It's mind boggling to me.
No offense to our friends from UConn, but if UCLA plays like this against them their perfect season will be in danger.
Why are you letting the ACC skate? Can't trust most of them either.
On one inbounds pass, Beers hesitated about passing the ball in to Chavez even though she was wide open. Does she not trust her with the ball?
I very much doubt Kim will be running this system much longer. If she sticks at Tennessee, as soon as she gets a few more top recruits — like she did for this season — she’ll revert to something more traditional. As Geno has observed, this is how you play if your roster isn’t good enough. I suspect this is just her way of building that better roster.
I didn't see the game, but I'm confused here as I don't recall ever seeing Beers inbound a ball during games. Is it possible you've reversed the names accidentally?
And this after she suffered a near life ending foul at the hands of Stuelke. For a moment it felt like I was watching European men’s soccer.
No offense taken. But I’d say if UCLA plays like this against UConn, they’re toast. Slow and predictable, rather like their last meeting. They let Heiden score 22 with Stuelke sidelined by foul trouble. This is not championship level basketball. The bright spots are a sharper overall game by Betts and a rising star in Jaquez, even though she was quiet today, and the usual solid game by Dugalic. But all the same weaknesses remain. And I shudder to think of what will remain of their roster after this season.
It was after a made basket. I was surprised by it. I wonder if the rest of the team has lost confidence in their freshman PG.
Chavez is a loose cannon. That said, however, she is also a very necessary part of that offense and they cannot win the big ones without her. Problem is getting the best out of the two of them working together. A coaching nightmare to say the least.
Gotcha. I was thinking an inbounds play in a sideline out situation. Thanks for clarifying.
Iowa only dropped to #10; in my mind they're overrated by 5 or 6 spots. Yes, almost everyone is going to lose to UCLA in Pauley, especially when they shoot like they did yesterday. Losing Taylor McCabe is a significant problem. Her intangibles really had improved this year: defense, not turning over the ball, just simply knowing where to be on the floor at the right time. Those intangibles are especially valuable when you're playing the better teams. They'll be better in a month as they get things figured out but her absence will cost them more than the USC game.
That was a fairly legit shot to the throat. I doubt it felt very good.
