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Questions.  And I do mean honest questions--not necessarily implied criticisms:

1. Was Chiney shut down by UCLA's defense, or was there something wrong with Chiney tonight?  She seemed sluggish the way Joslyn has seemed sluggish this tournament.  A bug?

UCLA's defense was good, but Chiney looked exhausted. Maybe Tara will say in the postgame whether Chiney caught the bug that Jos had. If so, I hope it runs its course quickly and she's feeling 100% when the NCAAs start.

2. Why was Bonnie not much used in the second half after going 3/5 from three in the first, providing our best offense at that time?  (Actually, she was in for 7 minutes in the second half but did not take a shot.  Did they change their defense on her?)

They seemed to be up in her face in the second half, making her put the ball on the floor, where she's not too secure.

3. Was the late, physical game last night, combined with the time change, implicated in our lack of energy? The announcers said that Stanford did not do its normal shoot-around this morning.  Was that a mistake or an excellent decision given what happened?

Both matters of opinion. I'm sure the previous two games and the short turnaround to this one took their toll. It looked to me like the team could have used still more sleep. It's not like they were drowsy at the start because they slept too long and perked up later.

4. Various announcers keep saying that "Stanford hopes to have Toni back for the NCAAs."  Is that based on anything other than pure speculation?

It's based on Tara having said so. In my completely uninformed opinion, I think that's a faint hope at best.

[CompSci87]

Questions.  And I do mean honest questions--not necessarily implied criticisms:

1. Was Chiney shut down by UCLA's defense, or was there something wrong with Chiney tonight?  She seemed sluggish the way Joslyn has seemed sluggish this tournament.  A bug?

UCLA's defense was good, but Chiney looked exhausted. Maybe Tara will say in the postgame whether Chiney caught the bug that Jos had. If so, I hope it runs its course quickly and she's feeling 100% when the NCAAs start.

2. Why was Bonnie not much used in the second half after going 3/5 from three in the first, providing our best offense at that time?  (Actually, she was in for 7 minutes in the second half but did not take a shot.  Did they change their defense on her?)

They seemed to be up in her face in the second half, making her put the ball on the floor, where she's not too secure.

3. Was the late, physical game last night, combined with the time change, implicated in our lack of energy? The announcers said that Stanford did not do its normal shoot-around this morning.  Was that a mistake or an excellent decision given what happened?

Both matters of opinion. I'm sure the previous two games and the short turnaround to this one took their toll. It looked to me like the team could have used still more sleep. It's not like they were drowsy at the start because they slept too long and perked up later.

4. Various announcers keep saying that "Stanford hopes to have Toni back for the NCAAs."  Is that based on anything other than pure speculation?

It's based on Tara having said so. In my completely uninformed opinion, I think that's a faint hope at best.