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Thanks for the preview VB.  I wasn't overly disappointed by the loss to GCU (I would bet on them being an NCAA tourney team and would not be surprised if they get another 1st round win), but the loss to Cal Poly was really deflating.

I considered staying home to watch the Warriors & Nuggets tonight, but decided to be among the (likely) few who will make it to Maples tonight.

Before the Cal Poly loss, I was allowing myself to get optimistic for a better season than the last 3 or 4 - not exactly a high bar.  I was even ready to say that those willing to settle for a 15-15 season were too pessimistic.  But the Cal Poly game was jarring in many ways.  So I'll save my thoughts about the ACC portion of the schedule for later - or maybe throw in the towel if Stanford can't come back with a win tonight.

It's early in the season, but Stanford is top 20 in rankings of teams with the fewest turnovers. Quite a change compared to last year, when Stanford ranked No. 281. I view this has a very positive reflection of the coaching job by KS, no matter the record this year. 

I don't believe any of Stanford's losses so far will turn out to be "good losses," but I do think a player like Okpara can play better than he has, and it's way to early to say with a young guy like Batson. Stanford has not shown anything suggesting it can finish close to .500 in ACC play, imo, but there is still time for a fourth or fifth guy to emerge as a much needed consistent force. There are still reasons to watch, even if the team goes down tonight.

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Thanks for the preview VB.  I wasn't overly disappointed by the loss to GCU (I would bet on them being an NCAA tourney team and would not be surprised if they get another 1st round win), but the loss to Cal Poly was really deflating.

I considered staying home to watch the Warriors & Nuggets tonight, but decided to be among the (likely) few who will make it to Maples tonight.

Before the Cal Poly loss, I was allowing myself to get optimistic for a better season than the last 3 or 4 - not exactly a high bar.  I was even ready to say that those willing to settle for a 15-15 season were too pessimistic.  But the Cal Poly game was jarring in many ways.  So I'll save my thoughts about the ACC portion of the schedule for later - or maybe throw in the towel if Stanford can't come back with a win tonight.

It's early in the season, but Stanford is top 20 in rankings of teams with the fewest turnovers. Quite a change compared to last year, when Stanford ranked No. 281. I view this has a very positive reflection of the coaching job by KS, no matter the record this year. 

I don't believe any of Stanford's losses so far will turn out to be "good losses," but I do think a player like Okpara can play better than he has, and it's way to early to say with a young guy like Batson. Stanford has not shown anything suggesting it can finish close to .500 in ACC play, imo, but there is still time for a fourth or fifth guy to emerge as a much needed consistent force. There are still reasons to watch, even if the team goes down tonight.