Olivia had quite possibly the best game of her career, but she fouled out just before the meltdown. It would have been better if she could have been positioned in the middle of the court as was the recipient of the inbound pass when Cal initiated their full court trapping press in that last 2 minutes or so. Jeff needs to keep Olivia, Nyla and Jada from getting into foul trouble in the 4th quarter, so they can be available for moments like this.

Instead, last night Cochran fouled out, and those inbound passes kept going to our short guards positioned in the corner, which resulted in CAL’s trapping pressure forced us into making some bad passes.

On a brighter note, we are in the hunt for the double bye for ACC tournament, as our schedule is quite favorable compared to some of the other contenders..

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Not going to cast any stones at IUs glass house when we hired a decrepit perennial assistant as head coach that turned down other head coaching jobs, with absolutely no resume at age 92, and going to a top 10 program, not because of accomplishment, but because of other reasons, right? AND gave him an additional year after an historically catastrophic freshman debut. But hey, that was the trend the last four years.

I know he looked like a shorter Trez on that put back dunk!

IDK, he seems raw to me. no other past card really fits that bill. Great effort, decent skill...seems to be the calling card of this team, save for a couple of guys that are next level. He could definitely be next level in time.

I just can't wait for the next failure IU puts in charge...couldn't happen to a more deserving institution.

As Chuckie goes, so goes the Cards...he is irreplaceable. That simple. Groin injuries are notoriously complicated. I say rest him, then rest him, then rest him. Take a couple L's in the process. Get him strong for the ACC trny and take our chances with a late run. We can't risk prolonging this injury

He was the difference between a national championship and where we ended up. No doubt.

some folks are just meant to be assistants.

I was there. They looked awful in the 4th. Awful

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He has springs. Reminds me a little or Cornelius Holden..

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He plays above the rim,but his handles are big guard. He's an interesting basketball player.

The Cards celebration on winning was subdued because they all know they had another 4th quarter implosion. The team just doesn't appear to have a true leader on the court.

I don't think I've ever seen anything like this with a team. They absolutely freeze up and play scared in the 4th quarter.

Well we hold on and win but the last 5 minutes were ugly. Poor CJW you can tell his blood pressure is through the roof.

These refs have called more fouls in the last 5 minutes than they have the whole game.

Thankfully Cal hasn’t put that pressure on earlier in the game. We need to space on the inbounds and I really don’t like Williams inbounding the ball

And now Harris misses two free throws. The 4th quarter is in their heads.

It's because Cal is attacking and the Cards are tentative.

The refs are calling a foul every time down court now.

It's like the Cards take a dumb pill in the 4th quarter. It's truly mystifying how they seem to panic. They have turned the ball over three times in a row now.

Up by 9 with with 1:09 left and we are starting to waver.

This camera action is awful they keep focusing to long on the sideline missing parts of the game.

None of the above. PK asked out BCs “big” who had been hurt, and apparently the news was not good. PK’s look was one of disappointment for the kid.

We take an 11 point lead into the 4th quarter let’s see if all this substitution solved our problem with 4th quarter breakdowns. If we can keep up our defensive intensity I like our chances.

This female announcer is full of it saying they are looking for contact after the foul.