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The not-quite-so-really-good point guards have to spend a little too much attention on not getting the ball picked, are a little too tentative in throwing the pass, and always seem to get the ball to an open teammate a split second too late, so the defense has had an opportunity to adjust and take away the open shot. 

For years I've felt that the team always seemed like they had practiced against practice opponents who were much slower than practice teammates, where they can get away with the weak pass, without the defensive player either reaching out and deflecting it or hustling to the ball first.  I wonder if it might be useful to put (in turn) each starting guard to scrimmage against the other starters, if that isn't done already.

One other question I had last night:  Why in the world put Bonnie Samuelson in and then NOT run some offensive set guaranteed to get her an open look at a 3 fairly early on?

Does it seem to you that Stanford is running fewer set plays than usual?  (But to be fair, I think Bonnie does usually get a decent look soon after getting into the game.  Whether she hits it is another issue.)    For years I've felt that our 3PT% falls during the year.  It isn't clear whether it is the level of competition (or their adaption to our 3PT plays), or whether it is that players practice 3s all summer long and come to school with a good stroke, but then can't spend as much time on it during the season.

We may be able to get away with that this early in the season, but things can get pretty bleak at the end.  Winning the Rose Bowl with a 20-14 score is one thing, but trying to win basketball games with a score in that range will be quite a feat...

Point taken about it being bleak at the end of the season. (See attached image)

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The not-quite-so-really-good point guards have to spend a little too much attention on not getting the ball picked, are a little too tentative in throwing the pass, and always seem to get the ball to an open teammate a split second too late, so the defense has had an opportunity to adjust and take away the open shot. 

For years I've felt that the team always seemed like they had practiced against practice opponents who were much slower than practice teammates, where they can get away with the weak pass, without the defensive player either reaching out and deflecting it or hustling to the ball first.  I wonder if it might be useful to put (in turn) each starting guard to scrimmage against the other starters, if that isn't done already.

One other question I had last night:  Why in the world put Bonnie Samuelson in and then NOT run some offensive set guaranteed to get her an open look at a 3 fairly early on?

Does it seem to you that Stanford is running fewer set plays than usual?  (But to be fair, I think Bonnie does usually get a decent look soon after getting into the game.  Whether she hits it is another issue.)    For years I've felt that our 3PT% falls during the year.  It isn't clear whether it is the level of competition (or their adaption to our 3PT plays), or whether it is that players practice 3s all summer long and come to school with a good stroke, but then can't spend as much time on it during the season.

We may be able to get away with that this early in the season, but things can get pretty bleak at the end.  Winning the Rose Bowl with a 20-14 score is one thing, but trying to win basketball games with a score in that range will be quite a feat...

Point taken about it being bleak at the end of the season. (See attached image)

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