[Brickcity]

We won this game with our defense.  That might be a cliche this season but today it was true.  Our rumble defense swarmed Payton Pritchard like ornery hornets, and thus utterly mangled the Duck offense in the second half.  Then a timely offensive surge seized control of the game in a flash.

It looks like we're just going to have to accept that the rest of this season will be a grab bag.  Whoever we're playing or where, flip a coin, and whether we win or lose depends on how it lands.

No. The team has to make sure that it "rides" primarily on DaSilva. The staff has to make sure that they challenge DaSilva to look shoot first, and don't let him become passive. If they double on him, he's a good passer and the offense has enough cutters that he can find another open player.

Excellent point re DaSilva. He so easily becomes passive...which is why we only see "good DaSilva" in about half of Stanford's games...and a shadow of that figure the rest of the time. I hope Haase can find a way to light a fire up his you-know-what because when he plays well, we are tough to beat. Not only with his scoring, but it opens up looks for others.

[Brickcity]

We won this game with our defense.  That might be a cliche this season but today it was true.  Our rumble defense swarmed Payton Pritchard like ornery hornets, and thus utterly mangled the Duck offense in the second half.  Then a timely offensive surge seized control of the game in a flash.

It looks like we're just going to have to accept that the rest of this season will be a grab bag.  Whoever we're playing or where, flip a coin, and whether we win or lose depends on how it lands.

No. The team has to make sure that it "rides" primarily on DaSilva. The staff has to make sure that they challenge DaSilva to look shoot first, and don't let him become passive. If they double on him, he's a good passer and the offense has enough cutters that he can find another open player.

Excellent point re DaSilva. He so easily becomes passive...which is why we only see "good DaSilva" in about half of Stanford's games...and a shadow of that figure the rest of the time. I hope Haase can find a way to light a fire up his you-know-what because when he plays well, we are tough to beat. Not only with his scoring, but it opens up looks for others.