NCAA Women’s Final Four: Can No One Quell The UConn Menace? (Probably Not.)

And then there were four:

7:00, ESPN: No. 1 Stanford vs. No. 3 Oklahoma
In a stroke of programming competence, ESPN has saved the interesting game for the late tip and gifted the viewing public a matchup between a Stanford team whose most publicized accomplishment this season has been losing to presumed champ squad UConn over Christmas break and an Oklahoma group best noted for not having Courtney and Ashley Paris among their number anymore. This is not to say they’re not playing great basketball, but if you’re not currently an avowed fan of either team you’re likely just tuning in to see if the Stanford Tree can get away with doing something obscene on live television.
9:00, ESPN: No. 1 UConn vs. No. 1 Baylor
You’ve heard it all week from the pundits (women’s basketball has pundits! I know!) that if any team can take down the glowering Husky menace, it’s Baylor. This is not inaccurate, but it’s maybe a little broad. This game will turn on Lady Bear star freshman and noted shmeast Brittney Griner and her ability to never, ever leave the court. Geno Auriemma will have his Husky Ladies rotating off the bench with the usual dizzying frequency, and Griner’s quick hands and her foul count will just have to keep up.