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This is behind a paywall, but those of you with subscriptions to NYT and/or The Athletic can see.  I think it's fair and reasonably thorough.

https://theathletic.com/5378917/2024/03/...nk-guards/

Basically puts the burden of our path back to dominance on better guard play, both offensively (creating shots) and defensively (staying in front of quick opponents).  Notes Lepolo's shortcomings but acknowledges her knee difficulties.  

"The sources of improvement will have to come internally. While other programs can dip into the transfer portal for key pieces, Stanford’s transfer acceptance rate was 1.8 percent in the fall of 2022. It was 1.7 percent in 2021. The academic requirements of this university don’t allow many students to come in after their freshman year — portal or not.

"Right now, all of the Cardinal guards are one-dimensional. Lepolo can run an offense in the half court but lacks the aggression or footspeed to do much else. Nunu Agara is a physical defender who doesn’t contribute offensively. Demetre takes too few shots for someone who makes 38 percent of her 3-pointers. Unless Jzaniya Harriel and Chloe Clardy take Iriafen-level jumps entering next season, Stanford will face similar issues creating offense against stronger opponents."

Thanks for posting, although I don’t think I need to pay the NYT to find out that the sun rises in the East…

LOL, yeah, maybe belaboring the obvious for those of us following the team closely.  But I don't recall a lot of Stanford WBB coverage from the Athletic and I thought it was interesting that a "different" reporter came to many of the same conclusions.

[qwerty49]

1711828533[/url]']
This is behind a paywall, but those of you with subscriptions to NYT and/or The Athletic can see.  I think it's fair and reasonably thorough.

https://theathletic.com/5378917/2024/03/...nk-guards/

Basically puts the burden of our path back to dominance on better guard play, both offensively (creating shots) and defensively (staying in front of quick opponents).  Notes Lepolo's shortcomings but acknowledges her knee difficulties.  

"The sources of improvement will have to come internally. While other programs can dip into the transfer portal for key pieces, Stanford’s transfer acceptance rate was 1.8 percent in the fall of 2022. It was 1.7 percent in 2021. The academic requirements of this university don’t allow many students to come in after their freshman year — portal or not.

"Right now, all of the Cardinal guards are one-dimensional. Lepolo can run an offense in the half court but lacks the aggression or footspeed to do much else. Nunu Agara is a physical defender who doesn’t contribute offensively. Demetre takes too few shots for someone who makes 38 percent of her 3-pointers. Unless Jzaniya Harriel and Chloe Clardy take Iriafen-level jumps entering next season, Stanford will face similar issues creating offense against stronger opponents."

Thanks for posting, although I don’t think I need to pay the NYT to find out that the sun rises in the East…

LOL, yeah, maybe belaboring the obvious for those of us following the team closely.  But I don't recall a lot of Stanford WBB coverage from the Athletic and I thought it was interesting that a "different" reporter came to many of the same conclusions.