Recent content by jonson

Actually, Mulkey said in an interview that her major goal was stopping Clark's drives to the basket. The 3's were inevitable, she said, but she believed they could do something about the way Clark scored inside--something SC failed to do.

I think Oregon fans would dispute the "win" that was lost due to Covid. And we don't even have a banner.

I don't think that's correct. I believe their assist/turnover ratio is 1.3.

If possible, I think it would be respectful if you could eliminate "Lady" from the thread title. It's not a term that Stanford ever employs or would welcome.

It's my sense that the Portal works well if a team is adding one or two players to address specific needs. But, as the numbers climb, so (I think) do the complications--both in creating a cohesive team, but also in having freshmen recruits feel slighted when more experienced players, who were...

Barnes's teams have always been offensively challenged: not lot of assists, spotty shooting, a lack of cohesion, too much one on one, etc. In the past, forcing turnovers and letting Ari McDonald do her thing covered up those deficiencies, but not this year apparently, since their defense is...

This is not quite how I see things from a Pac 12 perspective. For one thing, UCLA does belong on the court with SC. Not saying they will/would/should win, but, as tonight has shown, they can be a tough out. I'm also not convinced that minus the (for UCLA) out of body accuracy from 3, they...

Except that most on the West Coast wouldn't call Tara an "offensive genius," if that was your reference. She's a great coach/recruiter, but defense (and game planning on that side) is more her thing than offense or even player development. Stanford has had its share of scoring droughts even in...

My two cents as someone who watches a lot of Pac12 WBB: UCLA has very little height (I believe Bessoir is the only starter over 5'11"; two other "bigs" are injured) but a lot of very quick/athletic/talented guards, including a freshman whom many considered the #1 recruit for 2022 (Kiki Rice)...

I think Stanford loses the Hull sisters, Anna Wilson, and Hannah Jump. That's 3 starters and an important reserve. They will be tough, but their guard issues will likely remain, or perhaps even grow.

Although Brown is tall and ok defensively (and she was a McDonald's All-American), she likes to think of herself as a stretch 4 and, while at Oregon State, resisted playing inside. She can, of course, think whatever she wants about where she belongs on the court; however, since she doesn't have...

No argument here. Graves et al. really blew this one.

3, not 4, none of whom have come close to living up to their recruiting ratings (and not just those on Hoopgurlz). (As an aside, it's easy to see where Sabrina comes from; she'd probably say something similar if she were reckless enough to put it on social media. And, of course, another...

I believe that 4 Stanford players will be leaving after this season: the Hull sisters, Anna Wilson, and Hannah Jump. I also believe that it is unlikely that Tara will be open to additional Covid years for her current players since she believes (rightly imo) that Stanford scholarships are so...

Oregon coach Kelly Graves also had a nice story during his official pre-Tournament interview (should be on U-Tube). My version: At a tournament in the Virgin Islands--maybe 15 years ago now--Graves (then a coach at Gonzaga) went down to the hotel restaurant for a "late" dinner. It was closed...