Looking towards the 2016-17 season . . .

Discussion in 'Women’s Basketball' started by Moooooo, Apr 18, 2016.

  1. Moooooo

    Moooooo 5,000+ Posts

    I took a look at UConn's schedule just to see how Geno scheduled knowing that he no longer has the "big 3" on his roster:

    Nov 14 - @ Florida State
    Nov 17 - Baylor
    Nov 20 - LSU
    Nov 22 - Dayton
    Nov 29 - Chattanooga
    Dec 1 - DePaul
    Dec 4 - Texas (Jimmy V Classic in Uncasville)
    Dec 7 - @ Notre Dame
    Dec 11 - @ Kansas State
    Dec 19 - Ohio State
    Dec 21 - @Nebraska
    Dec 29 - @ Maryland
    Feb 13 - South Carolina

    All but three teams are from the power 5 conferences. And, DePaul was a Sweet 16 team last season and an annual Top 25 program. That leaves Chattanooga and Dayton as the only opponents from smaller conferences.

    While we might not be ready to handle a schedule like that night in and night out, it should be the goal in the next few years if the program continues to get stronger.
     
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  2. loyallonghorn

    loyallonghorn 500+ Posts

    I would add that Connecticut has no choice but to play a challenging/difficult non-conference schedule as their American Athletic Conference is a cake-walk (most of AAC teams last year had an RPI ranking of over 100), except South Florida, in order to raise their RPI and justify their tournament seeding.
     
  3. loyallonghorn

    loyallonghorn 500+ Posts

    Quite shocking: Connecticut's AAC has an average RPI ranking of 162.1. That's worse than the Ivy League at 144.5, Atlantic-10 at 131.1, Colonial Conference at 158.6, MAC at 157.2, West Coast Conference at 136.7, and C-USA at 160.6.
     
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  4. TXSNOS

    TXSNOS 1,000+ Posts

    Think how much worse the AAC rating would be without UCONN.
     
  5. DFW_Horn

    DFW_Horn 2,500+ Posts

    Considering the ceiling for non-UCONN teams in the AAC is a distant second, what's the Over/Under on years for Travis at SMU before using the job as a stepping stone upward?
     
  6. Moooooo

    Moooooo 5,000+ Posts

  7. Ellis21d

    Ellis21d JediHorn

    This type of schedule with nationally Televised games and winning in the NCAA tournament is what attracts top 10 recruits! I think this is a great move by Coach Aston!!
     
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  8. utfannforlife

    utfannforlife 1,000+ Posts

    Oh no doubt, and I agree. Just wondering if we're not understating the difficulty of the B12. Going to lubbock & Ft. Worth isn't what it used to be. There are really no games outside of maybe KU that you can really sleepwalk into and win. As good as that is for me as a fan, me as a coach knows how scary that is. The fact of the matter is that kids will have some nights where they don't really bring it. Having that kind of night vs Incarnate word and having that kind of night vs South Carolina are very very very different that was my only point. Don't expect us to come out of this unscathed. More like a 10-2 clip which is more than acceptable.
     
  9. DFW_Horn

    DFW_Horn 2,500+ Posts

    Did not realize Jamie was still involved with USA Basketball. If it provides UT WBB an opportunity to enhance/create relationships with youth coaches and Jamie can use it to refine some of her ideas, it's a win-win for UT.

     
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  10. DFW_Horn

    DFW_Horn 2,500+ Posts

     
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  11. GameOfHorns

    GameOfHorns 250+ Posts

    Great video! They look strong and determined in a way we haven't seen in years. #HookEm
     
  12. Ellis21d

    Ellis21d JediHorn

    Oh my gosh! I am so pumped after seeing this video!! I can't wait for the season to start! I really believe this is going to be a SPECIAL team to watch and follow! Kudos to Coach KA and her staff!
     
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  13. DFW_Horn

    DFW_Horn 2,500+ Posts

    Conference schedules out tomorrow. After their brutal nonconference slate, would be nice to get an easy win to start:

     
  14. Moooooo

    Moooooo 5,000+ Posts

  15. utfannforlife

    utfannforlife 1,000+ Posts

  16. Moooooo

    Moooooo 5,000+ Posts

    I think FSU got a waiver for K-State transfer, Leticia Romero last season, too.
     
  17. utfannforlife

    utfannforlife 1,000+ Posts

    Could be the change with the HC that made Romero available sooner. Does White fall into that category as well?
     
  18. Moooooo

    Moooooo 5,000+ Posts

    My prayers have been answered! Mostly white numbers/letters on our road uniforms!

     
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  19. Moooooo

    Moooooo 5,000+ Posts

    As I watched our women's Volleyball team play at OU tonight, it reminded me of how tough a time our women's hoops team has in Norman. Hoping we get a win in Norman this season, and get over that mini-hump.
     
  20. DFW_Horn

    DFW_Horn 2,500+ Posts

     
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  21. BabHorn

    BabHorn 10,000+ Posts

    I like the white shoulders and white trim on the bottom of the shorts. the white numbers look much more crisp and appear to be easier to read.
     
  22. JoeDallas

    JoeDallas 1,000+ Posts

    I liked last year's uni's much better, but it's the playing that counts.
     
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  23. Zig72

    Zig72 500+ Posts

    I just received a free ticket invitation to the men's Texas TipOff at Gregory on Oct. 20.

    Do the women do something similar? If so, I missed it last year. Will be very interesting to see if Joyner and Alecia are back and ready. And what the Ann's are all about. See what I did there with that alliteration?
     
  24. Zig72

    Zig72 500+ Posts

    Btw, looks like Sug is getting after it in the weight room. Nice. Also, looks to have recovered almost all the muscle loss of that left knee ACL.
     
  25. Moooooo

    Moooooo 5,000+ Posts

    What's the issue with Joyner?
     
  26. Moooooo

    Moooooo 5,000+ Posts

    I don't recall K-State being very tall last season other than their very good post player:

     
  27. Zig72

    Zig72 500+ Posts

    I don't know.

    I can't locate it now, but someone posted a video (I thought it was in this thread) that showed a Cooley workout in which Joyner and Alecia watched from the bench. It was several weeks ago.
     
  28. DFW_Horn

    DFW_Horn 2,500+ Posts

    Looks like Alecia (Sug) is putting in work late on a Saturday night. Tweet from one of the student assistants:

     
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  29. BabHorn

    BabHorn 10,000+ Posts

    Glad I saw this on @TexasWBB since I seem to miss so many of our players' birthdays most of the time. Happy Birthday to my favorite player on the team:
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  30. DFW_Horn

    DFW_Horn 2,500+ Posts

    Last year Brooke took the mile title going away. This year? Khaleann.

     
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