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Nunu finishes with 27 points and 9 rebounds.  

Eschmeyer with 6 Brinks tonight. 

Season low scoring for WF.

30% shooting will do that. Don’t win often that way but WF wasn’t that good.

I just don’t see the offense ever being consistent this year. The 3 pt shooting was somewhat better vs. UNC and they killed UNC on the boards, but I don’t think either of those will be a regular thing this year. Overall there really isn’t anything they are consistently good at on offense and Ogden remains the only player who can create much off the dribble. Leopolo is short with a slow shot so defenders can slough way off her and still prevent her from shooting. MAS has no offensive game.  Etc, etc.

It’s a better team this year, but it’s defense, being scrappy and chipping in just enough points wherever they can get them to get by this season. And I suspect we will continue to see “wherever” vary greatly from game to game. Today Agara could dominate but Clardy, Ogden and Somfai didn’t do much while in contrast Agara had almost no impact vs. UNC. Different match up’s = different players scoring when you have no elite offensive players. Going to have figure it out game by game.

Yes.  Many posters have said this before, but with the current offense, Stanford continues to overly rely on 3-point shooting.  Last night, 5 of 24 (21%).  Overall this season 30.7%.  The team looks good when the shots are going in, but when they're not, the offense becomes sluggish.  If Coach Paye sticks with the perimeter ball passing (which I believe she will), players must set stronger screens that allow ball handlers a path to the basket or at least decent mid-range shots.  Nunu is the only player with the strength and athleticism who can basically get inside on her own.  Every team (from little Cal Poly to FGCU to NC State, to Wake Forest) packs the paint and that will continue as we move deeper into Conference play.  We have seen flashes of Somfai and Eschmeyer on pick and rolls to the hoop.  That at least helps ease the pressure even within the current offense.

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Nunu finishes with 27 points and 9 rebounds.  

Eschmeyer with 6 Brinks tonight. 

Season low scoring for WF.

30% shooting will do that. Don’t win often that way but WF wasn’t that good.

I just don’t see the offense ever being consistent this year. The 3 pt shooting was somewhat better vs. UNC and they killed UNC on the boards, but I don’t think either of those will be a regular thing this year. Overall there really isn’t anything they are consistently good at on offense and Ogden remains the only player who can create much off the dribble. Leopolo is short with a slow shot so defenders can slough way off her and still prevent her from shooting. MAS has no offensive game.  Etc, etc.

It’s a better team this year, but it’s defense, being scrappy and chipping in just enough points wherever they can get them to get by this season. And I suspect we will continue to see “wherever” vary greatly from game to game. Today Agara could dominate but Clardy, Ogden and Somfai didn’t do much while in contrast Agara had almost no impact vs. UNC. Different match up’s = different players scoring when you have no elite offensive players. Going to have figure it out game by game.

Yes.  Many posters have said this before, but with the current offense, Stanford continues to overly rely on 3-point shooting.  Last night, 5 of 24 (21%).  Overall this season 30.7%.  The team looks good when the shots are going in, but when they're not, the offense becomes sluggish.  If Coach Paye sticks with the perimeter ball passing (which I believe she will), players must set stronger screens that allow ball handlers a path to the basket or at least decent mid-range shots.  Nunu is the only player with the strength and athleticism who can basically get inside on her own.  Every team (from little Cal Poly to FGCU to NC State, to Wake Forest) packs the paint and that will continue as we move deeper into Conference play.  We have seen flashes of Somfai and Eschmeyer on pick and rolls to the hoop.  That at least helps ease the pressure even within the current offense.