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Bruins simply played uninspired basketball. We didn't feed the post and settled for jump shots far too often. It was another tough game for Jaquez and Bernard. Jaime seemed to go passive on the offensive end after having a shot rejected in the lane in the 1st half. After playing excellent defense the first 10 minutes of the game, we got soft. It was a poor effort.

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Jan 14, 2022·edited Jan 14, 2022

What a bummer end to the night. UCLA had an uphill battle starting the second half where they came out looking like they wanted to lose. Campbell disappeared because oregon played tight defense on him all night. It really disrupted his rhythm but was a by product on good game planning by Altman.

Jaquez was awful this game and I said it was probably his worst game of the season. I’ll stand by that statement still.

No comments on Jules though… Jules shot the ball very poorly and got beat to the hoop several times on defense. UCLA can’t afford to have their scorers no show.

I called for singleton to get more minutes and I really wish he would have got more time. He was put on the court in the second half for about 30 seconds. He was the unfortunate benefactor of an and 1 cal that was not his player and was not even a foul. Cronin has to give guys more than 30 seconds… singleton could have brought some offense to the table when jaquez, Jules, and tyger weren’t doing anything well. Gotta give more than 30 seconds, you gotta try something different.

Cronin seemed content to just keep forcing his game plan that was barely holding water. I’ve laid off Cronin this year for the most part, but this game he was outcoached and made some questionable rotations.

I’d like to think ucla will get better, and they will, but after watching the other Pac-12 games, I see many more losses in ucla future. Usc, Arizona, and Stanford all play with passion that ucla seems to have lost. This game was void of much passion outside of a few hustle plays from Clark and Watson, this team wasn’t really that interested tonight

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Usc just lost this week and was down at the half to 3-12 ORegon St. before needing a comeback to win, so I wouldn’t exactly say they’re playing with passion.

Maybe it’s the lack of crowds contributing to the lack of energy on our team. Especially coming back from winning in Berkeley in front of crowds, playing in a completely empty arena has to be deflating. Hopefully the Bruins can pull themselves together in time for the Oregon State game.

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Cronin said that practice was horrible yesterday. The team played awful as a result.

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Jaime looked off. He usually has high energy. He usually drives to the basket several times a game.

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Listless again. Yes Jaime was off his game but it is not all on his shoulders. Good teams have players who show up and show their stuff when one of the mainstays is off - opportunity. Eight points left on the table bu both teams from missed free throws.

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