SNY asks an interesting question

We are a better than 4 of the teams we lost too. Notre dame and nc state definitely played better than their records . UCLA was extremely hot from 3 and the same for notre Dame . Westbeld had a career night for them. Not that great of a shooter . Texas is not as good as they were early inseaxon . Without Harmon we handle Texas. N c state has been a hot as nd cold team . South Carolina is probably a better team than UConn but I think someone else may take them out . Everybody gunning for them just like UConn was hunted in the past and still is . Notre dame in most years call it an success if they beat UConn.

I will agree that we can beat an elite team when we actually beat one of those teams.  I think that is the difference between me and some of my Horde peers this season.  I have to see the team do something before I can believe they can actually do it.  I can't just look at each player's potential and conclude that they will all play up to that potential in the same game to deliver a road victory against an elite opponent.  That has not happened in the first 4 months of this season so I have a hard time presuming it will magically happen in the last month.  Paige and Aaliyah have been consistent but KK and Ash are inexperienced Freshmen so they a tendency to shrink in big games.  That is no knock on them.  They have performed very well for us but they have looked like Freshmen in our losses against elite opponents.  Nika is a fouling crap shoot. She has fouled out of two games this year (both losses - NC State and ND) and has also had four 4 foul games. Her effectiveness lies in her aggressive play and that gets taken away when she is sitting on the bench in foul trouble. Thankfully, she seems to be doing better with fouls lately but that is against weaker competition than we will face starting in the second weekend of the NCAA tourney.

Without the injuries this season, we would have had a dominant team and been at least one of the co-favorites to win a National Championship.  But sadly, I personally do not feel any team in the country can withstand the loss of so much talent and depth in this age of increased parity and still run the table in the NCAA tourney.  It is what it is.  For the third year in a row, the Universe has pumped us up the poop shoot with devastating injuries.  We can only hope our penance is over and next season everyone stays healthy. 

Lastly, Texas was ranked #10 when they whipped us.  They are ranked #6 now.  I know rankings are subjective but that suggests, although it does not appear to be logical sans Harmon, Texas is at least as good as they were when they beat us.

I did not watch that game against Golden State but I read about it.  However, I was watching two nights later when they blew a 22-point 4th quarter lead and lost to Cleveland.

Again, I can't rely on hope.  I have to witness something before I can believe in it.  This year's UConn team has come up short in its 5 biggest tests of the season against the best teams in WCBB, the same quality of teams they will be facing on the second weekend of the tourney.  I'll watch and hope, of course, but I don't think the remnants of this year's team that remain healthy and available have enough firepower across the board to deliver a championship.  I would be very happy if my stark pessimism turns out to be unwarranted!  

We all have our opinions.  The only one that really matters is that of the Selection committee.  They rely heavily on NET ratings.  Texas currently sitting at #3.  Current bracketology predicts Texas will be a #2 seed as well.  Both the NET rating and the seeding suggest to me that Texas is every bit as good as their current #6 ranking.  They were, after all, in complete control when they easily beat us by 12 points in a game that really wasn't that close (they led by 8 after 1st qtr, 14 at the half, and 17 after 3 qtrs).  If they aren't as good as their ranking, what does that say about us?  In addition to the whipping they gave us, they convincingly beat then #13 Baylor (by 12) on the road and #2 Kansas State (by 7) at home in consecutive games just a month ago.  Lastly, I don't think there is any shame in losing by 4 at home and 1 on the road to a ranked Oklahoma team either.  Texas-Oklahoma is a huge rivalry and rivalries are prone to producing close, unpredictable games.    

Bottom line is that in my own personal opinion, Texas is every bit deserving of their ratings for the reasons outlined above.  They have an excellent coach too.  Vic Schaeffer knows what he is doing.

UConn played it worst game of the year against Texas and it two key freshmen didn’t even start game . Paige had her worst game of the year . I have watched play at least 10 games and I know it is just my opinion I find it hard to believe Texas wins with own tournament and do not think they get any further than sweet 16. The so called domination by Texas was closer than the final score . We were down by 6 late in the game and after this game Geno found a lineup that worked with the two freshmen . With us playing Texas would be very confident in a 10 to 15 win . Would be more concerned with ucla, nd and state than Texas . All of these teams are better than Texas now . That is why do not understand how them maintain their ranking . They have lost 4 times in the conference to teams lower ranked than them.