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Post by Werebeaver on Jan 5, 2024 21:16:45 GMT -8
Just didn’t shoot the ball well enough, and RB NEVER got into a flow offensively. u$uc has ONE weapon. She’ll play at the next level. Next time. 25% from 3. If we were 27% we probably win it. What’s done is done.
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Post by lebaneaver on Jan 5, 2024 21:17:58 GMT -8
Just didn’t shoot the ball well enough, and RB NEVER got into a flow offensively. u$uc has ONE weapon. She’ll play at the next level. Next time. Beers never got in a flow because she spent too much time on the bench. USC plays really tight defense and without Beers to loosen it up (Rees really wasn't that effective inside), the Beavers had to shoot too many perimeter shots. And still almost pulled it off. Scott better figure THAT out, because on the road (especially), the home team coach will be IN the official’s ears EVERY SECOND regarding Beers. We NEED another inside presence.
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Post by jimbob on Jan 5, 2024 21:20:32 GMT -8
That’s a bummer. Let’s take down the Bruins. Great inbounds play for Rae. Got a clean open look, didn’t drop. For as long as her best player sat on the bench yet to be right there at the end… That was a great inbounds play and if you watched the timeout huddle Aleah drew up that play and Scott used it! Raegan makes that shot 99x out of 100---I have never seen her miss when wide open from that close range---She might have rushed her release just a tad was the only thing I could see. On another note the Pac-12 needs need to fire the engineer running the LA stream---We must have missed 8-10 crucial minutes of the game total by him/her not getting the stream back up promptly after timeouts!
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Post by sewingbeaver on Jan 5, 2024 21:22:34 GMT -8
Agree with the sentiments: Beers with flow vs. fouls JuJu is a player with talent and some attitude Defense kept this game close
On to the next - slay the Bruins.
GO BEAVS!
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Post by grayman on Jan 5, 2024 21:22:38 GMT -8
Beers never got in a flow because she spent too much time on the bench. USC plays really tight defense and without Beers to loosen it up (Rees really wasn't that effective inside), the Beavers had to shoot too many perimeter shots. And still almost pulled it off. Scott better figure THAT out, because on the road (especially), the home team coach will be IN the official’s ears EVERY SECOND regarding Beers. We NEED another inside presence. Well, I know Scott tries to work the officials about Beers. Maybe he's just pissing them off. As for another inside presence, that's got to be Rees and Gardiner. Gardiner grabbed a bunch of rebounds and played well in general. Rees was more hit and miss. Seemed to have trouble hanging on to the ball when pressured.
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Post by Werebeaver on Jan 5, 2024 21:23:15 GMT -8
Nice game by our true freshman PG. 34 min 13 pts, 2 TO.
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Post by grayman on Jan 5, 2024 21:25:36 GMT -8
That’s a bummer. Let’s take down the Bruins. Great inbounds play for Rae. Got a clean open look, didn’t drop. For as long as her best player sat on the bench yet to be right there at the end… That was a great inbounds play and if you watched the timeout huddle Aleah drew up that play and Scott used it! Raegan makes that shot 99x out of 100---I have never seen her miss when wide open from that close range---She might have rushed her release just a tad was the only thing I could see. On another note the Pac-12 needs need to fire the engineer running the LA stream---We must have missed 8-10 crucial minutes of the game total by him/her not getting the stream back up promptly after timeouts! I hate to even bring it up because I'm not sure about it, but I think the USC defender might have hit Beers' arm on the shot. But even if she did, Beers typically just kind of shoots through that kind of contact. Oh well. I think the game shows that OSU is legit.
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Post by bmoc on Jan 5, 2024 21:27:18 GMT -8
It’s going to be a great year! Tough outcomes sometimes, but this team has great potential. We need to make sure that we don’t lose any to the Disney dollar conferences.
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Post by beaverwbb fan on Jan 5, 2024 21:38:47 GMT -8
I thought they missed an over the back with ~1:16 left on Watkins over Beers:
Got a lot of looks from three that I thought were really good, just didn’t fall. Needed more scoring from Gardiner and Rees with Beers out for so long. Timea had been so consistent from deep.
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Post by grayman on Jan 5, 2024 21:47:46 GMT -8
I thought they missed an over the back with ~1:16 left on Watkins over Beers: Got a lot of looks from three that I thought were really good, just didn’t fall. Needed more scoring from Gardiner and Rees with Beers out for so long. Timea had been so consistent from deep. Yeah, I saw that. I thought it might have been a foul but wasn't so convinced after seeing the replay. Might have been a bump but it looked like Watkins got her hand on the ball cleanly. Certainly not so egregious as some of the contact inside. I thought Rees really got knocked around a few times with no calls.
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Post by Werebeaver on Jan 5, 2024 21:50:34 GMT -8
Juju Watkins is a major bad attitude. Wouldn’t want to see her in orange and black for anything! Really? She’s just playing hard as far as I can see. We’re playing pretty good D on her. Did anyone see how Lily got her bloody lip? Looking at the replay, Lily got her bloody lip from Kelsey’s elbow going for a rebound.
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Post by grayman on Jan 5, 2024 21:53:48 GMT -8
Really? She’s just playing hard as far as I can see. We’re playing pretty good D on her. Did anyone see how Lily got her bloody lip? Looking at the replay, Lily got her bloody lip from Kelsey’s elbow going for a rebound. Lily better just stay away from Rees during a rebound next time!
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Post by matt90 on Jan 5, 2024 22:07:41 GMT -8
Anyone else trying to watch on the P12 Network app? It’s stuck on the We’ll be right back screen and missed a couple of minutes of the game. I had the same problem all through the second half. I literally had to stop and restart the stream at every commercial break.
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Post by rgeorge on Jan 5, 2024 22:09:18 GMT -8
Just watched the replay... record as I watch.
There was no terrible, one sided officiating. There were close calls and non calls. It was 22 TOTAL fouls in a game, SC with 12. OSU shot more FTs than a home team.
SC dominated in turnovers, steals, blocks... and didn't play that well with plenty of open looks that also didn't fall (14 more shots but hit 32%). And OSU settled for 3's far too often. If you're going to take 60% of your attempts (32 of 54) from three you best be hitting more than 25%.
Beers, fouls or being the leading scorer, needs support. She'll not be "on" every night. Having 4 total points from Gardiner and Rees will not cut it. Beers can't be the only inside presence.
This was a missed opportunity on the road and reminded me of many games last year.
Juju is a handful. 6'2" and can move, shoot. Someone earlier did they'd never want her in orange and black. LOL... yeah
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Post by beaveragain on Jan 5, 2024 23:04:17 GMT -8
No, I wouldn't want Juju on my team. Not because of any supposed attitude problem or whatever. It would be hugely boring. She just gets the ball, goes into mid range and shoots, making 30% of her shots. I think she tried to drive three times and made one.
Her blocks reminded me of Sasha wherein her speed and agility could take people by surprise and that was cool. But otherwise no, I like basketball because it's a team game. If the Beav's started to shove the ball to one player and stood there waiting to see if she wins the game or not, I would stop coming to their games.
I don't think the officiating was particularly bad, but the foul on Beers when she was steamrolled by the USC player was a bit bizarre.
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