why are you in this thread? Or in the General board?
Wow, that's cold. I get where it comes from though....I'm trying to keep my own id-driven comments to myself. If Arike were to end up on the Sun, I'd be hugely conflicted.Unfortunate??? Are you kidding. That's called REAPING WHAT YOU SOW. She earned every last bit of it and then some. May it haunt her for many years to come.
I might have to make a return trip to Waco to attend a victory parade.
Quite seriously, they showed tremendous resilience to overcome the horrible injury to Cox after seeing their lead evaporate in 4Q. What a memorable fight and win.
Some people thought that about UConn's team last season.Before the season I thought ND was gonna have an epic dominant season. Undefeated, cruise thru the tournament. And they should have. 4 players who are in the top 14 of ESPN's mock W draft, even though it's a deep year. A pretty big disappointment.
I might have to make a return trip to Waco to attend a victory parade.
Quite seriously, they showed tremendous resilience to overcome the horrible injury to Cox after seeing their lead evaporate in 4Q. What a memorable fight and win.
So was Smith.Agreed. I thought they were mentally fried after Cox went down and Mabrey and Arike went nuts. Chloe was a stud.
Especially as a freshman. Impressive.So was Smith.
Yes, I'm aware of the score in today's game. That doesn't detract from my point.
A well-reasoned response.Ok, substantive response.
Yes, ND returned 4 starters from last year's NC team and brought back Turner. However last year's team trailed at halftime in their last 4 tourney games. ND could just as easily have lost in the Elite 8 last year.
It was something of a minor miracle ND won last year. They were not the best team in the country. Probably UConn was. But the best team doesn't always win a single-elim tournament.
So in my opinion (yours seems to differ greatly), getting those players back simply made this a team that might *actually* be the best in the country.
In the end, they won the ACC championship (regular season and tourney) and earned the #2 overall seed in the tournament. Then in the tournament they made the final where they lost to the #1 overall seed by 1 point.
This team had enough talent that only a national championship could be considered a complete success. However, yes, I think they made an excellent title defense.
This may be the first big game I can remember when Jackie's impact was so minimal. One notable ND poster had taken to calling her Big Game Jackie.Notre Dame returns just 6 points (if Jackie Young returns) from the national title game. Young really struggled shooting the ball tonight, but still impacted the game in other ways.
Alsothen why are you in this thread? Or in the General board?