03-20-2023, 06:03 PM
I would be negligent if I didn't start off by thanking the team, the coaches, and many of the posters on this board for a very interesting season. It certainly held my interest. I am not a knowledgeable person on the Xs and Os of basketball. I feel as if learned a lot from this board and was impressed with the expertise of many of the posters as well as with their compassion toward the players, the coaches and other supporters of the program. Thanks!
My view of the ending is a bit different. I think we were "portalized". The year started off with our most experienced guard and the second best three point shooter on the team entering the portal and leaving. This forced us into some lineups that we really didn't want and many simply didn't work very well. It was exactly the David Shaw experience. He didn't use the right line ups, his substitution patterns were all wrong, and his play calling was pitiful. Sound familiar? The WBB team then faced a number of teams that made use of the portal. which allows upgrading certain positions and in the some cases upgrading the entire starting line up with experience and physical maturity. Yes, I am talking about USC and Ole Miss. Did anyone notice what was happening to Cameron last night? At one point she was thrown to the floor. The post play was absolutely brutal. A weakened Cameron was out blocked, out hit or just pushed aside. But in end she just wasn't strong enough. Maybe she will be next year.
Okay, what about next year. It will all depend on the portal. How many players will we lose and how many players will we gain? I have no idea. but I can sort of know what the football experience is this year with the portal. We seem to be able to accept transfers from Ivy League schools. One knowledgable football poster doesn't believe this policy will help football very much, but who knows. Princeton certainly has some women basketball players we could use, but Princeton is a very nice place to leave. The one thing about next year is very clear. Every opponent will hope to "portalize" Stanford.
My view of the ending is a bit different. I think we were "portalized". The year started off with our most experienced guard and the second best three point shooter on the team entering the portal and leaving. This forced us into some lineups that we really didn't want and many simply didn't work very well. It was exactly the David Shaw experience. He didn't use the right line ups, his substitution patterns were all wrong, and his play calling was pitiful. Sound familiar? The WBB team then faced a number of teams that made use of the portal. which allows upgrading certain positions and in the some cases upgrading the entire starting line up with experience and physical maturity. Yes, I am talking about USC and Ole Miss. Did anyone notice what was happening to Cameron last night? At one point she was thrown to the floor. The post play was absolutely brutal. A weakened Cameron was out blocked, out hit or just pushed aside. But in end she just wasn't strong enough. Maybe she will be next year.
Okay, what about next year. It will all depend on the portal. How many players will we lose and how many players will we gain? I have no idea. but I can sort of know what the football experience is this year with the portal. We seem to be able to accept transfers from Ivy League schools. One knowledgable football poster doesn't believe this policy will help football very much, but who knows. Princeton certainly has some women basketball players we could use, but Princeton is a very nice place to leave. The one thing about next year is very clear. Every opponent will hope to "portalize" Stanford.