Argh, UCLA loses to USC at Pauley

[Russ Smith]

Davon Jefferson for all the fun I've had at his expense, was the key for USC. 25 points and several crucial offensive rebounds that extended the game when it looked like UCLA was pulling away.

USC played a lot of triangle and 2 and UCLA fell for it, kept settling for shots from Luc, Aboya and others and not getting the ball to Love. When UCLA went up 6 on a Love 3 I said now poiund it in and win it at the foul line, I think we shot 2 FT's from that point on, settled for jumpers too much.

Congrats to Tim Floyd and USC, perfect gameplan really outcoached Howland today.

ASU is in first place all alone right now.

 

[Arizona's Finest]

Davon Jefferson for all the fun I've had at his expense, was the key for USC. 25 points and several crucial offensive rebounds that extended the game when it looked like UCLA was pulling away.

USC played a lot of triangle and 2 and UCLA fell for it, kept settling for shots from Luc, Aboya and others and not getting the ball to Love. When UCLA went up 6 on a Love 3 I said now poiund it in and win it at the foul line, I think we shot 2 FT's from that point on, settled for jumpers too much.

Congrats to Tim Floyd and USC, perfect gameplan really outcoached Howland today.

ASU is in first place all alone right now.

We have officially entered the twilight zone.

Jefferson came up big today. He is essentially a product of Mayo's recruiting and those two were both huge against what many consider the best team in the nation. In Pauley no less.

 

[Russ Smith]

We have officially entered the twilight zone.

Jefferson came up big today. He is essentially a product of Mayo's recruiting and those two were both huge against what many consider the best team in the nation. In Pauley no less.

Well the problem was Luc was supposed to guard Jefferson but he got a concussion in the first half and when he tried to play in the 2nd he couldn't go. That left Aboya on Davon,he made one shot all game beyond 1 foot, most of his shots were dunks and layups, just too quick for Aboya.

FYI the Mayo recruited Jefferson myth is completely bunk, Davon Jefferson committed to USC months before Mayo ever contacted Floyd. Gregg Doyel was ripping Floyd for recruiting Jefferson months before they got involved with Mayo, USC was denying it even when Jefferson was publicly saying he had an offer. He and Mayo are friends and it probably helped him not filing for the draft(he was already draft eligible) but he committed to USC before OJ did, he just didn't qualify right away. Floyd keeps saying Mayo recruited him but it's not really true.

He was huge today, UCLA couldn't guard him, very frustrating he's such a predictable player he always goes right and if you defend him well he will walk over and over trying to go right. HE went left twice today and scored both times, that surprised me.

FYI turns out both Luc and Mata-Real have concussions, they don't know if either can go Thursday in Oregon. Hope so, tough enough to play there as it is.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

ASU is in first place all alone right now.

Watched the game and even when it was tied late I thought UCLA was going to pull it out, but USC just outplayed them.

 

[Russ Smith]

Watched the game and even when it was tied late I thought UCLA was going to pull it out, but USC just outplayed them.

Agreed, UCLA went up 6 and then got outscored 21-6 the rest of the way. Not the way it was expected to go, USC took the game.

 

[ajcardfan]

Agreed, UCLA went up 6 and then got outscored 21-6 the rest of the way. Not the way it was expected to go, USC took the game.

USC's season, although still early, was pretty much on the line. I knew they would play well.

 

[Russ Smith]

USC's season, although still early, was pretty much on the line. I knew they would play well.

I said they would too but I didn't expect them to be the team to take over at the end, typically under Floyd they've lost close games like that.

Thanks to Stanford it's ASU and UCLA tied for first.

Going to be a fun Pac season.