[81alum]

I thoroughly agree with all that Redrum said, but would like to extend it a bit.  In WBB there is still the fine Fast Break Club site.  It does not have a board, but Marian Cortesi and our own Bob K blog there.  I often get insight from things that they post and sometimes private offline conversations.    While the FBC site is not a paid site, I always try to credit it when it has inspired some insight, and with Bob's generous knowledge I like to wait for him to post here himself.  In other words, observation of good form is important whatever the legalities.  The FBC often links the Cardboard posts I do on the list of press coverage articles they post after each game, so that give the Cardboard a link to the greater WBB community. 

I've also noticed some friendly sharing and conversations that go on at the Boneyard and at the Bear Insider.  I've not posted in either place, but there are a few Stanfordian WBB fans who circulate here and also put in appearances in enemy territory.  Once in a while I glean information from those boards and when I transmit it here, I try to credit the home boards.

There is also a bit of discretion involved in transmitting the information from the "chalk talks" hosted by the WBB assistant coaches before home games.  The coaches are very discrete--I think this is Tara's way of giving her junior most assistants a very friendly crowd to practice for the day when they regularly face sports reporters at real press conferences, and so they don't normally betray any confidences or say anything overtly negative about anyone.  But I think it important to be clear when insights come from.  And since I like them to be open with us, I don't want to jeopardize the content of their presentations by writing it up in an embarrassing or indiscreet way. 

As for the various WBB recruiting sites, my rule of thumb is that I don't pay for any of them, so if I can access the information it must be in the public domain.  Bob I know does subscribe and it can be difficult under those circumstances to know where the paywall ends and the more publicly accessible information begins.  But when I do link a story of interest the chances are it the power of Google that tipped me off.

[81alum]

I thoroughly agree with all that Redrum said, but would like to extend it a bit.  In WBB there is still the fine Fast Break Club site.  It does not have a board, but Marian Cortesi and our own Bob K blog there.  I often get insight from things that they post and sometimes private offline conversations.    While the FBC site is not a paid site, I always try to credit it when it has inspired some insight, and with Bob's generous knowledge I like to wait for him to post here himself.  In other words, observation of good form is important whatever the legalities.  The FBC often links the Cardboard posts I do on the list of press coverage articles they post after each game, so that give the Cardboard a link to the greater WBB community. 

I've also noticed some friendly sharing and conversations that go on at the Boneyard and at the Bear Insider.  I've not posted in either place, but there are a few Stanfordian WBB fans who circulate here and also put in appearances in enemy territory.  Once in a while I glean information from those boards and when I transmit it here, I try to credit the home boards.

There is also a bit of discretion involved in transmitting the information from the "chalk talks" hosted by the WBB assistant coaches before home games.  The coaches are very discrete--I think this is Tara's way of giving her junior most assistants a very friendly crowd to practice for the day when they regularly face sports reporters at real press conferences, and so they don't normally betray any confidences or say anything overtly negative about anyone.  But I think it important to be clear when insights come from.  And since I like them to be open with us, I don't want to jeopardize the content of their presentations by writing it up in an embarrassing or indiscreet way. 

As for the various WBB recruiting sites, my rule of thumb is that I don't pay for any of them, so if I can access the information it must be in the public domain.  Bob I know does subscribe and it can be difficult under those circumstances to know where the paywall ends and the more publicly accessible information begins.  But when I do link a story of interest the chances are it the power of Google that tipped me off.