[Spiny_Norman]

FWIW - The next 6 weeks are going to be tough.

This team relies on freshmen that are good but not exactly 2020 lottery picks.   Therefore my big worry is that the Freshmen will hit a wall as the season (and travel) grinds on.    That freshmen endurance problem is common throughout the NCAA, but Stanford players also have Stanford academics.   Competing in late December and early January is a lot easier for Stanford students than February or early March. 

We may have seen them hit the wall yesterday. Really important to see how resilient they are this weekend at home.

But this was not really a team with an NCAA resume even before the loss to Cal. Only 1 top 50 win.

[Spiny_Norman]

FWIW - The next 6 weeks are going to be tough.

This team relies on freshmen that are good but not exactly 2020 lottery picks.   Therefore my big worry is that the Freshmen will hit a wall as the season (and travel) grinds on.    That freshmen endurance problem is common throughout the NCAA, but Stanford players also have Stanford academics.   Competing in late December and early January is a lot easier for Stanford students than February or early March. 

We may have seen them hit the wall yesterday. Really important to see how resilient they are this weekend at home.

But this was not really a team with an NCAA resume even before the loss to Cal. Only 1 top 50 win.