WBB: Stanford 62 -- Oregon 54 - Printable Version

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RE: WBB: Stanford 62 -- Oregon 54 - Jskass - 02-01-2023

Three words: correlation versus causation. 
Cam staying in longer when needed due to game being too tight- not causing it.

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RE: WBB: Stanford 62 -- Oregon 54 - 2006alum - 02-01-2023

(02-01-2023, 02:13 PM)Jskass Wrote:  Three words: correlation versus causation. 
Cam staying in longer when needed due to game being too tight- not causing it.

Bingo. You better believe Tara would prefer to be up double digits in Q4, resting Cam, and giving our legion of bench bigs playing time.

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RE: WBB: Stanford 62 -- Oregon 54 - Baez87 - 02-02-2023

Sorry for the delay in responding to CardCrimson's remarks (above), but, in my estimation, the characterization cast an inaccurate light on one of the important player-contributions this year. In a previous post on this thread, cardfan96 said:

Quote:Sorry “group projects” are triggering for me personally especially when everyone is not required and expected to “pull their own weight.” I didn’t find the humor. But also it’s less about that specific quote and more about it confirming my own biases. It’s like when Agnes finally made an open layup and a 3-pter a few games ago (maybe the UCLA game), and the Stanford bench literally went nuts. The announcers said the bench was reacting like Stanford won a national championship. I kid you not. It was the sort of over the top reaction you have if you sign up a kid whose one wish is to make a basket in a game and the other team allows them to score, and everyone stands up on either side of the aisle and cheers.

That game was the UCLA game. I was there. UCLA made a strong comeback on their home court. The 7000 UCLA home-team fans responded loudly, their monster band and cheering section were ecstatic. The Stanford team seemed to falter and the usual heroes didn’t seem to be able to stem the tide of a hungry competitive, team and their coach. 
Up stepped Agnes Emma-Nnopu! 
She was inspired, and seemed to take over the game in the fourth quarter when it looked like we might lose. She stepped out of her “reluctant shooter mode" and stepped into her “Stanford Warrior" persona.
She took a three and made it, then she drove to the basket and made that shot against intense pressure. Her teammates on the bench leaped to their feet, roared their approval, and the players on the floor celebrated in kind. Then our bigs turned the game into a blocking fest and we won the game!
Sometimes a player gets inspired and becomes the difference maker. That night, it was Aggie! We would have lost that game without her. She deserved every cheer and every celebration. It's what great, unselfish teammates do, and, in heroic fashion, it helped carry the day!

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