[Spiny_Norman]

A disappointing loss after unexpected wins. Jekyll and Hyde.

This was not on our team.  They were getting mugged up and down the court all night.  Sure we shoot poorly from 3, but we made 31-34 free throws.  We should have won this game if it was called correctly.

Under Hurley, ASU plays aggressive defense. They play like he played. I think they believe they have a quickness advantage against Stanford so they press all game. Stanford tried to adjust by playing Taitz for Kisunas. You might have noticed at various times that Haase brought in walk-ons Beskind and Begovich to give Taitz and O'Connell a break. ASU recognized this and their guards just abused Stanford's guards for a while. Stanford really needed depth at guard today and just did not have it because of the injuries. Probably just as well that we only play ASU once in the regular season.

Now to get ready for 5 straight games in the Bay Area - 4 at home and one at Berkeley. First up - USC on Tuesday.

[Spiny_Norman]

A disappointing loss after unexpected wins. Jekyll and Hyde.

This was not on our team.  They were getting mugged up and down the court all night.  Sure we shoot poorly from 3, but we made 31-34 free throws.  We should have won this game if it was called correctly.

Under Hurley, ASU plays aggressive defense. They play like he played. I think they believe they have a quickness advantage against Stanford so they press all game. Stanford tried to adjust by playing Taitz for Kisunas. You might have noticed at various times that Haase brought in walk-ons Beskind and Begovich to give Taitz and O'Connell a break. ASU recognized this and their guards just abused Stanford's guards for a while. Stanford really needed depth at guard today and just did not have it because of the injuries. Probably just as well that we only play ASU once in the regular season.

Now to get ready for 5 straight games in the Bay Area - 4 at home and one at Berkeley. First up - USC on Tuesday.