[Spiny_Norman]

I think where we struggled was in our three point shooting, as we exceeded only 2018 in the last 10 years, which explains why the strategy of packing the paint worked well against us.  I think if we were able to shoot a little bit better from three point range, we might have negated that strategy better.  Hannah Jump went 100/227 for us (44%), which meant that the rest of the team went 140/467, which is just under 30%.  I think if we can get another three point shooter to reliably step up, that should open things up for Brink and Betts inside.  We should be looking for Demetre (32/97, 33%), Talana Lepolo (25/67, 37%), Agnes Emma-Nnopu (20/47, 42%), and Elena Bosgana (17/53, 32%) to step up.  To be an effective second option, they will need to give us 40+ threes with about a three point shooting percentage in the upper 30's.

It was a tale of 2 parts of the season. Through the first 11 games (which included the loss to South Carolina, the defeats of Gonzaga and Florida Gulf Coast, and a number of unranked opponents), Stanford was shooting 39.1% on 3s. In the remaining 24 games (which included games against Creighton, Tennessee, 20 P12 games and 2 NCAA games), Stanford shot 31.9%.

[Spiny_Norman]

I think where we struggled was in our three point shooting, as we exceeded only 2018 in the last 10 years, which explains why the strategy of packing the paint worked well against us.  I think if we were able to shoot a little bit better from three point range, we might have negated that strategy better.  Hannah Jump went 100/227 for us (44%), which meant that the rest of the team went 140/467, which is just under 30%.  I think if we can get another three point shooter to reliably step up, that should open things up for Brink and Betts inside.  We should be looking for Demetre (32/97, 33%), Talana Lepolo (25/67, 37%), Agnes Emma-Nnopu (20/47, 42%), and Elena Bosgana (17/53, 32%) to step up.  To be an effective second option, they will need to give us 40+ threes with about a three point shooting percentage in the upper 30's.

It was a tale of 2 parts of the season. Through the first 11 games (which included the loss to South Carolina, the defeats of Gonzaga and Florida Gulf Coast, and a number of unranked opponents), Stanford was shooting 39.1% on 3s. In the remaining 24 games (which included games against Creighton, Tennessee, 20 P12 games and 2 NCAA games), Stanford shot 31.9%.