01-16-2020, 09:15 PM
(01-16-2020, 08:44 PM)qwerty49 Wrote:It will be very hard to claim a #1 seed as this type of bad loss will consistently be presented as the counterpoint in the committee.(01-16-2020, 08:35 PM)81alum Wrote: Yikes, this is turning into a complete melt down like at Maples last year. Ionescu has 31 on 12/24 and there is still time left. We are being outscored in the 4th quarter 13-1 so far. Our defense has collapsed, and so has our offense. Ugh.
I think ESPN just said Oregon was on a 42-13 run.
There is a lot of upside with the Stanford team, but I feared for a few weeks now that this group was doing a lot with physical ability and raw hoops talent. Today they played a team that was talented and confident in their system. Add in a very vocal home venue and it was just too much.
I am not super confident the new players will be ready for a deep NCAA run in just 2 months, but really like the multi-year potential in this group. I know they have progressed a lot, but there is a big difference between beating teams at Cal's level and beating teams at Oregon's level.
Next is Sunday for this group. A split during the Oregon weekend will not be common in Pac-12 play, so hopefully Stanford can get that this weekend.

