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IIRC, it was the new blood on the floor in the 4Q that sparked a near-comeback against SMU on the road.

I have a wholly uninformed hypothesis that the players with less time at Stanford are more apt to sometimes play outside "the system." Everyone who's recruited to Stanford was a playmaker before they came to Stanford.  They were the stars of their former teams, and they've had that will to score.  I wonder what it is that they might lose that edge in college: is it because the shots aren't so open anymore, that their opponents are no longer slow, that their opponents are that much taller?  Or is it because maybe the coaching staff wants them to play blamelessly in slight misalignment with the players' own instincts as playmakers?

Or maybe the newer players are actually faster and higher-quality players.  I could really be wrong.  I didn't watch the VT game.

But if you see your players playing really well under pressure, maybe adjust the scheme to fit that style of play.  Let the players play.  You recruited them for a reason.  They want to win!

It's been a hard season for many reasons, and there's room to improve.  This was a great win, and I think it's evidence that the team has no quit in them.

[fullmetal]

IIRC, it was the new blood on the floor in the 4Q that sparked a near-comeback against SMU on the road.

I have a wholly uninformed hypothesis that the players with less time at Stanford are more apt to sometimes play outside "the system." Everyone who's recruited to Stanford was a playmaker before they came to Stanford.  They were the stars of their former teams, and they've had that will to score.  I wonder what it is that they might lose that edge in college: is it because the shots aren't so open anymore, that their opponents are no longer slow, that their opponents are that much taller?  Or is it because maybe the coaching staff wants them to play blamelessly in slight misalignment with the players' own instincts as playmakers?

Or maybe the newer players are actually faster and higher-quality players.  I could really be wrong.  I didn't watch the VT game.

But if you see your players playing really well under pressure, maybe adjust the scheme to fit that style of play.  Let the players play.  You recruited them for a reason.  They want to win!

It's been a hard season for many reasons, and there's room to improve.  This was a great win, and I think it's evidence that the team has no quit in them.