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salty
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Flopping is working
Posted Sun, Mar 30 11:33 am
for LSU again. Barker has looked bad in place of Betts.
Bruins95
Joined: 1/17/14 Posts: 348
We don’t do the simple things well…
Posted Sun, Mar 30 11:41 am (Edited Sun, Mar 30 12:00 pm)
In response to Flopping is working (salty)
Despite the record, it’s been that way all season.

On that note, what a good 2nd quarter.

GO BRUINS!!!
Big Bad Bruins
Joined: 10/01/21 Posts: 206
Those were bad calls against Betts
Posted Sun, Mar 30 12:22 pm (Edited Sun, Mar 30 12:24 pm)
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Hooking and trying to get foul calls against Betts. The refs have got to do better than that.

Betts has never picked up 2 fouls in the 1st quarter in her career. Glad the team stepped up while she was out.
Woochifer
Joined: 12/15/11 Posts: 9,123
That 2nd quarter defined this team
Posted Sun, Mar 30 1:54 pm (Edited Sun, Mar 30 1:58 pm)
In response to Those were bad calls against Betts (Big Bad Bruins)
All season when they needed someone to step up, someone did. Today, it was Gardiner and Jaquez. When the Bruins are hitting from outside, they’re almost unbeatable.

Normally, it’s the Bruins outside game that’s inconsistent. But, today they needed that outside shot to make up for deficiencies in the paint without Betts.

That 2nd quarter run gave the Bruins that lead that they would never relinquish. LSU tightened up defensively and got into the Bruins passing lanes in the 4th quarter. But UCLA made enough plays to keep the lead.

Showed great toughness throughout, but that 2nd quarter was the big response they needed. Onto the Final Four!
salty
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Amen
Posted Sun, Mar 30 2:00 pm
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uclanman
Joined: 9/23/12 Posts: 1,849
Tough time for Kiki to have the worst game of her career
Posted Sun, Mar 30 2:01 pm
In response to That 2nd quarter defined this team (Woochifer)
at UCLA...but she DID make the clutch free throws...as did Dugalic & of course the co-player of the game Jacquez.

When Betts can eliminate dribbling in the key she'll be unstoppable.
Woochifer
Joined: 12/15/11 Posts: 9,123
Today was not her worst game
Posted Sun, Mar 30 4:36 pm (Edited Sun, Mar 30 4:49 pm)
In response to Tough time for Kiki to have the worst game of her career (uclanman)
Maybe from the shooting side, it was her worst outing of the season. But, Kiki also had 8 assists, which was her 4th best game of the season (her season high is 10). The ball movement was the one area that UCLA had a clear advantage today, as the Bruins had a rare game where they were outrebounded.

The dribble drives are a key part of Kiki's offensive game. But, LSU was clogging the lanes and trying to force UCLA into a perimeter game. A lot of those Bruin scores from outside came off of passes from Kiki.

The strength of this team is that if a key player is having an off night, others will pick up their game. Kiki and Lauren carried the team in the first 2 rounds. Today, it was Timea and Gabriela who stepped up. The Bruin women have 8 McD's All-Americans on the roster, and they buy into the team concept. It took a stellar superstar player to beat UCLA this season. And UCLA might indeed face that kind of unguardable matchup in the Final Four if they go up against UConn and Paige Bueckers. But, Betts presents the same kind of matchup to the opposition. So, it comes down to the other players stepping up in their roles.