As a basketball fan, I follow all things basketball including college. The majority of fans likely followed the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament including myself. Thanks to some fortuitous choices, including selecting Duke to WIN the men's championship, I won TWO NCAA basketball pools (I used the same picks for both pools).
While I don't generally follow the NCAA Women's basketball tournament, I admit being interested in the championship game tonight as a Bay Area school in Stanford was playing UConn. Stanford has always been a power in women's college basketball but hadn't won a title since 1992.
The game started while I was still at work. Before I left for home, I checked the score on the web. I was shocked to see two things: Stanford leading and a 20-12 score at HALFTIME! I got home about 20 minutes later and by then Stanford had the lost the lead.
What struck me about the game was the poor shooting and a game that was really boring. Stanford's offense consisted of passing around the perimeter and shooting three's (which they were missing). UConn was hardly scorching the nets, but they eventually warmed up and that is why UConn ended up winning.
I was worried that Stanford wouldn't crack 30 points with the way they were shooting but they hit a bunch of shots late and made the final score respectable at 53-47.
All in all, this was a poor showcase of women's basketball. I have nothing against women's basketball but both team's didn't play that well. In women's basketball, with the majority of the action is below the rim, missing a lot of shots takes the excitement out of the game.
Hopefully, next season's NCAA women's championship game will be a better played and more exciting affair.
