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Message: [QUOTE="jonson, post: 2586270, member: 6034"] Since (I think) the Arizona series, and maybe before, Sabally has alternated between a relatively strong showing and a disappearing act (another example, would be the two games with OSU). Don't know why, but, in the unproductive ones she gets tentative (you can almost see her thinking about what to do next) and lets herself get mentally taken out of the game. Early in the game against USC, for example, she made two terrific drives to the hoop and then missed both shots. After that, she was visible only when she passed to the other team (although her teammates did a good job of that as well). And she sat for all of the second half and much of the first. I do think this is her version of the proverbial freshman wall. If I'm right about the off and on again alternation, it suggests that she should have a decent game against UCLA and that would be a big plus for the Ducks, but. . . . And you are right (in another post) about Ionescu, who hasn't really had a good game for a while. Don't know why, but I suspect she's a bit under the weather. On the other hand, I do think the Ducks (despite the Stanford game) have an edge in mental toughness. UCLA always seems to underachieve, and I don't think either Canada or Billings have improved much, if at all, over the past 3 years. So I'm hopeful. [/QUOTE]