I watched the game later on DVR as I was busy all afternoon.
Cal ran their offense very well, hit shots, and really made Stanford work on that end to contain them.
On defense, as others have observed, they got back in transition, locked in on Jump, packed the paint, and dared our secondary 3-point shooters to make shots. Today everyone was ice cold, and that was almost enough for Cal to win it. That won't always happen when teams try that defense, but it's a danger.
It would be good for our offense to have actions to get open midrange looks when the D packs the paint to that extent and the 3s aren't falling.
One thing the Warriors do when the D sags way off Draymond Green or another poor 3-point shooter is for him to quickly set a screen (or do a screening dribble handoff if he has the ball). A quick screen can be very effective when the screener's defender is sagged way off and thus isn't available to switch or show on the screen. It's two on one in favor of the offense until the defense recovers.
Cal ran their offense very well, hit shots, and really made Stanford work on that end to contain them.
On defense, as others have observed, they got back in transition, locked in on Jump, packed the paint, and dared our secondary 3-point shooters to make shots. Today everyone was ice cold, and that was almost enough for Cal to win it. That won't always happen when teams try that defense, but it's a danger.
It would be good for our offense to have actions to get open midrange looks when the D packs the paint to that extent and the 3s aren't falling.
One thing the Warriors do when the D sags way off Draymond Green or another poor 3-point shooter is for him to quickly set a screen (or do a screening dribble handoff if he has the ball). A quick screen can be very effective when the screener's defender is sagged way off and thus isn't available to switch or show on the screen. It's two on one in favor of the offense until the defense recovers.