FoxPerez
03-29-2011, 04:03 PM
From The Daily Six Shooter (http://bit.ly/gdX94m) at PlaymakerOnline.com (http://www.playmakeronline.com/):
Not since Texas played UConn in the 2002 Final Four have I been this excited about a women’s basketball game. Tonight, Baylor and Texas A&M will play in Dallas for the right to go to the Final Four in Indianapolis. It’s the 4th time they’ll meet this season and Baylor has won every time.
The Aggies have only lost five games this season and three of them have been to the Lady Bears and all three were by a combined 12 points. In the NFL playoffs or in college basketball conference tournament, two teams will often meet for a 3rd time and the common expression said before the game when one team is going for a sweep is, “it’s really hard to beat a team three times in one season.” Baylor has already done that, so they should have all the confidence in the world going into this game. But the statistical odds are against them. With so many close games played in this
series already, mathematically A&M is more likely to win this game.
Also consider that the Aggies are playing lights out basketball in this NCAA Tournament, better than any other team including UConn. Their closest game was a 22-point victory over Rutgers in the 2nd round. And while Brittney Griner has had an incredible tournament so far (70 points in her last two games), the rest of the team is going to have to be ready in case A&M can successfully take the ball out of her hands. Danielle Adams has the unique ability to body her up and make her work on offense. And then on the defensive end Adams has a solid jump shot so someone has to stay at home on her so that she doesn’t get the chance to knock down an open three-pointer.
What might drive A&M over the top though is that this is their championship right here. Baylor has been there and done that. They’re not overlooking the Aggies, but getting to the Final Four is familiar to them. The A&M women’s team has never been there before. This is only their 2nd Elite Eight. This fact might hurt them once they get to the Final Four, but right now it’s driving them. And I completely expect the Aggies to play like they want it more than the Lady Bears and get to their first national semifinal.
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Not since Texas played UConn in the 2002 Final Four have I been this excited about a women’s basketball game. Tonight, Baylor and Texas A&M will play in Dallas for the right to go to the Final Four in Indianapolis. It’s the 4th time they’ll meet this season and Baylor has won every time.
The Aggies have only lost five games this season and three of them have been to the Lady Bears and all three were by a combined 12 points. In the NFL playoffs or in college basketball conference tournament, two teams will often meet for a 3rd time and the common expression said before the game when one team is going for a sweep is, “it’s really hard to beat a team three times in one season.” Baylor has already done that, so they should have all the confidence in the world going into this game. But the statistical odds are against them. With so many close games played in this
series already, mathematically A&M is more likely to win this game.
Also consider that the Aggies are playing lights out basketball in this NCAA Tournament, better than any other team including UConn. Their closest game was a 22-point victory over Rutgers in the 2nd round. And while Brittney Griner has had an incredible tournament so far (70 points in her last two games), the rest of the team is going to have to be ready in case A&M can successfully take the ball out of her hands. Danielle Adams has the unique ability to body her up and make her work on offense. And then on the defensive end Adams has a solid jump shot so someone has to stay at home on her so that she doesn’t get the chance to knock down an open three-pointer.
What might drive A&M over the top though is that this is their championship right here. Baylor has been there and done that. They’re not overlooking the Aggies, but getting to the Final Four is familiar to them. The A&M women’s team has never been there before. This is only their 2nd Elite Eight. This fact might hurt them once they get to the Final Four, but right now it’s driving them. And I completely expect the Aggies to play like they want it more than the Lady Bears and get to their first national semifinal.
For more college sports coverage, check out PlaymakerOnline.com (http://www.playmakeronline.com/)
Playmaker Magazine: The Source for Sports in Texas