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Message: [QUOTE="jake0414, post: 5091297, member: 10619"] There is no one comparable to Juju on UCLA’s roster nor on most, if not all, other teams for that matter. Both USC and UCLA filled their specific needs from the transfer portal. The Trojans got arguably the most talented player in the portal in Kiki Iriafen and gives USC a top front line with Iriafen and Marshall. Von Oelhoffen brings valuable point guard experience to the backcourt as the Trojan guards lack experience other than Juju Watkins. UCLA needed a high percentage outside shooter who can score when opponents double or triple team Lauren Betts inside. The Bruins appears to have filled that need by getting Timea Gardiner from the portal. Timea Gardiner shot 39.5% from three point range on five attempts per game (54% of her shot attempts) and 50.3% from inside the arc. Charlisse Leger-Walker is a deceptively effective point guard who will spell Kiki Rice with ball handling once she returns to the court. Will watch with great interest to see what roles athletically gifted forward Janiah Barker takes on. No doubt Juju will carry her teammates to success this season, farther than Betts or Rice can or will carry theirs. Fortunately the Bruins have so much experience and depth that they won’t rely solely on Betts and Rice to carry the team to a successful season. [/QUOTE]