And yet, some were suggesting Joe Must Go earlier this season.....LOL!!We are 11-7 overall, same as the men, but probably an NCAA team at this point with 3 top-25 wins and a tough, tough noncon schedule. that featured 3 ranked teams.
And yet, some were suggesting Joe Must Go earlier this season.....LOL!!
Our best 3pt shooter, by far, was out with an injury.24% shooting for Badgers. Yikes! Cats were 1 for 10 from 3...also gets a yikes.
Do new rims and backboards need to break in or something like that? Does a bit of wear, oil, dust, etc on older rims make them softer and more friendly? I'm really beginning to wonder. Seems like everything goes in at Cameron Indoor (Duke) while unless perfect, clanks out at WR. Is it the rims or the talent?
Why do you believe they have no excuse, exactly? There has only been one team in the. BIG who has been top-25 every year, and that is Maryland, and they are new to the conference, so the track record is not. long...Still think that, sorry. Before you LOL, let’s see how far they go in the conference tourney and NCAAs if they get there. I believe NU WBB has no excuse for failing to be a top 25 team year in and year out.
We have some clear advantages in the conference. We offer the best overall academics. We have a new arena, will have new facilities. We recruit nationally. You can look at Stanford (weather) and Notre Dame (campus sports culture) and see a few private schools with greater advantages, but not many. We recruit well and compete at a pretty high level in every women’s sport (softball, tennis, golf, lacrosse, field hockey, fencing). I don’t know why volleyball hasn’t gotten up there yet but the coach has not been here long. Joe has been here a while now and isn’t getting younger.Why do you believe they have no excuse, exactly? There has only been one team in the. BIG who has been top-25 every year, and that is Maryland, and they are new to the conference, so the track record is not. long...
We've never been a perennial top-25 team, not even when Don was here.We have some clear advantages in the conference. We offer the best overall academics. We have a new arena, will have new facilities. We recruit nationally. You can look at Stanford (weather) and Notre Dame (campus sports culture) and see a few private schools with greater advantages, but not many. We recruit well and compete at a pretty high level in every women’s sport (softball, tennis, golf, lacrosse, field hockey, fencing). I don’t know why volleyball hasn’t gotten up there yet but the coach has not been here long. Joe has been here a while now and isn’t getting younger.
We've never been a perennial top-25 team, not even when Don was here.
I think your expectations are too high. given that there is no BIG team that has been top-25 year in and year out except for Maryland, who does not have a long track record in the BIG. I believe Joe is doing just fineYet I never said that. Don’t be that guy, mike. We have no excuse for being anything but a top 25 team. Not even lack of tradition. When you don’t have it, you build it. It’s never an excuse.
There is a thing called injuries and it seems they have at least a couple key ones every yearStill think that, sorry. Before you LOL, let’s see how far they go in the conference tourney and NCAAs if they get there. I believe NU WBB has no excuse for failing to be a top 25 team year in and year out.
Yes24% shooting for Badgers. Yikes! Cats were 1 for 10 from 3...also gets a yikes.
Do new rims and backboards need to break in or something like that? Does a bit of wear, oil, dust, etc on older rims make them softer and more friendly? I'm really beginning to wonder. Seems like everything goes in at Cameron Indoor (Duke) while unless perfect, clanks out at WR. Is it the rims or the talent?
This is the first year for the new arena and prior to this year, we had the worst facilities in the BIG or pretty much anywhere just like the men. Harder academics than any other school in the BIG. In other sports, having top talent locally is a key. I am not sure having to recruit more nationally is any kind of advantage. Basically all those things you suggest we have as advantages are not.We have some clear advantages in the conference. We offer the best overall academics. We have a new arena, will have new facilities. We recruit nationally. You can look at Stanford (weather) and Notre Dame (campus sports culture) and see a few private schools with greater advantages, but not many. We recruit well and compete at a pretty high level in every women’s sport (softball, tennis, golf, lacrosse, field hockey, fencing). I don’t know why volleyball hasn’t gotten up there yet but the coach has not been here long. Joe has been here a while now and isn’t getting younger.
And yet, some were suggesting Joe Must Go earlier this season.....LOL!!
I think Men's and Women's hoops have the same critical issue: depth and injuries. Both teams have seen seasons crater because of injuries to key players, and it is hard to overcome them. Perhaps with the new facilities both teams can attract more B1G caliber players.Why don't we let the season play out first? Despite injuries and a couple last-second losses they are in good position at the moment. But JM's teams have been prone to losing streaks at the worst time in the past.
Scheid didn't have a boot on at the UW game, so hopefully she's good to go for the next game.
There is a thing called injuries and it seems they have at least a couple key ones every year
This is the first year for the new arena and prior to this year, we had the worst facilities in the BIG or pretty much anywhere just like the men. Harder academics than any other school in the BIG. In other sports, having top talent locally is a key. I am not sure having to recruit more nationally is any kind of advantage. Basically all those things you suggest we have as advantages are not.
I think Men's and Women's hoops have the same critical issue: depth and injuries. Both teams have seen seasons crater because of injuries to key players, and it is hard to overcome them. Perhaps with the new facilities both teams can attract more B1G caliber players.