I took a few general photos of the seating bowl so you can see what all they did to prepare the seating area for the games:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/coaster...7623557843179/
The best $54 I spent on Xavier Women's basketball this year:
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Thread: Sweet 16!
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03-23-2010, 11:26 PM #31- David Bowers ('95)
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03-24-2010, 07:51 AM #32
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03-24-2010, 11:42 AM #33
Just a thought from one who is not even close to being an expert. But watching the defense play, Xaiver seems to be very "help" oriented, meaning that those ladies are flying all over the court trying to force a trap with a double team, or keep a pass from getting inside, and switching quick on screens away from the basket. When you have bigs like Ta'Shia and Amber you are going to be a little slower across the lineup. While Special, Alesia, and Mossy can fly to the ball, a very very quick pass and a 3 point shooter that has a quick release has a chance at beating it. Defending a very good 3 point shooting team is much harder than it looks, when you over committ to try and tie up a three point shooter, then there are times when a simple ball screen can free a big for an uncontested layup. K-Mac's defense wants to be all places at all times, not the easiest thing in the world to do.
On the other side of the coin, XU has seen a slew of very good perimeter shooting opponents of late, and every one of them has gone down to defeat. I think the combination they have this year, Amber, Ta'Shia, playing down low, Dee-Dee and April slashing feeding, Mossy, Katie, Special and help from Alessia on the perimeter add up to be one hell of a potent offense, they've been able to be just a couple points better than some very tough opponents in the last couple weeks.
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03-24-2010, 11:48 AM #34
From what the analysts were saying, Gonzaga plays a lot like Vandy - except they are bigger...
But I agree with everyone on here about our 3 point shooting defense.Live Action
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