But there is the Coach Close factor in play. If you gave Scott Rueck that UCLA team for one month do you think there would be a difference in play after that month?. I am still out whether Coach Close gets 100% out of what she has available every year,
When polls picked Colorado to finish 7th in PAC-12, I was of two minds. Was the PAC-12 that competitive a conference or was Colorado drastically underrated? Both, I think. Colorado is a defensive juggernaut. Improve that offense and they could turn PAC-12 into chaos.Quay w/ a decent debut, 9 pts/6 reb 4-7 shooting. Looks like Sadler didn't do much. We'll take her back in Seattle.
Meh. I'm waiting for Sunday.
I think UCLA is going to struggle quite a bit this year. A lot of that is because of how depleted by injury they are, but just in general they are incorporating a lot of new faces. They may get better toward the end of the year, but I think they'll take a lot of lumps in the meantime. They absolutely must get Conti and Dugalic available to have any chance to build toward March.
A few years ago LMU beat UCLA and Arizona in non conference, but was totally mediocre once WCC play started. I think they had a series of injuries though.
Colorado has been very inconsistent for years. Need to even out the highs and lows somewhat if they are going to make a significant move up the conference ladder.
Agree it will take a while for this UCLA team to meld into a cohesive unit. Close has been saying that since PAC-12 Media Day. Injuries to probable starters Conti and Dugalic make for a bigger early season challenge. The staff don’t expect them back until January.
LMU played wildly that year, and got a few wins out of it. I was at the Arizona game, they took chances, played 100% every minute and well, got the expected result.
Having watched the Oklahoma State game, I came away with two observations. CU has a soul crushing defense and an inconsistent, at best, offense. As such they will enter every PAC-12 game as a potential powder keg. Sherrod needs to play under control. Too often she drives to the basket when there is little chance of either scoring or drawing a foul. She has to think pass first. Getting the ball to Mya or Frida for the three is a priority. Ball movement, ball movement. They beat Oklahoma State by ten, leading all the way. They should have won by 25.
Never been a fan. She's an exciting player who is capable of playing well, but I don't think she's a true PG. Don't like her decision making, never been a good shooter. She needs to learn the magic of change of pace, she's 100 mph all the time.
I am with you 100%. I scream this at the screen several times every game. I blame JR. She is the only one who can change Sherrod. She needs to watch footage of CU’s previous point guard, Kennedy Leonard.
It was ridiculous how people were acting like Williams was a HUGE loss. She was a nice player. Nowhere near one of the best they've had there. To think they weren't going to be able to make up for her loss was always pure silliness.
Well, that is the inconsistent Colorado, except against Stanford. While Colorado lost three out of the last four games to Stanford, it took near last second miracles for Stanford to win two of the three, a tying basket with less than 2 seconds on the clock, and a lucky hurled Hail Mary. Why this should be I don’t know, unless a 9O year old plus Colorado fan is somehow passing Stanford game plans to CU. Tara’s mom lives in Boulder and is a regular at Buff games. Lol.
USF jumped out 9-2, it's been all Cal ever since. Big lead heading into halftime.
Perhaps the Jacks are making them look bad?
I know NAU is your team. If the Dawgs are struggling w/ them and USD at home, they are gonna get killed in the Pac 12 this year. They would be a good WCC or Big Sky team, but that's not gonna cut it.
