(02-07-2020, 12:00 PM)81alum Wrote: An easy win over UCLA at home tonight would assuage my fears a good deal. Let's see how that goes....
I share your trepidation both generally, and especially vs. UCLA. In recent years, we have not matched up with them especially well, and this year rebounding has been very inconsistent, which has always been one of their strengths, especially O-boards. If ever there was a game to solidify their coming out parties, this would be the game for Prechtel and/or Belibi to step up big. And for Belibi, the UCLA posts are not actually very tall, so she should be able to go toe to toe with them much better than she has against some of the 6'4"+" posts she's struggled against this season. I think this game will be won in the paint. I'm less worried about Dean, who has been in a bit of a shooting slump, and who I think Williams (and Wilson) should be able to track enough to contain.