Jacks vs Colorado in Boulder

[Rabbitlivinginverm]

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I would suspect that may have something to do with it. From what I saw of her (freshman year only), I liked it. I wish well...

[bub94]

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I went and read the latest news on the women's site. Sarah was lost due to being academically ineligible. Hope she gets down to business this next semester so she can get back on the court next year.

[Rabbitlivinginverm]

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I went and read the latest news on the women's site.  Sarah was lost due to being academically ineligible.  Hope she gets down to business this next semester so she can get back on the court next year.

ditto.

[jackmd]

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ditto.

Explains why it occured a semester break. Balancing class work and college athletics is a challenge.

[Alumguy]

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Bingo on the balancing act between athletics and academics for these student athletes. The average person watching an event at Frost Arena or Coughlin Alumni Stadium gives little thought that the young men and young women are students first; athletes second. Sure, they were recruited for their athletic abilities but the reason they are going to college is to get an education.

I'm always amazed when one of our athletic squads is recognized for having a team cumulative grade point average of say a 3.4 or 3.5. That happens so often but to the average fan it means very little.

Athletic achievements make the headlines. Academic achievements are relegated to the fine print.

And so it goes.

[SDSUFAN]

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I went and read the latest news on the women's site.  Sarah was lost due to being academically ineligible.  Hope she gets down to business this next semester so she can get back on the court next year.

I hope Sarah is reading this board. If she is I will say this: I know how down you must feel to get your grades or learn of them and its not good news.  Some of the fans in the stands have struggled too. Some have quit and moved on, others found a way to make it work and were rewarded in life.  I for instance once got a 1.1 GPA, long story for which I paid for entire life time, but I did learn to be much better student.  

The point is get all the help you can. I suspect its a time management problem more than anything else. We have all had them as students. Sarah, I dont know you but I think you are great athlete and a very intelligent person.

End of sermon and pep talk.
Good luck

[filbert]

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I hope Sarah is reading this board. If she is I will say this: I know how down you must feel to get your grades or learn of them and its not good news. Some of the fans in the stands have struggled too. Some have quit and moved on, others found a way to make it work and were rewarded in life. I for instance once got a 1.1 GPA, long story for which I paid for entire life time, but I did learn to be much better student.

The point is get all the help you can. I suspect its a time management problem more than anything else. We have all had them as students. Sarah, I dont know you but I think you are great athlete and a very intelligent person.

End of sermon and pep talk.
Good luck

I second.

My first year in college, I took Calc I. It had five hour exams. My grades: A, B, C, D, F. Flunked the final. Scraped a D for the course.

Next semester, sitting in Calc II, the very same instructor walked in the door. I thought my college career was OVER.

I got an A in Calc II.

[jackrabbit1979]

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As somebody said earlier, you live by the three you die by the three. We won't beat higher level d1 teams consistently until we can score consistently from inside the arc.

[jackmd]

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As somebody said earlier, you live by the three you die by the three.  We won't beat higher level d1 teams consistently until we can score consistently from inside the arc.  

Agreed, no WNIT for this team until they can score on the inside consistently. The 3 is great when its there but can't be relied upon. Rick Pitino (sp?) learned that at Kentucky.

[SF_Rabbit_Fan]

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Agreed, no WNIT for this team until they can score on the inside consistently.  The 3 is great when its there but can't be relied upon.  Rick Pitino (sp?) learned that at Kentucky.

Learned it all the way to 3 Final Four appearances in his last 5 years at Kentucky. ;D One of coach Pitino's biggest contributions to the game of basketball is he was one of the first coaches to realize that 35% 3 point shooting beats 50% 2 point shooting every time (See his 1987 Final Four appearance with Providence, the first year the 3pt shot was introduced. The national champion that year, Indiana, featured a guard who made 7 3's in the championship game. The game has never been the same). The gem of college basketball, Duke, holds the record for 3's made in a season, 407 in 2001. They also hold the record for attempts, 1,057. Interestingly enough, Duke won the national championship that year. And their power forward shot 42% from 3. Who was their center that season? I don't remember either.

If you have the same number of shots as your opponent, you will always beat them shooting 3's if you hold them to 50% on their 2 point baskets. You have to limit the other teams ability to make baskets, ie defense. How many dominant post players can you name pre-1987 compared to post-1987? And yet, post players today are bigger, faster, stronger than ever. Big men have been given the role of rebounding, playing defense, and scoring second chance points.


I think the 3 point shooting of the women's team is their most valuable asset. While inside scoring is important, I think the only real point of inside scoring in today’s college game is to open up the three. Keep shooting 3's and playing defense, and the team will see more success. ;D

[jackmd]

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No argument with the revolution the 3 and Pitino brought to college BB.

No doubt the 3 can swing a game but it can also leave you with nothing in the bag. The Jacks have their best chance when they score inside and add the 3. Same as Kentucky, Duke, UNC, etc...

Consistent inside scoring will bail you out when the 3 isn't there. 3-point shooting might bail you out when the inside game isn't there and will lose the game for you when its all you rely upon.

I've played and coached before and during the 3-point era. I've had coaches who discouraged the 3-point shot, they were wrong. I've played for teams where the 3-point shot was the focus, they were wrong. The point here is that a balanced attack is the key. The recent struggles for the Jacks seem to be related to too many 3's and not enough inside scoring.

[Jacks99]

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 The point here is that a balanced attack is the key.  

I really agree with this statement. You can't ignore the three or try to supress it. But also you can't go 7 for 28 in a game and expect to win. I think the three point basket is also to be used in certain game situations. Besides the chess match at the end, the 3 pt can provide an instant rally and also exitement to the crowd.