SEVEN CARDS AVERAGING OVER EIGHT POINTS A GAME.
I wouldn't want to be an opposing coach preparing to play Jeff Walz's Louisville WBB squad.
Normally a coach will clue his team in on the two or three opposing players that are the ones to watch and stop in order to win. If you are preparing for Louisville...you need to keep an eye on Tajianna Roberts, Laura Ziegler, Imani Berry. Elif Istanbulluoglu, Skyalr Jones, Mackenly Randolph and Reyna Scott. All are capable of taking a game over and ruining an opponent's night.
Roberts, Ziegler and Berry are the three points threats. And, if Anaya Hardy is healthy and ready to go. it's a eight-pack of trouble that can score, rebound and shut you down on defense. Istanbulluoglu is playing arguably her best ball of her career right now and very few can prepare a team for post-season play like Jeff Walz.
In the Cards seven losses this year, a few of them were probable. UConn is the nmber #1 team in the country...forget about this UCLA talk. Kentucky got a huge effort out of Key, Strack and Morgan to pull away in the second half and the Cats are a #5 seed in...you guessed it....the same bracket (Ft. Worth 3) as Louisville..they could meet in the Ft Worth 3 region final.
South Carolina was expected to handle Louisville pretty easily but the Cards narrowly lost to them by two. Duke is that good, and beat the Cards in both meetings. Virginia was a narrow two point loss on the road and Notre Dame got a out-of-this-world effort out of Hannah Hildago.
The key for Louiville to advance? Obviously, to win at home in rounds 1 and 2 and defeat Texas in Texas. Maybe the Longhorns could get knocked off, but I wouldnt bet against them reaching the Sweet Sixteen. Maybe the Cards get Kentucky again and play better and with more focus and killer instinct.
It's the start of the "second season" for college basketball. It should be a fun run for Louisville and let's hope "It's in the cards for the Cards" They play Vermont Saturday at noon, and it's a ESPN game.
paulie
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