03-20-2012, 03:49 AM
I'll fess up that this was the first men's game I've watched in person in many years. (I'm not used to 6'9" guards!) This caused me to reflect upon the similarities & differences in the games. I won't bother you with my impressions, but there were big differences. It seemed odd that with such great shooting, the total scoring was somewhat the same. I really liked the snappy passes, and the bounce passes that skipped more than bounced.
Some things felt too familiar. Stanford had the lead and then slowly let it slip away in the first part of the second half. I thought they had the officials' help in getting back into the game from 11 down. With 5:38 left in the game, Stanford got within one point at 73-74. Then the air went out of the game. Over the next nearly 4 minutes, ISU had two missed layups and three missed 3 pointers and 3 offensive fouls by the same player, but did manage two FT. During that same period, Stanford missed a layup, three jumpers, a three pointer, and two FT, and also had an offensive foul, but did manage two FT. It seemed neither team wanted to win the game. Stanford did finally hit a 3ptr, their only field goal in the last 5 and a half minutes. But ISU had no field goals during that time.
I thought Stanford's last shot in regulation was a little too late (and too desperate) to allow any kind of rebound chance, but maybe that's the way it has to be in MBB where the other team still has a timeout.
Hey, a win is still a win. If nothing else, it helps the players gain more experience for next year. Congrats to the team, and I hope they win all the way to the end.
Some things felt too familiar. Stanford had the lead and then slowly let it slip away in the first part of the second half. I thought they had the officials' help in getting back into the game from 11 down. With 5:38 left in the game, Stanford got within one point at 73-74. Then the air went out of the game. Over the next nearly 4 minutes, ISU had two missed layups and three missed 3 pointers and 3 offensive fouls by the same player, but did manage two FT. During that same period, Stanford missed a layup, three jumpers, a three pointer, and two FT, and also had an offensive foul, but did manage two FT. It seemed neither team wanted to win the game. Stanford did finally hit a 3ptr, their only field goal in the last 5 and a half minutes. But ISU had no field goals during that time.
I thought Stanford's last shot in regulation was a little too late (and too desperate) to allow any kind of rebound chance, but maybe that's the way it has to be in MBB where the other team still has a timeout.
Hey, a win is still a win. If nothing else, it helps the players gain more experience for next year. Congrats to the team, and I hope they win all the way to the end.