Yesterday, 08:05 PM
Wow, what a way to close out the half!
Predictably, the frosh struggled with turnovers against an athletic, pressing team. Foul trouble for Townsend and Maurer against some experienced bigs also predictable.
Have to say I did not see the surge in the final minutes coming. But credit to the defense, which I think has been passable so far, and Maurer, with a nothing-fancy offense outburst.
My main hope coming in was to see the frosh play better in the second half than in the first. If that happens, Stanford has real hope to win this game (so long as Maurer and Townsend can stay on the floor; also expect to need something from Camman).
Finally: Relatively poor free-throw shooting suggest to me a tired team. The guys need to work on conditioning a bit, though of course nothing can simulate game pressure like they're seeing from UNLV.
Predictably, the frosh struggled with turnovers against an athletic, pressing team. Foul trouble for Townsend and Maurer against some experienced bigs also predictable.
Have to say I did not see the surge in the final minutes coming. But credit to the defense, which I think has been passable so far, and Maurer, with a nothing-fancy offense outburst.
My main hope coming in was to see the frosh play better in the second half than in the first. If that happens, Stanford has real hope to win this game (so long as Maurer and Townsend can stay on the floor; also expect to need something from Camman).
Finally: Relatively poor free-throw shooting suggest to me a tired team. The guys need to work on conditioning a bit, though of course nothing can simulate game pressure like they're seeing from UNLV.