02-16-2025, 05:53 PM
One of the things I don't like about the use of basketball statistics is the use of "per game".
Agara will show this as a game played, but with zero points. If stats were "per 40 minutes", you'd get a better sense of what a player actually contributes.
"per game" also fuels the "Look how much this player improved since last year" hype, since usually much of that improvement is due to minutes played.
One should acknowledge how well their Ivey shot. I'm disappointed that even after hitting 3 of 4 3pt shots in 3 quarters, that she was able to get the ball and be open enough to hit 3 of 3 in Q4.
Stanford did well on offensive rebounds (36.7%) but did poorly on defensive rebounds (60%). BC slightly out rebounded Stanford.
18 turnovers seems a lot, given BC's defense. 20 assists on 30 baskets is good. BC only had 8 assists, which I think is a positive statement on Stanford's defense. (As was the effect on Todd.)
There was a run where Stanford was able to get a lot of back cuts & such. That was key.
I still see Stanford players standing around on defense or not getting close enough to an offensive player. The first instinct when a shot goes up should be to look around for who to block out, and then to look up at the ball. I remember one view showing one Stanford player taking a shot and Stevenson's head followed the path ion the ball, resulting in a defender getting the better rebounding position on her.
Agara will show this as a game played, but with zero points. If stats were "per 40 minutes", you'd get a better sense of what a player actually contributes.
"per game" also fuels the "Look how much this player improved since last year" hype, since usually much of that improvement is due to minutes played.
One should acknowledge how well their Ivey shot. I'm disappointed that even after hitting 3 of 4 3pt shots in 3 quarters, that she was able to get the ball and be open enough to hit 3 of 3 in Q4.
Stanford did well on offensive rebounds (36.7%) but did poorly on defensive rebounds (60%). BC slightly out rebounded Stanford.
18 turnovers seems a lot, given BC's defense. 20 assists on 30 baskets is good. BC only had 8 assists, which I think is a positive statement on Stanford's defense. (As was the effect on Todd.)
There was a run where Stanford was able to get a lot of back cuts & such. That was key.
I still see Stanford players standing around on defense or not getting close enough to an offensive player. The first instinct when a shot goes up should be to look around for who to block out, and then to look up at the ball. I remember one view showing one Stanford player taking a shot and Stevenson's head followed the path ion the ball, resulting in a defender getting the better rebounding position on her.
