Brittney Griner and the Baylor Bears

Brittney Griner first caught my attention as well as the attention of the National Media when she punched another player in the face. The other player from Texas Tech hooked Griner around the arm and swung Griner with all her weight by her arm and shoulder. The manuever could easily have seriously injured Griner. It could have broken her arm or dislocated her shoulder and that is why Griner reacted accordingly. She had taken punishment the whole year from smaller players and referees who think because you're bigger you need to be fouled much harder to get a call. Enough was enough and Griner punched that girl real good right in the face(if you've seen the highlight and know anything about basketball, then you know the other player had it coming).
Even so, many people including myself thought that Griner was going to be suspended the rest of the year. She only got 2 games LOL!!! Hell I'm glad. She is the only reason I'd even watch a women's basketball game but thats beside the point.
The Baylor Bears are now the top story in the Women's Tourney due to their upset of #1 seed Pat Summit's Tennessee Volunteers and last night's victory over 2 seed Duke. The Bears, who are quite similar in age and experience to the men's Kentucky squad, are predominately freshman and sophomore's. Yet they have been behind quite late in these last two games and still managed to win. Tennessee was up by like 10 with 10 minutes left, then Baylor exploded and blew them out by 15. Against Duke, the Devils were up 4 with 2 minutes to go, then Baylor scores, steals an inbound pass, scores again and from there sunk all their free throws to win the game.
Kim Mulkey, the head coach of the Baylor Bears is doing her best coaching ever with this team. Mulkey is a former national champion as a player and a coach. She is firey and in your face on the sideline, almost as if she is playing or is ready to come in off the bench. Mulkey's personality seems to fit her squad perfectly. They are young so they need someone to get their attention and sometimes that requires some yelling and screaming.
Anyway, I'm sorry to say that I've never watched a woman's NCAA game for more than 3 minutes. Until now that is. I watched most of the Tennessee game and most of the Duke game. The Baylor Bears play well together and Brittney Griner is worth the time to watch. She got my respect when standing up for herself and now she has my respect for being a great team player, helping Baylor advance to the Final Four. Bottom Line is Brittney Griner is much more than just a tough player and the Baylor Bears are no flash in the pan(Connecticut, watch that winning streak cuz it might end).