[81alum]

Overall, I found the Graves presser to be respectful and fair.  He seems upbeat about the future of his team--the three who scored 56 for them were playing together for the first time this season.  I think he is correct to be upbeat and worry about playing them again.

He did make one observation that makes me want to watch the game again, hinting at a Stanford strategy that discombobulated Oregon.  He noted that Stanford "blew up our screens" by pushing the screeners out of the position, "and if they are not going to call that" it will be a difficult night.

Oregon is very much a screen oriented team, and I already noted that their screeners moved and hip checked a lot, and did not get called for it.  The refs were letting a lot go on screens.

But I was not watching what we did to the Oregon screeners.  Is "blowing up screens" by pushing screeners out of position a deliberate strategy?  Is it illegal?  How much pushing can you do to someone who does not have the ball?

[81alum]

Overall, I found the Graves presser to be respectful and fair.  He seems upbeat about the future of his team--the three who scored 56 for them were playing together for the first time this season.  I think he is correct to be upbeat and worry about playing them again.

He did make one observation that makes me want to watch the game again, hinting at a Stanford strategy that discombobulated Oregon.  He noted that Stanford "blew up our screens" by pushing the screeners out of the position, "and if they are not going to call that" it will be a difficult night.

Oregon is very much a screen oriented team, and I already noted that their screeners moved and hip checked a lot, and did not get called for it.  The refs were letting a lot go on screens.

But I was not watching what we did to the Oregon screeners.  Is "blowing up screens" by pushing screeners out of position a deliberate strategy?  Is it illegal?  How much pushing can you do to someone who does not have the ball?