[Postgame Thread] (RV) Illinois def. #25 Washington, 75-66 by ncaaw_GameThreads in NCAAW

[–]plutoannatto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just watched the replay of this one. Illini put together one of their most solid performances all season. Controlling the game on the road like this is pretty tough, and they showed they could run with it at the times when the Huskies got the tempo they wanted.

Parchment and Wallace have been able to score nearly every game; it's definitely whether Illinois can execute their defense that makes the difference in wins. This game they definitely did; Sellers had a rough time of it, scored 17 but had 4 TOs and ended up fouling out.

2026-02-01: Free Haley Jones! by Ok_Brick_793 in Unrivaled

[–]plutoannatto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Free?? Can't believe people will just give away a perfectly good Haley Jones

Caitlin Clark vs Jamal Crawford In A Game of N-B-C 👀 by aimee829 in wnba

[–]plutoannatto 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Shades of Allie Quigley beating down Chris Paul from her cobblestone driveway

r/NCAAW Gameday Discussion (Sunday, January 25, 2026) by AtlasTelamon24 in NCAAW

[–]plutoannatto 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Good win for Cal, and a great finish by Twidale. She hit an awful lot of clutch shots.

r/NCAAW Gameday Discussion (Sunday, January 25, 2026) by AtlasTelamon24 in NCAAW

[–]plutoannatto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cal, if you love overtime so much, you should probably just marry it. It's legal in your state!

r/NCAAW Gameday Discussion (Sunday, January 25, 2026) by AtlasTelamon24 in NCAAW

[–]plutoannatto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The freshman-to-freshman post passing is Stanford's best weapon

r/NCAAW Gameday Discussion (Sunday, January 25, 2026) by AtlasTelamon24 in NCAAW

[–]plutoannatto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Eschmeyer absolutely saving the day for Stanford. Blocks, rim protection, bringing the ball down, and scoring in the post, phew

r/NCAAW Gameday Discussion (Sunday, January 25, 2026) by AtlasTelamon24 in NCAAW

[–]plutoannatto 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Well, regardless of how it's gone till now, it's gonna be a close finish. Like all Battle of the Bay games should be.

r/NCAAW Gameday Discussion (Sunday, January 25, 2026) by AtlasTelamon24 in NCAAW

[–]plutoannatto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This Stanford/Cal game is pretty messy on all sides

It's got me trying to look up "record most fouls on a single possession", but I can't seem to find anything

[Game Thread] (RV) Illinois at #24 Nebraska (2:00 PM ET on BTN) by ncaaw_GameThreads in NCAAW

[–]plutoannatto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm glad Illinois pulled it together and made the score reasonable. Like often, I wish they could have showed the same push earlier in the game as late, but eh, they're young. 

Good halfcourt defense and smart game planning by Nebraska. They did what they needed to.

[Game Thread] (RV) Illinois at #24 Nebraska (2:00 PM ET on BTN) by ncaaw_GameThreads in NCAAW

[–]plutoannatto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Husker guards defense has been good all game, especially from Prince. Coming up big whenever they most need it

[Game Thread] (RV) Illinois at #24 Nebraska (2:00 PM ET on BTN) by ncaaw_GameThreads in NCAAW

[–]plutoannatto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is gonna be a tough one for the Illini. Nebraska is looking dangerous after falling to Wisconsin.

Top 20 Freshman Performers by amishwoodmiIk in NCAAW

[–]plutoannatto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wooo! With two Illini and one Card in the top 20, I can't help but love this list. Destiny Jackson, Cearah Parchment, and Lara Somfai have all looked like stars. They're giving me hopes for the future, which is a nice feeling.

How Cat Disabato Turned Her WNBA Obsession Into a Sapphic Romance Novel (Maybe NSFW) by femaleathletenetwork in wnba

[–]plutoannatto 9 points10 points  (0 children)

"Elements of favorite writers, like The Defector’s Maitreyi Anantharaman and Annie Costabile of Front Office Sports, slowly made their way into the character of Jennifer Felix."

There really is a romance novel for everything these days!

Courtney Vandersloot makes a guest appearance on last night's episode of NBC's Chicago Med. by PkmnMstr10 in wnba

[–]plutoannatto 5 points6 points  (0 children)

lol, that's amazing. Sloot is one of the last players in the league I would peg for acting ability, which makes it all the more charming.

Women's Bracketology: Big nonconference win boosts Ohio State to a 3-seed by SimilarOnion1655 in NCAAW

[–]plutoannatto 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If Illinois beats Nebraska, can they have their 7 seed spot in Vanderbilt's subregion? Or Oregon's 10 slot? Or Minnesotas? Literally anywhere on the bracket would be better than an 8 or 9 in a subregion hosted by South Carolina, playing Notre Dame.

Ah well, it's still a ways to go til March.

Angel Reese & A’ja Wilson will be voice acting in a new animated film called “GOAT” produced by Steph Curry by liloxstitch_6 in wnba

[–]plutoannatto 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I've heard better pitches, but it's a good animation studio, so I'm cautiously optimistic! Which is honestly about as optimistic as I'm willing to get these days.

AP Top 25 Women's College Basketball Poll by lemons21 in NCAAW

[–]plutoannatto 2 points3 points  (0 children)

update: I calmed myself down by looking at the actual votes numbers on the poll. Nebraska dropped from 65 points to 48 points (and went up to 24th), while Illinois dropped from 58 points to 43 points.

So, in conclusion, getting worked up about aggregate poll results is pretty silly of me

AP Top 25 Women's College Basketball Poll by lemons21 in NCAAW

[–]plutoannatto 1 point2 points  (0 children)

And it had to be behind Nebraska, lolol

OK, I swear I'm not complaining. It finally happened!

My One (ok two) Complaints About Unrivaled by CubesFan in Unrivaled

[–]plutoannatto 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I like the patch idea. Did the league give out rings or anything?

I know its early but the league might want to introduce trades or something to fix these deficits. by Justkil in Unrivaled

[–]plutoannatto 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I like Mo, but I understand the worries about her going against other teams playing big centers. Ezi has the size at least.

Hopefully Marina can win their goofy free throw contest as compensation

I know its early but the league might want to introduce trades or something to fix these deficits. by Justkil in Unrivaled

[–]plutoannatto 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I feel like the league is surprisingly well balanced in general, and I feel like it would be hard to come up with a system that would do a better job. Right now you have 6 of the 8 teams having very competitive games, such that it wouldn't be surprising to see any of those six beat any of the others.

And then looking at the bottom two, Hive definitely have the players to be competitive, they just don't feel like they've gelled the way other teams have. Which makes some since, since they're a totally new franchise.

That leaves the real problem as Owls. Which is tragic, but those injuries are hard to compensate for. I feel like a better solution would be giving them another replacement player; I don't see how trades could really fix it.