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None really. Like I said, a lot of the slump had to do with Betts being out, as it is super clear she fixes a lot of the offensive and defensive issues with this roster by being a true interior presence, but even when she came back UCLA did not look great, and had that loss to Southern Cal at home where Betts got played off the court and UCLA had no defensive answer to Juju Watkins (which many teams have not had, but UCLA is supposed to have enough talent to counteract the singular force that is Watkins).

UCLA was actually killed by the Olympic qualifiers at the start of the season when Emily Bessoir got injured playing for Germany and ended up having to miss the season, depriving the team of a great floor spacing wing.

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