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MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - skip75 - 02-25-2025

Stanford favored by 11.5, O/U is 141.5, implied score is 76.5-65. Boston College comes in with a record of 12-15, 4-12 in the ACC, & 0-7 as a visiting team. Stanford is #77 according to Massey, while the Eagles are #133. Among the 5 ratings I look at, this disparity between the 2 teams is the least. BC is performing "down to expectations", as they were decimated by the transfer portal (and rebuilt somewhat by it) and picked to finish 18th (last) in the pre-season ACC poll (as opposed to Stanford's lofty pre-season ranking of 17). So this should be a cakewalk for Stanford. As Lee Corso might say, "Not so fast".

BC won their 2 games last week (after losing 10 pf their previous 11). They beat Virginia Tech 54-36 and Georgia Tech 69-54. Two pretty comfortable margins and 2 real low scoring games. The 2 Techs combined to shoot 33-107 (30.8%). The Eagles are tied with NC State at #16 in the ACC. They are 1 game behind Cal & Syracuse in the battle for the last spots in the ACC tournament. So they will be a desperate team in their final 4 games.

As a team, nothing really stands out for BC in the ACC stats other than that they are #3 in blocks with 4.0 per game. Donald Hand Jr. stands out individually. He ranks 8th in scoring (16.6ppg), 16th in rebounds (6.3rpg), 4th in FT% (86.5%) & 5th in 3pt FGs (64). He was also the ACC Player of the Week last week - for the 3rd time this season. Only 2 other players have been ACC PoY 3 times this season - no surprise, those players are Cooper Flagg & Maxime Raynaud. Chad Venning & Jayden Hastings are 4th & 8th in blocks per game with 1.66 & 1.26, respectively. And Venning is 2nd in FG% (54.4%).

Starters in their games last week were:
#13 Hand (6'5/210 So G) Who will guard him? Donavin Young?
#32 Venning (6'9/270 Gr F/C) their big man, scores 12.9ppg (with that high percentage-so likely mostly at the rim), 4.2 rpg, grad transfer from Saint Bonaventure where he was All-Atlantic 10 as a senior;
#1 Dion Brown (6'3/180 Jr G) 7.1ppg, transfer from U of Md Baltimore Co. where he was All-Rookie All-America East as a freshman & All-League as a sophomore;
#3 Roger McFarlane (6'4/215 Gr G) 5.0ppg & 5.0rpg, grad transfer from Southeastern Louisiana where he was All-Southland Conference as a senior;
#00 Chas Kelley III (6'3/185 Jr G) 4.2ppg

Rounding out their rotation are 2 more big men and 2 more guards:
#22 Hastings (6'9/240 RFr F) 3.6ppg, 3.1rpg;
#31 Elijah Strong (6'8/235 So F) 9.3ppg, 4.2rpg;
#5 Fred Payne (6'1/185 So G) 7.3ppg;
#7 Joshua Beadle (6'3/180 Gr G) 6.4ppg, 51.5% on 3s (but low volume - 17 of 33), grad transfer from Clemson where he played 11 minutes per game on last year's Elite 8 team

BC seemed to be a team on the rise last season. They finished 20-16, including a first round NIT win. Only 1 of their top players was running out of eligibility - Quinten Post, who is now playing for the Warriors. But they ended up losing: Claudell Harris to Mississippi State, Jaeden Zackery to Clemson, Devin McGlockton to Vanderbilt, Mason Madsen to Utah, & Prince Aligbe to Seton Hall. Hand is the only one of the top 7 that stayed.

So hopefully Stanford can take advantage of this situation. This may be their last regular season game as a favorite - even if not, they certainly won't be a double-digit favorite again. It was interesting to me that in the press conference following the Cal game, Maxime talked about the importance of finishing strong, noting that the team was 3-12 during the final 5 games of the past 3 seasons. So obviously this is something the coaches & players have emphasized. Winning this game would seem to be required for any chance of a strong finish. It would also get them one step closer to a 20 win season and put them into a great position to get a first round ACC tourney bye.

Press conference: https://youtube.com/watch?v=6qlgctEJ25g

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - skip75 - 02-26-2025

I forgot to mention a local connection. Will Eggemeier (#21, 6'2/190 Fr G) is from Menlo Park and graduated from Menlo School. As a freshman at Menlo, he was on the varsity team led by Cole Kastner. He was a key player on the Knights Division IV CCS championship team as a junior in 2022. He is a walk-on at BC, and has only played in one game so far. I suspect he'll have some supporters at the game tonight - at some point chanting "We want Will".

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - SkiBum80 - 02-26-2025

Appreciate the detailed preview...

(02-25-2025, 10:29 PM)skip75 Wrote: .... Winning this game would seem to be required for any chance of a strong finish. It would also get them one step closer to a 20 win season and put them into a great position to get a first round ACC tourney bye.

... and hopefully keep them on top of the NIT bubble

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - JJJ - 02-26-2025

Had some trouble finding the live feed (ESPN failing me) but am finally up and running. Raynaud 7, BC 6.

We’re up 23-12 with 8:53 left. Raynaud already has double digits and his folks are in attendance; maybe Lifetime Cardinal should make sure they attend every game.

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - fullmetal - 02-26-2025

29-13 with 4:43 left in the 1H. Feels good!

ESPN gamecast: https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/game/_/gameId/401724900
Stats broadcast: https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=549741

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - needle - 02-26-2025

Clock problems again, I guess similar to last Saturday against Kal?

Lengthy officials’ time out to try to fix this technical problem.

EDIT: Actually wasn’t that long of a delay, as the refs made the time out to fix the clock the under 4 minute media time out.

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - fullmetal - 02-26-2025

37-19 at the half to cap a 7-0 run over the last 2:04 of time in the 1H. No one's looking too bad except maybe Agarwal with 0-4 shooting. Not sure what it says about the cohesion of the offense that Stanford has five total assists from five different players. Stanford's shooting 53.8% from the field, so it's just a low scoring, long possession game.

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - JJJ - 02-26-2025

I’m willing to credit Coach Kyle Smith’s lockdown defense for the low scoring by our opponents.

Don’t anybody wake up this Stanford team! 54-28 with 14:49 to go!

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - TonyLima - 02-26-2025

JJJ dateline='[url=tel:1740622487' Wrote: 1740622487[/url]']
Had some trouble finding the live feed (ESPN failing me) but am finally up and running. Raynaud 7, BC 6.

We’re up 23-12 with 8:53 left. Raynaud already has double digits and his folks are in attendance; maybe Lifetime Cardinal should make sure they attend every game.

ESPN regularly tries to shut me out of games. What’s really strange is if one device or computer shuts me out another one will eventually let me show the game. Don’t ask me why. But I’ve discovered a solution. I use ExpressVPN and simply make my location Phoenix. That works most of the time. Usual disclaimers.

Is it just my imagination or are Stanford players getting hammered as they take shots and no fouls called?

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - JJJ - 02-26-2025

TonyLima dateline='[url=tel:1740627268' Wrote: 1740627268[/url]']

JJJ dateline='[url=tel:1740622487' Wrote: 1740622487[/url]']
Had some trouble finding the live feed (ESPN failing me) but am finally up and running. Raynaud 7, BC 6.

We’re up 23-12 with 8:53 left. Raynaud already has double digits and his folks are in attendance; maybe Lifetime Cardinal should make sure they attend every game.

ESPN regularly tries to shut me out of games. What’s really strange is if one device or computer shuts me out another one will eventually let me show the game. Don’t ask me why. But I’ve discovered a solution. I use ExpressVPN and simply make my location Phoenix. That works most of the time. Usual disclaimers.

Is it just my imagination or are Stanford players getting hammered as they take shots and no fouls called?

Thanks for your input. I will remember that for the future. And yes, our guys are getting hammered.

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - fullmetal - 02-26-2025

I assume Kyle Smith has been rotating in the bench players given that BC has played Stanford dead even in the 2H, if not outright outscored Stanford.

78-60 win, good guys! 13-14 from the FT line, impressive. Okpara shot 7-10 off the bench, very nicely done.

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - JJJ - 02-26-2025

Coach sat Raynaud after a shot to the face/eye after he’d secured his double-double. A lot of other guys came in. But there was a point where we looked like we were going into our “second half swoon” of letting the opponent back in from a large deficit. Thankfully, we seem to be getting better at handling that.

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - Nobadeer - 02-26-2025

Not quite the same crowd and vibe as the Cal game the other night. Reynaud's mom was in attendance again - as was Bernard Muir.

We waited too long to depart post game, wanted to hear the Stanford Hymn by LSJUMB, and missed out on the groovy Coca Cola giveaway t-shirt.

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - TonyLima - 02-26-2025

(02-26-2025, 09:51 PM)Nobadeer Wrote: Not quite the same crowd and vibe as the Cal game the other night. Reynaud's mom was in attendance again - as was Bernard Muir.

We waited too long to depart post game, wanted to hear the Stanford Hymn by LSJUMB, and missed out on the groovy Coca Cola giveaway t-shirt.

I gotta add… Reynaud‘s mom is a bit of a babe.

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - Bampa - 02-26-2025

Quote:I gotta add… Reynaud‘s mom is a bit of a babe.

I'm with you. I really like her...for multiple reasons.

Doing a little jig, throwing kisses, etc.

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - fullmetal - 02-26-2025

Better hope the players don't read this board, because that could turn into a brobdingnagian demotivator for Raynaud on the road and in the locker room.

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - JJJ - 02-27-2025

Can we please have the Cardboard fans at least spell Raynaud’s name correctly? There is no “e” in the last name. It’s bad enough when other teams/reporters/etc don’t get it right. It’s about respect.

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - jonnyss - 02-28-2025

(02-27-2025, 03:56 AM)JJJ Wrote: Can we please have the Cardboard fans at least spell Raynaud’s name correctly? There is no “e” in the last name. It’s bad enough when other teams/reporters/etc don’t get it right. It’s about respect.

but he's a phenomenon! (medical joke)

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - TonyLima - 02-28-2025

(02-28-2025, 01:44 PM)jonnyss Wrote:
(02-27-2025, 03:56 AM)JJJ Wrote: Can we please have the Cardboard fans at least spell Raynaud’s name correctly? There is no “e” in the last name. It’s bad enough when other teams/reporters/etc don’t get it right. It’s about respect.

but he's a phenomenon! (medical joke)

I suspect there’s a joke in there somewhere, probably with a cultural tilt. Please have pity on an old guy and explain it. Thanks.

RE: MBB: vs. Boston College, Weds @ 6:00, ACC Network - BostonCard - 02-28-2025

It’s an allusion to this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raynaud_syndrome?wprov=sfti1

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