Well A'ja Wilson is back

[notoriousD_O_G]

Has 21 and 12 as USC is up 63-21 with about 4 minutes left in the 3rd.

 

[RightOfCenter]

She commits a file on every possession. It is remarkable. Watch her lower body how she pushes it into the shooter.

 

[Shamoan]

We need to send in the goon on that bad chick

 

[mcdawg22]

We need to send in the goon on that bad chick

No we don't, we just need Vivians to match, and have Morgan, Blair, Sweet T to do their thing.

 

[KeyserSoze1999]

Bibby as a primary defender with McCowan giving help / doubling.

Bibby is strong enough to match up with A'ja...having Vivians and McCowan as help defenders will help limit their fouls (if Refs have a choice of calling fouls on A'ja or Vivians, then you know Vivians will have 4 fouls by halftime).

This would also mean that Vivians and McCowan would expend less energy playing Defense and would be fresher in the 4th quarter.

 

[Shmuley]

Maybe. Not sure Bibby can stay with her.

 

[thekimmer]

Sweep the leg....

We need to send in the goon on that bad chick

No mercy.

 

[DawgsOnTheWing]

My thoughts, too.

 

[Shamoan]

After watching some halftime highlights, Asia is basically unguardable by anyone on our roster. Too much length for anyone other than mccowan, but too fast for her. Gonna have to double her all night.

 

[L4Dawg]

After watching some halftime highlights, Asia is basically unguardable by anyone on our roster. Too much length for anyone other than mccowan, but too fast for her. Gonna have to double her all night.

IF the game is called straight up she can be guarded. It almost never is with her. She could pull out an AK 47 and use it and the foul would be on the victims in nearly every game she plays in.

 

[IBleedMaroonDawg]

We can do what they used to do to Jordan... let her have all she wants but shut down everyone else.

Jordan would put up insane numbers but the Bulls would lose.

 

[kired]

She is unguardable by practically any female playing basketball in the world.

 

[MSUDC11]

We can do what they used to do to Jordan... let her have all she wants but shut down everyone else.

Jordan would put up insane numbers but the Bulls would lose.

You make a great point. Wilson is an all-time great women’s college basketball player. You can only do so much.

To me, the key is stopping their guards from going off. If you look at the three games last year, either Gray or Davis (both gone now) killed us as well, and that was just as big, particularly in the first two games. I don’t think their guards this season are as good, and they definitely don’t have the length they had last year.

Also, their starting PG from last year that gave us fits defensively is out for the year with a torn ACL.

They have the best player between the two teams, but we also have an elite post player and appear to be better at every other position. Plus we are playing at home. If Vivians and McCowan stay out of foul trouble, I expect us to win.

 

[L4Dawg]

She is unguardable by practically any female playing basketball in the world.

Not if they call fouls own her. She plays like a bull in a China shop.

 

[She Mate Me]

They have the best player between the two teams, but we also have an elite post player and appear to be better at every other position. Plus we are playing at home. If Vivians and McCowan stay out of foul trouble, I expect us to win.

I don't know who's better at every position, but I think we're the better team right now. If the refs do their job and we can keep all the losses to them out of our heads, we should win.

 

[She Mate Me]

Bibby as a primary defender with McCowan giving help / doubling.

Bibby is strong enough to match up with A'ja...having Vivians and McCowan as help defenders will help limit their fouls (if Refs have a choice of calling fouls on A'ja or Vivians, then you know Vivians will have 4 fouls by halftime).

This would also mean that Vivians and McCowan would expend less energy playing Defense and would be fresher in the 4th quarter.

Bibby is not ready for A'ja Wilson. She's going to be a fine player for us, but thinking she's strong enough or skilled enough to guard Wilson at this point is not reasonable. Assuming we stay out of foul trouble, our first 6 will be the ones who log the vast majority of the minutes. Bibby, Danberry and Campbell will be needed to give the starters a blow and hold our position, but the first 6 have to win it.

 

[dawgoneyall]

Perhaps Luke could give pointers.

 

[Bulldogg31]

Take it straight at her on every possession.

 

[L4Dawg]

You make a great point. Wilson is an all-time great women’s college basketball player. You can only do so much.

To me, the key is stopping their guards from going off. If you look at the three games last year, either Gray or Davis (both gone now) killed us as well, and that was just as big, particularly in the first two games. I don’t think their guards this season are as good, and they definitely don’t have the length they had last year.

Also, their starting PG from last year that gave us fits defensively is out for the year with a torn ACL.

They have the best player between the two teams, but we also have an elite post player and appear to be better at every other position. Plus we are playing at home. If Vivians and McCowan stay out of foul trouble, I expect us to win.

She plays like a 400 pound gorilla in the room. If they call it straight up she fouls out in less than 10 minutes. History has shown it won't be called straight up. She is the most protected player in ANY sport.

 

[Philly Dawg]

Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it?

 

[BiscuitEater]

Take it straight at her on every possession.

Bingo! We have the guards to get the entry passes to McCowen and Vivians.

 

[Ranchdawg]

UConn plays them this week

Has 21 and 12 as USC is up 63-21 with about 4 minutes left in the 3rd.

Let's see what Geno does to stop her and build off of that. I think UConn will beat USC at their place. If USC beats them then we will need a 5th for the game on the 5th! I still think we will beat them but wow!

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

Good I wanted her back 100% when we beat that *** in Starkville.

 

[the dog is on the loose]

Everyone is saying how great and unguardable she is and all but don't ya'll think they have to wondering how they're going to stop McCowan and Vivians just the same? McCowan is a completely different player than they played against last year.

 

[patdog]

She can’t. Last thing we need to do is start a FR sub against one of the best teams in the country. I like Bibby, but our starting 5 are #2 for a reason.

 

[dogfan96]

Let's see what Geno does to stop her and build off of that. I think UConn will beat USC at their place. If USC beats them then we will need a 5th for the game on the 5th! I still think we will beat them but wow!

UConn is going to beat SCU by double digits.

 

[thekimmer]

NO SENSEI!...

Fear does not exist in this dojo, does it?

Uh...I just hope wilson doesn't know crane technique. Her name is pronounced 'asia' after all.

 

[thekimmer]

She went off alright but then you gotta look at who she went off on. Hapless, or should I say defenseless arkansas. The same team we hung 111 on.

 

[o_fredgarvin]

Not if they call fouls own her. She plays like a bull in a China shop.

She has been well coached to do those things to get spacing (e.g., use her butt for leverage rather than her hands/elbows/arms). And there is no one in WBB with her size and athleticism. Even with McCown's tremendous improvement, she does not have the agility to stop her consistently. That game is going to be a dogfight.

 

[She Mate Me]

She has been well coached to do those things to get spacing (e.g., use her butt for leverage rather than her hands/elbows/arms). And there is no one in WBB with her size and athleticism. Even with McCown's tremendous improvement, she does not have the agility to stop her consistently. That game is going to be a dogfight.

I'm interested to watch the UConn game. From what I've seen, Stevens for UConn is comparable to Wilson in size and athleticism, but not in heart. Wilson brings it in big games. Should be an interesting matchup, but UConn likely wins by double digits. Nurse and Dangerfield are the two best 3 point shooters in the country and Flop, Williams and Collier are pretty damn good players too.

 

[Lawdawg.sixpack]

Her strength is her strength.

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

I would go further and say we win by double digits. Book it. 76-65

 

[Wizard.sixpack]

Yep!! and watch her get fouls and Coach Staley probably exit the Hump prematurely.

 

[thekimmer]

Maybe...

UConn is going to beat SCU by double digits.

Using ND as a barometer, ND beat USC by 7 in columbia and ND lost to Uconn by 9 in Storr. I can easily conjure up a credible 10 point spread from that. The x-factor will be how much home cooking is served up. But then high royalty like uconn don't usually have to eat home cooking.

I hope USC beats Uconn by 1 point at the buzzer in OT after a physically and mentally exhausting, knock-down-drag-out, drama filled, leg-killing, emotion fest. Hey, turnabout is fair play and at least their game with us is not for the NC. If they want to wait and do it before the NC game I'm OK with that too.