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(03-30-2021, 08:56 PM)TheWildJacko Wrote: I'd guess the latter. I'll bet OR has put us in larger halftime deficits in some of our losses in the last 4 years.
ETA: Confirmed. Down 26-43 at the half in our Pac-12 Tournament loss to OR last year.
(03-30-2021, 08:49 PM)martyup Wrote: Is 26 points the worst half we played all year?
Is 52 points the best half we played all year?
Not sure about the worst half although we didn't have that bad a half in either of our losses.
As for best half, in terms of total points scored, no. We've had 61 and 54-point halves against Pacific and UNLV.
In terms of most impressive half—52 points against Louisville with the Final Four on the line? I'd say so!!
(03-30-2021, 08:56 PM)TheWildJacko Wrote: I'd guess the latter. I'll bet OR has put us in larger halftime deficits in some of our losses in the last 4 years.
ETA: Confirmed. Down 26-43 at the half in our Pac-12 Tournament loss to OR last year.
(03-30-2021, 08:49 PM)martyup Wrote: Is 26 points the worst half we played all year?
Is 52 points the best half we played all year?
Not sure about the worst half although we didn't have that bad a half in either of our losses.
As for best half, in terms of total points scored, no. We've had 61 and 54-point halves against Pacific and UNLV.
In terms of most impressive half—52 points against Louisville with the Final Four on the line? I'd say so!!
(03-30-2021, 09:29 PM)81alum Wrote: This game may be a blessing in disguise.
1) Future opponents may take us just a little bit less seriously. It might give South Carolina and UConn the tiniest whiff of overconfidence.
2) It certainly will teach our players about the need to play with focus for all four quarters.
3) It should give our players the confidence that they can come back from deficits--something that it is likely they may have to do against such excellent remaining teams.
(03-30-2021, 09:29 PM)81alum Wrote: This game may be a blessing in disguise.
1) Future opponents may take us just a little bit less seriously. It might give South Carolina and UConn the tiniest whiff of overconfidence.
2) It certainly will teach our players about the need to play with focus for all four quarters.
3) It should give our players the confidence that they can come back from deficits--something that it is likely they may have to do against such excellent remaining teams.
(03-30-2021, 09:29 PM)81alum Wrote: Over at the Louisville board the fans are blaming Walz for all kinds of things--mainly that he went with a small lineup, that he did not call a timeout soon enough, etc. And they are not impressed with us, thinking we were overseeded. Well, they can think whatever they want in their bitterness.
(03-30-2021, 06:54 PM)winflop Wrote: Hate to say it but I think Tara's being out-coached. Louisville has the better scheme at both ends of the floor
(03-30-2021, 09:29 PM)81alum Wrote: Over at the Louisville board the fans are blaming Walz for all kinds of things--mainly that he went with a small lineup, that he did not call a timeout soon enough, etc. And they are not impressed with us, thinking we were overseeded. Well, they can think whatever they want in their bitterness.
(03-30-2021, 06:54 PM)winflop Wrote: Hate to say it but I think Tara's being out-coached. Louisville has the better scheme at both ends of the floor
(03-30-2021, 08:14 PM)martyup Wrote: During the halftime break, how many of you were making peace with this being the last game for our team? I certainly was. I promised myself that I wouldn't get too upset and decided to focus on the great future ahead for Stanford womens' basketball. I was ready for it to be all over tonight. I should have trusted Tara and this team more.
(03-30-2021, 08:14 PM)martyup Wrote: During the halftime break, how many of you were making peace with this being the last game for our team? I certainly was. I promised myself that I wouldn't get too upset and decided to focus on the great future ahead for Stanford womens' basketball. I was ready for it to be all over tonight. I should have trusted Tara and this team more.
(03-30-2021, 09:31 PM)Grad Fan Wrote: Fun to watch the press conference here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2DU4HO2...mpionshipsIndeed, Walz was emphatic.
and see both Dana Evans and Jeff Walz both respond the same way to questions about what changed in the second half: Ashten Prechtel came in
(03-30-2021, 09:31 PM)Grad Fan Wrote: Fun to watch the press conference here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2DU4HO2...mpionshipsIndeed, Walz was emphatic.
and see both Dana Evans and Jeff Walz both respond the same way to questions about what changed in the second half: Ashten Prechtel came in
(03-30-2021, 10:26 PM)BillBradley Wrote: I was worried when we were jacking 3's in the first half. Many of them were not even good shots. Ki was dreadful and Haley was somewhere else. Lexie and Cam kept us in the game - we easily could have been down 20. Tara must have said the right things at halftime because in the second half we brought the intensity.
Let's give it up for Lexie. She might be the best COMPETITOR Stanford has ever had. Always fights, never quits. I drive my family nuts because I often rewind plays to see how much ground she covers to come up with loose balls. It really is amazing to watch her (and Lacie). Speaking of which - why no love from Tara for Lacie? Their guards were killing us in the first half!
Prechtel was fan-tastic. 16 points on 6 shots plus 4 assists, 3 boards, and 2 blocks in 16 minutes. Now that's production.
If we play with the intensity we showed in the second half, no one is going to stop us.
Fingers crossed Cam is OK. That's big.
(03-30-2021, 10:26 PM)BillBradley Wrote: I was worried when we were jacking 3's in the first half. Many of them were not even good shots. Ki was dreadful and Haley was somewhere else. Lexie and Cam kept us in the game - we easily could have been down 20. Tara must have said the right things at halftime because in the second half we brought the intensity.
Let's give it up for Lexie. She might be the best COMPETITOR Stanford has ever had. Always fights, never quits. I drive my family nuts because I often rewind plays to see how much ground she covers to come up with loose balls. It really is amazing to watch her (and Lacie). Speaking of which - why no love from Tara for Lacie? Their guards were killing us in the first half!
Prechtel was fan-tastic. 16 points on 6 shots plus 4 assists, 3 boards, and 2 blocks in 16 minutes. Now that's production.
If we play with the intensity we showed in the second half, no one is going to stop us.
Fingers crossed Cam is OK. That's big.
(03-30-2021, 09:09 PM)Spiny_Norman Wrote:(03-30-2021, 06:54 PM)M T Wrote: Haley has cost maybe 15 points in the 1st half with offensive & defensive errors.
Here's 9 points on defensive lapses in Q1, plus one TO.
Q1 8:53. Failed to switch or hedge when Anna got screened. 2 pts on a wide open shot.
Q1 6:04. Lopes back. She was only one in position to defend the ball carrier at the FT line. She didn't defend anyone. 2 uncontested FB pts.
Q1 4:25 Stands in the middle of the lane guarding no one as Anna's player gets free on a screen and shoots an uncontested 2 at the edge of the lane.
Q1 3:17 Turnover, trying for a thread-the-needle pass through 4 legs.
Q1 1:02 Her player gets an uncontested 3 because Haley didn't guard her. 3pts
MT, how do you think she did in 2H? Would you agree with RJ?
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(03-30-2021, 09:09 PM)Spiny_Norman Wrote:(03-30-2021, 06:54 PM)M T Wrote: Haley has cost maybe 15 points in the 1st half with offensive & defensive errors.
Here's 9 points on defensive lapses in Q1, plus one TO.
Q1 8:53. Failed to switch or hedge when Anna got screened. 2 pts on a wide open shot.
Q1 6:04. Lopes back. She was only one in position to defend the ball carrier at the FT line. She didn't defend anyone. 2 uncontested FB pts.
Q1 4:25 Stands in the middle of the lane guarding no one as Anna's player gets free on a screen and shoots an uncontested 2 at the edge of the lane.
Q1 3:17 Turnover, trying for a thread-the-needle pass through 4 legs.
Q1 1:02 Her player gets an uncontested 3 because Haley didn't guard her. 3pts
MT, how do you think she did in 2H? Would you agree with RJ?
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(03-30-2021, 09:31 PM)Grad Fan Wrote: Fun to watch the press conference here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2DU4HO2...mpionships
and see both Dana Evans and Jeff Walz both respond the same way to questions about what changed in the second half: Ashten Prechtel came in
(03-30-2021, 09:31 PM)Grad Fan Wrote: Fun to watch the press conference here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2DU4HO2...mpionships
and see both Dana Evans and Jeff Walz both respond the same way to questions about what changed in the second half: Ashten Prechtel came in