12-08-2019, 03:57 PM
A couple of thoughts before the final.
Yesterday was about the clearest example of turtling being a problem that I can remember. Stanford went to a run the clock offense ahead three with about 2:15 left; I remember watching Chun hold onto the ball for a good 15 seconds before starting the offense. Three times with the ball, and only really trying to score on the last one, after SC had scored in under 15 seconds on each possession. Hope it doesn’t come into play today.
And it might not,because, jovan or no jovan, SC is still the past masters of drawing fouls. In this case, drawing exclusions in transition to stop the clock, give them a precious few seconds to get down the pool and set up, and have a man advantage when they do. I can’t say anything about the particulars in this case, because the camera stayed on SC’s goalie with the ball. But it such a long-term pattern, I wish Stanford’s strategy would take it into account.
Hoping that Hallock keeps his head, because I’m betting pacific will trade multiple exclusions on their players for getting him in foul trouble.
VG
Yesterday was about the clearest example of turtling being a problem that I can remember. Stanford went to a run the clock offense ahead three with about 2:15 left; I remember watching Chun hold onto the ball for a good 15 seconds before starting the offense. Three times with the ball, and only really trying to score on the last one, after SC had scored in under 15 seconds on each possession. Hope it doesn’t come into play today.
And it might not,because, jovan or no jovan, SC is still the past masters of drawing fouls. In this case, drawing exclusions in transition to stop the clock, give them a precious few seconds to get down the pool and set up, and have a man advantage when they do. I can’t say anything about the particulars in this case, because the camera stayed on SC’s goalie with the ball. But it such a long-term pattern, I wish Stanford’s strategy would take it into account.
Hoping that Hallock keeps his head, because I’m betting pacific will trade multiple exclusions on their players for getting him in foul trouble.
VG