MBB: Stanford 94 -- Portland 72

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RE: MBB: Stanford 94 -- Portland 72 - Papa John - 12-05-2025

(12-05-2025, 01:13 PM)SkiBum80 Wrote:
(12-05-2025, 12:13 PM)Papa John Wrote:
(12-04-2025, 06:13 PM)BostonCard Wrote: So, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The road is long.

with many a winding turn that leads us to who knows where...

Almost seems as if you're leaning into a particular Lennon/McCartney song. If so, we know where it leads. To your door.

Actually, these lads are from Manchester, not Liverpool. C'mon, folks, I can't be the only one who thought of this song!

RE: MBB: Stanford 94 -- Portland 72 - TrumpCard - 12-05-2025

It sounds like people are predicting a fall-off from last year's .500 record in ACC conference games. That makes sense given the departure of the team's top 3 scorers from last year. Are there any bold folks out there willing to predict that Stanford will achieve an ACC Conference record this year that's on par with Stanford's 2024-2025 team? Or is that not too realistic?

RE: MBB: Stanford 94 -- Portland 72 - skip75 - 12-05-2025

(12-05-2025, 01:33 PM)Papa John Wrote:
(12-05-2025, 01:13 PM)SkiBum80 Wrote:
(12-05-2025, 12:13 PM)Papa John Wrote:
(12-04-2025, 06:13 PM)BostonCard Wrote: So, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The road is long.

with many a winding turn that leads us to who knows where...

Almost seems as if you're leaning into a particular Lennon/McCartney song. If so, we know where it leads. To your door.

Actually, these lads are from Manchester, not Liverpool. C'mon, folks, I can't be the only one who thought of this song!

It's a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we're on the way to there
Why not share?

RE: MBB: Stanford 94 -- Portland 72 - magnus - 12-05-2025

Why not? Smith will continue to outperform the pundits' predictions! Let's go!

RE: MBB: Stanford 94 -- Portland 72 - SkiBum80 - 12-05-2025

(12-05-2025, 01:55 PM)skip75 Wrote:
(12-05-2025, 01:33 PM)Papa John Wrote:
(12-05-2025, 01:13 PM)SkiBum80 Wrote:
(12-05-2025, 12:13 PM)Papa John Wrote:
(12-04-2025, 06:13 PM)BostonCard Wrote: So, let’s not get ahead of ourselves. The road is long.

with many a winding turn that leads us to who knows where...

Almost seems as if you're leaning into a particular Lennon/McCartney song. If so, we know where it leads. To your door.

Actually, these lads are from Manchester, not Liverpool. C'mon, folks, I can't be the only one who thought of this song!
It's a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we're on the way to there
Why not share?

Hollies! got it, great song

RE: MBB: Stanford 94 -- Portland 72 - Papa John - 12-05-2025

(12-05-2025, 02:27 PM)SkiBum80 Wrote:
(12-05-2025, 01:55 PM)skip75 Wrote:
(12-05-2025, 01:33 PM)Papa John Wrote:
(12-05-2025, 01:13 PM)SkiBum80 Wrote:
(12-05-2025, 12:13 PM)Papa John Wrote: with many a winding turn that leads us to who knows where...

Almost seems as if you're leaning into a particular Lennon/McCartney song. If so, we know where it leads. To your door.

Actually, these lads are from Manchester, not Liverpool. C'mon, folks, I can't be the only one who thought of this song!
It's a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we're on the way to there
Why not share?

Hollies! got it, great song

Whew! I was starting to feel old (which I am).

RE: MBB: Stanford 94 -- Portland 72 - SkiBum80 - 12-05-2025

(12-05-2025, 02:55 PM)Papa John Wrote:
(12-05-2025, 02:27 PM)SkiBum80 Wrote:
(12-05-2025, 01:55 PM)skip75 Wrote:
(12-05-2025, 01:33 PM)Papa John Wrote:
(12-05-2025, 01:13 PM)SkiBum80 Wrote: Almost seems as if you're leaning into a particular Lennon/McCartney song. If so, we know where it leads. To your door.

Actually, these lads are from Manchester, not Liverpool. C'mon, folks, I can't be the only one who thought of this song!
It's a long, long road
From which there is no return
While we're on the way to there
Why not share?

Hollies! got it, great song

Whew! I was starting to feel old (which I am).

I refer to it as being chronologically superior

RE: MBB: Stanford 94 -- Portland 72 - JJJ - 12-13-2025

(12-04-2025, 12:24 PM)Spiny_Norman Wrote:
(12-04-2025, 12:13 PM)TrumpCard Wrote: I haven't been paying close attention to MBB for a while. Do folks seem to think that Kyle Smith was a good hire? The results last year and this year seem to represent a significant uptick. I thought we'd see a drop off after losing the team's top 3 scorers from last year, but so far, the team has been doing pretty well. And the recruiting class Smith signed this Fall could be the best in a while. Can Smith keep the team on the current trajectory? Given the ever more difficult rules on transfers and NIL, and the resulting difficulty in keeping continuity, can Stanford ever get back to making the NCAA Tournament on a regular basis?

This fan (me) thinks that Kyle Smith is a fantastic fit at Stanford and was an excellent hire. His teams play smart, organized and (in general) fundamentally sound basketball. He has a good eye for talent and seems to do well at developing players. He has also done well at persuading players to come to Stanford and to stay - with one notable exception (Oziyah Sellers who took big money to play at St. Johns this season).

I have no idea what success his teams might have. But I feel that the program is in the hands of a capable, experienced coach who will give Stanford a good shot at rising above the mediocrity we have seen in the last 10 years or so. I'm bullish on Kyle Smith.

Just happened to turn on the TV (why Iona vs St. John’s? No idea), and randomly heard the announcers mention Oziyah Sellers, who currently has 12pts (9mins left in game). Had to look up his stats. 41.5% FG, 44.1%3P for the season. Would’ve been a nice option to have. Oh well, in Kyle Smith I trust.