WE were 24-35 at the free throw line, meaning we missed 11. UCLA was 13-22 from the line, means they missed 9. Yet Jalen was the problem because he fouled? REALLY? LOL The ESPN box score does not show me how many minutes Jalen played, I suspect it was less than double digit minutes yet the narrative that was being set up is to blame Jalen for this loss and when that didn't work blame him any way because they could have made those they missed? How the heck you could watch this game and your only thoughts is Jalen fouling boggles the mind.
I don't mind at all anyone saying that Jalen is playing poorly right now, I think he is as well but to much of this is a preconceived thought to magnify anything the kid does as overly negative as opposed to calling the balls and strikes as they are. I suppose the gets zero credit for grabbing 4 boards, 1 less than the highest rebound total for us (Drake snagged 5) in his very limited minutes. I supposed Jalen gets no credit for the huge offensive board stick back at a critical portion of this game?
