I guess publishing 2 separate game threads on The Mighty Bruin wasn't enough to support the Lady Bruins to a victory... :-(
For a game that had so much on the line, it was such a huge disappointment. Nothing apparently improved for UCLA compared to the earlier contest at Galen Center (their performance was actually worse). Despite the hos…
I guess publishing 2 separate game threads on The Mighty Bruin wasn't enough to support the Lady Bruins to a victory... :-(
For a game that had so much on the line, it was such a huge disappointment. Nothing apparently improved for UCLA compared to the earlier contest at Galen Center (their performance was actually worse). Despite the hostile environment at Pauley, U$C came out with greater focus, tenacity, and swagger from the opening tip. They encountered a ton of foul trouble, but held together as a team and never let UCLA in the game. A lot of sloppy passing, initial tentativeness by Betts to attack the basket before being double- and triple-teamed, the overall poor shooting by everyone, and just too much JuJu made it a one-sided contest. For the Lady Bruins to suffer only 2 losses the entire year is quite an accomplishment, but when those 2 losses are to their crosstown rival, it says to me that they're the better coached team. On the positive side, assuming that both teams take care of their opponents during the conference tourney, Coach Close and the Lady Bruins will get another opportunity to redeem themselves in the B1G championship game.
The problem is, with Close's propensity to not make any pre game planning or adjustments to what she has done the last three games, the result will be the same (unless Watkins breaks a leg). The famous Einstein quote "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".
I guess publishing 2 separate game threads on The Mighty Bruin wasn't enough to support the Lady Bruins to a victory... :-(
For a game that had so much on the line, it was such a huge disappointment. Nothing apparently improved for UCLA compared to the earlier contest at Galen Center (their performance was actually worse). Despite the hostile environment at Pauley, U$C came out with greater focus, tenacity, and swagger from the opening tip. They encountered a ton of foul trouble, but held together as a team and never let UCLA in the game. A lot of sloppy passing, initial tentativeness by Betts to attack the basket before being double- and triple-teamed, the overall poor shooting by everyone, and just too much JuJu made it a one-sided contest. For the Lady Bruins to suffer only 2 losses the entire year is quite an accomplishment, but when those 2 losses are to their crosstown rival, it says to me that they're the better coached team. On the positive side, assuming that both teams take care of their opponents during the conference tourney, Coach Close and the Lady Bruins will get another opportunity to redeem themselves in the B1G championship game.
The problem is, with Close's propensity to not make any pre game planning or adjustments to what she has done the last three games, the result will be the same (unless Watkins breaks a leg). The famous Einstein quote "Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results".
Cori Alford's coaching abilities will certainly be tested and criticized if this year's team underperforms and underachieves during the postseason.