03-07-2022, 01:05 PM
(This post was last modified: 03-07-2022, 01:37 PM by TheWildJacko.)
Nice!
As to whether Stanford is better this year or last, hard to say. Our overall stats seem to slightly down compared to last year, and our record is slightly worse. But, consider the following:
Last season we played 33 games total, including the NCAA's. This season we've already played 31. So we've had one more loss but also 4 more games in the same period. Subtract the NCAA's from last season's record and we played 27 games. Of those, only 3 were OOC matches; those opponents were Cal Poly, UNLV and Pacific. So we had 24 conference games (including the Pac-12 tournament). The Pac-12 was very strong last year but we didn't play the type of grueling non-conference schedule that Tara usually lines up, and that we faced this year. This year, OOC teams we played included:
Not to mention adjusting to losing our starting point guard to graduation. I suspect (and this is probably not a stretch to imagine) that if you look at our stats from our current win streak, they will be better than our overall season stats, and maybe close to last year's overall stats. Although I do realize that to really do the comparison justice we'd need to remove last year's NCAA stats from the conversation.
ETA: A quick examination of scoring stats reveals we’re doing about the same during our streak than overall. But I just feel this team at its best is better than last year’s squad. Cam is just completely dominant when she’s on her game; both she and Haley are hitting 3’s more often lately. Our passing looks better, so many different players can step up and take over the game, and our defense is on another level. The real question is, can the best version of this team show up for the next 6 games?
As to whether Stanford is better this year or last, hard to say. Our overall stats seem to slightly down compared to last year, and our record is slightly worse. But, consider the following:
Last season we played 33 games total, including the NCAA's. This season we've already played 31. So we've had one more loss but also 4 more games in the same period. Subtract the NCAA's from last season's record and we played 27 games. Of those, only 3 were OOC matches; those opponents were Cal Poly, UNLV and Pacific. So we had 24 conference games (including the Pac-12 tournament). The Pac-12 was very strong last year but we didn't play the type of grueling non-conference schedule that Tara usually lines up, and that we faced this year. This year, OOC teams we played included:
| Team | NET Ranking |
| South Carolina | 1 |
| Texas | 8 |
| Maryland | 14 |
| Indiana | 15 |
| Tennessee | 17 |
| Gonzaga (2x) | 27 |
| South Florida | 40 |
Not to mention adjusting to losing our starting point guard to graduation. I suspect (and this is probably not a stretch to imagine) that if you look at our stats from our current win streak, they will be better than our overall season stats, and maybe close to last year's overall stats. Although I do realize that to really do the comparison justice we'd need to remove last year's NCAA stats from the conversation.
ETA: A quick examination of scoring stats reveals we’re doing about the same during our streak than overall. But I just feel this team at its best is better than last year’s squad. Cam is just completely dominant when she’s on her game; both she and Haley are hitting 3’s more often lately. Our passing looks better, so many different players can step up and take over the game, and our defense is on another level. The real question is, can the best version of this team show up for the next 6 games?