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Post by rgeorge on Dec 18, 2023 16:55:09 GMT -8
Ohio St. got exactly the kind of start they wanted, jumping out to a 10-2 lead. UCLA recovered though, now up 8 just before half. If they could hit a 3 it would be a blowout. tOSU is 4-10 and UCLA is 0-9. UCLA looks good. Great passing. UCLA is just solid in every phase.... can't hit a "3", big deal the last I looked they were 17/25 from inside the arc! And, 33 boards (12 offensive) to 19... 5 blocks... outstanding D (tOSU 10/27 inside the arc)... Just well rounded in every phase.
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Post by nwhoopfan on Dec 18, 2023 16:58:49 GMT -8
Rice didn't blow me away last year, but she's starting to live up to the hype now. She's really controlling this game. I like Jacquez too. Just does a little bit of everything for them.
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Post by nwhoopfan on Dec 18, 2023 17:23:33 GMT -8
tOSU trying to make a come back. Refs are helping out quite a bit. Some very questionable calls in Q4.
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Post by Werebeaver on Dec 18, 2023 17:38:11 GMT -8
tOSU trying to make a come back. Refs are helping out quite a bit. Some very questionable calls in Q4. Buckeyes outscored UCLA 24-16 in 4Q to close to 6. Too little too late. Kinda looked like UCLA got a little gassed right at the end.
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Post by nwhoopfan on Dec 18, 2023 17:41:05 GMT -8
tOSU trying to make a come back. Refs are helping out quite a bit. Some very questionable calls in Q4. Buckeyes outscored UCLA 24-16 in 4Q to close to 6. Too little too late. Kinda looked like UCLA got a little gassed right at the end. UCLA started the game with a bunch of turnovers. Then they handled the full court press really well for most of the game. Until the end, when they started turning it over like crazy again.
tOSU was pretty much just 2 players doing all the scoring, Sheldon and Thierry. McMahon is a good player but she had an absolutely awful game.
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Post by nwhoopfan on Dec 18, 2023 17:45:01 GMT -8
What do people think of Betts? She's ridiculously efficient, shooting almost 80% from the floor. She doesn't look very versatile to me though. Not really sure how she projects as a WNBA prosopect. I know that's down the road several years, but she needs to add some more tricks to her repertoire to thrive as a pro. Just being tall won't be enough at the next level.
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Post by rmancarl on Dec 18, 2023 19:25:38 GMT -8
UCLA probably has their best team of the Cory Close era, and she's had some really good talent. I like Close a lot. Good recruiter, good program promoter, stands up for her players, but she hasn't won the Pac12. IMHO it's because she has been out coached. SR has out coached her in games when UCLA had the better talent. This may be their season though. They do have a lot of youth, mainly sophomores, but this is probably their most talent filled team, and even if coaching is a slight notch lower, their talent may overcome. I think they are the best team in the Pac12 this year. Now the question is, can they prove it?
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Post by kl on Dec 19, 2023 14:44:05 GMT -8
Ducks just fell to Utah Tech 92-86
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Post by nwhoopfan on Dec 19, 2023 14:45:56 GMT -8
At least it wasn't a blow out? That's 3 bad losses for the Ducks this year.
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Post by beaverwbb fan on Dec 19, 2023 14:56:18 GMT -8
These Oregon losses have equated to far fewer posts from sparty Losses to Santa Clara, Portland, and Utah Tech is pretty unimaginable for a team with as much talent as UO has. It’s turning into a game that OSU can’t afford to lose when the ducks come to Gill on 12/31. Everyone that has beat the ducks has shot the three exceptionally well. When is the last time OSU was favored against the ducks? Wiese’s senior year?
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Post by Werebeaver on Dec 19, 2023 14:58:17 GMT -8
Ducks just fell to Utah Tech 92-86 Good. BTW, Beavs wrapping nonconf slate in Maui. *ucks in St George Utah.
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Dec 19, 2023 15:17:59 GMT -8
Ducks just fell to Utah Tech 92-86 Good. BTW, Beavs wrapping nonconf slate in Maui. *ucks in St George Utah. Not quite, the Beavs come home and play Morgan State. Then we play uo
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Post by nwhoopfan on Dec 19, 2023 15:31:05 GMT -8
These Oregon losses have equated to far fewer posts from sparty Losses to Santa Clara, Portland, and Utah Tech is pretty unimaginable for a team with as much talent as UO has. It’s turning into a game that OSU can’t afford to lose when the ducks come to Gill on 12/31. Everyone that has beat the ducks has shot the three exceptionally well. When is the last time OSU was favored against the ducks? Wiese’s senior year? You aren't kidding. I think Santa Clara was 16-28. Utah Tech easily topped that, going 21-31. One player was 8-10 and another was 6-10. Are they on pace to have the worst 3 point defense ever?
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Post by rmancarl on Dec 19, 2023 15:37:04 GMT -8
I'm not going to call a 20 point loss to Baylor as a good loss, so I'm calling it 4 bad losses. Something is not quite right in duckville this year. Their 3 best players are off to a good start VanSlooten, Gray, and Kyei, but they aren't getting much from anywhere else. Gray's shooting percentage isn't as good as you would expect, but she's playing decently overall. Pricilla Williams got her first action against UTSA and had 13pts in 22 minutes, but then only played 7 minutes against Utah Tech. Their talent is good enough to throw a scare in to most teams, but they can obviously lose to anyone as well.
By the way, Utah Tech lost to Weber State by 10. Now the ducks face Oklahoma State tomorrow. Will they have 5 losses going in to Pa12 play?
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Post by 411500 on Dec 19, 2023 16:07:46 GMT -8
rmancarl -- very nice overview of Oregon's dumpster fire of a non-conf schedule.... If those of us here at Bernice's are having trouble figuring out the Beavs, the fans on their board must be going ape-ass crazy.....
As you rightfully point out, they've got 3 VERY strong players in VanSlooten, Gary and Kyei - two more solids in Bell and P. Williams...Those 5 players are a VERY good start to producing a good team....
So what the hell is going on over there I really don't know. I do not follow them as a team in any meaningful way - but I have followed several of their key players for several years, and, in my view, they have an impressive collection of players to build on....
I expected them to go thru their non-conf schedule with only one loss...
Oregon Athletics has put a LOT of money and a ton of promo into their WBB program, they have recruited cream-of-the-crop players from across the nation, they've hired a name-recognition WNBA star for cameo appearances, and here they are delivering 3 totally crapola games before December 20.
Kinda brings a smile to your face doesn't it!! GO BEAVS!!
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