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Message: [QUOTE="TheFarmFan, post: 3447682, member: 9403"] PHEW. Got see this one live and I was 100% convinced OSU was going to come back when they were down 12. It felt like we were getting stagnant on offense, throw in a few turnovers, and *bam*, we had ourselves a down-to-the-wire ballgame. So glad we didn't throw it all away after building up such a solid lead late in the 3rd and early in the 4th. Seeing OSU in person for the first time, I was even more impressed with [B]Slocum[/B] than on TV - she has incredible moves and a magic touch. That said, some of them include hooking arms and throwing elbows. There was also one time she shoved Williams straight to the ground and there was no call. In general, I thought this was one of OSU's most physical games, but maybe it was the live vs. TV differential. For whatever reason, we've always seemed more capable of containing [B]Pivec[/B] than Slocum, and perhaps for that reason, I didn't come away with a strong impression of her. But dang can she rebound for being 5'10". [B]Jones?[/B] Wow. She has so much finesse for a 6'4" frosh post. I was very impressed with her ease in the paint. The difference between her and Dodson was really striking. Jones could execute back to basket moves and practically glide the ball past Dodson, whereas on the other end, Dodson would either get blocked or else miss the hoop entirely. Speaking of struggling post players, totally agree about Washington - I feel almost certain OSU would have left with the W if Brown had been able to play. From my one-game sample, the problem is that while Washington is a very competent paint defender for someone 6'1", she has so little offense either off the dribble or shooting, and OSU is already offensively challenged at times. When Jones was off the floor, we either were able to impose our will inside when on offense (with Morris defending), or else we could close in on Slocum and Pivec on defense because Washington wasn't a very credible shooting or layup threat. As for Stanford, I've been worried lately that we're one Williams off night or injury away from really falling apart on offense. Williams looked like she banged her hip and was not quite herself in the second half. She willed just enough to keep us going, and she has such a commanding floor presence in using the clock and banking clutch shots when necessary. But: NO ONE else stepped up. Lexie did just enough in the end, but her turnover with 17 seconds left was inexplicable - she practically THREW the ball away. I feel like we're lucky we walked away with the W given how poorly we handled those last three minutes. [/QUOTE]

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