[Mudhead]

Stanford played an exhibition against Pacific.

https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=687993

Just from the box score, Swain was the high scorer with 18 points on 50% shooting; Ijiwoye was right there with her, with 16 points and 4 threes. Tuhy grabbed 15(!) rebounds.  Starting lineup was Swain, Ijiwoye, Sotelo, Tuhy, and Eschmeyer.  De Vries did not start but played 11 minutes, without scoring (0/4 from he field).

BC

I watched this afternoon's game from the lower level for the first time, since my wife and I gave up our long-time season tickets this year.
Here are my takes on the game:
  o  Swain makes some mistakes, but it is usually from her effort to get to the basket.  My co-favorite player because she has so many skills.  Looked like our best player to me today.
  o  Tuhy was a surprise to me.  She made a three-pointer to end a quarter, taken about 10 feet behind the half court line.  One hand.  Swish!  She only scored those three points.  But she was an outstanding rebounder, a good defender, able to pass and fun to watch.  My new co-favorite, at least for now.  She looked like a very intelligent player.
  o  Shay shot really well.  If that keeps up, she certainly deserves to start.  Always fun to watch her defense.
  o  Eshmeyer was good offensively and defensively as expected.  
  o  Sotelo Miguez looked up and down, but mostly up.   Some nice hustle layups off some good feeds.
  o  Looked like our problem will be a big drop off from the bench rotation (de Vries, Ezieke, Umeh, maybe Gilliard).  That will likely show up more and more as we play better teams.  Ngenda just played the last few minutes, but seemed to be able to dribble with her head up, pass and shoot a bit.  I didn't notice her on defense one way or the other, though.  Would like to see more of her to see if she can be third point guard.

I'd be interested to see some posts from anyone else who saw this exhibition game today.

Shay, Ines and 'downtown' Charlotte (with her basket from well past half court) impressed me.  Shay has significantly improved her offensive game and remains feisty on defense.  Ines can drive to the hoop and hit the mid-range jumper.  She and Haillie are the only players who can create their own shot.  Charlotte is slow, not terribly athletic, and a short 6'1, but she is likely the best rebounder on the team.  She has great positioning and can wrestle the ball from taller players. Very physical down low.  She is not terribly developed offensively at this point.

I was disappointed in Alex.  Coach Paye called Alex and Hailee future All Americans, but today I saw basically the same player that she was as a freshman.  Offensively, her instincts are good, but she makes the mistake of positioning herself in the low block when the guards and wings are rotating the ball on the perimeter and not looking for her.  Like last season, Alex finally gets the ball when she steps outside and by then she's out of position to do much.  I have no idea what the coaches are telling her, but I recall Paye telling the media that she was going to give the players more freedom on offense.  I wish the coaches would teach Alex to move aggressively from one block to the other side so she will be in better position to get more passes from her teammates.  With her length and skillsets, Alex should be a low block player who occasionally steps out and shoots the 3, but she plays the reverse.  She should be averaging at least 15-17 points a game.  I put a lot of blame on Paye.

Haille was good, but not dominant against an overmatched Pacific team.

My biggest disappointment was Ilse de Vries.  I can't understand why Kentucky's Kenny Brooks wanted her so badly.  She did not score or really attempt to score.  She just seemed to look out of place especially on offense.

Free of injuries, I was hoping to see a strong, athletic Kennedy Umeh, but she looked slow and not very explosive in the paint.  When she got the ball, she hesitated before going up and she got blocked several times.

Team-wise, the offense looks very much the same.  Lots of passing around the perimeter and players standing.  This team, for whatever reason, is not dedicated to going inside (similar to last season); not taking advantage of Eschmeyer's size and length.  That alone, is my biggest take-away and my biggest disappointment.

One exhibition game does not reflect a season, but if the offensive trend continues, it's quite possible that a projected 13th. place finish in the ACC might be a bit generous.

I agree.  Too early to tell to be sure, but I did not see anything to lead me to believe we are a tournament team.  Having said that, Shay’s ability to hit the three is important. She will,have to be guarded on the perimeter and that prevents a total defensive sag to the middle.

Again, first game is just that. Hope remains . First look suggests we are a lot less talented than last year .if that proves to be the case, it will seem like a long season but one that will end without a trip to the tournament .

[Mudhead]

Stanford played an exhibition against Pacific.

https://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=687993

Just from the box score, Swain was the high scorer with 18 points on 50% shooting; Ijiwoye was right there with her, with 16 points and 4 threes. Tuhy grabbed 15(!) rebounds.  Starting lineup was Swain, Ijiwoye, Sotelo, Tuhy, and Eschmeyer.  De Vries did not start but played 11 minutes, without scoring (0/4 from he field).

BC

I watched this afternoon's game from the lower level for the first time, since my wife and I gave up our long-time season tickets this year.
Here are my takes on the game:
  o  Swain makes some mistakes, but it is usually from her effort to get to the basket.  My co-favorite player because she has so many skills.  Looked like our best player to me today.
  o  Tuhy was a surprise to me.  She made a three-pointer to end a quarter, taken about 10 feet behind the half court line.  One hand.  Swish!  She only scored those three points.  But she was an outstanding rebounder, a good defender, able to pass and fun to watch.  My new co-favorite, at least for now.  She looked like a very intelligent player.
  o  Shay shot really well.  If that keeps up, she certainly deserves to start.  Always fun to watch her defense.
  o  Eshmeyer was good offensively and defensively as expected.  
  o  Sotelo Miguez looked up and down, but mostly up.   Some nice hustle layups off some good feeds.
  o  Looked like our problem will be a big drop off from the bench rotation (de Vries, Ezieke, Umeh, maybe Gilliard).  That will likely show up more and more as we play better teams.  Ngenda just played the last few minutes, but seemed to be able to dribble with her head up, pass and shoot a bit.  I didn't notice her on defense one way or the other, though.  Would like to see more of her to see if she can be third point guard.

I'd be interested to see some posts from anyone else who saw this exhibition game today.

Shay, Ines and 'downtown' Charlotte (with her basket from well past half court) impressed me.  Shay has significantly improved her offensive game and remains feisty on defense.  Ines can drive to the hoop and hit the mid-range jumper.  She and Haillie are the only players who can create their own shot.  Charlotte is slow, not terribly athletic, and a short 6'1, but she is likely the best rebounder on the team.  She has great positioning and can wrestle the ball from taller players. Very physical down low.  She is not terribly developed offensively at this point.

I was disappointed in Alex.  Coach Paye called Alex and Hailee future All Americans, but today I saw basically the same player that she was as a freshman.  Offensively, her instincts are good, but she makes the mistake of positioning herself in the low block when the guards and wings are rotating the ball on the perimeter and not looking for her.  Like last season, Alex finally gets the ball when she steps outside and by then she's out of position to do much.  I have no idea what the coaches are telling her, but I recall Paye telling the media that she was going to give the players more freedom on offense.  I wish the coaches would teach Alex to move aggressively from one block to the other side so she will be in better position to get more passes from her teammates.  With her length and skillsets, Alex should be a low block player who occasionally steps out and shoots the 3, but she plays the reverse.  She should be averaging at least 15-17 points a game.  I put a lot of blame on Paye.

Haille was good, but not dominant against an overmatched Pacific team.

My biggest disappointment was Ilse de Vries.  I can't understand why Kentucky's Kenny Brooks wanted her so badly.  She did not score or really attempt to score.  She just seemed to look out of place especially on offense.

Free of injuries, I was hoping to see a strong, athletic Kennedy Umeh, but she looked slow and not very explosive in the paint.  When she got the ball, she hesitated before going up and she got blocked several times.

Team-wise, the offense looks very much the same.  Lots of passing around the perimeter and players standing.  This team, for whatever reason, is not dedicated to going inside (similar to last season); not taking advantage of Eschmeyer's size and length.  That alone, is my biggest take-away and my biggest disappointment.

One exhibition game does not reflect a season, but if the offensive trend continues, it's quite possible that a projected 13th. place finish in the ACC might be a bit generous.

I agree.  Too early to tell to be sure, but I did not see anything to lead me to believe we are a tournament team.  Having said that, Shay’s ability to hit the three is important. She will,have to be guarded on the perimeter and that prevents a total defensive sag to the middle.

Again, first game is just that. Hope remains . First look suggests we are a lot less talented than last year .if that proves to be the case, it will seem like a long season but one that will end without a trip to the tournament .