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Nice, if the camera ever goes up to the stands we'll look for you in Orange and Black !  You may need to dance when they do the dance cam or whatever they ask for to get featured !

Agree, except I'd go further... it's a must Pac12 road win! Although any road W in Pac12 play is big, ASU wasn't going to be the ASU of old, and with all their problems they are really down.

We best not get too much over the ski tips here. UCLA win was important, but much of the last 4 min was self inflicted. UCLA missed a bunch of shots and gambled by sending everyone to the offensive boards. OSU certainly took advantage, but as Taya pointed out it wasn't solely due to OSU playing better.

Plus, in talking to their parent group (like 5!) afterward UCLA basically doesn't practice. It's run thrus and drills. Not enough to go full court and don't want to risk injuries to field walk ons or others to scrimmage.

I'm betting ASU was in the same boat for a while. They may be getting their legs back by now. And, it will be physical as always. As bad as some here think the officials are, this game could be heavily influenced by the style of play they allow. Foul trouble to either team would devastate their chances. TVO needs to play really cautious the first 20 min as she has to be on the court this game.

For me this game isn't close... who ever stays out of foul trouble (refs good graces) wins by double digits. But??

With the upcoming schedule the ladies really really need to show up this game.

You follow the Beavs about as closely as anyone I know. There are certain coaches in conference that I will always give SR the advantage over. Corey Close is certainly one of those. UCLA can have better talent, but SR almost always out coaches her. During Corey's time UCLA likes to crash the boards, as they did the other night. SR takes advantage of that by running the court. When they overplay defensively, he makes them pay with the backdoor. CTT is one coach that I think gives SR a headache. Their style of play is almost always tough for the Beavs to handle. This being a road game, I'm definitely concerned. I'm hoping the Beavs build on their play from last week, and yes, I too would love to see Greta have a breakout game. She's been consistent about hitting the 3's though she hasn't attempted as many as we may like. What I would like to see from her is to gain some confidence inside. If I'm an opposing coach, I've already identified that Greta will drive to the middle, stop, and pass the ball out. I'd like to see her fool them and take it to the basket.....and shoot mid-range.