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Post by baytree on Nov 12, 2021 22:31:24 GMT -5
Luper or Ndiaye? We were talking about Ndiaye there (I think). I wonder if UCLA busses to NorCal and AZ bc Luper played for those road trips but hasn't played in the away games since then. She also missed the WA matches that happened between the NorCal and AZ matches. The AZ trip was Oct 15-17, then there were home games, then she missed the mountains and now the Oregons. She was at the preconference matches in Indianapolis. She played @ Butler in Indiana, so I don't think it's about flying. Right. I said she played in Indianapolis in preconference. But ppl were wondering earlier in the thread if maybe she didn't like to fly so I was adding to that with info on when and where she did or didn't miss away games. If we're going to make wild ass guesses, we should have some info that narrows things down at least a bit.  It is interesting that, so far in conference, she has only missed matches that are further away from LA. She could have anxieties about flying that wouldn't prevent her from flying but could make it difficult. Some surgeries limit flying but I can't think of one where she could play (very well!) but not fly. (E.g., a minor surgery that she had during the season, after Butler.) Maybe flying triggers migraines or some other problem. Maybe it's a coincidence. |
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Post by mikegarrison on Nov 12, 2021 22:38:50 GMT -5
She played @ Butler in Indiana, so I don't think it's about flying. Right. I said she played in Indianapolis in preconference. But ppl were wondering earlier in the thread if maybe she didn't like to fly so I was adding to that with info on when and where she did or didn't miss away games. If we're going to make wild ass guesses, we should have some info that narrows things down at least a bit. It is interesting that, so far in conference, she has only missed matches that are further away from LA. She could have anxieties about flying that wouldn't prevent her from flying but could make it difficult. Some surgeries limit flying but I can't think of one where she could play (very well!) but not fly. Maybe flying triggers migraines or some other problem. Maybe it's a coincidence. Maybe it's time away from campus during the school term. |
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Post by bruinsgold on Nov 12, 2021 22:41:37 GMT -5
It's possible she just lost her spot in the line up due to low numbers. It's been May, Luper or Jacobs, and McCall in OPP. Right. THat's what I was wondering. Is she available but lost her spot, is she unavailable? What's going on. Usually someone says something but I haven't seen it. Passing. McCall, Luper, May, Fleck, and even Jacobs can all pass in every rotation. Ndiaye has had consistency issues but it's mainly because McCall/Jacobs provide them the passing to get the ball to May or Luper or the middles. I think @bigwestfan2 mentioned it's also so they can switch around their passing rotations, allowing Fleck to always pass the middle of the court/take up more space. |
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Post by chatchu-off moksri on Nov 12, 2021 22:43:07 GMT -5
Originally I didn't love the idea of McCall on the right side, but I love how she plays in the back row. Her and Luper have really elevated this team from the spring IMO (of course, along with May who is always good).
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Post by baytree on Nov 12, 2021 22:43:21 GMT -5
Right. I said she played in Indianapolis in preconference. But ppl were wondering earlier in the thread if maybe she didn't like to fly so I was adding to that with info on when and where she did or didn't miss away games. If we're going to make wild ass guesses, we should have some info that narrows things down at least a bit. It is interesting that, so far in conference, she has only missed matches that are further away from LA. She could have anxieties about flying that wouldn't prevent her from flying but could make it difficult. Some surgeries limit flying but I can't think of one where she could play (very well!) but not fly. Maybe flying triggers migraines or some other problem. Maybe it's a coincidence. Maybe it's time away from campus during the school term. Why go to the Arizonas (or even Stanford, though that was just a week after school started)? |
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Post by mikegarrison on Nov 12, 2021 22:44:31 GMT -5
Maybe it's time away from campus during the school term. Why go to the Arizonas (or even Stanford, though that was just a week after school started)? I don't know. Maybe she has a pet cat and doesn't trust anybody else to feed it. Maybe it's just pure coincidence. |
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Post by baytree on Nov 12, 2021 22:48:00 GMT -5
Right. THat's what I was wondering. Is she available but lost her spot, is she unavailable? What's going on. Usually someone says something but I haven't seen it. Passing. McCall, Luper, May, Fleck, and even Jacobs can all pass in every rotation. Ndiaye has had consistency issues but it's mainly because McCall/Jacobs provide them the passing to get the ball to May or Luper or the middles. I think @bigwestfan2 mentioned it's also so they can switch around their passing rotations, allowing Fleck to always pass the middle of the court/take up more space. Thanks. I've been wondering for a while bc she played so regularly earlier in the season, then didn't play. |
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Post by bruinsgold on Nov 12, 2021 22:51:07 GMT -5
Passing. McCall, Luper, May, Fleck, and even Jacobs can all pass in every rotation. Ndiaye has had consistency issues but it's mainly because McCall/Jacobs provide them the passing to get the ball to May or Luper or the middles. I think @bigwestfan2 mentioned it's also so they can switch around their passing rotations, allowing Fleck to always pass the middle of the court/take up more space. Thanks. I've been wondering for a while bc she played so regularly earlier in the season, then didn't play. I hope she stays encouraged, especially after having such a dynamic freshman season. She'll be an important piece of the team in the future. |
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Post by vballfan17 on Nov 12, 2021 23:03:46 GMT -5
Thanks. I've been wondering for a while bc she played so regularly earlier in the season, then didn't play. I hope she stays encouraged, especially after having such a dynamic freshman season. She'll be an important piece of the team in the future. Didnt she come to UCLA as a middle? Couldn’t she beat out Alupei or Dodson? |
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Post by c4ndlelight on Nov 12, 2021 23:10:10 GMT -5
Thanks. I've been wondering for a while bc she played so regularly earlier in the season, then didn't play. I hope she stays encouraged, especially after having such a dynamic freshman season. She'll be an important piece of the team in the future. Isn't UCLA bringing in 2 really good pins this year? And Luper, McCall, Jacobs coming back too? |
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Post by bruinsgold on Nov 12, 2021 23:15:19 GMT -5
I hope she stays encouraged, especially after having such a dynamic freshman season. She'll be an important piece of the team in the future. Isn't UCLA bringing in 2 really good pins this year? And Luper, McCall, Jacobs coming back too? To my knowledge, nothing has been said about whether McCall is taking that extra COVID year. They do have great pins coming in but I still think Ndiaye has the potential to be a key piece to their offensive arsenal. |
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Post by bruinsgold on Nov 12, 2021 23:16:03 GMT -5
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Post by duckfan on Nov 12, 2021 23:28:00 GMT -5
Thanks. I've been wondering for a while bc she played so regularly earlier in the season, then didn't play. I hope she stays encouraged, especially after having such a dynamic freshman season. She'll be an important piece of the team in the future. I agree. I assume when May leaves that McCall might move back left (if she uses her Covid year), and Iman could resume play at Opp (at least front row). But ucla does have an abundance of pins. |
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Post by bucky415 on Nov 12, 2021 23:31:17 GMT -5
The AVCA rating of UCLA is bizarre.
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