[MV72018]

Stanford has had some really poor shooting quarters and halves lately.

vs. OSU (regular season) - 7 for 24 in the 1Q
vs. Oregon (regular season) - 6 for 17 in the 1Q
vs. Cal (P12 tournament) - 10 for 31 in the 1H
vs. OSU (P12 tournament) - 12 for 34 in the 1H
vs. USC (P12 tournament) - 12 for 26 in the 1H (better, the problem was they could not get stops on the other end)

Bad luck? A team that is offensively challenged? A team with tired legs? I do wish that the team had more speed and length on defense to force turnovers and get fast break points. That can really charge up an offense. But Stanford might get only 1 or 2 fast break buckets per game.

The reason why Stanford "could not get stops on the other end" against USC was that Stanford's coaches had the team playing a bizarre and porous D aimed at stopping JuJu. Alas, in the process it left Forbes wide open. You know how that worked out.

[MV72018]

Stanford has had some really poor shooting quarters and halves lately.

vs. OSU (regular season) - 7 for 24 in the 1Q
vs. Oregon (regular season) - 6 for 17 in the 1Q
vs. Cal (P12 tournament) - 10 for 31 in the 1H
vs. OSU (P12 tournament) - 12 for 34 in the 1H
vs. USC (P12 tournament) - 12 for 26 in the 1H (better, the problem was they could not get stops on the other end)

Bad luck? A team that is offensively challenged? A team with tired legs? I do wish that the team had more speed and length on defense to force turnovers and get fast break points. That can really charge up an offense. But Stanford might get only 1 or 2 fast break buckets per game.

The reason why Stanford "could not get stops on the other end" against USC was that Stanford's coaches had the team playing a bizarre and porous D aimed at stopping JuJu. Alas, in the process it left Forbes wide open. You know how that worked out.

[M T]

Hey, I've got an idea...

As fans, why don't we focus on all the blemishes of the team?  We can obsess about whether another pimple will show up.  We can focus on the worst stat in our wins.  After all, if we worry it enough, maybe we'll somehow change things.  And, if one of them comes true, we can proudly say "I told you so!"

While we're at it, why don't we denigrate the winningest coach in basketball history.  After all, if she doesn't win every game, it's her fault for not doing what we want.  Hey, maybe we could start a campaign...


As for me, I want to cheer for the success and accomplishments of this team and the individuals and the coaches and staff that make up the team.  Heck, I'd rather cheer for the Stanford Twiddlywinks team than read the negativity shows up here for some of the sports.  I take joy in the wins and the successes, but I don't want to read the rancid rancor that I've seen on some posts in the Cardboard for some other sports and which seem to be starting to ferment in some posts on WBB.

[M T]

Hey, I've got an idea...

As fans, why don't we focus on all the blemishes of the team?  We can obsess about whether another pimple will show up.  We can focus on the worst stat in our wins.  After all, if we worry it enough, maybe we'll somehow change things.  And, if one of them comes true, we can proudly say "I told you so!"

While we're at it, why don't we denigrate the winningest coach in basketball history.  After all, if she doesn't win every game, it's her fault for not doing what we want.  Hey, maybe we could start a campaign...


As for me, I want to cheer for the success and accomplishments of this team and the individuals and the coaches and staff that make up the team.  Heck, I'd rather cheer for the Stanford Twiddlywinks team than read the negativity shows up here for some of the sports.  I take joy in the wins and the successes, but I don't want to read the rancid rancor that I've seen on some posts in the Cardboard for some other sports and which seem to be starting to ferment in some posts on WBB.

[WBB fan]

Hey, I've got an idea...

As fans, why don't we focus on all the blemishes of the team?  We can obsess about whether another pimple will show up.  We can focus on the worst stat in our wins.  After all, if we worry it enough, maybe we'll somehow change things.  And, if one of them comes true, we can proudly say "I told you so!"

While we're at it, why don't we denigrate the winningest coach in basketball history.  After all, if she doesn't win every game, it's her fault for not doing what we want.  Hey, maybe we could start a campaign...


As for me, I want to cheer for the success and accomplishments of this team and the individuals and the coaches and staff that make up the team.  Heck, I'd rather cheer for the Stanford Twiddlywinks team than read the negativity shows up here for some of the sports.  I take joy in the wins and the successes, but I don't want to read the rancid rancor that I've seen on some posts in the Cardboard for some other sports and which seem to be starting to ferment in some posts on WBB.

I basically agree with your perspective, at the same time that I understand why people lay out their feelings about what's a problem with the team. We're fans, and when we're disappointed with a loss, we feel a need to express our disappointment. But yes, you're absolutely right. We need to write more celebrating the wins, the strengths, the excitement of this team. There's so much there. So . . . , cheers to all the posts about the really great things and players on this team. Thanks for putting us posters on notice.

[WBB fan]

Hey, I've got an idea...

As fans, why don't we focus on all the blemishes of the team?  We can obsess about whether another pimple will show up.  We can focus on the worst stat in our wins.  After all, if we worry it enough, maybe we'll somehow change things.  And, if one of them comes true, we can proudly say "I told you so!"

While we're at it, why don't we denigrate the winningest coach in basketball history.  After all, if she doesn't win every game, it's her fault for not doing what we want.  Hey, maybe we could start a campaign...


As for me, I want to cheer for the success and accomplishments of this team and the individuals and the coaches and staff that make up the team.  Heck, I'd rather cheer for the Stanford Twiddlywinks team than read the negativity shows up here for some of the sports.  I take joy in the wins and the successes, but I don't want to read the rancid rancor that I've seen on some posts in the Cardboard for some other sports and which seem to be starting to ferment in some posts on WBB.

I basically agree with your perspective, at the same time that I understand why people lay out their feelings about what's a problem with the team. We're fans, and when we're disappointed with a loss, we feel a need to express our disappointment. But yes, you're absolutely right. We need to write more celebrating the wins, the strengths, the excitement of this team. There's so much there. So . . . , cheers to all the posts about the really great things and players on this team. Thanks for putting us posters on notice.

[Leftcoast]

Another member of Team Stepford here.  

On the overall tone sometimes seen here (and not meant to be singling out any poster).... Why so serious?  Our team is ranked in the top 5, out-performed their pre-season expectation by A LOT, won the Pac 12 regular season, has one of the most fun players to watch in Stanford history (who is also the Pac's POY and DPOY), our coach just became the winningest coach in Basketball history, and the team is picked by many to be in this year's Final Four.  (Including THIS guy's pick ...Prez Picks).   

We may not win it all but this season has been FUN .... even if our fan board doesn't always reflect it. The dominant mood on the board should never become one of negativity, especially in a season like this one has become.

I can appreciate critical post-game analysis but let's keep WBB a fun and Borg-lite corner of Stanford fandom.

[Leftcoast]

Another member of Team Stepford here.  

On the overall tone sometimes seen here (and not meant to be singling out any poster).... Why so serious?  Our team is ranked in the top 5, out-performed their pre-season expectation by A LOT, won the Pac 12 regular season, has one of the most fun players to watch in Stanford history (who is also the Pac's POY and DPOY), our coach just became the winningest coach in Basketball history, and the team is picked by many to be in this year's Final Four.  (Including THIS guy's pick ...Prez Picks).   

We may not win it all but this season has been FUN .... even if our fan board doesn't always reflect it. The dominant mood on the board should never become one of negativity, especially in a season like this one has become.

I can appreciate critical post-game analysis but let's keep WBB a fun and Borg-lite corner of Stanford fandom.

[WBB fan]

a wonderful article on ESPN today titled "The League's going to show out: Pac-12 ready to flex in final post-season run." Includes major kudos to Tara for the support she's given to other teams in the conference and the mutually supportive culture that has developed, in contrast to other conferences. 

https://www.espn.com/womens-college-bask...s-stanford

[WBB fan]

a wonderful article on ESPN today titled "The League's going to show out: Pac-12 ready to flex in final post-season run." Includes major kudos to Tara for the support she's given to other teams in the conference and the mutually supportive culture that has developed, in contrast to other conferences. 

https://www.espn.com/womens-college-bask...s-stanford

[old spanish trail]

a wonderful article on ESPN today titled "The League's going to show out: Pac-12 ready to flex in final post-season run." Includes major kudos to Tara for the support she's given to other teams in the conference and the mutually supportive culture that has developed, in contrast to other conferences. 

https://www.espn.com/womens-college-bask...s-stanford

Great, great article. Thanks.

[old spanish trail]

a wonderful article on ESPN today titled "The League's going to show out: Pac-12 ready to flex in final post-season run." Includes major kudos to Tara for the support she's given to other teams in the conference and the mutually supportive culture that has developed, in contrast to other conferences. 

https://www.espn.com/womens-college-bask...s-stanford

Great, great article. Thanks.

[Spiny_Norman]

The Athletic published another article from its anonymous poll of 35 women's college basketball coaches.

https://theathletic.com/5350753/2024/03/...mous-poll/

Three questions in this piece:
Which coach would you pick to design an offensive game plan for you?

Which coach would you pick to design a defensive game plan for you?

Which coach makes the best in-game adjustments?

Results for offensive game plan:
Geno Auriemma (UConn) - 4
Jennie Baranczyk (Oklahoma) - 4
Lisa Bluder (Iowa) - 3
Karl Smesko (FGCU) - 3
Tara VanDerveer (Stanford) - 3

“When [Stanford] plays us, they take our weakness and use it against us, attacked it, killed it. They did something we had never seen them do before. [VanDerveer] has changed stuff up over the years. She has a lot of versatility in her offense with different players. Different adjustments she makes in game, and when I’ve watched them, she’s smart. Obviously. If I’m going to put something in someone’s hands, it would be her.”

“She has been fairly innovative over the years — running the triangle, Golden State stuff, Princeton. I feel like she’s always at the curve or ahead of it.”

Results for defensive game plan:
Dawn Staley (South Carolina) - 14
Vic Schaefer (Texas) - 5
Scott Rueck (Oregon State) - 3
Jeff Walz (Louisville) - 3
Tara Vanderveer (Stanford) - 2
Geno Auriemma (UConn) - 2
Kevin McGuff (Ohio State) - 2

“Stanford just strangles you. Every single year they strangle you, their scouting reports are just nails.”

results on in-game adjustments:
Dawn Staley (South Carolina) - 7
Tara VanDerveer (Stanford) - 4
Jeff Walz (Louisville) - 4
Scott Rueck (Oregon State) - 3

[Stanford] comes out for the second half, and you can see the adjustments that have been made for both their team and their opponents.”

[Spiny_Norman]

The Athletic published another article from its anonymous poll of 35 women's college basketball coaches.

https://theathletic.com/5350753/2024/03/...mous-poll/

Three questions in this piece:
Which coach would you pick to design an offensive game plan for you?

Which coach would you pick to design a defensive game plan for you?

Which coach makes the best in-game adjustments?

Results for offensive game plan:
Geno Auriemma (UConn) - 4
Jennie Baranczyk (Oklahoma) - 4
Lisa Bluder (Iowa) - 3
Karl Smesko (FGCU) - 3
Tara VanDerveer (Stanford) - 3

“When [Stanford] plays us, they take our weakness and use it against us, attacked it, killed it. They did something we had never seen them do before. [VanDerveer] has changed stuff up over the years. She has a lot of versatility in her offense with different players. Different adjustments she makes in game, and when I’ve watched them, she’s smart. Obviously. If I’m going to put something in someone’s hands, it would be her.”

“She has been fairly innovative over the years — running the triangle, Golden State stuff, Princeton. I feel like she’s always at the curve or ahead of it.”

Results for defensive game plan:
Dawn Staley (South Carolina) - 14
Vic Schaefer (Texas) - 5
Scott Rueck (Oregon State) - 3
Jeff Walz (Louisville) - 3
Tara Vanderveer (Stanford) - 2
Geno Auriemma (UConn) - 2
Kevin McGuff (Ohio State) - 2

“Stanford just strangles you. Every single year they strangle you, their scouting reports are just nails.”

results on in-game adjustments:
Dawn Staley (South Carolina) - 7
Tara VanDerveer (Stanford) - 4
Jeff Walz (Louisville) - 4
Scott Rueck (Oregon State) - 3

[Stanford] comes out for the second half, and you can see the adjustments that have been made for both their team and their opponents.”

[Lorcan]

Big news today as Virginia Tech announces that Liz Kitley will be out for NCAA's with a torn ACL. The weakest region, USC's, just got weaker with Tech not being at full strength.

[Lorcan]

Big news today as Virginia Tech announces that Liz Kitley will be out for NCAA's with a torn ACL. The weakest region, USC's, just got weaker with Tech not being at full strength.

[BobK]

Who wants my tickets. One for each day.
Sec 3 Row EE seat 17
I’m in Roseville and can’t shake this bad cough. Can’t sit amoung people and cough
To a friend or good poster first
Free of course

[BobK]

Who wants my tickets. One for each day.
Sec 3 Row EE seat 17
I’m in Roseville and can’t shake this bad cough. Can’t sit amoung people and cough
To a friend or good poster first
Free of course

[cardcrimson]

Who wants my tickets. One for each day.
Sec 3 Row EE seat 17
I’m in Roseville and can’t shake this bad cough.  Can’t sit amoung people and cough
To a friend or good poster first
Free of course

Feel better!

[cardcrimson]

Who wants my tickets. One for each day.
Sec 3 Row EE seat 17
I’m in Roseville and can’t shake this bad cough.  Can’t sit amoung people and cough
To a friend or good poster first
Free of course

Feel better!

[BobK]

Thx. A friend got the tix

[BobK]

Thx. A friend got the tix

[CompSci87]

Arizona leads off for the Pac-12 in the NCAA tournament by beating Auburn in their First Four game.

[CompSci87]

Arizona leads off for the Pac-12 in the NCAA tournament by beating Auburn in their First Four game.

[WBB fan]

Arizona just beat Auburn in a "first four" game -- 69-59. Basically played 6+ people, was overwhelmed on the boards but made up for it with 23-18 turnover edge and 8 point edge at the free throw line. I don't like their changes against Syracuse, but can hope they prevail, meaning another Pac-12 win.  BTW, Barnes seems to be channeling Kim Mulkey, with a very flashy outfit, though in what to me is better taste than Mulkey's.

[WBB fan]

Arizona just beat Auburn in a "first four" game -- 69-59. Basically played 6+ people, was overwhelmed on the boards but made up for it with 23-18 turnover edge and 8 point edge at the free throw line. I don't like their changes against Syracuse, but can hope they prevail, meaning another Pac-12 win.  BTW, Barnes seems to be channeling Kim Mulkey, with a very flashy outfit, though in what to me is better taste than Mulkey's.

[Jskass]

And Holy Cross wins too!

[Jskass]

And Holy Cross wins too!

[Nan3cy]

Speaking of Kim Mulkey... This is a very entertaining article by a write who appears to be SFGate's resident curmudgeon. Some of his stuff is truly cringeworthy, but this one gave me some good chuckles.

https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/ki...316468.php

[Nan3cy]

Speaking of Kim Mulkey... This is a very entertaining article by a write who appears to be SFGate's resident curmudgeon. Some of his stuff is truly cringeworthy, but this one gave me some good chuckles.

https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/ki...316468.php

[WBB fan]

Speaking of Kim Mulkey... This is a very entertaining article by a write who appears to be SFGate's resident curmudgeon. Some of his stuff is truly cringeworthy, but this one gave me some good chuckles.

https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/ki...316468.php

He says it as it is, as he sees it. Yep, entertaining to read, but there's some reality mixed in here.

BTW, watching the LSU/Rice game right now, and Mulkey is actually wearing a reasonable, totally non-flamboyant outfit. What's with that?  Where are the feathers and sequins, and fluorescent whatevers? Harder to hate her when she looks like a reasonable person. But her facial expressions and sideline behavior do make up for the lack of screaming dress to some extent.

[WBB fan]

Speaking of Kim Mulkey... This is a very entertaining article by a write who appears to be SFGate's resident curmudgeon. Some of his stuff is truly cringeworthy, but this one gave me some good chuckles.

https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/ki...316468.php

He says it as it is, as he sees it. Yep, entertaining to read, but there's some reality mixed in here.

BTW, watching the LSU/Rice game right now, and Mulkey is actually wearing a reasonable, totally non-flamboyant outfit. What's with that?  Where are the feathers and sequins, and fluorescent whatevers? Harder to hate her when she looks like a reasonable person. But her facial expressions and sideline behavior do make up for the lack of screaming dress to some extent.

[jonnyss]

espn highlights of the baylor victory showed jana v g making several shots.

[jonnyss]

espn highlights of the baylor victory showed jana v g making several shots.

[CompSci87]

If anyone has been doing the ESPN bracket challenge, you can still add your bracket to the Cardboard group at https://fantasy.espn.com/tc/sharer?chall...c1acb9efaa

If it asks for a password, it's "starbird".

This is a group one of our posters created several years ago. At the moment I'm the only person in it, so there's not much competition!

[CompSci87]

If anyone has been doing the ESPN bracket challenge, you can still add your bracket to the Cardboard group at https://fantasy.espn.com/tc/sharer?chall...c1acb9efaa

If it asks for a password, it's "starbird".

This is a group one of our posters created several years ago. At the moment I'm the only person in it, so there's not much competition!

[CompSci87]

My upset picks today have been mostly in the "almost" category. I picked Arizona, and they led most of the way but faltered at the end. And I picked Michigan, which was up late but lost in overtime. Princeton is up by 2 at half time, so that one has a chance. Marquette now down by 6 to Mississippi.

[CompSci87]

My upset picks today have been mostly in the "almost" category. I picked Arizona, and they led most of the way but faltered at the end. And I picked Michigan, which was up late but lost in overtime. Princeton is up by 2 at half time, so that one has a chance. Marquette now down by 6 to Mississippi.

[newguy]

Speaking of Kim Mulkey... This is a very entertaining article by a write who appears to be SFGate's resident curmudgeon. Some of his stuff is truly cringeworthy, but this one gave me some good chuckles.

https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/ki...316468.php

speaking of Kim Mulkey, the Washington Post may soon be on the receiving end of a lawsuit.
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-bask...-published

[newguy]

Speaking of Kim Mulkey... This is a very entertaining article by a write who appears to be SFGate's resident curmudgeon. Some of his stuff is truly cringeworthy, but this one gave me some good chuckles.

https://www.sfgate.com/sports/article/ki...316468.php

speaking of Kim Mulkey, the Washington Post may soon be on the receiving end of a lawsuit.
https://www.espn.com/womens-college-bask...-published