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- Опубликовано: 3 апр 2021
- After a back and forth game, the 2021 Women's National Championship came down to the final shot from Arizona star Aari McDonald. But Stanford's defense stood tall to take the victory 54-53 and the title. Watch the tense final minutes here.
Cardinal sophomore Haley Jones made what would become the game-winning basket and free throw. Jones finished with 17 points and was named the tournament's most-outstanding player.
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Wtf😭 triple teamed and u not finna pass it to ur wide open teammate. Coulda been an easy 2 which is all they needed. Can’t play that sloppy when a national title is on the line
"CAN'T HIT!!!" Those words will haunt
Uh Pass the ball idiot
Neither team deserved the win. Good def or whatever, Their numbers are just HORRIBLE
It's not her fault. She was double teamed. The team mate didn't move for her to see her and pass the ball. Her team mates were just standing and doing nothing. They won't even get this close, if not for her efforts.
@@ITISKONY Triple** the defender who was guarding the one in the corner stepped up. Any decent guard at that level should be able to sense a double or triple team and that’s when you dish it to ur open teammate. Plus why go for a circus three when ur down by 1 with more than enough time to get inside. Even if her teammates were just “standing there” like you say, she is in college ball, she should know how to dribble with her eyes up and see open opportunities on the floor
Last play was not a good call by Arizona coach. They only needed 2 points and should have gone inside with the ball.
dribble with eyes up and she would have spot the openers.....well....
That girl at the 3 point line should have rushed inside. Was only one defender covering 3 red jerseys. CHOKE
Says the guy who never played or coached basketball
@@michaelcrawford1754 Ari’s basketball IQ dropped to zero on the last play. Period.
@@michaelcrawford1754 its painfully obvious about all the people in this comment section. Should of found the openers with the einstein iq
Arizona's offense was just standing around and waiting for one player to score on a lot of those posessions man =/
FAAAAACTS!!!
Right! We probably won’t see Arizona in the brackets with Aari going into the WNBA.
Just an awful final possession.
vouch wide open player in the corner
@@jonnyjenkins8727 that corner player standing on the 3 point line should have pushed towards the basket and allowed an easier pass to happen. CHOKE
That McDonald girl is a ball hog I seen it a few possessions earlier . I knew she wasn’t gonna pa that ball.
Both Stanford and Arizona's final possessions were horrible
Move the damn ball! You don't win playing one-on-three.
To people complaining about Arizona’s possession at the end, I don’t see you playing in a national championship 😂 lets see you try it with 6.1 seconds and the amount of pressure they faced. Congrats to both teams 👏🏼
At no point in your rambling, incoherent response were you even close to anything that could be considered a rational thought. Everyone in this room is now dumber for having listened to it. I award you no points, and may God have mercy on your soul.
Ooooooo hush it
She had 3 open teammates who could of won if for them 🤦♂️
Ikr
True. But without her they never would have made the tournament. So they rely to heavily on her and it cost them the game.
Her teammates were but it was not until there was about 2 seconds left. By time then she was doubled to triple covered. She would of had to lob the pass up to get it out and there probably was no time for the others to catch and shoot it before the buzzer. The person that I think that cost Arizona on that play was the in bounder. After she inbounded the pass, she made NO EFFORT to get open or draw coverage! IF she raced to the paint, she might of took that the Stanford Center in the paint out of the equation and made it possible to pass the ball to the Arizona player in the back corner for a wide open all or nothing 3 pointer.
That play was kinda hard cuz she was trapped but almost all of their last possessions she was taking super contested shots and trying to do it all herself and she is a super talented player but the best teams are the ones that have faith in each other but it kinda seemed like she only had faith in herself
@@lukeparker4063 her team is doodoowater i wouldn't trust them either especially not with a open three to win the game. she probably had a better chance of making the shot she took
She was defo mvp of this championship well deserved haley Jones was main plug for her team
Simp
@@dawsonzuiker How?
@Wxrkify Cos you don't know anything about basketball. You just watch and wait for every ball to enter the basketball.
Stanford SURVIVES is the keyword there, just like how they survived South Carolina on those two missed shots :( Congrats on the hard-fought win though!
When you wanna play hero ball but your teammate was open for 10 whole seconds.
It was only 6 seconds left I agree she could’ve passed but it’s not a guaranteed bucket and the play was ran for her, she is the best player on the Arizona team
@@user-xu3fu5xm7p everybody in the whole world watching knew she getting the ball that play. And she getting triple or double teamed for sure. She must know when to give it up.
Not to mention she bricked a free throw that would have tied the game
Exactly
@@user-xu3fu5xm7p I've never heard a coach say no matter what dont pass..even Triple teamed.
that Aari Mcdonald girl is really good, but that last play was beyond selfish, there was a girl in the corner w noone around her, why wont you pass. She is the reason for the loss, no question
her team is doo doo water i wouldn't trust them either especially not with a open three to win the game the way they'd been shooting prior. now if its a lay that's one thing but she had a open corner jumper that no one was making. Her teammate should've gone to the basket for the open lay rather than gamble a three she knew she'd miss. it's not like the needed a three either the were only down one. she probably had a better chance of making the shot she took than her teammate of making that open 3.
@@youngkingstokes8063 she bricked a free throw late in the fourth too. The game would be tied if she made it. But you are right the rest of her team was just standing there doing nothing. At least move without the ball and set screens or something
It's not her fault. She was double teamed. The team mate didn't move for her to see her and pass the ball. Her team mates were just standing and doing nothing. They won't even get this close, if not for her efforts.
what tf were those last 2 plays by boths teams
Haha
Women’s basketball
Agreed
I agree... WTH???
Honestly bro. Sloppy basketball. Horrible play tbh. Arizona still had 1 timeout left and they just threw up a brick
bro arizona tf was that. y’all are a team you can’t let her do everything and stand around.
pretty sure you couldn't have done any better
@@michaelcrawford1754 i mean...no dip i’m an 8th grade female who plays AAU basketball. what would i actually do at that level
@@michaelcrawford1754 That was a dumb comeback 😂. She was completely right. McDonald was forced to play hero ball.
@@TheStranger513 pretty sure you couldn't do any better either. You probably have never played organized sports in your life
@@michaelcrawford1754 Another dumb comeback. Just because we couldn't do better doesn't make the criticism invalid. I guess "you couldn't do better" is all you got though lol. The girls stood around too much. The last play the inbounder led her defender into McDonald allowing her to be double/triple teamed.
Page Bueckers and Haley Jones outta this world basketball players so exiting to watch 🔥🏀
This is a prime example of what happens when a coach worries about a “star player” and not the team.
I'm so proud of our Wildcats ! They could have won but Stanford earned it by defending the final shot! Congrats!
Stanford just made Mcdonald shot 5 of 20,double standard fans😂
Mcdonald is overrated
Number 0 was wide open. Should’ve passed when she seen a double team coming.
Stanford player know it she wasn’t going to do it left her double Too predictable
Said the same thing. Girl in the right corner was wide open.
Agree wide open plenty of time to pass for lay up
🤣🤣🤣🤣 right then she gon cry after, Peep how #0 was like wtf this bitch
True dat sister true dat
Im sorry yall but that was the worst 6 seconds of play strategically ive ever seen
The problem is that Arizona only has one good offensive player, McDonald, who had the
ball. Stanford knew she was going to get it. Amazing that she actually got a shot off.
@@MsRotorwings thats where the strategy comes mcdonald didn't score every pt im sure to get to this level other players on that team could have scored 2 pts for a win it was poorest 6 seconds of basketball i have ever seen
That’s on the coach. They had what seemed like a 5 minute timeout to go over if McDonald gets doubled what to do.
McDouble
It's a hard fought victory for Stanford! They have to hold on to the late fight back from Arizona till to the final whistle!
Don’t cry...you guys play an amazing game 👍👍
Great game!!! Kudos to both teams!!!
Man I ant gonna lie the refs missed alot off call in this tournament since the Uconn vs Baylor game ref been fucking off alot of missed calls Stanford vs Louisville and Arizona vs Uconn too NCAA get your ref's right man.
I was just saying the same thing. Especially within the last couple of minutes in the semi's and finals...
They were missing calls before that
This was sad to watch honestly I cringed so hard on that last play, star player with absolutely zero iq in a critical moment
Everybody is talking about her team mate to her right being open, but ole girl on the left could've gotten the ball almost immediately because Kiana came off of her to go out and guard Aari. Aari was just dead-set on taking that heavily contested 3.
True but that's the play the coach drew up. Coach said she was the only option in the post game interview. It's hard to execute anything you don't prepare for in those situations. McDonald was the only AZ player to score in last 4 minutes.
@@DigitalOdyssey3001 well in that case you have to call into question her play-calling. Anyone who paid attention during the tournament knew that Aari was a dangerous shooter but even with that being said, she hadn't scored all 53 points leading up to that moment. The coach should have anticipated Aari having multiple defenders being sent at her and had a back-up plan for her to get the ball to someone else when they came to stop her.
@@alexroberson4454 But, she was the only player that scored for Arizona in the last 4 minutes.
@@ITISKONY y'all keep bringing up the last 4 minutes like that's a legitimate counter to my previous point. Its not. She had 22 of AZ 53 points. She's not the only one. But since you keep bringing that up lets look at what happened in that four minute stretch. She went 1-4 from the field (including the missed three at the buzzer) and made 3 free throws. Now if it was a matter of her making bucket after bucket after bucket to lead some valiant charge all by herself I could see the point, but the game was tight and NOBODY could shoot efficiently, not even her. And hell, there was only 1 shot not taken by Aari during those last four minutes. That's the problem. You guys, and the coach as well, are/were trying to make Aari into the sole hero of this team even though by the time it came for that last second shot there were two other players on the court with a higher shooting percentage than her.
@@alexroberson4454You are absolutely right. I watched the post game interview just to hear what the coach had to say. When she said that Aari was the only option I knew that was a critical mistake. Just like you said, she should have planned for another option. They gave Aari the Giannis defense- a wall of defenders, she had to go four on one. But it was a valiant effort.
As I watch this game between Stanford and Arizona, the ever discipline standford made so many errors down the stretch and they dribble too much, they also get away with another kickball violation, it's very clear because it happen in front of the Arizona bench, the Arizona meanwhile crash the boards, and made some few mistakes, and the last one cost t them the championship...McDonald being triple team, force the shot and her teammates knowing that she will be mark because she is her main scorer should have help her.. anyways congrats to both teams..it's a roller coaster year, having this kind of games made us fans forget the problems that we are facing right now..it's a treat and I'm gonna wait for another season..because the women's took the spotlight this year with so many talented freshman's and recruit and the emergence of teams..
If she pass and get that game winning assist the whole world loves her .....she played her heart out she still mvp # fresno
Gosh no one was coming to the ball but her. As If every one was playing hot potato with the basketball. I never seen so many people scared to touch the ball. She got no help
...who?
Also why does the announcer keep saying "torn-ament"? Canadian?
Oh nvm, lol it's the WNBA nobody cares
Lol "game winning" you know she'll miss right?
A stunning upset! (In that a team scored...beat the clock on that one)
I wanted AZ star girl to drive a hole into the lane and get fouled on the LAST play. Salute to AZ for effort, congrats to Cali.
Man she should have the moment she got the ball
She should have
To those who are slamming/insulting McDonald for not passing the ball have to look at 2 things: what she could see and the great D that Stanford played. Williams fights through a screen to deny the first look. Hull's length forces Pennington to double-clutch and pass the ball a bit late forcing McDonald to wait on the pass, allowing Wilson to catch up with her. McDonald looks up at 11:19 in the video and there is no lane to pass to, as she would have to throw over the 2 defenders in front of her AND past the defenders eyeing the corner 3s. Now this is where she could have tried to force #22 Brink to her right to come at her by driving the right side of the lane and then kicking it out to Baptiste for the 3. But that would require passing the ball past the length of the 6'4" Brink so that's not as obvious a decision as people may think. Heck Baptiste could have cut to the paint sooner as well. And I know this is the internet where people feel they can call someone an "idiot" for not passing a basketball, but jeez folks, cut these kids some slack.
Aari McDonald touches the ball... go to McDonald family in the stands, time out... go to McDonald family in the stands, come back from commercial... go to McDonald family in the stands. How will they ever fill that void in the championship game?
You gotta feel bad for Arizona’s #2 she dang near hit it at the buzzer. If your a competitive athlete you know that may bother her for life, good athletes don’t remember the the good plays or games years later, they remember the one that didn’t go right.
I'm a shit athlete I can confirm your right I only remember the good plays and forget all the bad plays I do. I'll literally day dream before I fall asleep about all the good plays I did in the pick up basketball game in the park.
Should have passed
@@thomaskrehm5203 that's true. Personally I thought my comment was kinda funny in a self depreciating kinda way. That was the intention.
It should bother her for life, one of the worst plays I ever seen in crunch time she was triple teamed and threw up a fade away praying it would go in , overall just a really sad display I was pissed watching the last 5 or so minutes of this game
@@thomaskrehm5203 you’re right but crazy they lost by one and that missed free throw kills
Glad to see a Diverse team win the Championship
Hope tomorrow's game is just as good
So umm about that
Arizona outside shooting was terrible. Surprised they only lost by 1 point. I dont think Ari McDonald trusted her teammates at the end of the game. I don't blame her for that...
With all that an off night by McDonald they only lost by 1
Mcdonald one hell of a game but you cant let your pride get in the way of winning a chip, you cant shoot a three down 2 with 3 people on you, pass the ball and win it in OT
I’m watching this again, somehow expecting a different outcome. Everyone who played in this game should be proud of themselves.
What a game
I don't watch basketball but good for you it was a hell of a game for real them girls ain't no joke they can play
what about all the ads while watching this. RUclips is getting out of hand. was like 6 ads
If only she trusted her team, the way Jordan trusted Kerr
Damn Stanford got away with some calls ngl
Pffffffffffffttttt again........
Congrats to the west coast 👏
I watched the whole match on TV. To be honest, I cannot believe these are the 2 best teams in the nation.
😂😂😂
tbh they aren’t, uconn had an awful game against arizona, they missed 30 points off of missed layups
@@ryanmercier4114 true but UofA’s defense was legit
@@ryanmercier4114 that being said... I can see UConn being back next year; almost everyone is coming back, with Evina Westbrook being the only one WNBA eligible. And Azzi Fudd’s on the way. Fudd and Bueckers? A definite problem
Horrible game. I never seen so many terrible turnovers and easy shots missed. I don't what the heck that last minute was. My question, is how these coaches get paid? They should get 60k at most for this. Its just players running around and making wierd plays. I don't get it.
Passing the ball inside is not a guarantee two for the win but it would have been the smart play. FRESNO STATE (2-5) just lost 72-73 against CALIFORNIA-BERKLEY (6-1). Twin HALEY CAVINDER did a perfect inbound bounce pass to a big under the goal for the WIN and the big missed the bunny shot. It was the smart play and the big cost them the game.
One against four... turnaround fadeaway jump shot from the top of the key over a 7-footer... she shoots.. CLANK!!!!!!!!
In fairness, it was 1 against 3 😂
The Wildcat in the corner should have been an outlet. They had an open man. But that's great defense from Stanford.
The thumbnail shows Stanford celebrating. Pretty smart!
Wow I'm a Californian but Arizona should have won the game!
I almost cried with McDonald, that shit hurts
"Clearly off the left foot of Stanford" LOL
Probably because Arizona defeated UCONN but I'm happy for Stanford (by the way they are great on soccer too!)
The coach for Arizona looks good 😍😘
Yup.
I remember playin on a team that ran that play. First grade all stars
Im seeing same thing they did to Uconn. They pressed Paige too much and their teammate couldn't keep it well enough and now McDonald being pressed. Personal opinion, I think if that was Paige on the last call, she would have passed the ball. Nevertheless, this was a tough and good game on both side.
9 points in the final 3:44. About a dozen missed shots. Final two possessions mishandled. "Thrilling."
And everyone is standing around. Goddamn dude. What are we supposed to be enjoying here.
Stanford is playing Junior High Ball the twenty seconds of this game! They luck out big time
I wouldn't call Stanford "lucking out". The referees missed two huge fouls against Stanford in the last crucial minutes of the game. Arizona was victimized big time. I'm a USC alumnus and have seen this happen before when one plays Stanford.
They got a lot of bad and missed calls go their way within the last two minutes of the semi's and the finals. That being said, I can't take anything away from their MVP. But, yeah...A fair amount of sketchy calls / non calls...
Both teams deserved to lose at the end.
Not being able to challenge calls and non calls is the failure of any sports league.Championships taken away or added off this in all sports.
If you give the teams the option to challenge and they do not it becomes partially your own teams fault.
@@curtisharton9245 there was a big call that went Stanford way but they got the ball back in matter of seconds
Don't even get what Williams was doing there. She was literally standing there for 3-4 seconds with the shot clock almost at 0 and finally passed with 2 left on the shot clock. Very luck Stanford pulled out the game.
It’s as if she was oblivious to the shot clock. She almost cost them the game.
@@MsRotorwings That's for sure. The other thing is that she passed to Brink, who wasn't curling toward the basket to position herself to shoot since she had to run out so far to get the ball with 2 seconds left on the clock. Williams froze.
Stanford's last possession was pathetic.
Williams got her ass blasted against SC guards and McDonald.
I dont understand her hype and that last play shows that.
Overall-if these girls would hit the lay ups the score would be in 100s.
That Hull chic is scrappy but she needs to polish her attempts-her lay ups be point blank and she finds a way to miss
I wasn’t there in the huddle, but I’m sure coach said in the huddle McDonald take the last shot and hopefully make it or get fouled. The 4 others on the court were just standing around like that was the play called. That’s the problem with a play.
Arizona had 1 more timeout. I don't get why they didn't use it. In any case congrats to Stanford on an amazing finish to a very difficult year.
Damn, last time Stanford won, I wasn't even born yet. LOL
Though when did Arizona last win?
Dude her teammate was wide open the whole fucking play I CANNOT BELIEVE anyone was that open for the final championship play and this girl STILL got her well played season to her head LOL
The last shot - Slightly Late 100% Contested
Lol
People in park be like
it was 200% cause the two defenders
@@danielyoo6546 .......
YES!!!! STANDFORD WON!
Mcdonald shoots way too much
She was 5for 21...she lost the game period
Wide open teammate by the net, but throws up a prayer while covered by 3 people. Trying to be the hero > Winning National Title. You love to see it.
While the final score was close, the way the game got there was...meh
My gad it's only one point 😱😱😱
This was one of those games where it’s a shame that one of the teams had to lose.
They both should’ve lost the way they were playing
@@charlieu9795 LOL 35 missed layups and 3 dribbling the ball off a foot later.., just wow.
Definition of panicking lmao
She had no angle to get off a good pass. Quadruple team was very effective.
11:21
There were 2 defenders covering the pass to the left corner. Also I think she thought she could create a shot at this point.
And she says she’s built for the moment hahahahahaha
Mcdonald blew the game by playing selfish
Yes that was a bad shot but the problem with this play was that after the ball was inbounded #1, the inbounder did not get away from the ball. She should have ran all the way over to the opposite corner to open up the left side of the court for the ball. Instead she stayed on the left wing putting the help side defender in good position to stop the ball.
I really like Aari
McDonald is overrated. Missed a lot of crucial FT and hogged the ball in that last play.
I agree! She shoots way too much
Not overrated. Just had a bad game on the biggest stage.
11:21 #0 red alone. This was victory.
Being an ACC fan I enjoyed watching the games this March. I thought both of these teams earned their tickets to the Championship game but from my perspective Stanford was the better team. I actually thought they were lucky to win this game today as bad as they played. They dribbled the ball way too much and often into double teams against a more athletic squad. Just way to many turn overs usually when they made bad passes or passed to someone who was totally covered. Again, both teams were good but I didn't think either team made very good decisions in the last couple of minutes.
Horrible game. I never seen so many terrible turnovers and easy shots missed. I don't what the heck that last minute was. My question is how these coaches get paid? They should get 60k at most for this level of coaching. Barnes and get paid $500k for this? LOL And the STANFORD COACH GETS $2.2 million! What a joke! Many NCAA men coaches are overpaid for doing nothing too! Its just players running around and making head starching plays. I don't get it.
It’s all about revenue and obviously men’s games bring in way more revenue than women’s because it’s just more exciting to watch mean athleticism, dunks, high flying and acrobats. Bigger entertainment bigger crowd.
Number 2 on Arizona, based on what I saw in this video, is a ball hog and forces shots. Not a team player at all, and cost them this game.
5 for 21 with 2 assist...this aint a point guard...she a ball hog
@@mambamentality245 wow! That was her state for this game? Imagine if they had a good player instead of her. Easy win. The announcers were talking about her a lot as if she was the star of the team, and the camera kept filming her family. They should have been hiding their faces with embarrassment...
@@medicropper she is overrated.......
Whenever both teams have the ball, they’re just standing around. Move around and create picks.
lol, comments knocking aari mcdonald... ya i get it, triple teamed turnaround 3 is a bad look but that play was ruined more by inbounder aimlessly walking her defender into the initial double team... if inbounder passes then breaks hard to the corner, that's a much better play. occupies inbounder's defender and the near side corner defender who was also allowed to be a part of the play.....
also lol at people who wanted a pass to #0 in the far corner, you're making that pass right over/through a much taller defender with what 2-3 seconds left at the moment she passes?.... would seriously question if pass, catch, and good shot happens in those 2-3 seconds.
So you take a timeout to set up final shot and that’s your play. Throw it in and let your player go 1 vs 3 on the perimeter? Not even a screen?🤦
Just like on the fast break layup/foul possession before she had her teammate wide open on last play for easy shot and kept the ball instead and threw up horrible prayer.
Two games in row though that Stanford gets a BS kicking ball no call or out on them in their favor that affects the game late. Refs are horrible
*2.9sec.....look who's open at the baseline after you drew the defense towards you.*
Wtf was that girl doing on the last shot🤣
Number 2 was so open
29 YEAR WAIT
You got 3 people on you that means 2 of your teammates are open . F that you tried your best that girl blew that game for them
California Love Wins
Shot selection..
Exactly mcdonald had no faith in her teammates and just took the worst shots and she didn’t have a good shooting night so y should she be taking all these super contested shots
Number two needs to pass the ball lol
Worse coaching job in the last possessions by Stanford's coach I've ever seen especially with 36secs left..IJS
Lmao girl at the end even air balled the out back layup to win game even if there was time left they still would’ve lost
This game was more entertaining than the whole NBA finals series last year! No cap!
Ur lying
Stop the 🧢
@@KingJavon88 Not lying dude, it's the truth. Last years NBA finals was trash, too easy for LA. Everyone knew LA had that series in the bag.
@@Elite90s I didn’t even watch the game but the highlights were just ass and boring. Plus don’t forget about Jimmy going off in games and the pass to AD😂
@@KingJavon88 He went off for one game lol, gotta do more than that. But the NBA is boring asf right now, too many super teams are ruining it for me no cap!
I LOVE THIS GAME SO MUCH !! -------------IT MATTERS NOT, MEN OR WOMEN, THERE IS NOTHING LIKE RUNNING THE COURT, PLAYING THE GAME ! -----------NOTHING !------------WHEN WE WERE YOUNG, I & MY FRIENDS WERE TOTAL GYM RATS; WE'D RATHER PLAY &RUN THE COURT, THAN DO ALMOST ANYTHING . I MEAN, ANYTHING ! -------------WHEN I WAS FORCED TO STOP AT 40 Y/O, DUE TO CONTINUING CALF INJURIES., I CAME HOME & CRIED MY HEART OUT. NOTHING COULD EVER COME CLOSE TO THE JOY OF B-BALL. .-----------------WolfSky9, 74 y/o
Wth was that last play? Good game though
Everyone was just standing around on the inbounds pass, Everyone was just standing around when she got double team, no one came to the ball to help her so they could get a better shot and a better look at the basket. They were just standing around, so she threw it up, hoping for a miracle. I knew it wasn't going in because it wasn't a shot. She just threw it. I would be pissed at the other four players for just standing watching like spectators.
Back to training for both teams, they have to go back to basics how to receive the ball and dribble, help the one holding the ball by making yourself open and receive the ball. Lets give credit to the girls also, probably their first time to be placed in a pressure filled game, its about learning from mistakes committed
Notice #0 was open cause McDonald was tripled team. Easy open jump shot for #0 if there wasn't enough time for a layup. Sometimes you just gotta accept and pass the ball
What the hell .......Everybody knew, who was getting the ball .........nobody block "MacDonald" defender. To give her a good shot.
I blame the final play on coaching and McDonald.
Plays like this piss me off
Paige Bueckers buries that last shot.
Paige played for the huskies
Did you watch her last game? I guess it was an off night for UCONN.
Or she passes to a wide open teammate.
Not triple teamed she won't