03-18-2022, 11:32 PM
If you're wondering, as I was, where Fran's dunk fit in the NCAA tournament history -- it was only the 3rd dunk in the women's tournament. Previous two were Griner in 2013 and Candace Parker in 2006.
WBB: Stanford 78 -- Montana State 37
03-18-2022, 11:35 PM
(03-18-2022, 11:15 PM)martyup Wrote: They say defense wins championships. I would say that holding your opponent scoreless for a full quarter sends a strong message that Stanford is ready to defend their title.
Well, we did play great D, but I've seen middle school teams shoot and handle the ball better than Montana State did in that first Q. I felt bad for them going 0 for their first 20.
Our team constantly reminds me they are human. Brink with her foul and FT trouble, Lexie over-amped and missing bunnies after great steals, who knows which part of Haley's game will show up. Never a dull moment!
(03-18-2022, 11:15 PM)martyup Wrote: They say defense wins championships. I would say that holding your opponent scoreless for a full quarter sends a strong message that Stanford is ready to defend their title.
Well, we did play great D, but I've seen middle school teams shoot and handle the ball better than Montana State did in that first Q. I felt bad for them going 0 for their first 20.
Our team constantly reminds me they are human. Brink with her foul and FT trouble, Lexie over-amped and missing bunnies after great steals, who knows which part of Haley's game will show up. Never a dull moment!
03-19-2022, 02:58 AM
Gotta love the response from Coach Tara to the dunk at the end of the ESPN article:
Quote:Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said she was excited that Belibi got to have a special moment, but it was just one play in one game in their quest to win back-to-back national championships. Stanford takes on No. 8 seed Kansas in the second round on Sunday.
"I did remind her that it's two points and the next play down, there was a girl that got a layup," VanDerveer said. "It was [Belibi's] girl, so I was like, 'Come on, Fran.'"
Gotta love the response from Coach Tara to the dunk at the end of the ESPN article:
Quote:Stanford coach Tara VanDerveer said she was excited that Belibi got to have a special moment, but it was just one play in one game in their quest to win back-to-back national championships. Stanford takes on No. 8 seed Kansas in the second round on Sunday.
"I did remind her that it's two points and the next play down, there was a girl that got a layup," VanDerveer said. "It was [Belibi's] girl, so I was like, 'Come on, Fran.'"
03-19-2022, 11:50 AM
(03-19-2022, 08:21 AM)81alum Wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd_PCjfvbfw
Thanks for posting. Both pressers are worth watching -- Stanford for all the talk about Fran's dunk, Tara's comments, sense of team chemistry. And the talk about how Tara spoke to Kola Bad Bear and what she said. Then the Montana State, for how they felt about the game, the genuineness of the players and their coach, and the pride they had in what they'd accomplished.
(03-19-2022, 08:21 AM)81alum Wrote: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd_PCjfvbfw
Thanks for posting. Both pressers are worth watching -- Stanford for all the talk about Fran's dunk, Tara's comments, sense of team chemistry. And the talk about how Tara spoke to Kola Bad Bear and what she said. Then the Montana State, for how they felt about the game, the genuineness of the players and their coach, and the pride they had in what they'd accomplished.
(03-18-2022, 06:53 PM)M T Wrote: My impression is that warm up shots are missing more than I remember
I noticed this at the time as well and wanted to blame it on the new balls but Lexie sure adjusted well last night!
03-21-2022, 11:01 AM
(03-21-2022, 07:23 AM)UltimateCard Wrote:(03-18-2022, 06:53 PM)M T Wrote: My impression is that warm up shots are missing more than I remember
I noticed this at the time as well and wanted to blame it on the new balls but Lexie sure adjusted well last night!
Thanks for the link about the new balls. From the link,
Quote:Murphy stated that Wilson worked with the NCAA and several of its schools to create a ball that has "an extra layer of grip," and is "easier to shoot from long-range."
I wonder if the aerodynamics of the ball has changed, the way golf ball design helps the flight of the ball. Or the weight distribution (I only recently saw about the interior of bowling balls being non uniform)
As Lexie kept draining 3s last night, I was beginning to consider whether the 3 (at whatever distance) is getting too easy to hit and is making basketball a battle of stand-off artillery.
It would be interesting to know what schools used the new ball and if the stats show better 3PT and FT shooting.
Also, I wonder if all the schools now have access to the tournament ball and can practice with it.
(03-21-2022, 07:23 AM)UltimateCard Wrote:(03-18-2022, 06:53 PM)M T Wrote: My impression is that warm up shots are missing more than I remember
I noticed this at the time as well and wanted to blame it on the new balls but Lexie sure adjusted well last night!
Thanks for the link about the new balls. From the link,
Quote:Murphy stated that Wilson worked with the NCAA and several of its schools to create a ball that has "an extra layer of grip," and is "easier to shoot from long-range."
I wonder if the aerodynamics of the ball has changed, the way golf ball design helps the flight of the ball. Or the weight distribution (I only recently saw about the interior of bowling balls being non uniform)
As Lexie kept draining 3s last night, I was beginning to consider whether the 3 (at whatever distance) is getting too easy to hit and is making basketball a battle of stand-off artillery.
It would be interesting to know what schools used the new ball and if the stats show better 3PT and FT shooting.
Also, I wonder if all the schools now have access to the tournament ball and can practice with it.
03-21-2022, 01:06 PM
(03-21-2022, 11:01 AM)M T Wrote:(03-21-2022, 07:23 AM)UltimateCard Wrote:(03-18-2022, 06:53 PM)M T Wrote: My impression is that warm up shots are missing more than I remember
I noticed this at the time as well and wanted to blame it on the new balls but Lexie sure adjusted well last night!
Thanks for the link about the new balls. From the link,
Quote:Murphy stated that Wilson worked with the NCAA and several of its schools to create a ball that has "an extra layer of grip," and is "easier to shoot from long-range."
I wonder if the aerodynamics of the ball has changed, the way golf ball design helps the flight of the ball. Or the weight distribution (I only recently saw about the interior of bowling balls being non uniform)
As Lexie kept draining 3s last night, I was beginning to consider whether the 3 (at whatever distance) is getting too easy to hit and is making basketball a battle of stand-off artillery.
It would be interesting to know what schools used the new ball and if the stats show better 3PT and FT shooting.
Also, I wonder if all the schools now have access to the tournament ball and can practice with it.
The way the new ball was clanking off the rims in warmups on Friday, I thought they might have been overinflated. But a different feel could explain being just a tad off on the release. Reminds me of the controversy in MLB about changes to the ball. Can't the powers that be just leave well enough alone?!
(03-21-2022, 11:01 AM)M T Wrote:(03-21-2022, 07:23 AM)UltimateCard Wrote:(03-18-2022, 06:53 PM)M T Wrote: My impression is that warm up shots are missing more than I remember
I noticed this at the time as well and wanted to blame it on the new balls but Lexie sure adjusted well last night!
Thanks for the link about the new balls. From the link,
Quote:Murphy stated that Wilson worked with the NCAA and several of its schools to create a ball that has "an extra layer of grip," and is "easier to shoot from long-range."
I wonder if the aerodynamics of the ball has changed, the way golf ball design helps the flight of the ball. Or the weight distribution (I only recently saw about the interior of bowling balls being non uniform)
As Lexie kept draining 3s last night, I was beginning to consider whether the 3 (at whatever distance) is getting too easy to hit and is making basketball a battle of stand-off artillery.
It would be interesting to know what schools used the new ball and if the stats show better 3PT and FT shooting.
Also, I wonder if all the schools now have access to the tournament ball and can practice with it.
The way the new ball was clanking off the rims in warmups on Friday, I thought they might have been overinflated. But a different feel could explain being just a tad off on the release. Reminds me of the controversy in MLB about changes to the ball. Can't the powers that be just leave well enough alone?!
03-21-2022, 08:02 PM
Remember that the three point line has been moved back by 16inches.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/did...asketball/
For the season, three point shooting is down marginally from last year, but it’s not improving.
BC
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/did...asketball/
For the season, three point shooting is down marginally from last year, but it’s not improving.
BC
Remember that the three point line has been moved back by 16inches.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/did...asketball/
For the season, three point shooting is down marginally from last year, but it’s not improving.
BC
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/did...asketball/
For the season, three point shooting is down marginally from last year, but it’s not improving.
BC
03-21-2022, 09:43 PM
(03-21-2022, 08:02 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Remember that the three point line has been moved back by 16inches.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/did...asketball/
For the season, three point shooting is down marginally from last year, but it’s not improving.
BC
It is for Lexie!
Put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip.
(03-21-2022, 08:02 PM)BostonCard Wrote: Remember that the three point line has been moved back by 16inches.
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/did...asketball/
For the season, three point shooting is down marginally from last year, but it’s not improving.
BC
It is for Lexie!
Put a glide in your stride and a dip in your hip.
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