Women's Hoops Blog

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Wednesday, March 21, 2007

Graham Hays writes about the Mississippi win
"Coach Ross told us before the game that if this was going to be a pretty game, we were going to lose," Mincy said. "Every pretty game we've had, trying to make everything perfect, we've always lost. As long as it's ugly, it's 'Rebel Ball.' "

With apologies to the team's aesthetic desires, the Rebels went so far to the extreme of ugly during their run that they crossed over into beautiful.
He also Dishes on the upsets
The nasty scratch on Mississippi senior Jada Mincy's right cheek suggested it wasn't a completely bloodless revolution, but the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament were marked by a mostly peaceful uprising of the hoops proletariat.

Mid-majors and major-mids of the world unite.