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Posted on Tue Apr 03, 2007 at 09:08:26 AM EST
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Tennessee goes for its 7th NCAA women's championship against Rutgers.

I am not well versed in the women's game, but I do know Summit is a legendary Wooden-like coach and Candace Parker is the Oden of the women's tournament.

The high level athleticism the women bring today is incredible. There was always great shooting.

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    more like, wooden is a legendary, summit-like (none / 0) (#1)
    by cpinva on Tue Apr 03, 2007 at 12:38:52 PM EST
    coach! candace parker would be a starter on the majority of men's div. I teams.

    as much an admirer of summit's that i am, i have been kind of rooting for rutgers. i watched them dismantle LSU sunday nite. for some reason (ok, well, we are talking tennessee), rutgers is considered the underdog in this matchup. they certainly haven't been playing like one.

    go big red! :)

    Yep (none / 0) (#2)
    by LarryE on Tue Apr 03, 2007 at 02:10:59 PM EST
    The high level athleticism the women bring today is incredible

    Just goes to prove what I said years ago: The primary difference between the skills displayed in men's and women's basketball at the college level was one of experience - generally, the men had simply been playing longer. As the popularity of women's basketball grew, that difference would shrink. And so it has.

    BTD: Distaff? (none / 0) (#3)
    by womanwarrior on Tue Apr 03, 2007 at 04:17:00 PM EST
    I would just like to say that the Rutgers and Tennessee Women are not spinning thread.  I think you are using an outmoded term.  Anyway, I hope it is a great competitive game, and not one sided.

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    dis·taff  (dstf)
    n.
    1.
    a. A staff that holds on its cleft end the unspun flax, wool, or tow from which thread is drawn in spinning by hand.
    b. An attachment for a spinning wheel that serves this purpose.

    1. Work and concerns traditionally considered important to women.
    2. Women considered as a group.
    [Middle English distaf, from Old English distæf : dis-, bunch of flax + stæf, staff.]
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    ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
    Noun    1.    distaff - the sphere of work by women
    arena, domain, sphere, area, orbit, field - a particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"
        2.    distaff - the staff on which wool or flax is wound before spinning
    spinning wheel - a small domestic spinning machine with a single spindle that is driven by hand or foot
    staff - a strong rod or stick with a specialized utilitarian purpose; "he walked with the help of a wooden staff"
    Adj.    1.    distaff - characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage"
    female
    feminine - associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition"

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