Tyger and Jaquez were both terrible in this one. Juzang killed it but also made a dumb play fouling Jones on a three. Can we get a point guard who can shoot?
Tyger becomes a shooter about every 3-4 games but he’s too inconsistent. He forces things when the rest of the team fails to show up. That seems to be what happened in this game besides juzang who was bottled up in the second half there was literally nobody else to pass to.
That foul for sure. What a bone headed play. Of course Jones makes all 3... a 60% free throw shooter on the season prior to this game apparently
We don't really need him to shoot. My problem with him today is was there were too many possessions toward the end where he was the only one who touched the ball. I was pissed at the play call at the end of regulation, BUT he got a great look. Had to take it and it just didn't go down. Still, I think the right call was get the ball in Juzang's hands. Same thing for end of OT. Even though he got it to fall, how does Juzang not touch the ball?
While I do agree, he is so raw and his offense is horrible. He gets so excited and bounces it off the backboard.
I do love the hustle and grittiness, but he is definitely raw and will need as much experience as he can get. Probably should start getting him on the floor for the experience alone
UCLA played within their means. There isn’t a star player on the team. That means that any night is an opportunity for any player like juzang to have his one night. The problem with this is that there is never a go to guy to take over.
The bigs both completely disappeared and Stanford absolutely destroyed UCLA in the paint. That’s how Stanford won.
I’m actually not disappointed because I love watching this team as compared with the old guy in charge. There is always a chance to win.
I’m also not disappointed because I know UCLA is never winning a championship with this team. Defensive efficiency is so bad and they will get bounced in the tourney. You need a star on the team and UCLA just doesn’t have one. I have to hope that future years will bring a star because without one there really isn’t any hope of winning a natty again. Go bruins, play hard, keep rebuilding and hope that next year brings a player that can win a natty... until then, who cares
and just for clarification, I don’t say who cares as a swipe. I just say that because I can’t get wrapped up as much as I used to when my expectations for this team have already been exceeded. Prior teams had multiple players getting drafted in the first round and expectations of a great season. This team has zero nba draft caliber players as far as I’m concerned, and you typically need at least two draft worthy players to be in the natty conversation. UCLA hasn’t had that. I hope mick can change that soon because all the coaching ability in the world doesn’t win a championship. You need some real nba level players to join the conversation IMO
Agree....Bruins are 10-11 deep with good college players playing in a weak Pac-12. Mick can squeeze more out of this team but not without suffering a MI.
Nobody was saying this when we were 8-0 in conference. It's one game and we lost our first conference game to a really good Stanford team on the road. Everyone knew this was going to be a tough game. We showed a lot of fight coming back from multiple deficits. Yes the last 0.8 second is inexcusable, but this team is on the right track.
On the record, I was saying this in the Buzzer Beater once Chris Smith went down. Specifically, I pointed out that the loss of Smith meant the Bruins didn't have a go-to player and would instead be relying on guys who fit more into the role-player model. Then in this most recent Buzzer Beater, I stated that UCLA was going to top out as a team with little margin for error because it had a roster of flawed players.
Which is not necessarily a bad thing. I do think it limits the ceiling on this team considerably but not in a way that can limit growth in future seasons.
This sort of game was inevitable. Even though we have become more confident that this team and this coach will find ways to pull out games much more often than not, we have all still been sort of cringing at the end of games lately. It sucks it finally happened, but you can't keep cutting things that close without it finally going wrong at some point.
So hopefully, this was a needed wakeup for these guys, and I'm hoping that the reaction by Bernard after the layup (where he slammed the ball into the floor) speaks for the sudden awareness and frustration that comes from their overall sloppiness and inconsistency. If that brain lock with 0.8 seconds is what it takes to get these guys to come out with a drive to kill from the initial jump ball going forward, then, good.
Yes, despite of losing, this was fun and real B-ball to watch, East Coast gritty. I like the return of Bruin defense. Now about giving up all of those three pointers...
This game reminded me of the last years of Howland but without any star players. The last play of the game was inexcusable. You l we learn what to do defense wise on the .8 inbounds in 3rd grade. That was a joke.
UCLA has a competitive set of 4 games in a row. They could win all 4 or lose all four. I actually expect they’ll go 2-2 over the next four games. If they start flat against any of these teams it will be very hard to recover
Let’s give Coach Mick Cronin credit for not blaming every failure of the season on the loss of Chris Smith. It may not seem like a huge loss because of Chris Smith’s offensive inconsistency early on, but it was and it is. When you lose your returning leading scorer, you lose your whole season’s game plan. Still a fun team to watch every game because of the hustle and effort on both sides of the ball.
Tyger and Jaquez were both terrible in this one. Juzang killed it but also made a dumb play fouling Jones on a three. Can we get a point guard who can shoot?
Tyger becomes a shooter about every 3-4 games but he’s too inconsistent. He forces things when the rest of the team fails to show up. That seems to be what happened in this game besides juzang who was bottled up in the second half there was literally nobody else to pass to.
That foul for sure. What a bone headed play. Of course Jones makes all 3... a 60% free throw shooter on the season prior to this game apparently
he looked like Jules Bernard circa 2019 at times today. We just don't need that from him.
We don't really need him to shoot. My problem with him today is was there were too many possessions toward the end where he was the only one who touched the ball. I was pissed at the play call at the end of regulation, BUT he got a great look. Had to take it and it just didn't go down. Still, I think the right call was get the ball in Juzang's hands. Same thing for end of OT. Even though he got it to fall, how does Juzang not touch the ball?
More Jaylen Clark, please.
While I do agree, he is so raw and his offense is horrible. He gets so excited and bounces it off the backboard.
I do love the hustle and grittiness, but he is definitely raw and will need as much experience as he can get. Probably should start getting him on the floor for the experience alone
UCLA played within their means. There isn’t a star player on the team. That means that any night is an opportunity for any player like juzang to have his one night. The problem with this is that there is never a go to guy to take over.
The bigs both completely disappeared and Stanford absolutely destroyed UCLA in the paint. That’s how Stanford won.
I’m actually not disappointed because I love watching this team as compared with the old guy in charge. There is always a chance to win.
I’m also not disappointed because I know UCLA is never winning a championship with this team. Defensive efficiency is so bad and they will get bounced in the tourney. You need a star on the team and UCLA just doesn’t have one. I have to hope that future years will bring a star because without one there really isn’t any hope of winning a natty again. Go bruins, play hard, keep rebuilding and hope that next year brings a player that can win a natty... until then, who cares
and just for clarification, I don’t say who cares as a swipe. I just say that because I can’t get wrapped up as much as I used to when my expectations for this team have already been exceeded. Prior teams had multiple players getting drafted in the first round and expectations of a great season. This team has zero nba draft caliber players as far as I’m concerned, and you typically need at least two draft worthy players to be in the natty conversation. UCLA hasn’t had that. I hope mick can change that soon because all the coaching ability in the world doesn’t win a championship. You need some real nba level players to join the conversation IMO
Agree....Bruins are 10-11 deep with good college players playing in a weak Pac-12. Mick can squeeze more out of this team but not without suffering a MI.
UCLA is really lacking in star power. I hope some of the new recruits change that
They will
Nobody was saying this when we were 8-0 in conference. It's one game and we lost our first conference game to a really good Stanford team on the road. Everyone knew this was going to be a tough game. We showed a lot of fight coming back from multiple deficits. Yes the last 0.8 second is inexcusable, but this team is on the right track.
On the record, I was saying this in the Buzzer Beater once Chris Smith went down. Specifically, I pointed out that the loss of Smith meant the Bruins didn't have a go-to player and would instead be relying on guys who fit more into the role-player model. Then in this most recent Buzzer Beater, I stated that UCLA was going to top out as a team with little margin for error because it had a roster of flawed players.
Which is not necessarily a bad thing. I do think it limits the ceiling on this team considerably but not in a way that can limit growth in future seasons.
This sort of game was inevitable. Even though we have become more confident that this team and this coach will find ways to pull out games much more often than not, we have all still been sort of cringing at the end of games lately. It sucks it finally happened, but you can't keep cutting things that close without it finally going wrong at some point.
So hopefully, this was a needed wakeup for these guys, and I'm hoping that the reaction by Bernard after the layup (where he slammed the ball into the floor) speaks for the sudden awareness and frustration that comes from their overall sloppiness and inconsistency. If that brain lock with 0.8 seconds is what it takes to get these guys to come out with a drive to kill from the initial jump ball going forward, then, good.
Yes, despite of losing, this was fun and real B-ball to watch, East Coast gritty. I like the return of Bruin defense. Now about giving up all of those three pointers...
This game reminded me of the last years of Howland but without any star players. The last play of the game was inexcusable. You l we learn what to do defense wise on the .8 inbounds in 3rd grade. That was a joke.
I'll chalk it up to basketball karma....that Hill block was awfully close to a goal tend.
UCLA has a competitive set of 4 games in a row. They could win all 4 or lose all four. I actually expect they’ll go 2-2 over the next four games. If they start flat against any of these teams it will be very hard to recover
None of our "bigs" showed up, a few extra points would have made a world of difference
Let’s give Coach Mick Cronin credit for not blaming every failure of the season on the loss of Chris Smith. It may not seem like a huge loss because of Chris Smith’s offensive inconsistency early on, but it was and it is. When you lose your returning leading scorer, you lose your whole season’s game plan. Still a fun team to watch every game because of the hustle and effort on both sides of the ball.
Why was a defender not looking for the final play and ready to resist it? He seemed to just be standing around!