[81alum]

The presser:

https://gostanford.com/news/2024/11/7/st...conference

Main takeaway:  Kate wants us to be tough, scrappy, physical, aggressive on defense, and contrasted this with the past.  In the past we relied on being big and blocking shots, we can no longer count on that, so our defense needs to improve in other ways--chiefly through guard play.  From the chalk talk it sounds like our offense will still be a Princeton continuity offense, but our defensive character may show the biggest change from previous teams.   The question was provoked by our 10 steals against WSU.  

Not sure how I missed that before--we won't lose many games in which we get 10 steals.  If you think about it, there is not really a better defense than a steal.  Some blocked shots do not change possession, but a steal always does.

Let's hope we see that against Gonzaga!

[81alum]

The presser:

https://gostanford.com/news/2024/11/7/st...conference

Main takeaway:  Kate wants us to be tough, scrappy, physical, aggressive on defense, and contrasted this with the past.  In the past we relied on being big and blocking shots, we can no longer count on that, so our defense needs to improve in other ways--chiefly through guard play.  From the chalk talk it sounds like our offense will still be a Princeton continuity offense, but our defensive character may show the biggest change from previous teams.   The question was provoked by our 10 steals against WSU.  

Not sure how I missed that before--we won't lose many games in which we get 10 steals.  If you think about it, there is not really a better defense than a steal.  Some blocked shots do not change possession, but a steal always does.

Let's hope we see that against Gonzaga!