Stanford invades Haas Pavilion, where Cal fans are planning a "Gold Out" - their gold always looks like yellow to me, but whatever makes them feel good. Cal is favored by 1.5, over/under is 148.5 - implied score is 75-73.5.
My preview and the the thread from the home loss 4 weeks ago: https://thecardboard.org/board/thread-26...hlight=MBB
Since then, the outlook, expectations, & goals for the season have been on a downward trajectory. Stanford is 2-4 in the last 3 weeks and is now in 13th place in the ACC. Making the NCAA tournament has become a pipe dream. Hope of getting a bye in the ACC tourney is fading fast. Current projections have Stanford in the NIT as a 5 seed. Meanwhile, Cal is projected to be a 1 seed in the NIT, but Cal fans still hope for a strong finish and a spot in the NCAA tourney.
Lee Dort has not played since getting injured in the Stanford game. Mark Madsen is hoping Dort can play today - said a few days ago that it was 50-50. Dort is listed as a "Game Time Decision" on the ACC injury report. In his absence, Milos Ilic has been inserted into the starting lineup, and another big man - Mantas Kocanas - has seen more action.
Cal continues to do well with 3s, rating 4th in the ACC in 3-pt% on offense (37.2), and 3rd in defending the 3 (30.4%). John Camden leads the way with 72 3s on 42.9% shooting. Dai Dai Ames, Justin Pippin, & Chris Bell all have 42+ 3s on 35-40% shooting. This was a key to their win at Maples, as they were 10-25 from 3 vs. 6-31 for Stanford. This needs to get turned around today for Stanford to have a chance for the upset.
My preview and the the thread from the home loss 4 weeks ago: https://thecardboard.org/board/thread-26...hlight=MBB
Since then, the outlook, expectations, & goals for the season have been on a downward trajectory. Stanford is 2-4 in the last 3 weeks and is now in 13th place in the ACC. Making the NCAA tournament has become a pipe dream. Hope of getting a bye in the ACC tourney is fading fast. Current projections have Stanford in the NIT as a 5 seed. Meanwhile, Cal is projected to be a 1 seed in the NIT, but Cal fans still hope for a strong finish and a spot in the NCAA tourney.
Lee Dort has not played since getting injured in the Stanford game. Mark Madsen is hoping Dort can play today - said a few days ago that it was 50-50. Dort is listed as a "Game Time Decision" on the ACC injury report. In his absence, Milos Ilic has been inserted into the starting lineup, and another big man - Mantas Kocanas - has seen more action.
Cal continues to do well with 3s, rating 4th in the ACC in 3-pt% on offense (37.2), and 3rd in defending the 3 (30.4%). John Camden leads the way with 72 3s on 42.9% shooting. Dai Dai Ames, Justin Pippin, & Chris Bell all have 42+ 3s on 35-40% shooting. This was a key to their win at Maples, as they were 10-25 from 3 vs. 6-31 for Stanford. This needs to get turned around today for Stanford to have a chance for the upset.