Women’s College Basketball 2024-25

[The Sultan]

Staley getting embarrassed. You hate to see it.

This UConn team is ridiculous. Bueckers is their third leading score so far tonight and they're up 29

Am I not supposed to like Staley?

[MuggsyB]

Damn.  30 pt lead?  Yikes. 

[Billy Hoyle]

Am I not supposed to like Staley?

Didn't say you didn't have you but seeing the blow by of Geno at the end shows her lack of class. I guess she has more commercials to make promoting herself as "the GOAT." I find her completely unlikable on a Kim Mulkey level

[The Sultan]

Didn't say you didn't have you but seeing the blow by of Geno at the end shows her lack of class. I guess she has more commercials to make promoting herself as "the GOAT." I find her completely unlikable on a Kim Mulkey level

I don't agree and that's fine.

[Jockey]

Ex-Head coach from the best college sports conference in the country: "We have entire men's teams across this country now that are turning trans. Women's teams, they're turning trans."

Can we even trust that this was the women's championship?

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

Didn't say you didn't have you but seeing the blow by of Geno at the end shows her lack of class. I guess she has more commercials to make promoting herself as "the GOAT." I find her completely unlikable on a Kim Mulkey level

My whole family saw that and remarked the same thing. 

[tower912]

Ex-Head coach from the best college sports conference in the country: "We have entire men's teams across this country now that are turning trans. Women's teams, they're turning trans."

Can we even trust that this was the women's championship?

Yes.

[Marquette Fan]

Staley getting embarrassed. You hate to see it.

This UConn team is ridiculous. Bueckers is their third leading score so far tonight and they're up 29

Yeah - doubt they'll even drop off that much with the loss of Bueckers.  Strong is such a strong player as a frosh - wow!

[Marquette Fan]

Didn't say you didn't have you but seeing the blow by of Geno at the end shows her lack of class. I guess she has more commercials to make promoting herself as "the GOAT." I find her completely unlikable on a Kim Mulkey level

Kim Mulkey is high up on my unlikable coaches list - not sure anyone can be more dislikable than Mulkey for me.

[GB Warrior]

Ex-Head coach from the best college sports conference in the country: "We have entire men's teams across this country now that are turning trans. Women's teams, they're turning trans."

Can we even trust that this was the women's championship?

I'm just excited because it means Men's soccer in the US might be good.

[MU82]

Didn't say you didn't have you but seeing the blow by of Geno at the end shows her lack of class. I guess she has more commercials to make promoting herself as "the GOAT." I find her completely unlikable on a Kim Mulkey level

My whole family saw that and remarked the same thing. 

My wife and I didn't notice in real time, so we went back and watched it. I mean, Staley shook Geno's hand, they chatted for a couple seconds, and then each of them went down the line to finish handshakes. When I said that Staley was getting criticized, my wife said, "Was she supposed to hug him? People are looking for something to complain about."

All of us have watched enough basketball and have seen REAL stuff go on between coaches postgame - like when Self got into it with Shaka in Hawaii. This was nothing.

[MuggsyB]

Ex-Head coach from the best college sports conference in the country: "We have entire men's teams across this country now that are turning trans. Women's teams, they're turning trans."

Can we even trust that this was the women's championship?

Huh?

[MuggsyB]

Kim Mulkey is high up on my unlikable coaches list - not sure anyone can be more dislikable than Mulkey for me.

Mulkey and Staley are unlikable.

[yamarama]

Dawn Staley is great. I'm a big fan of Dawn Staley. She was unsurprisingly complimentary of a deserving Connecticut after the game.

https://x.com/sportscenter/status/1908965683255181673?s=46

[Marquette Fan]

Mulkey and Staley are unlikable.

I like Staley myself but Mulkey not so much.

[MU Fan in Connecticut]

My wife and I didn't notice in real time, so we went back and watched it. I mean, Staley shook Geno's hand, they chatted for a couple seconds, and then each of them went down the line to finish handshakes. When I said that Staley was getting criticized, my wife said, "Was she supposed to hug him? People are looking for something to complain about."

All of us have watched enough basketball and have seen REAL stuff go on between coaches postgame - like when Self got into it with Shaka in Hawaii. This was nothing.

I take back some of my original comments.  I was speaking with my brother and he said they showed Geno and Dawn hugging it out before the game.

[MuggsyB]

I like Staley myself but Mulkey not so much.

Perhaps I just don't like any of them other than Lindsay Gottlieb. 

[MU1in77]

The coaches meeting at the end of a game is overrated - one of them just lost a game. What are they supposed to do?

[Jockey]

Huh?

that's what I said.

[MU82]

As for the game itself, UConn has been the best team for a couple months, so what they did is hardly surprising.

They really are a joy to watch - ball movement, movement without the ball, passing, shotmaking, in-your-face defense, hustle, star players, charismatic coach, the whole package.

I'm happy for Bueckers and Fudd, who both had their careers interrupted by serious injuries but worked hard to play at a superior level.

With Fudd and Strong back, and a good supporting cast, it's hard to imagine UConn not being favored again next season - especially if JuJu can't return.

[Marquette Fan]

As for the game itself, UConn has been the best team for a couple months, so what they did is hardly surprising.

They really are a joy to watch - ball movement, movement without the ball, passing, shotmaking, in-your-face defense, hustle, star players, charismatic coach, the whole package.

I'm happy for Bueckers and Fudd, who both had their careers interrupted by serious injuries but worked hard to play at a superior level.

With Fudd and Strong back, and a good supporting cast, it's hard to imagine UConn not being favored again next season - especially if JuJu can't return.

Yeah I thought USC might give them a tough game if at full strength but still expected UCONN to win the Championship.  And I'd be favoring them for next season too.  Strong is already so incredible as a frosh - she's going to be a fun one to watch for the next few years.

[Marquette Fan]

When I was in Knoxville this past weekend to run a marathon, I visited the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame.  It was a little trip down memory lane for me and interesting.  They had some Milwaukee Does stuff there and the Lady Popes of Pius are mentioned there for a high school record 12 straight state championships.

[MU82]

From The Athletic:

Big ratings for women's NCAA championship: 8.5M, up 75 percent from the UConn-South Carolina title game in 2022. Did it top the two title games from the Caitlin Clark era? No. (But that wasn't an expectation anyway.)

On the other hand, crushing the most recent non-CC title game audience numbers establishes an exciting new ratings level for women's college basketball. (Now, imagine how much higher it would be if ABC actually put the title game in prime time.)

[Billy Hoyle]

From The Athletic:

Big ratings for women's NCAA championship: 8.5M, up 75 percent from the UConn-South Carolina title game in 2022. Did it top the two title games from the Caitlin Clark era? No. (But that wasn't an expectation anyway.)

On the other hand, crushing the most recent non-CC title game audience numbers establishes an exciting new ratings level for women's college basketball. (Now, imagine how much higher it would be if ABC actually put the title game in prime time.)

That 2022 game was broadcast in prime time (tip off at 8 pm EST), so maybe not.

[Uncle Rico]

From The Athletic:

Big ratings for women's NCAA championship: 8.5M, up 75 percent from the UConn-South Carolina title game in 2022. Did it top the two title games from the Caitlin Clark era? No. (But that wasn't an expectation anyway.)

On the other hand, crushing the most recent non-CC title game audience numbers establishes an exciting new ratings level for women's college basketball. (Now, imagine how much higher it would be if ABC actually put the title game in prime time.)

I actually think game time was fine.