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dukelifer
04-07-2013, 11:19 PM
Notre Dame wins Big East reg season and Tourney by beating UConn three times this season and then lose to them in the Final Four. My nightmare with UNC.

CameronBornAndBred
04-08-2013, 08:33 AM
Notre Dame wins Big East reg season and Tourney by beating UConn three times this season and then lose to them in the Final Four. My nightmare with UNC.
You could replace "lose to them" with "got trounced by".

loran16
04-08-2013, 11:42 AM
Notre Dame wins Big East reg season and Tourney by beating UConn three times this season and then lose to them in the Final Four. My nightmare with UNC.

Duke Women's BBall already had their nightmare ending in 05-06. Beat MD twice in the regular season, lost in the ACC Tournament then lose to them in the national title game on a miracle MD comeback.

Here is a Turtle
04-08-2013, 12:55 PM
Duke Women's BBall already had their nightmare ending in 05-06. Beat MD twice in the regular season, lost in the ACC Tournament then lose to them in the national title game on a miracle MD comeback.


Good times. I had to watch that game again after that Comcast center beat down a couple months ago.

Anyway, I think there's a really good possibility Louisville makes it a clean sweep today and tomorrow.

dukelifer
04-08-2013, 02:03 PM
Duke Women's BBall already had their nightmare ending in 05-06. Beat MD twice in the regular season, lost in the ACC Tournament then lose to them in the national title game on a miracle MD comeback.

I did not remember that we beat them twice. That was a heartbreaking loss for sure. But would have been worse if it was against UNC.

Tom B.
04-08-2013, 02:34 PM
Duke Women's BBall already had their nightmare ending in 05-06. Beat MD twice in the regular season, lost in the ACC Tournament then lose to them in the national title game on a miracle MD comeback.




Thanks for bringing that memory back. While you're at it, why don't you give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it?

Everything looked like it was falling into place for Duke in that Tournament. Beat UConn in the regional final (in Bridgeport, no less); beat LSU (and the best player in women's basketball that year, Seimone Augustus) convincingly in the semifinal; build a 13-point second-half lead against Maryland in the title game -- and then, disaster.

Highlander
04-08-2013, 03:13 PM
Thanks for bringing that memory back. While you're at it, why don't you give me a nice paper cut and pour lemon juice on it?

Everything looked like it was falling into place for Duke in that Tournament. Beat UConn in the regional final (in Bridgeport, no less); beat LSU (and the best player in women's basketball that year, Seimone Augustus) convincingly in the semifinal; build a 13-point second-half lead against Maryland in the title game -- and then, disaster.

The head scratcher play was when Duke (Waner or Bales IIRC) was guarding on the perimeter. Duke had a 3 point lead, but Maryland had the ball with under 10 seconds to go. All we had to do was defend the 3 and not foul. Toliver faked inside and Duke bit on the fake, and then Toliver stepped back and drained a three. For the life of me, I never understood why we wouldn't just let her have the baseline, as a two is not nearly as damaging as a 3 in that scenario.

I thought I'd buried that memory so deep I'd never have to relive it. Guess I was wrong.

loran16
04-08-2013, 04:59 PM
Didn't mean to bring back bad memories; just was pointing out that what ND just experienced was something Duke already had.

Tom B.
04-09-2013, 10:59 AM
Didn't mean to bring back bad memories; just was pointing out that what ND just experienced was something Duke already had.




I know -- I was just recalling the moment and needed to commiserate.

If I recall correctly, that was around the same time that the lacrosse scandal/hoax went nuclear. And of course, the men's team had been upset by LSU the week before, ending the careers of the JJ/Shelden/Dockery class. It was kind of a depressing time to be a Dukie -- then Fate tantalized us with a ray of hope in the women's team, before cruelly yanking the football away and kicking us while we were down.

loran16
04-09-2013, 11:04 AM
I know -- I was just recalling the moment and needed to commiserate.

If I recall correctly, that was around the same time that the lacrosse scandal/hoax went nuclear. And of course, the men's team had been upset by LSU the week before, ending the careers of the JJ/Shelden/Dockery class. It was kind of a depressing time to be a Dukie -- then Fate tantalized us with a ray of hope in the women's team, before cruelly yanking the football away and kicking us while we were down.

Yep and then we went undefeated the next year only to lose to State in the ACC Tourney and Rutgers in a shocking NCAA upset. Not a good 2 year stretch for Duke athletics. Thankfully things have gotten much better since (Men's Lax Title, Men's BBall title, Bowl Game, Coach P looking like she's got the team ready for a F4 run next year....)

Saratoga2
04-09-2013, 05:09 PM
Just an observation or the matchup. The two coaches for the finalists are both men. Connecticut was expected to be a power by UL was really not that highly regarded going into the tournament. Do the teams play better for a male coach or some reason?

Duvall
04-09-2013, 05:27 PM
Just an observation or the matchup. The two coaches for the finalists are both men. Connecticut was expected to be a power by UL was really not that highly regarded going into the tournament. Do the teams play better for a male coach or some reason?

The last two men's championships were won by Italian-American coaches. Do teams play better for Italians for some reason?

brevity
04-09-2013, 05:59 PM
Just an observation or the matchup. The two coaches for the finalists are both men. Connecticut was expected to be a power by UL was really not that highly regarded going into the tournament. Do the teams play better for a male coach or some reason?

I don't think there's any great statement made by Jeff Walz in upsetting Purdue, Baylor, Tennessee, and Cal, all of which have women's coaches. I guess one might find it an interesting coincidence. It's not as if the entire coaching staff is male, after all.

Back in the day Geno Auriemma used to complain that the NCAA Selection Committee was conspiring to ghettoize male coaches by putting his Connecticut team and Andy Landers' Georgia team in the same bracket. The problem with his argument was that Georgia was an annual second fiddle in the SEC to Tennessee, so they had to be put in Connecticut's region to avoid being shipped further out to the other two regions. It was the first of many things Auriemma has said for me to consider him one of the least likeable people in sports.


The last two men's championships were won by Italian-American coaches. Do teams play better for Italians for some reason?

Apparently they do, in the Bluegrass State.

loran16
04-10-2013, 09:34 AM
Just an observation or the matchup. The two coaches for the finalists are both men. Connecticut was expected to be a power by UL was really not that highly regarded going into the tournament. Do the teams play better for a male coach or some reason?

No. See Summit, Pat.

UL was a fluke. They then ran into UConn. The end.