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Oh come on, UCLA doesn't go as deep as Stanford does and Close is no genius at subbing.  I don't see the times played in the stats yet but against UA, UCLA played their starters over 30 minutes and this was game three for them.  They went to over time in their first game.  Stanford has gone deeper than them most games.  There is no reason anyone on our team should be all that tired, certainly not more tired than UCLA.  Jones and Jump play a lot, probably a bit too much, but sitting another minute or two shouldn't make a vast difference.  This isn't UConn where he rides his starters plus one sub for 40 minutes.  

Minutes aren’t up yet, but both teams played 10 players and bench points were Stanford 21, UCLA 9.  I would be surprised if there was a large discrepancy in the distribution of minutes between the teams.

BC

It’s Haley’s rest that is at issue. Think of all the cumulative minutes she has logged this year. She is not a robot. Personally I think she should have put a stop to it in November when it was apparent Tara’s grand vision of her as a point guard was not working out for her and her numbers and draft status were falling. She was being bullied online for not being able to close out games the way people were accustomed to seeing her in previous years. She is someone Stanford depends on to close out games and is historically more effective in that role rested going into the 4th. This year, she is taking on even more responsibility and ballhandling. No one plays 40 minutes in the pros even if they are down going into the 4th quarter. Stef Curry takes his  rest so he can have his legs in the 4th to make his shot. Times have changed. What Tara has been doing for the last 35-40 years has not changed but it is no longer best practices for athletes, and it hasn’t been for the last decade. Alot of the big programs have their kids wearing wearables that provide information when that kids need to rest.

I looked at the conference minutes played stats.  Jones played about 35 MPG in conference.  Several top players on various teams played around that or more.  She played fewer minutes in the non-conference schedule.  In fact I distinctly recall someone, I think it was you, complaining at that tine that Jones and Brink were not getting enough minutes to be able to assert themselves and get in sync in the early conference season. There is nothing unusual about her minutes.  It is possible she is dinged up or ill and we fans do not know, but her minutes, while a bit more than ideal, should not be a big problem.  I'm pretty sure the basketball team has worn those monitors for years now, so that is just another assumption/complaint based on nothing.

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Oh come on, UCLA doesn't go as deep as Stanford does and Close is no genius at subbing.  I don't see the times played in the stats yet but against UA, UCLA played their starters over 30 minutes and this was game three for them.  They went to over time in their first game.  Stanford has gone deeper than them most games.  There is no reason anyone on our team should be all that tired, certainly not more tired than UCLA.  Jones and Jump play a lot, probably a bit too much, but sitting another minute or two shouldn't make a vast difference.  This isn't UConn where he rides his starters plus one sub for 40 minutes.  

Minutes aren’t up yet, but both teams played 10 players and bench points were Stanford 21, UCLA 9.  I would be surprised if there was a large discrepancy in the distribution of minutes between the teams.

BC

It’s Haley’s rest that is at issue. Think of all the cumulative minutes she has logged this year. She is not a robot. Personally I think she should have put a stop to it in November when it was apparent Tara’s grand vision of her as a point guard was not working out for her and her numbers and draft status were falling. She was being bullied online for not being able to close out games the way people were accustomed to seeing her in previous years. She is someone Stanford depends on to close out games and is historically more effective in that role rested going into the 4th. This year, she is taking on even more responsibility and ballhandling. No one plays 40 minutes in the pros even if they are down going into the 4th quarter. Stef Curry takes his  rest so he can have his legs in the 4th to make his shot. Times have changed. What Tara has been doing for the last 35-40 years has not changed but it is no longer best practices for athletes, and it hasn’t been for the last decade. Alot of the big programs have their kids wearing wearables that provide information when that kids need to rest.

I looked at the conference minutes played stats.  Jones played about 35 MPG in conference.  Several top players on various teams played around that or more.  She played fewer minutes in the non-conference schedule.  In fact I distinctly recall someone, I think it was you, complaining at that tine that Jones and Brink were not getting enough minutes to be able to assert themselves and get in sync in the early conference season. There is nothing unusual about her minutes.  It is possible she is dinged up or ill and we fans do not know, but her minutes, while a bit more than ideal, should not be a big problem.  I'm pretty sure the basketball team has worn those monitors for years now, so that is just another assumption/complaint based on nothing.