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Well, I was at the UCLA-Purdue game and here were my impressions- Rice and Osborne were incredibly impressive defensively. Purdue could not get the ball inside, but offensively not all that good, especially Kiki. She has not developed (yet) into the dynamic guard I thought she’d be.

The best guard by far was London Jones. She scored from everywhere. Perdue had no answer for her.

But the best UCLA player by far was Betts. She is a totally different player from last season. Cori started her along with Dugalic, who also played exceptionally well. Betts is no longer slow and methodical. Her posting and footwork are amazing and the biggest difference is the explosiveness. Only 20 minutes. She could have scored 30+ had Cori not taken her out.

Bessoir is now a reserve (don’t know what happened to her) and she didn’t do well at all.

Interesting story in The Daily Bruin who interviewed Betts. Paraphrasing: she is so happy at UCLA and the way Close and the staff have treated her. She emphasized how they care about her. 

Betts (a liability last season on defense) is a liability no more. Purdue double-teamed her and she just powered through them.

Brink cannot take her for granted when the Bruins come to town.

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Well, I was at the UCLA-Purdue game and here were my impressions- Rice and Osborne were incredibly impressive defensively. Purdue could not get the ball inside, but offensively not all that good, especially Kiki. She has not developed (yet) into the dynamic guard I thought she’d be.

The best guard by far was London Jones. She scored from everywhere. Perdue had no answer for her.

But the best UCLA player by far was Betts. She is a totally different player from last season. Cori started her along with Dugalic, who also played exceptionally well. Betts is no longer slow and methodical. Her posting and footwork are amazing and the biggest difference is the explosiveness. Only 20 minutes. She could have scored 30+ had Cori not taken her out.

Bessoir is now a reserve (don’t know what happened to her) and she didn’t do well at all.

Interesting story in The Daily Bruin who interviewed Betts. Paraphrasing: she is so happy at UCLA and the way Close and the staff have treated her. She emphasized how they care about her. 

Betts (a liability last season on defense) is a liability no more. Purdue double-teamed her and she just powered through them.

Brink cannot take her for granted when the Bruins come to town.