[Jskass]

No doubt about it, this was a bad game for our ladies. 

BUT I ABSOLUTELY DISAGREE with Jskass's statement "Team just looked like they didn't care."  I also disagree with her statement that  "Clearly overconfident or didn't refocus after GW game."  I just didn't see that in anyone's actions on the court.  They got beat, but not because they weren't trying. 

As for "You don't see Geno's teams do this," I guess you weren't at Maples just 53 weeks ago.

I agree that it appears that our coaching staff had not gotten them prepared for a zone.  The problems were across the board for everyone on the team.

Whether it was a good defense, or bad offense, we couldn't pass the ball inside.  SCU rotated well enough to guard our 3-point shooters unless there was a skip pass, or rather, a skip interception.

Is 26 turnovers a record for Stanford?  Virtually everyone participated:
Lili: 6 in 35 min
Marta: 4 in 9 min
Britanny: 4 in 25 min
Briana: 4 in 25 min
Alana: 3 in 16 min
Kaylee: 2 in 25 min
Erica: 2 in 39 min
Karlie: 1 in 21 min
Just to complete the lineup:
Tess: 0 in 1 min (I thought I remember Tess fumbling the ball, but apparently not.)
Shannon: 0 in 5 min

Our short guards are not tall enough to pass over decent guards.  Skip passes were repeatedly intercepted.
Our interior players couldn't get enough separation for a pass to come in.  They weren't tall enough to get a pass over the top.  They weren't tall enough or strong enough to out-rebound SCU under either goal.

I remember that at 16 minutes into the game, we had 13 points and 12 turnovers.  Ouch.
IIRC, at one point, SCU had more offensive rebounds than we had defensive rebounds.  Ouch. (In each of the 2nd & 3rd quarters, SCU had 5 OR & 5 DR, while Stanford had 2 OR & 4 DR)

When the team came out for warm-ups before the 2nd half, it seemed clear that the coach's message was to shoot over the zone.  McPhee was hitting probably 70% of her warm-up 3s.  I know she hit 6 in a row.  (It would be nice for McCall to help McPhee on shooting.  I had a really good view of McCall put up a 10 foot jumper.  She got the ball in a shooting position quickly, and then she smoothly took her shot.  I was surprised at how relaxed that part of the shooting motion was, compared to getting in position.  I think McPhee just has too much adrenalin and jerks her shots in the game.)

Unfortunately, we were 1/8 for 3pts in the 3rd quarter, resulting in a 20% 3pt percentage.  In the 4th quarter, we bet the bank on the 3 point shot and almost came back with 6 of 12 from 3pt range.


(By the way, in the 4th quarter, the scoreboard lost one of the fouls on Stanford.  The scoreboard showed just 4 fouls on Stanford after Lili's foul with 0:32 left in the game.  There were actually 5 fouls, so the awarded free throws were proper.)

I agree with most of your comments but if you disagree with me on team being flat (except last few minutes) then re-read Tara's comments on doing more than just showing up...plus rebounding being about focus. All I know is what I perceived sitting in the stands; your stats all make a lot of sense, especially to me as a statistician, but perception on effort, energy and focus matters too -- and I can't imagine you didn't feel it last night.

And, yes Geno's team let up ONCE in the past how many years? No comparison. They never slow down in any game to have close games but instead consistently beat teams by 40+ points. When did we last do that? We need to have that mental toughness. If KLS thought we were comparable, she wouldn't have chosen to fly 3000 miles to attend a weaker academic institution than Stanford. I'm just saying it as it is. Don't shoot the messenger.

[Jskass]

No doubt about it, this was a bad game for our ladies. 

BUT I ABSOLUTELY DISAGREE with Jskass's statement "Team just looked like they didn't care."  I also disagree with her statement that  "Clearly overconfident or didn't refocus after GW game."  I just didn't see that in anyone's actions on the court.  They got beat, but not because they weren't trying. 

As for "You don't see Geno's teams do this," I guess you weren't at Maples just 53 weeks ago.

I agree that it appears that our coaching staff had not gotten them prepared for a zone.  The problems were across the board for everyone on the team.

Whether it was a good defense, or bad offense, we couldn't pass the ball inside.  SCU rotated well enough to guard our 3-point shooters unless there was a skip pass, or rather, a skip interception.

Is 26 turnovers a record for Stanford?  Virtually everyone participated:
Lili: 6 in 35 min
Marta: 4 in 9 min
Britanny: 4 in 25 min
Briana: 4 in 25 min
Alana: 3 in 16 min
Kaylee: 2 in 25 min
Erica: 2 in 39 min
Karlie: 1 in 21 min
Just to complete the lineup:
Tess: 0 in 1 min (I thought I remember Tess fumbling the ball, but apparently not.)
Shannon: 0 in 5 min

Our short guards are not tall enough to pass over decent guards.  Skip passes were repeatedly intercepted.
Our interior players couldn't get enough separation for a pass to come in.  They weren't tall enough to get a pass over the top.  They weren't tall enough or strong enough to out-rebound SCU under either goal.

I remember that at 16 minutes into the game, we had 13 points and 12 turnovers.  Ouch.
IIRC, at one point, SCU had more offensive rebounds than we had defensive rebounds.  Ouch. (In each of the 2nd & 3rd quarters, SCU had 5 OR & 5 DR, while Stanford had 2 OR & 4 DR)

When the team came out for warm-ups before the 2nd half, it seemed clear that the coach's message was to shoot over the zone.  McPhee was hitting probably 70% of her warm-up 3s.  I know she hit 6 in a row.  (It would be nice for McCall to help McPhee on shooting.  I had a really good view of McCall put up a 10 foot jumper.  She got the ball in a shooting position quickly, and then she smoothly took her shot.  I was surprised at how relaxed that part of the shooting motion was, compared to getting in position.  I think McPhee just has too much adrenalin and jerks her shots in the game.)

Unfortunately, we were 1/8 for 3pts in the 3rd quarter, resulting in a 20% 3pt percentage.  In the 4th quarter, we bet the bank on the 3 point shot and almost came back with 6 of 12 from 3pt range.


(By the way, in the 4th quarter, the scoreboard lost one of the fouls on Stanford.  The scoreboard showed just 4 fouls on Stanford after Lili's foul with 0:32 left in the game.  There were actually 5 fouls, so the awarded free throws were proper.)

I agree with most of your comments but if you disagree with me on team being flat (except last few minutes) then re-read Tara's comments on doing more than just showing up...plus rebounding being about focus. All I know is what I perceived sitting in the stands; your stats all make a lot of sense, especially to me as a statistician, but perception on effort, energy and focus matters too -- and I can't imagine you didn't feel it last night.

And, yes Geno's team let up ONCE in the past how many years? No comparison. They never slow down in any game to have close games but instead consistently beat teams by 40+ points. When did we last do that? We need to have that mental toughness. If KLS thought we were comparable, she wouldn't have chosen to fly 3000 miles to attend a weaker academic institution than Stanford. I'm just saying it as it is. Don't shoot the messenger.