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[quote author=garvin link=topic=7652.msg59933#msg59933 date=1363003649]
I can only guess whether Chiney was tired, but she certainly wasn't herself -- she missed several shots that, even under pressure, she ordinarily makes; she wasn't as effective an offensive rebounder as usual; she didn't have her customary cat-quickness to loose balls under the basket.

Also -- not just with respect to Chiney -- we haven't given UCLA's defense enough credit in this thread. It was absolutely tenacious.

I thought Brewer in particular was a defensive force.
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She was, a brutal force. And probably has 40 lbs on her Chiney. Big centers are a tough match for Chiney as she is really a 4.

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[quote author=garvin link=topic=7652.msg59933#msg59933 date=1363003649]
I can only guess whether Chiney was tired, but she certainly wasn't herself -- she missed several shots that, even under pressure, she ordinarily makes; she wasn't as effective an offensive rebounder as usual; she didn't have her customary cat-quickness to loose balls under the basket.

Also -- not just with respect to Chiney -- we haven't given UCLA's defense enough credit in this thread. It was absolutely tenacious.

I thought Brewer in particular was a defensive force.
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She was, a brutal force. And probably has 40 lbs on her Chiney. Big centers are a tough match for Chiney as she is really a 4.