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RE: WBB: Stanford 77 WSU 49 - M T - 01-29-2021
I'm not disagreeing with the coaching decision, but it is a vulnerability. UCLA killed us on the boards.
For years, as part of Stanford's traditional great defense, Stanford players, esp. our defensive specialists (except to some extent Anna recently) bail quickly when one of our shots goes up. The rebound comes down to the opponents. I don't see that as much for other teams. They try to block out and get their own rebounds.
It means Stanford has better transition defense, but it means we get fewer offensive rebounds than we might otherwise. When we are shooting lights out, it isn't so noticeable, but when we don't....
It also probably means Stanford practices this way. When scrimmaging, the squad that shoots, bails back on defense. The defensive rebounders don't have to fight for position or for the ball. One of our posts just brings it in, ball down at her stomach where someone can grab it, if there were someone there. She doesn't have to fight for position, or secure the ball up high.
WSU stuck around for OR and fought for the ball. UCLA did too.
Against UCLA we got just 23.3% of potential offensive rebounds while they got 46.7%. They got 11 more FGA than we did. That's 20% more shots. (+11 FGA = +14 OR, +2 fewer TO than Stanford. I was going to say -5 block differential, but that doesn't take away FGA.)
Stanford shot 50% to UCLA's 35.4%. Break it down:
UCLA was 15/43 2Pt (30 pts) + 8/22 3pt (24 points) + 16/23 FT (16 pts).
Stanford was 25/44 2pt (50 pts) + 2/10 3pt (6 pts) + 10/17 FT (10 pts)
I don't put the blame on the 6 point differential in FT, although that hurts. It is those 11 extra FGA that cost the game. (Even at 20% 3pt%, 12 more 3FGA would tie the game. However, if we had 12 more shots, I'd have wanted them to be most 2pt. At 50%, we win by 6.)
RE: WBB: Stanford 77 WSU 49 - CompSci87 - 01-30-2021
Kami Ethridge was effusive about Stanford after the game.
https://youtu.be/X9sDKNe_7Pg
RE: WBB: Stanford 77 WSU 49 - CompSci87 - 01-30-2021
(01-29-2021, 07:20 PM)Hulk01 Wrote: Midseason honors:
Best braids: Brink
Speaking of that, a Boneyard poster noticed a Brink lookalike in this Spiderman clip.
https://youtu.be/bvfocydg9Qk
RE: WBB: Stanford 77 WSU 49 - M T - 01-30-2021
(01-29-2021, 02:49 PM)BobK Wrote: Oregon just cancelled their games this weekend.
Suppose a school chose to forego their conference tournament in order to decrease the chances of being exposed to COVID which might mean that they would be unable to play in the NCAA tournament.
Suppose a conference chose to forego their conference tournament in order to increase their chances of their teams making it to the NCAA tournament with at least most of their players not in quarantine or isolation.
RE: WBB: Stanford 77 WSU 49 - WBB fan - 01-30-2021
(01-29-2021, 07:20 PM)Hulk01 Wrote: Belibi has a nice second half. If her confidence was suffering, she may've gotten it back.
The win was workmanlike; we just Stanforded them to death, suffocating them with our defense.
I think the Cougs ended up with three air ball shot attempts.
Prechtel still must get more assertive.
Brink has a nice game; Tara just didn't need as much from her.
Kiana has been stellar.
A good team. And deep.
Midseason honors:
Best braids: Brink
Most effective shooters: Brink (.652), Prechtel (.618), Wilson (.595), Jump (.570); Haley (.560)
Best hair: Jones; All American candidate
Best shoes: Kiana
Best eyelashes: Arkansas's Chelsea Dungee.
Best flying block: Fran