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WBB: Stanford 78 Colorado 69 - 81alum - 01-24-2019

Preview:

The road trip to the mountains could be a lot tougher than first anticipated, given Utah's surprising record. But the first game is at Colorado. Colorado is 10-7 overall but 0-6 in Pac 12 play, having lost to Washington and WSU--by 26 points-- among others. Colorado is not being helped by the injury to their star Kennedy Leonard, who has missed the last several games. I can't find online information about her status--Bob might know--so I have no idea if she could be back to face us on Friday or not. Colorado is coached by JR Payne, who was the coach of Santa Clara when they beat us at Maples in 2015 with a frenetic defense. Colorado does have other weapons besides Leonard. Guard Quinessa Caylao-Do is averaging 12 ppg and hitting 44% of her threes. 6'4" center Maya Hollingshed is their rebounding leader.

Overview:

We played a dreadful first half, going 0/13 from three point range, but a 32-12 outpouring in the 3rd quarter reversed our fortunes.

Character of the game:

Colorado was playing with two key players out, and still their interior defense was quite strong in the first half. Payne always has her teams playing very physically and so a lot depends on the nature of the officiating as to how successful they will be. But while they limited us offensively inside, we flat out missed open threes from outside--and misses are contagious, robbing confidence, producing hesitation, and they just kept clanking over and over and over. Dijonai was 0/9, Alanna got a few layups, but every point was earned, and we reached the half down 36-28.

The third quarter was the game. We went from 8 points down to 12 points up on the strength of a nearly perfect 32-12 outpouring. Dijonai led off with a layup-and-one. She deserves credit for continuuing to be aggressive despite her first half slump. Then a brilliant Kianna layup and Colorado called time out--still up 37-33. Then after we got a stop Kianna nailed our first trey of the game, narrowing it to a one point deficit. After giving up a layup, Alanna hit her first trey and the game was tied 39-39. We exchanged baskets and then it was Anna Wilson's turn to make a trey, and we had a lead at 45-44. Lexie, Alanna, and Anna all had steals in a sequence that contributed to fast break points and a 60-48 lead at the end of the quarter.

We were outscored 21-20 in the fourth, as Colorado desperately tried to close the gap and we milked the clock a bit. But it almost felt anticlimactic after the third, and the game ended with an 11 point Stanford lead.

Performances:

Alanna came back from a difficult 10 point first half to score 26, including 3 second half treys. She also registered 5 blocks.

Kianna Williams was our most consistent player today, scoring 20 points and doing reasonably well in both halves. She also had 7 assists.

Dijonai Carrington showed remarkable fortitude. Her shooting never really did get going, but by attacking the basket she got herself 11 free throw attempts, making 8. She wound up with 12 points and a whopping 13 rebounds for the only double double.

Anna Wilson, coming off the bench, played quite well. She got herself into position to receive and make a couple of back door cuts, she made a trey, grabbed a couple of steals, played active defense, and with her 9 points made a solid all-around contribution to this difficult win.

Lexie came from the bench and scored 8, including a nifty reverse layup. The rust seems to be coming off.

As a team, we did a good job taking care of the ball. Our 6 turnovers to Colorado's 15 are no doubt what made the difference in this game. Colorado committed 21 fouls to our 10--no doubt a reflection of Payne's grabbie pushie defensive style. Our 21% three point shooting was appalling, but we were a respectable 6/15 in the second half. 42 points in the paint to their 10 was a brobdingnagian difference. Rebounds were nearly even.

Helping us were our free throws and our steals, helping them was their superior three point shooting.

Conclusion:

Tara worked her magic at halftime again. Hopefully this will be a lesson in humility that did not have to be learned with a loss. Now on to Utah, which is playing terrific basketball at home and just defeated Cal by 13. This could be our toughest road game--given that we don't travel to Oregon. And no TV. Sheesh.

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - BobK - 01-24-2019

I’ve read sprained foot for Leonard could be back but really I have no idea

I do know peanut is a player

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - BostonCard - 01-24-2019

(01-24-2019, 06:41 PM)BobK Wrote: I’ve read sprained foot for Leonard could be back but really I have no idea

I do know peanut is a player

Indeed.

[tweet]https://twitter.com/MrPeanut/status/702961286171078656?s=20[/tweet]

BC

All jokes aside, she is a freshman at Colorado:

https://cubuffs.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=11914

Quote: Sirena "Peanut" Tuitele was born on Feb. 17, 2000, to Moeletoa Tuitele and Faailo Manogiamanu-Tuitele

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - mbdude - 01-25-2019

Colorado has played very "physical" defense last 4 or 5 years. As described by the Utah coach" a defensive strategy that Roberts described as “holding, grabbing, pulling, tugging, shoving.” Just hoping for 0 injuries and a win in this one.

Header on this thread has 800pm game time, 600pm PT

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - qwerty49 - 01-25-2019

Ugh. Pac-12 network showing the game at 12:45 am down here in SoCal. WTF Pac-12 is really the main reason why I stay with Cox. Methinks it’s time to cut the cord and sign up with Sling.

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - BobK - 01-25-2019

UCLA today made a late three to beat ASU

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - crackpot - 01-25-2019

(01-25-2019, 06:33 PM)BobK Wrote: UCLA today made a late three to beat ASU

NoOOoooooOOoOooooooo!!!! Argh.

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - BobK - 01-25-2019

Announcer just said Leonard out

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - 81alum - 01-25-2019

(01-25-2019, 07:07 PM)BobK Wrote: Announcer just said Leonard out

And Peanut out.

But our shooting is out too. Dreadful shooting 1st quarter. 6/22, 0/7 from three.

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - mbdude - 01-25-2019

Dijonai 0 for 5

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - martyup - 01-25-2019

I'm watching a live stream of the game.

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - 81alum - 01-25-2019

(01-25-2019, 07:27 PM)mbdude Wrote: Dijonai 0 for 5

With a few minutes left in the half, Colorado is shooting 6/12 from three and we are shooting 0/10 from three. That rattles confidence and can be negatively contagious. We need some leadership to make a few and get us out of this funk.

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - BobK - 01-25-2019

The team can’t shoot straight . Getting great looks for their misses though. If that helps not

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - M T - 01-25-2019

(01-25-2019, 07:38 PM)BobK Wrote: The team can’t shoot straight . Getting great looks for their misses though. If that helps not

I came in late. Were we shooting left/right, or just can't get the distance right with the air pressure?

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - 81alum - 01-25-2019

(01-25-2019, 07:38 PM)BobK Wrote: The team can’t shoot straight . Getting great looks for their misses though. If that helps not

Payne did this to us a few years ago, too. Her defenses sometimes rear up.

We are 0/13 in our three point shooting, and Colorado is clogging the paint. We look rattled, and have missed a few easy layups too. Colorado is 6/13 with its three point shooting. That is an 18 point swing on their hot shooting and our poor shooting. Our defense is not doing all that well either, giving up 36 in the half.

Tara has work to do at halftime. This was a dreadful offensive half, entirely out of character for what we have been seeing lately. Altitude?

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - BobK - 01-25-2019

So many missed shots. Open threes and lay ups.
Not fun at all.

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - BosCard - 01-25-2019

Shooting 0% from 3 (0 for 13). No one has any confidence shooting the three. And everyone missing layups. Not going to win a lot of games when you can't hit layups or threes.

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - mbdude - 01-25-2019

Dijonai has missed a bunch at the rim. Alanna short on 3s. no rhythm for Kiana

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - BosCard - 01-25-2019

And we really miss Maya/Nadia. Jerome gets pulled for Coffee but Coffee is such a liability on defense. She can't move laterally and so guards just dribble around or shoot short jumpers at will.

RE: WBB: Stanford @ Colorado Friday 8pm - BobK - 01-25-2019

So true on Coffee.

Utah up 8 over cal at the half