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WBB: Stanford 83 -- USC 57 - 81alum - 02-04-2022
Preview:
USC is 9-9, 2-6 in conference, ranked 63 by Massey that puts them in the range of Arizona State. Their best two games may have been losses--they played Arizona tight earlier in the year and lost to Oregon State in overtime. UCLA defeated them twice--the first time by a similar margin to our win of UCLA, the second by 10 points. USC plays Cal tonight at 7 and that will be an interesting game in which I would expect either team has a chance. It also will have the drama of Lindsay Gottlieb coaching against her former assistant and old team. There are a lot of changes at USC this year--it will be a very different team than the one we faced a year ago, with Endiya Rogers transferring out to Oregon and Gottlieb taking over the coaching job. A number of grad transfers and a freshman are getting a lot of minutes as Gottlieb reshapes the team.
Nothing much jumps off the team stat sheet--USC rebounds a little better than its opponents but turns the ball over more than its opponents. USC has 11 players averaging 10 or more minutes, so depth is not an issue for them. Surveying the individual stats, it is hard to know who to highlight. In terms of scoring, there are 10 players averaging 4 or more points and no superstars averaging more than 13, so I am not sure who the scouting report would concentrate on shutting down.
6'2" sophomore forward Jordyn Jenkins, who has started all 18 games leads USC with 13 ppg and 55% shooting. She has taken only a handful of treys this year but made 45% of them. She also rebounds and assists well. On paper she looks like their best all around player.
Last weekend, USC star forward Alissa Pili was out. I don't know if Pili was injured or on protocol or what. Pili is a large 6'0" forward whose scoring this year is down to 9ppg, but in prior years was a Naismith watch list candidate who consistently scored 15-20. I presume injuries, the coaching change, the loss of Rogers to Oregon, or COVID has done something to mess her up, but she is capable of great games if she is playing.
5'11" grad transfer forward Jordan Sanders has started for the last 13 games. Sanders is a 5'11" grad student forward who averages 12 points from all over the place, including 39% of her treys.
USC's third leading scorer is off the bench and has not started this season. That is freshman Rayah Marshall, a 6'4" forward. Marshall is averaging 10 points, mainly from inside.
Tara Read, a 6'0" grad student guard from New Zealand, has started 16 games and leads USC in assists--but did not play last weekend, like Pili. No idea what is up there.
RE: WBB: Stanford @ USC Sun 3pm - M T - 02-04-2022
9 hours after posting, this thread is #2 on page 2. I personally am not a fan of all the 8 threads (semi)permanently pinned to the top of the first page.
Do we know if Coach Gottlieb is back? I hope she had a mild case and is available.
RE: WBB: Stanford @ USC Sun 3pm - 81alum - 02-05-2022
(02-04-2022, 08:25 PM)M T Wrote: 9 hours after posting, this thread is #2 on page 2. I personally am not a fan of all the 8 threads (semi)permanently pinned to the top of the first page.Cal narrowly defeated USC last night, Gottlieb was back. So was Alissa Pili for USC who had 10. True to form, Jordyn Jenkins led USC with 26. I guess we know who the focal point of our defense will be now.
Do we know if Coach Gottlieb is back? I hope she had a mild case and is available.
RE: WBB: Stanford @ USC Sun 3pm - crackpot - 02-05-2022
Yeah, $C will be out for blood with the way the game ended last night (also delicious).
RE: WBB: Stanford @ USC Sun 3pm - martyup - 02-06-2022
Ballin' in the ghetto at 3 today.
RE: WBB: Stanford @ USC Sun 3pm - mbdude - 02-06-2022
No jump or Jones in starting lineup per livestats
RE: WBB: Stanford @ USC Sun 3pm - martyup - 02-06-2022
Jump is in!
RE: WBB: Stanford @ USC Sun 3pm - crackpot - 02-06-2022
What the heck sort of evil metal is that rim made of? Only hope is nothin' but net.
RE: WBB: Stanford @ USC Sun 3pm - mbdude - 02-06-2022
Little cold to start. Belibi and Lexi both 1 for 5 to start 1st 6 minutes
RE: WBB: Stanford @ USC Sun 3pm - martyup - 02-06-2022
Demetre getting some 2nd Q action.
We're shooting poorly, but Brink is closing in on a double double with 3 minutes to play in the half.
RE: WBB: Stanford @ USC Sun 3pm - Card10Fan - 02-06-2022
Not our best half of basketball. Brink has been stellar. Belibi struggling. Need to cut down on turnovers.
RE: WBB: Stanford 37 -- USC 19 at the 1/2 - martyup - 02-06-2022
At the half, we lead 37-19. Brink with 16 points and 8 RB in 12 minutes.
RE: WBB: Stanford 37 -- USC 19 at the 1/2 - 81alum - 02-06-2022
Brink has been stellar and Iriafen is showing some gorgeous offensive moves. Very nice to see Brink hit another trey--so much opens up for her when she can do that.
What I would really like to call your attention to is that USC's only consistent scorer--Jordyn Jenkins--is 0/6. That is pure scouting report genius.
RE: WBB: Stanford 37 -- USC 19 at the 1/2 - martyup - 02-06-2022
21 turnovers in 20 minutes makes for ugly basketball.
RE: WBB: Stanford 37 -- USC 19 at the 1/2 - crackpot - 02-06-2022
Galen is a much better place to see a game in person than to watch on TV. Thankfully, Kiki is making a beauty of a highlight reel.
RE: WBB: Stanford 37 -- USC 19 at the 1/2 - martyup - 02-06-2022
(02-06-2022, 04:51 PM)81alum Wrote: What I would really like to call your attention to is that USC's only consistent scorer--Jordyn Jenkins--is 0/6. That is pure scouting report genius.
Their other Jordyn is their high scorer with 10 pts.
RE: WBB: Stanford 37 -- USC 19 at the 1/2 - mbdude - 02-06-2022
Nice to see Jump back
RE: WBB: Stanford 37 -- USC 19 at the 1/2 - martyup - 02-06-2022
Different story on our shooting in the 2nd half. Halfway through the 3rd Q we are 7-9 (78%) and 3-3 (100%).
Brink is having another POW game. Still in the 3rd and she has 20 points and 12 rebounds.
RE: WBB: Stanford 37 -- USC 19 at the 1/2 - CompSci87 - 02-06-2022
Too many missed 3 pointers and way too many fouls in the latter part of the third. But we only were outscored by 1 for the quarter.
RE: WBB: Stanford 37 -- USC 19 at the 1/2 - mbdude - 02-06-2022
We allowed 0 points in last 3 minutes of qtr, but 27 points in 1st 7 minutes! Including 14 free throws