[SamuelMcF]

As Bob pointed out, they'll let fans down into the lower bowl after the second media timeout. Guessing turnout won't be very high.

Regardless, these guys are likely the easiest game on our schedule. Looking forward to seeing how the team continues to establish its identity, and hopefully seeing the bench get meaningful minutes.

Discuss!

[SamuelMcF]

As Bob pointed out, they'll let fans down into the lower bowl after the second media timeout. Guessing turnout won't be very high.

Regardless, these guys are likely the easiest game on our schedule. Looking forward to seeing how the team continues to establish its identity, and hopefully seeing the bench get meaningful minutes.

Discuss!

[Canalejas]

Fun fact about UMES:  The school has won 3 NCAA Division I/NC team national championships in its history, all in bowling.  That's more team titles than Wazzu, Missouri, NC State, Texas Tech, Rutgers, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Pitt, Mississippi, Mississippi State, or Kansas State.

[Canalejas]

Fun fact about UMES:  The school has won 3 NCAA Division I/NC team national championships in its history, all in bowling.  That's more team titles than Wazzu, Missouri, NC State, Texas Tech, Rutgers, Georgia Tech, Virginia Tech, Pitt, Mississippi, Mississippi State, or Kansas State.

[Papa John]

The UMES Hawks of the MEAC are 0-4 with losses at Penn State (46-84), Liberty (55-66), Longwood (55-85) and Morehead State (53-76). They open the season with six road games--at Oklahoma on Thursday--before opening versus Wofford next week.

UMES is located in Princess Anne, MD. The town was founded in 1733 and named after the daughter of King George II. Population of PA is somewhere around 3500.

[Papa John]

The UMES Hawks of the MEAC are 0-4 with losses at Penn State (46-84), Liberty (55-66), Longwood (55-85) and Morehead State (53-76). They open the season with six road games--at Oklahoma on Thursday--before opening versus Wofford next week.

UMES is located in Princess Anne, MD. The town was founded in 1733 and named after the daughter of King George II. Population of PA is somewhere around 3500.

[SamuelMcF]

Sooooo, did anyone watch? MDES is a cupcake, so we won handily 76-55.

We clobbered them so bad in the 1H (46-16) that Da Silva, Davis, Terry, and Jones sat for most of the 2H. When your walk-ons and Fitzmorris get 5 mins straight to close it out, that's a good day. Delaire with a career-high 21 points, and Jones 4 for 5 from deep.

[SamuelMcF]

Sooooo, did anyone watch? MDES is a cupcake, so we won handily 76-55.

We clobbered them so bad in the 1H (46-16) that Da Silva, Davis, Terry, and Jones sat for most of the 2H. When your walk-ons and Fitzmorris get 5 mins straight to close it out, that's a good day. Delaire with a career-high 21 points, and Jones 4 for 5 from deep.

[76lsjumb]

Sooooo, did anyone watch? MDES is a cupcake, so we won handily 76-55.

We clobbered them so bad in the 1H (46-16) that Da Silva, Davis, Terry, and Jones sat for most of the 2H. When your walk-ons and Fitzmorris get 5 mins straight to close it out, that's a good day. Delaire with a career-high 21 points, and Jones 4 for 5 from deep.

Interesting analysis. Were you actually there? I was...along with maybe 750-1000 others.

It is true that we almost held them below 15 points in the first half, while going 6 for 7 from 3-point range and creating a lead that was virtually impossible to lose. Which was fortunate, since the first 8 minutes of the second half was, literally and without exaggeration, some of the worst basketball Stanford has played in decades. It was truly bizarre. During that stretch, we committed several more turnovers than we scored points. We couldn’t rebound anything. And, it wasn’t just end of the bench players. Terry and da Silva (iirc) missed back to back breakaway dunks. There were several passes to no one. It was bad basketball played badly, and an opponent that couldn’t do a thing right in the first half out scored us 21-10 at one point in the second half (against both our starters and scrubs).

In the end, we managed to stabilize things, but still... Maybe (hopefully) this was a one-off situation, but, if it happens again against a team that is not completely hapless, it could be ugly. Like tonight’s crowd...

[76lsjumb]

Sooooo, did anyone watch? MDES is a cupcake, so we won handily 76-55.

We clobbered them so bad in the 1H (46-16) that Da Silva, Davis, Terry, and Jones sat for most of the 2H. When your walk-ons and Fitzmorris get 5 mins straight to close it out, that's a good day. Delaire with a career-high 21 points, and Jones 4 for 5 from deep.

Interesting analysis. Were you actually there? I was...along with maybe 750-1000 others.

It is true that we almost held them below 15 points in the first half, while going 6 for 7 from 3-point range and creating a lead that was virtually impossible to lose. Which was fortunate, since the first 8 minutes of the second half was, literally and without exaggeration, some of the worst basketball Stanford has played in decades. It was truly bizarre. During that stretch, we committed several more turnovers than we scored points. We couldn’t rebound anything. And, it wasn’t just end of the bench players. Terry and da Silva (iirc) missed back to back breakaway dunks. There were several passes to no one. It was bad basketball played badly, and an opponent that couldn’t do a thing right in the first half out scored us 21-10 at one point in the second half (against both our starters and scrubs).

In the end, we managed to stabilize things, but still... Maybe (hopefully) this was a one-off situation, but, if it happens again against a team that is not completely hapless, it could be ugly. Like tonight’s crowd...

[Papa John]

Wasn't able to watch, but I caught a bit of the second half radio broadcast on TuneIn. Scott Reiss and John Platz (my former former-Serra House dorm-mate) were not at all complimentary. Since before the season I've been saying that Stanford needs to make the NCAA tournament this year, and it doesn't sound like last night's win--certainly not the second half--was tournament-worthy.

MBB gets another shot on Thursday night versus William & Mary of the Colonial Athletic Association. The Tribe are 4-1, with wins versus High Point, American, Wofford and Hampton and a 5-point loss Oklahoma. So W&M seems to be a better team than UMES.

[Papa John]

Wasn't able to watch, but I caught a bit of the second half radio broadcast on TuneIn. Scott Reiss and John Platz (my former former-Serra House dorm-mate) were not at all complimentary. Since before the season I've been saying that Stanford needs to make the NCAA tournament this year, and it doesn't sound like last night's win--certainly not the second half--was tournament-worthy.

MBB gets another shot on Thursday night versus William & Mary of the Colonial Athletic Association. The Tribe are 4-1, with wins versus High Point, American, Wofford and Hampton and a 5-point loss Oklahoma. So W&M seems to be a better team than UMES.

[Scooter_Stepford]

MBB gets another shot on Thursday night versus William & Mary of the Colonial Athletic Association. The Tribe are 4-1, with wins versus High Point, American, Wofford and Hampton and a 5-point loss Oklahoma. So W&M seems to be a better team than UMES.

The Cardinal had better be ready to play Thursday.  Believe it or not, the Tribe presents some serious matchup problems.  Nathan Knight is a stud; nobody on this team can deal with him.  He has been prone to taking himself out of games with foul trouble, but if he doesn't do that he will likely be the best player on the floor.  Their other big is a transfer playing his first season; he was CAA player of the week last week.  Their best perimeter shooter was a spot player last year.  He's been great so far, but missed the OU game on Monday.

W&M was expecting to be quite good this year.  They've been an outstanding offensive team for several years and had a veteran team due back.  Then, Ms. "brobdingnagian" fired the popular long-time coach and the Tribe became very familiar with the 'transfer portal'.  A credit to the new coaching staff for picking up the pieces and getting off to a nice start.

[Scooter_Stepford]

MBB gets another shot on Thursday night versus William & Mary of the Colonial Athletic Association. The Tribe are 4-1, with wins versus High Point, American, Wofford and Hampton and a 5-point loss Oklahoma. So W&M seems to be a better team than UMES.

The Cardinal had better be ready to play Thursday.  Believe it or not, the Tribe presents some serious matchup problems.  Nathan Knight is a stud; nobody on this team can deal with him.  He has been prone to taking himself out of games with foul trouble, but if he doesn't do that he will likely be the best player on the floor.  Their other big is a transfer playing his first season; he was CAA player of the week last week.  Their best perimeter shooter was a spot player last year.  He's been great so far, but missed the OU game on Monday.

W&M was expecting to be quite good this year.  They've been an outstanding offensive team for several years and had a veteran team due back.  Then, Ms. "brobdingnagian" fired the popular long-time coach and the Tribe became very familiar with the 'transfer portal'.  A credit to the new coaching staff for picking up the pieces and getting off to a nice start.

[OL84]

MBB gets another shot on Thursday night versus William & Mary of the Colonial Athletic Association. The Tribe are 4-1, with wins versus High Point, American, Wofford and Hampton and a 5-point loss Oklahoma. So W&M seems to be a better team than UMES.

The Cardinal had better be ready to play Thursday.  Believe it or not, the Tribe presents some serious matchup problems.  Nathan Knight is a stud; nobody on this team can deal with him.  He has been prone to taking himself out of games with foul trouble, but if he doesn't do that he will likely be the best player on the floor.  Their other big is a transfer playing his first season; he was CAA player of the week last week.  Their best perimeter shooter was a spot player last year.  He's been great so far, but missed the OU game on Monday.

W&M was expecting to be quite good this year.  They've been an outstanding offensive team for several years and had a veteran team due back.  Then, Ms. "of immense proportions" fired the popular long-time coach and the Tribe became very familiar with the 'transfer portal'.  A credit to the new coaching staff for picking up the pieces and getting off to a nice start.

Trap game and a nice step up in competition.

[OL84]

MBB gets another shot on Thursday night versus William & Mary of the Colonial Athletic Association. The Tribe are 4-1, with wins versus High Point, American, Wofford and Hampton and a 5-point loss Oklahoma. So W&M seems to be a better team than UMES.

The Cardinal had better be ready to play Thursday.  Believe it or not, the Tribe presents some serious matchup problems.  Nathan Knight is a stud; nobody on this team can deal with him.  He has been prone to taking himself out of games with foul trouble, but if he doesn't do that he will likely be the best player on the floor.  Their other big is a transfer playing his first season; he was CAA player of the week last week.  Their best perimeter shooter was a spot player last year.  He's been great so far, but missed the OU game on Monday.

W&M was expecting to be quite good this year.  They've been an outstanding offensive team for several years and had a veteran team due back.  Then, Ms. "of immense proportions" fired the popular long-time coach and the Tribe became very familiar with the 'transfer portal'.  A credit to the new coaching staff for picking up the pieces and getting off to a nice start.

Trap game and a nice step up in competition.

[Brickcity]

Wasn't able to watch, but I caught a bit of the second half radio broadcast on TuneIn. Scott Reiss and John Platz (my former former-Serra House dorm-mate) were not at all complimentary. Since before the season I've been saying that Stanford needs to make the NCAA tournament this year, and it doesn't sound like last night's win--certainly not the second half--was tournament-worthy.

MBB gets another shot on Thursday night versus William & Mary of the Colonial Athletic Association. The Tribe are 4-1, with wins versus High Point, American, Wofford and Hampton and a 5-point loss Oklahoma. So W&M seems to be a better team than UMES.

More than "seems to be" better. My sense is that our opponent from last night is among the ten worst teams in D-1A as currently constructed (apparently, they had six players missing due to injuries or what not.) William and Mary, by contrast, sounds like a borderline top-25 team.

[Brickcity]

Wasn't able to watch, but I caught a bit of the second half radio broadcast on TuneIn. Scott Reiss and John Platz (my former former-Serra House dorm-mate) were not at all complimentary. Since before the season I've been saying that Stanford needs to make the NCAA tournament this year, and it doesn't sound like last night's win--certainly not the second half--was tournament-worthy.

MBB gets another shot on Thursday night versus William & Mary of the Colonial Athletic Association. The Tribe are 4-1, with wins versus High Point, American, Wofford and Hampton and a 5-point loss Oklahoma. So W&M seems to be a better team than UMES.

More than "seems to be" better. My sense is that our opponent from last night is among the ten worst teams in D-1A as currently constructed (apparently, they had six players missing due to injuries or what not.) William and Mary, by contrast, sounds like a borderline top-25 team.

[BostonCard]

It's early, but Sagarin has William and Marry all the way up at 155.  UMES is 350th (out of 353 teams).  We are ranked 71st.

BC

[BostonCard]

It's early, but Sagarin has William and Marry all the way up at 155.  UMES is 350th (out of 353 teams).  We are ranked 71st.

BC