Teams and players to watch as 2008-09 unfolds
Graham Hays, ESPN.comHistorically, women's basketball national champions have started out ranked in the preseason top 10. But half the fun of the march toward April comes from the plotlines that unfold for teams elsewhere, even if most of their seasons are over before the Final Four.
Story | Conversation | November 13, 2008Lady Vols get defensive to defend NCAA title
Graham Hays, ESPN.comThere's a difference between getting defensive and defending a national championship. Unless you're Tennessee, which played some of its best defense of the season as it took another step toward repeating as NCAA champ.
Story | Conversation | March 25, 2008Time for Boilers to stop letting foes off the hook
Graham Hays, ESPN.comDefensively, Purdue is one of the top teams in the nation. But the Boilers' penchant for turnovers and failure to crash the boards sometimes let their opponent off the hook.
Story | Conversation | March 15, 2007Sixteen teams, eight games, five questions
Graham Hays, ESPN.comThe 16 are set. Time to catch your breath? Hardly. Here are five questions to ponder before action resumes Saturday.
Story | Conversation | March 22, 2006Jones, Brunson, Christon shine at camp
Graham Hays, ESPN.comWho stood out during pre-draft camp scrimmages? Graham Hays has the answers.
Story | Conversation | April 13, 2004Wright not worried about spotlight
Graham Hays, ESPN.comShereka Wright is used to being the forgotten player in the most-heralded draft class in league history.
Story | Conversation | April 12, 2004Five questions on women's tourney
Graham Hays, ESPN.comWhose star will shine this postseason? Which is the best region to watch the opening rounds? And did the selection committee get it right? All that and more as Graham Hays examines 5 Burning Questions on the women's NCAA tournament.
Story | Conversation | March 16, 2009UConn masterpiece painted by numbers
Graham Hays, ESPN.comDespite coming one point shy of its season low, No. 1 UConn put on an offensive clinic -- notching 19 assists on its 26 field goals -- Monday to rout fourth-ranked Rutgers 66-46 and win the Big East title.
Story | Conversation | March 03, 2008UConn, Tennessee playing like champs in waiting
Graham Hays, ESPN.comOn parallel two-game road trips to open the new year, trips that brought the season's only No. 1 teams tantalizingly close to each other, UConn and Tennessee both looked every bit the part of champions in waiting.
Story | Conversation | January 06, 2008Four questions for the Final Four
Graham Hays, ESPN.comThe four Boston-bound teams already have answered a lot of questions and appear to have few holes. But that doesn't mean there aren't a few things to ponder while awaiting Sunday's semifinals.
Story | Conversation | March 29, 200610 burning questions heading into first round
Graham Hays, ESPN.comMost underrated player? Albuquerque favorite? Spoiler in Cleveland? Call it 64 teams and 10 burning questions.
Story | Conversation | March 14, 2006UNC the favorite, but many others not far behind
Graham Hays, ESPN.comMake no mistake, UNC deserves the label of tournament favorite. But there are a host of challengers capable of making life at the top unpleasant.
Story | Conversation | March 12, 2006Packer can't let OSU foes pack in the paint
Graham Hays, ESPN.comMarscilla Packer must keep hitting from outside to open up the paint for Jessica Davenport and Ohio State.
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