Can UCLA use the same gameplan.....
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Don’t know if you have found the WBB thread on this forum. Very good discussion about all things USC WBB with occasional malcontent trolls. Here are the posts about UCLA
From USCEDGE
UCLA will not be an easy out on Saturday. We only beat them 73-64 back in Dec. and they led by 10 at one point. However, they only shot 32% for the game after shooting 55% in the 1st quarter but 20% in the 4th. Osborne had 24 points. She scored 36 tonight vs Oklahoma but 12 were from the FT line. Boston, Cardoso and Fletcher all were in double figures to lead our scoring. Of note, Beal did not score on 0-4 shooting. She has been very efficient on offense as the season has progressed and we should not expect another 0-fer. Also, our bench outscored them 27-6. Our FT shooting was not good.....67%.
Actually, after reviewing the stats from the first meeting I think we will win going away. It looks like the defense was the key in the game and that has always been a constant with this team. Raven was not at full strength either. Hold Osborne to 20 points and lock down their other shooters, create turnovers, stay out of foul trouble and hit our free throws should be a recipe for success. Let's hope the officials don't throw a monkey wrench into the works. They were horrible tonight in the UCLA-OU game calling a foul on just about every trip down the court.
From Winloseortie
I think you are correct that we win and that there is a good chance that we win going away.
UCLA was the first team to double sometimes triple Boston before she even got the ball. They were also the first team to run a triangle and two against us. It took pretty much the entire half to figure that out. We made the adjustments. I don’t believe that they can throw anything at us defensively that will be a surprise.
They battled us almost even on the boards, they have a good depth of big bodies. They were particularly effective on the offensive glass. We shot 1-14 from 3 and were not good on FTs. We only had 9 TOs as they did very little pressure on ball.
From DarkCock
Rewatching the first matchup with UCLA, what stood out to me was Raven's 4 minutes in the 1st quarter. She wasn't good and we bled points. She never got back on the court. That might have been rock bottom for her. She's playing MUCH better now. Fletcher was OK, but Dawn went with Zia and LA at the point in crunch time. She really hasn't gone back to them much since then. So, yeah, our improved point guard play gives me reason for optimism.
Also, UCLA has some "big bodies," but not a lot of shot blocking height. The lob pass to Cardoso was very effective against them. I believe Kamilla was SEC POY coming off that performance.
I believe we're 1-14 from 3 in that game. Unlikely we shoot that poorly again.
From USCEDGE
UCLA will not be an easy out on Saturday. We only beat them 73-64 back in Dec. and they led by 10 at one point. However, they only shot 32% for the game after shooting 55% in the 1st quarter but 20% in the 4th. Osborne had 24 points. She scored 36 tonight vs Oklahoma but 12 were from the FT line. Boston, Cardoso and Fletcher all were in double figures to lead our scoring. Of note, Beal did not score on 0-4 shooting. She has been very efficient on offense as the season has progressed and we should not expect another 0-fer. Also, our bench outscored them 27-6. Our FT shooting was not good.....67%.
Actually, after reviewing the stats from the first meeting I think we will win going away. It looks like the defense was the key in the game and that has always been a constant with this team. Raven was not at full strength either. Hold Osborne to 20 points and lock down their other shooters, create turnovers, stay out of foul trouble and hit our free throws should be a recipe for success. Let's hope the officials don't throw a monkey wrench into the works. They were horrible tonight in the UCLA-OU game calling a foul on just about every trip down the court.
From Winloseortie
I think you are correct that we win and that there is a good chance that we win going away.
UCLA was the first team to double sometimes triple Boston before she even got the ball. They were also the first team to run a triangle and two against us. It took pretty much the entire half to figure that out. We made the adjustments. I don’t believe that they can throw anything at us defensively that will be a surprise.
They battled us almost even on the boards, they have a good depth of big bodies. They were particularly effective on the offensive glass. We shot 1-14 from 3 and were not good on FTs. We only had 9 TOs as they did very little pressure on ball.
From DarkCock
Rewatching the first matchup with UCLA, what stood out to me was Raven's 4 minutes in the 1st quarter. She wasn't good and we bled points. She never got back on the court. That might have been rock bottom for her. She's playing MUCH better now. Fletcher was OK, but Dawn went with Zia and LA at the point in crunch time. She really hasn't gone back to them much since then. So, yeah, our improved point guard play gives me reason for optimism.
Also, UCLA has some "big bodies," but not a lot of shot blocking height. The lob pass to Cardoso was very effective against them. I believe Kamilla was SEC POY coming off that performance.
I believe we're 1-14 from 3 in that game. Unlikely we shoot that poorly again.
