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Kyra, Joanne, and Celeste were playing too well to come off the court; and, none were in any real foul trouble. Plus, UCLA has "big" guards.Anybody else surprised Chevalier didn't see the floor?
Pretty sure it was more of a matchup issue and the guards stayed out of foul trouble and all three were having great games. Plus, they don’t play again until Sunday so there’s time to get some rest. I was not surprised at all considering the length of the UCLA backcourtWas Ashley available to play? Was pretty shocked to not see her in the box score. I thought she had a stellar performance against Bradley.
Exactly. I was a bit surprised that Chevalier didn't play, and I would guess that wasn't by design but rather by game flow. Basketball is about matchups and when your three guards are basically not doing anything wrong, then you keep riding that wave. It was a team win for sure with contributions from everyone who played that the box score doesn't reflect. But those three guards of ours were killing UCLA.Kyra, Joanne, and Celeste were playing too well to come off the court; and, none were in any real foul trouble. Plus, UCLA has "big" guards.
The announcers sucked! They were talking about the Paige Brueckers/Caitlin Clark matchup this coming weekend while our game is in full action. Also talking about the UCLA program history blah, blah, blah. Good thing Coach Conradt was in attendance or else our program would've basically been in its infancy. Again... they sucked!They kept saying, "First time since 2018". Why does it seem so much longer ?
Looking back:
2020 - no tournament
2019 - loss to Indiana
2018 - loss to UCLA
Hmmm, did the commentators (pro-UCLA, OMG did you see that foul they wouldn't revisit on video?) mention any type of revenge for Texas?
So I looked at the box score of the 2018 loss and the following UCLA players played in that game against Texas in that 2018 elimination:
Lauryn Miller[No Texas player from the 2018 game is still on the roster]
Michaela Onyenwere (can we not show her crying AGAIN?)
Chantel Horvat
Dominique Darius
And then, the next game for UCLA they met Vic Schafer's MSU team and were eliminated 89-73.
Weird how this all worked out.
The announcers sucked! They were talking about the Paige Brueckers/Caitlin Clark matchup this coming weekend while our game is in full action. Also talking about the UCLA program history blah, blah, blah. Good thing Coach Conradt was in attendance or else our program would've basically been in its infancy. Again... they sucked!
Beth Mowens can ruin any sporting event she announces.Remember when they hired journalism majors as broadcasters? Sometime in the 90's they decided to hire ex-players as broadcasters for their "knowledge" and lost almost all personality. I can't hardly stand to listen to any of them across all sports. Almost all of them suck.
And I certainly got tired of them talking continuously in the second half about UCLA's comeback in the game, how they were going to cut our lead and come back and win . . . I know that they're supposed to keep the audience watching, but it was certainly irritating.The announcers sucked! They were talking about the Paige Brueckers/Caitlin Clark matchup this coming weekend while our game is in full action. Also talking about the UCLA program history blah, blah, blah. Good thing Coach Conradt was in attendance or else our program would've basically been in its infancy. Again... they sucked!
Corsaro, played PG for UCLA when Osborne was on the bench in foul trouble, was creating space using her forearm that was never called even though it was as blatant as K-State. I would like to have seen Ashley on her because Corsaro is not quick and obviously doesn't have great handles. Ashley could have gotten a couple of steals off her or gotten a couple of those pushoffs called - seems to be whistled more frequently when the defender is small (the Brooke McCarty effect).Kyra, Joanne, and Celeste were playing too well to come off the court; and, none were in any real foul trouble. Plus, UCLA has "big" guards.
I thought about tweeting them and pointing out they could have talked about other issues:And I certainly got tired of them talking continuously in the second half about UCLA's comeback in the game, how they were going to cut our lead and come back and win . . . I know that they're supposed to keep the audience watching, but it was certainly irritating.
Whoever said that was talking out of their tailpipe. Owusu played in every game last season, started about half, and Diamond Miller was a regular off the bench. Chloe Bibby started almost every game for Vic at Miss State. Benzan, as we all know, sat out at Harvard preparing to transfer and I think Collins was sitting after transferring in from Tennessee.
Hey, I just meant the team didn't give up the ghost, and the future still looks bright without Charli next year.We should be really careful with this, because we don’t go up 20 in the first half without her. Defensively she was a space eater and offensively she often ate up a lot of coverage. When you look at how open Celeste and Joanne were on a lot of their shots it’s because the defenders were out of position because of how they were covering Charli.
Offensively she didn’t show up in the box score very much but you better believe the teams noticed her on the floor.
Completely understand!!! Sometimes people just equate a 5 point game with only 2 attempts as a “bad game” and I don’t think it was bad at all. Just effective in an unconventional way.Hey, I just meant the team didn't give up the ghost, and the future still looks bright without Charli next year.
Yet, we were a first-round exit in 2019. It's all about what-have-you-done-for-me lately. Recruits pay attention to programs who are making the Sweet 16 and living up to their seed, or surpassing their seed.I am sick and tired of the constant noise about Texas being rescued by Vic. Love Vic and what he is doing. But this team was in Sweet 16 games from 14-15 to 17-18 (4 years in a row). Joyner and Collier were #2 recruits. The major reason for the change was a regression in recruiting and performance since 2018 but it is not as if Texas missed the NCAA tourney for a decade. The roster Vic took over was solid.
The bad calls / or uneven calls came in the 3rd and 4th quarters.
Michaela Onyenwere (can we not show her crying AGAIN?)
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