12-30-2018, 08:49 PM
It's been a quarter century or so since I saw Stanford so dominate an opponent, at least in the first half. After that first quarter, I wondered whether CSUN was going to be given enough fouls to get past 10 points. But Stanford eased up, and CSUN stepped up.
We had only 7 turnovers until the last 2 minutes, which is great. While CSUN had a good defense, it was not the ball-stealing kind of defense. They did do a good job of getting on our 3 point shooters. I noticed one Alanna shot early in the 3Q where she was off the 3 pt line by 4 feet. I wondered if that was a result of our not getting good looks at the 3pt line. I think that contributed to our rather low 3pt%.
To me, Brown looks like a Sniezek clone. So close that it seems weird. (I guess I haven't seen her try the impossible passes that are rarely going to work against varsity players, but look good when they do.) Tara must be allowing the almost-never-look-at-the-basket play, but I don't get it.
I guess I've been watching a different game than 81alum. Without analyzing the stats for height differentials, rebound percentages, and such, my impression is we've done a really good job on rebounding. Our boxing out has been good (esp. compared to prior years, but maybe that's due to the change in offense & defense). I've also appreciated our outer players diving in to pick up rebounda (without giving up too many fast breaks). The inner players are keeping contact with their opponent, boxing out, resulting in limited mobility. But the players along the 3 point line are scooting into the open areas to give us more chances at the rebounds. Our opponents haven't been blocking them out. I'm not sure whether the players we've recruited already had this ability, or whether they've been coached in it at Stanford.
I think we're all impressed and pleasantly surprised by the team so far. It's going to be a fun year. Still, we may wind up disappointed (2017 WVB) but it should be fun.
We had only 7 turnovers until the last 2 minutes, which is great. While CSUN had a good defense, it was not the ball-stealing kind of defense. They did do a good job of getting on our 3 point shooters. I noticed one Alanna shot early in the 3Q where she was off the 3 pt line by 4 feet. I wondered if that was a result of our not getting good looks at the 3pt line. I think that contributed to our rather low 3pt%.
To me, Brown looks like a Sniezek clone. So close that it seems weird. (I guess I haven't seen her try the impossible passes that are rarely going to work against varsity players, but look good when they do.) Tara must be allowing the almost-never-look-at-the-basket play, but I don't get it.
I guess I've been watching a different game than 81alum. Without analyzing the stats for height differentials, rebound percentages, and such, my impression is we've done a really good job on rebounding. Our boxing out has been good (esp. compared to prior years, but maybe that's due to the change in offense & defense). I've also appreciated our outer players diving in to pick up rebounda (without giving up too many fast breaks). The inner players are keeping contact with their opponent, boxing out, resulting in limited mobility. But the players along the 3 point line are scooting into the open areas to give us more chances at the rebounds. Our opponents haven't been blocking them out. I'm not sure whether the players we've recruited already had this ability, or whether they've been coached in it at Stanford.
I think we're all impressed and pleasantly surprised by the team so far. It's going to be a fun year. Still, we may wind up disappointed (2017 WVB) but it should be fun.