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I just looked at the roster for pre-season #4 UCLA, 
and it is very POST-HEAVY, which is the complete 
opposite of pre-season #16 Stanford's line-up.

UCLA's post players (PF/C):
BETTS 6'7
ANSTLEY 6'4
BESSOIR 6'4 - will most likely be forced to play some SF
DUGALIC 6'4
MUSE 6'4
SONTAG 6'3 - will most likely be forced to play some SF
IWUALA 6'2

UCLA's Others (SF/SG/PG):
JACQUEZ 6'0 - SF
BROWN 5'11 - SG
RICE 5'11 - PG
OSBORNE 5'9 - PG
JONES 5'4 - SG

Stanford's Post Players (PF/C):
BRINK 6'4
IRIAFEN 6'3
AGARA 6'2

Stanford's Others (SF/SG/PG):
DEMETRE 6'3 - SF, but will most likely be forced to play some PF
BOSGANA 6'2 - SG
OGDEN 6'1 - SF
JUMP 6'0 - SG
PAPADAKI 5'11 - SG
HARRIEL 5'10 - PG
CLARDY 5'9 - SG
GREENE 5'8 - PG
LEPOLO 5'7 - PG

Yes, Joe, a few of us noticed this when Betts announced her transfer.  There is a limit to how many posts a team can play, and they are glutted now.  Betts had limited minutes with us, but one or more of the UCLA posts are going to have the same problem that Betts had with us competing for playing time.  I presume the very talented Dugalic is coming back from injury this year.  Bessoir could play a 3 on offense, given her long range shooting.  But if they play three posts, we will need to figure out how to take advantage of that when they are on defense.  We had better have a couple of reliable three point shooters to go with Jump.

Teams are going to defend UCLA the same way they defended us last year.  The defender on Jones sags way off to clog the lane and double team the post.   And they basically were daring Jones to shoot a 3.  They’ll do the same to Rice.  So Betts better keep the ball high because if she brings it down like she did her freshman year she’ll get double teamed and stripped.

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a  line-up of osborne, rice, and jones rotating at the 2 guard positions, and jaquez at the 3 is, unfortunately, ridiculously good.

It’s not clear if any of those players will ever pass the ball.

[BosCard]

I just looked at the roster for pre-season #4 UCLA, 
and it is very POST-HEAVY, which is the complete 
opposite of pre-season #16 Stanford's line-up.

UCLA's post players (PF/C):
BETTS 6'7
ANSTLEY 6'4
BESSOIR 6'4 - will most likely be forced to play some SF
DUGALIC 6'4
MUSE 6'4
SONTAG 6'3 - will most likely be forced to play some SF
IWUALA 6'2

UCLA's Others (SF/SG/PG):
JACQUEZ 6'0 - SF
BROWN 5'11 - SG
RICE 5'11 - PG
OSBORNE 5'9 - PG
JONES 5'4 - SG

Stanford's Post Players (PF/C):
BRINK 6'4
IRIAFEN 6'3
AGARA 6'2

Stanford's Others (SF/SG/PG):
DEMETRE 6'3 - SF, but will most likely be forced to play some PF
BOSGANA 6'2 - SG
OGDEN 6'1 - SF
JUMP 6'0 - SG
PAPADAKI 5'11 - SG
HARRIEL 5'10 - PG
CLARDY 5'9 - SG
GREENE 5'8 - PG
LEPOLO 5'7 - PG

Yes, Joe, a few of us noticed this when Betts announced her transfer.  There is a limit to how many posts a team can play, and they are glutted now.  Betts had limited minutes with us, but one or more of the UCLA posts are going to have the same problem that Betts had with us competing for playing time.  I presume the very talented Dugalic is coming back from injury this year.  Bessoir could play a 3 on offense, given her long range shooting.  But if they play three posts, we will need to figure out how to take advantage of that when they are on defense.  We had better have a couple of reliable three point shooters to go with Jump.

Teams are going to defend UCLA the same way they defended us last year.  The defender on Jones sags way off to clog the lane and double team the post.   And they basically were daring Jones to shoot a 3.  They’ll do the same to Rice.  So Betts better keep the ball high because if she brings it down like she did her freshman year she’ll get double teamed and stripped.

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a  line-up of osborne, rice, and jones rotating at the 2 guard positions, and jaquez at the 3 is, unfortunately, ridiculously good.

It’s not clear if any of those players will ever pass the ball.