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No one has yet mentioned the rather blatant flop by Agara at the end of the first half. (Tiffany Bird made the call in Stanford's favor.)  Fans of Cal could reasonably argue that Cal lost the game in the last 32 seconds of the first half.  Iriafen got Suarez in an arm lock but it was misinterpreted by a ref who called the foul on Suarez at Q2 0:32.  Then 26 seconds later, Agara flopped resulting in a second foul on Suarez.  Those two fouls surely impacted her play (9pts first half) and led to her fouling out.

I saw that at the time and was amazed that she (we) got away with it.  It seemed so clear that she threw her head back first.  Question:  what if a player throws their head back to initiate a deliberate flop but then the opposing player really does charge into them before the flop is completed?  Not that that is necessarily what happened--just trying to understand what might be going through the mind of Tiffany Bird.

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In the post-game interview, Kiki seemed the most composed.

You are right.  Iriafen is one of the best of our players at doing these interviews.  She is a very good communicator, but also has humility.

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For that matter, what about the foul on Onyiah after Brink hit her in the nose with her head?  I was sure that one was going to go on Brink and be her 4th.  Was the foul called before the nose-smash, on Onyiah's bodying up on Brink?  Otherwise that was adding insult to injury, literally.

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Re: Cam missing more shots lately, I have a totally unsubstantiated theory: I wonder if the eye surgery she had after last season is wearing off? I've known others who have had similar issues, where initially after the surgery, they have great vision, but then the problems slowly creep back in.

Very interesting theory.  The wear and tear of the season might be taking a toll too.  As it has on Lepolo's knee.  I've noticed with many players over the years that their three point shooting is better at the start of a season and worsens a little later in the season, and can't think of any other explanation.  

Although...they may be able to practice their shot a lot more in the off season, too, while once they are in the middle of a season more time is devoted to film, defense, team play, etc.

[81alum]

No one has yet mentioned the rather blatant flop by Agara at the end of the first half. (Tiffany Bird made the call in Stanford's favor.)  Fans of Cal could reasonably argue that Cal lost the game in the last 32 seconds of the first half.  Iriafen got Suarez in an arm lock but it was misinterpreted by a ref who called the foul on Suarez at Q2 0:32.  Then 26 seconds later, Agara flopped resulting in a second foul on Suarez.  Those two fouls surely impacted her play (9pts first half) and led to her fouling out.

I saw that at the time and was amazed that she (we) got away with it.  It seemed so clear that she threw her head back first.  Question:  what if a player throws their head back to initiate a deliberate flop but then the opposing player really does charge into them before the flop is completed?  Not that that is necessarily what happened--just trying to understand what might be going through the mind of Tiffany Bird.

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In the post-game interview, Kiki seemed the most composed.

You are right.  Iriafen is one of the best of our players at doing these interviews.  She is a very good communicator, but also has humility.

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For that matter, what about the foul on Onyiah after Brink hit her in the nose with her head?  I was sure that one was going to go on Brink and be her 4th.  Was the foul called before the nose-smash, on Onyiah's bodying up on Brink?  Otherwise that was adding insult to injury, literally.

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Re: Cam missing more shots lately, I have a totally unsubstantiated theory: I wonder if the eye surgery she had after last season is wearing off? I've known others who have had similar issues, where initially after the surgery, they have great vision, but then the problems slowly creep back in.

Very interesting theory.  The wear and tear of the season might be taking a toll too.  As it has on Lepolo's knee.  I've noticed with many players over the years that their three point shooting is better at the start of a season and worsens a little later in the season, and can't think of any other explanation.  

Although...they may be able to practice their shot a lot more in the off season, too, while once they are in the middle of a season more time is devoted to film, defense, team play, etc.