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Post by greybeav on Jan 20, 2024 9:03:34 GMT -8
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Post by flyfishinbeav on Jan 20, 2024 9:56:20 GMT -8
I really think Raegan was impacted (mentally) when she was called for the intentional foul. Raegan is such a sweet human being, and wouldn't hurt a fly. And I was so impressed when Timea went over and stood in front of Raegan before her foul shot and spoke to her, clearly lifting her up and giving her confidence. That was special. One thing I can say about our coaching staff, they recruit solid human beings. This is why I root so hard for this team, because the young women on our OSU WBB team(s) are solid people with big hearts, and team first. GO BEAVS! Yea, from what I've gathered, Raegen is 100% great human being. She definitely felt bad about that foul, and I bet no one on either team thought she did it with bad intent.
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Post by greybeav on Jan 20, 2024 10:10:55 GMT -8
From the OregonLive article, the Dom bits, FYI, they usually have a $1 / month for 3 months deal, the rest of the season.
But it was. The night belonged to freshman Dominika Paurova, who scored 16 second-half points as the Beavers rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat California 71-64 in Haas Pavilion.
Paurova went on a personal 9-0 run during the third quarter to ignite the Beavers, went 6 of 6 from the floor and established a career high for points. “We needed to go, and we needed to score, so I just did my thing and shots fell in. It was awesome,” Paurova said.
A decision Paurova made last April might have decided Friday’s game. Paurova initially signed with Minnesota in November 2022, but was released from her letter of intent after a coaching change. After sifting through college offers on the do-over, Paurova came down to Oregon State and California, before choosing the Beavers. Paurova insisted she had no extra motivation to play the Bears – “it felt like any other game in conference,” she said – but Rueck thought it probably didn’t hurt that Cal was the opposing team.
The toughness Oregon State had shown at times this season was nowhere to be found. Rueck felt OSU was letting the road environment get in their head a little. “I doubted it at halftime, and we talked about it,” said Rueck, trying to convince them there are few things better than winning on the road and quieting a crowd.
Paurova silenced the Haas crowd without saying a word. First, she drove to the basket to cut the deficit to 42-30. What followed was a couple free throws, then a layup off a drive to the basket. Paurova completed her 9-0 run – which took 86 seconds – with a three-pointer to trim the Bears’ lead to 42-37.
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Post by rmancarl on Jan 20, 2024 11:58:28 GMT -8
I always like to pay attention to who is in the game, and who handles the pressure down the stretch. I think this may have been Timea's best game, although the 2nd half against the ducks was impressive also. Normally when the Beavs are trying to hold a lead at the end of a game, it's Talia or Raegan hitting free throws. Here's how the Cal game went. 1:15 mark Beavs had a two point lead---Timea hit's a 3 :56 mark Timea gets the defensive rebound :46 mark Raegan hits 2 free throws :41 mark Lily hits 2 free throws :34 mark Rebound by Timea :32 mark Timea hits 2 Free throws :04 mark Timea hits 2 free throws. Both Timea and Lily hit important 3's and free throws down the stretch. Great overall composure down the stretch on the road for this team. This was the first road victory for this team and is another step in winning the tough games. This is a team that looks like it can win games the team last year just couldn't win.
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Post by beaveragain on Jan 20, 2024 12:00:04 GMT -8
Over the years I've interacted, in a limited extent, with a number of the players on the team. The kindest, sweetest, most caring ones I've met are Mik, Mit and Beers. I've only had one negative interaction with one player in that time which leads me to believe that Rueck does a good job of finding good people as well as good players. Beers has said that she's thinking of becoming an elementary school teacher in the future. I think she'd be a fantastic one.
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Post by escott58 on Jan 20, 2024 12:10:09 GMT -8
I think Raegan was tricking the other team into fouling in her at the end of the game by missing all those initial free throws 😀
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Post by bvrbooster on Jan 20, 2024 12:36:49 GMT -8
It seems to me that, over the last few games, there have been times when there was a change in Raegan's free throw form. Historically, there was a pause, like a golfer standing over a putt for two seconds before actually starting his stroke. Then the motion was slow and deliberate - and effective. When she's off like last night, everything seems a bit rushed and her arm looks to be in a slightly different position at the moment of release.
Anybody else see that?
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Post by grayman on Jan 20, 2024 13:09:11 GMT -8
It seems to me that, over the last few games, there have been times when there was a change in Raegan's free throw form. Historically, there was a pause, like a golfer standing over a putt for two seconds before actually starting his stroke. Then the motion was slow and deliberate - and effective. When she's off like last night, everything seems a bit rushed and her arm looks to be in a slightly different position at the moment of release. Anybody else see that? I think that the intentional foul call on her just threw her for a loop. I was watching her expressions on the court for awhile after the call and my impression was that she was not the Raegan Beers we are all used to watching even when things aren't going well on the court. But she clearly came out of it eventually.
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Post by bvrbooster on Jan 20, 2024 17:00:23 GMT -8
It seems to me that, over the last few games, there have been times when there was a change in Raegan's free throw form. Historically, there was a pause, like a golfer standing over a putt for two seconds before actually starting his stroke. Then the motion was slow and deliberate - and effective. When she's off like last night, everything seems a bit rushed and her arm looks to be in a slightly different position at the moment of release. Anybody else see that? I think that the intentional foul call on her just threw her for a loop. I was watching her expressions on the court for awhile after the call and my impression was that she was not the Raegan Beers we are all used to watching even when things aren't going well on the court. But she clearly came out of it eventually. You're probably right about last night, but watch over the next few games and see if you spot anything.
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Post by grayman on Jan 20, 2024 17:15:43 GMT -8
I think that the intentional foul call on her just threw her for a loop. I was watching her expressions on the court for awhile after the call and my impression was that she was not the Raegan Beers we are all used to watching even when things aren't going well on the court. But she clearly came out of it eventually. You're probably right about last night, but watch over the next few games and see if you spot anything. Yeah, I think her technique was a little wonky but I think it was the result of her getting thrown off-kilter by the foul call. I hope she gets back into form Sunday. It seemed like she had it corrected at the end of the game.
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Post by standerd on Jan 20, 2024 17:24:05 GMT -8
I think the intentional against Beers was so bogus; except perhaps if it is an automatic if an elbow hits the face of a defender even though it was not intentional. If the latter, I think that the coaching staff will help Raegan work through it. I'm not worried...
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Post by greybeav on Jan 20, 2024 19:18:41 GMT -8
Re-watching the game I was reminded that Martha P. was not in uniform, have we heard anything about her ?
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Post by rgeorge on Jan 20, 2024 20:13:34 GMT -8
I think the intentional against Beers was so bogus; except perhaps if it is an automatic if an elbow hits the face of a defender even though it was not intentional. If the latter, I think that the coaching staff will help Raegan work through it. I'm not worried... Automatic... you can't swing your elbow above the shoulders. It contact is made with the head your going to be dinged. You can even be dinged for swinging high and hitting shoulders/neck. You just can't swing aggressively above your chest. The "intentional" is the type of foul category. It's not based on the premise Beers intended to make contact.
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Post by Judge Smails on Jan 21, 2024 10:43:58 GMT -8
I think the intentional against Beers was so bogus; except perhaps if it is an automatic if an elbow hits the face of a defender even though it was not intentional. If the latter, I think that the coaching staff will help Raegan work through it. I'm not worried... Automatic... you can't swing your elbow above the shoulders. It contact is made with the head your going to be dinged. You can even be dinged for swinging high and hitting shoulders/neck. You just can't swing aggressively above your chest. The "intentional" is the type of foul category. It's not based on the premise Beers intended to make contact. That’s why they change the terminology from intentional to flagrant. A Flagrant 1 does need any intent.
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Post by grayman on Jan 21, 2024 13:02:28 GMT -8
That was the correct call on Beers. However, if the idea of that type of flagrant foul rule is the safety of the defender (which it obviously is), then they need to emphasize calls made against the defenders who body up on an offensive player who is posting up. A defensive player is allowed to put their forearm or an open hand with a bent elbow on the offensive player. Not body up and make contact. If the offensive player has space to turn then elbows usually won't make contact with the defender (unless intended to). Also, there was what seemed to be a pretty obvious flop by Cal during the game. Nothing was called either way but by rule that player should have received a warning.
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