Baylor defeats Notre Dame in classic NCAA women's basketball final

Fox ^ | 4-6-2019 | Samuel Chamberlain

[newfreep]

I never knew this tourney was ongoing.

Women’s sports, especially at their “pro” level - i.e. basketball, golf, etc - has a low viewership due primarily to the fact they are, at best, so similar to an average boys Jr High School in performance and athleticism.

I’m surprised a male has not yet joined the WNBA, LPGA, etc...

[Psalm 73]

"More to the point, who cares about ANY basketball?"

Same could be said for NASCAR, fishing, golf, poker, running, baseball, football, hockey....
Some things I like, somethings I don't like - just like every other human on the planet.
Or should we only care about the things oldbill likes....

(I happen to like "below the rim" basketball).

[EQAndyBuzz]

“If Notre Dame coach Muffet McGraw was more focused this week on winning basketball games instead of worrying about not enough women in coaching positions and declaring she’d never hire a male assistant coach, maybe the outcome would be different.”

Bingo! You do not inject social justice while playing for the Championship. If we ave learned anything over the last two years, Trump’s Karma Card is the most powerful card in the deck and Muffet selected it.

[DAC21]

I’m sure Chip and Joanne are happy Alum’s

[Sans-Culotte]

Mayor of South Bend(over), Pete Booty-Judge is deeply saddened.

[relictele]

I understand fully what you’re saying and even agree with some it but to me it still boils down to being prepared for various game situations whenever they may occur.

Player fitness is admirable but it is finite as you say...a coach that lets half the squad languish on the bench for whatever reason - talent, seniority, etc. - is, by definition, using half his available resources. No sympathy on that front.

Let’s stipulate that a timeout may be a chance for a breather...consecutive timeouts called by one side then the other should be banned (as they have been for consecutive timeouts by the same team). It’s a silly chess match in which team A reveals nothing, knowing that team B is going to change its strategy to match a phantom play. It’s literally back to the drawing board.

By the same token, timeouts called on either side of a free throw are surplus to requirements from a fitness standpoint. Last but certainly not least are the lengthy (3-4 min) media timeouts that occur after the 12 min mark and every 4 min thereafter.