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Any word on why Jayda Noble didn't play today? We definitely needed her defense and rebounding.

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My educated guess is that she felt the effects from her collision with 5:34 left in Q4 against Auburn. Contorted off a rebound

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Good point. Thanks for the reminder. Hope she's back for Alabama next week.

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Unusual game but teams scout Cal and know key is to get Michelle in foul trouble. In first half she was doing an excellent job to avoid anything approaching a foul, but MSU kept attacking her and got two favorable calls

When a team plays as aggressively as MSU the refs seem to favor the more aggressive team, and ironically whistle a much less egregious defensive play on the other team (usually Cal)

This was a lost opportunity for post season hopes as it would have been a signature neutral court win against a tournament te

I like Abigore a lot and she has been thrown in the deep end with our lack of size in the post

She will need to continue to grow up fast

A common theme has been our turnovers. Many from attempting to throw into the post, but also too many unforced turnovers including from our starting PG

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Yes, twenty or more turnovers in each of the past three games is a big red flag. I think it’s been an unfortunate earmark for Cal women’s basketball for a while - the subpar assist to turnover ratio needs to be reversed.

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