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Volfan2012 said:
Just one game a lot will change before the end of the season. I remember when Parker and the Lady Vols got dominated by Stanford in a regular season game then dominated Stanford in the National Championship game. Sc will be a big factor still think they have to be considered the favorites in the SEC. Big win for UCLA thought they played really great defense and were very active from start to finish.
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To be fair, Stanford only beat us by four points in overtime :) That’s not domination. The refs were HORRIBLE that game.

I do agree SC will definitely stay in the mix. There still my SEC favorite and FF locks.
 
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Dak1219 said:
Could you imagine Milaysia in the current Lady Vol system? That would be a sight to see... Come on Dawn, keep making her cry...
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She's crying because they were losing. One loss and players are supposed to be transferring out now?

SC looked normal when they don't have dominant post presence or the height advantage.
 
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It was time, and it was the right time. All streaks end, this one was coming. Good for UCLA, and hopefully this refocuses SC from my perspective, but the Bruins did everything right, good for them. I’m not one to lament losses, sometimes they are deserved which this one was, and sometimes they are needed, which I also believe this one was for any fans of the SC team. They badly needed a beat down like this to see if they can adjust. Maybe they can, maybe not.
 
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I feel like such a dumbass. I had company until just before 6 and couldn't watch the SC-UCLA game live. So after my friend left I quickly turned on the tv and went to the channel. I thought I'd set it up to record and so if I went to the channel it would ask me if I wanted it to "start over" -- and of course I'd click on that and be able to see the game start to fnish.

Only it didn't work that way and what I did instead was turn it to "live" JUST at the moment the game was over and the final score came onto screen.

Dang. I was excited all week for that one and I ruined it in 3 seconds! 🙄
 
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lvocd said:
I feel like such a dumbass. I had company until just before 6 and couldn't watch the SC-UCLA game live. So after my friend left I quickly turned on the tv and went to the channel. I thought I'd set it up to record and so if I went to the channel it would ask me if I wanted it to "start over" -- and of course I'd click on that and be able to see the game start to fnish.

Only it didn't work that way and what I did instead was turn it to "live" JUST at the moment the game was over and the final score came onto screen.

Dang. I was excited all week for that one and I ruined it in 3 seconds! 🙄
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lvocd said:
The UCLA fans look dead on the inside. Looking at the boxscore it certainly seems like they had plenty to be excited and happy about.
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They just aren’t surprised, it’s not a big deal when u know u were the better team and just took care of business, time to move on to the next.
 
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DarkPhoenix said:
They just aren’t surprised, it’s not a big deal when u know u were the better team and just took care of business, time to move on to the next.
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Kinda hard to believe it could be true that they'd not be excited about knocking off the #1, undefeated for 40-something games, defending national champions at home with what looks like a record crowd.

There's no way that many people were so utterly bored because they were so certain they were so much better they may as well be playing a D2 team.
 
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Terrells Bay88 said:
She's crying because they were losing. One loss and players are supposed to be transferring out now?

SC looked normal when they don't have dominant post presence or the height advantage.
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I wouldn't be mad about it. We got Talaysia because of lack of playing time and NC State got a good pickup in Saniah Rivers for the same reason. How many minutes did MiLaysia not play again tonight so that senority can play even when they are not producing? She played 3 tonight. It should be a crime to sit such a skilled player 95% of a game like this. She is highly skilled and many would say More so than those playing in front of her, yet it seems Staley is saying wait your turn...
 
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Dak1219 said:
I wouldn't be mad about it. We got Talaysia because of lack of playing time and NC State got a good pickup in Saniah Rivers for the same reason. How many minutes did MiLaysia not play again tonight so that senority can play even when they are not producing? She played 3 tonight. It should be a crime to sit such a skilled player 95% of a game like this. She is highly skilled and many would say More so than those playing in front of her, yet it seems Staley is saying wait your turn...
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I’d say there has to be another issue besides seniority.

SC reminds me of the Vegas Aces. It’s hard to keep that edge after all the winning.
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lvocd said:
Kinda hard to believe it could be true that they'd not be excited about knocking off the #1, undefeated for 40-something games, defending national champions at home with what looks like a record crowd.

There's no way that many people were so utterly bored because they were so certain they were so much better they may as well be playing a D2 team.
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i just think they were that good, the streak meant nothing when it was the refs and injuries that helped that. So I though it would be a blowout for UCLA if the refs didn’t give it to them and being healthy, they are just a stepping stone to where UCLA is trying to go, on to the next. They just exposed them for who they are,thats Why had had them outside the top 5 when we did rankings on here and everyone thought I was crazy, they have a team full of role players, nothing special.
 
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It was going to happen eventually so now that it's over, you move on. I have said many times here that there will be no undefeated teams this year. This is actually a reset for the team. They were getting everyone's best shot. This won't be a season of domination, and it wasn't really last year. It was a year of luck. The pressure is off....so play ball.
 
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1reVOLver said:
I confess to being surprised, not by SC's loss, but by the thumping. Dawn is a fine coach. Cori, well a little better than average. Both teams are loaded wth talented players. I can't figure out why the beatdown, and it was that for sure.
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It seemed to me that UCLA was playing with a sense of urgency similar to what you'd see in a final four. S. Carolina...not so much.
 
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Ladyvols4ever! said:
It seemed to me that UCLA was playing with a sense of urgency similar to what you'd see in a final four. S. Carolina...not so much.
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It may also have helped motivate the Bruins to have a rare sellout crowd at Pauley Pavilion to play in front of. They went from under 3,000 for Arkansas to 13,600 or so for South Carolina.
 
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lvocd said:
Kinda hard to believe it could be true that they'd not be excited about knocking off the #1, undefeated for 40-something games, defending national champions at home with what looks like a record crowd.

There's no way that many people were so utterly bored because they were so certain they were so much better they may as well be playing a D2 team.
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They normally never have that many fans at home games for women’s basketball, so maybe they just don’t know about other teams or what to expect? They seemed pretty excited while I was watching in the first half at least. I didn’t watch much after halftime.
 
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lvocd said:
It may also have helped motivate the Bruins to have a rare sellout crowd at Pauley Pavilion to play in front of. They went from under 3,000 for Arkansas to 13,600 or so for South Carolina.
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UCLA had a football game the same weekend so they probably passed out flyers
 
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stllvf said:
drop by the UCLA roster and note how many #1 thru #5 players they have, McDonald all-americans. not a fluke, and recognized pre-season by experts as they enter the Big Ten + seven.
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Sweet 16 and out. Bet my bottom dollar. Close can’t get it done, even with that much talent.
 
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You have to look at what UCLA did yesterday as at least partly due to career 20% 3 pt shooters having their game of a lifetime. Don't count on that happening often, if ever.

I was impressed w how Close used Barker. Let her go in for a few minutes until she (inevitably) gets mental, then take her out. JB has never been on a team w enough talent to allow a coach to do that, she just stayed in and spiraled. Now they can get bang for their buck for a few mins and then avoid the bad part.
 
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