Stanford Postgame Thread

[housekeys]

For those who have SNY, sportnight has Megan Cuomo talking about the game.

 

[LwrcasefaN]

Until that disastrous pass to Christyna & the in bounds fiasco, I thought Evina was player of the game. Three big 3 pointers, 6 rebounds, & 12 points off the bench were so valuable!

I thought CW should have cut towards the ball...not away towards the corner.

 

[Blueballer]

Chris Daley just said "We have a flair for the dramatic".

 

[LoboDays]

Two games in a row where we gritted it out at the end. A special team. One more to go against another #1 seed. 3 in a row. Pretty amazing.

 

[KMac]

Stanford didn't have a good game (a lot of that, thanks to us), but they are a class act. I listened to Diana and Sue on ESPN. That helped calm nerves a lot!!! They were funny and I think they were really as nervous as I was. It was almost like they didn't want to watch too closely!

 

[jdote33]

super impressed with CW knocking down those two free throws at the end. I remember last year against Baylor she missed 2. Also, loved Azzi knocking down free throws after the turnover.

 

[Zorro]

It was the early fouls on AE and ONO that almost killed us. Like almost always!

 

[bayern7]

Respect. Stanford is Good.

Stanford is the epitome of a quality and classy program top to bottom, kudos to them on a great season. You know youre a great team when even many of the UConn faithful pick you over the Huskies. Much respect. P.S. I will never forgive Stanford for snagging Jones, but she embodies their program and their school.

 

[my2cents]

One word: 12

 

[Geesworld]

Geno lost to Georgia Tech who was a non ranked team, Geno lost first Conference game in who knows how many years, Geno took an embarrassing loss to Oregon, Geno lost his best player which started a domino effect of injured players; yet somehow he finds his team in the Finals after beating #2 ranked NC St. and #3 ranked Stanford back to back.
I'm still puzzled how Geno isn't the Coach of the year.

 

[psconn]

Free throws down the stretch... magnificent!

 

[jaydee602]

I thought CW should have cut towards the ball...not away towards the corner.

I agree, but holding the ball was the play. CW was not trying to score, she was going to dribble away from the basket to take off more time. Just poor communication.

 

[hoopsfan22]

Geno lost to Georgia Tech who was a non ranked team, Geno lost first Conference game in who knows how many years, Geno took an embarrassing loss to Oregon, Geno lost his best player which started a domino effect of injured players; yet somehow he finds his team in the Finals after beating #2 ranked NC St. and #3 ranked Stanford back to back.
I'm still puzzled how Geno isn't the Coach of the year.

Because they vote on that stuff before the post-season

 

[Oldbones]

Has any team ever beaten 3 #1’s to win a Natty?

You can’t beat 4!

Arizona Men 1997

 

[TeamFirst!]

We won that game because Geno played his depth. Look how many hustle rebounds we got. Great job Geno. You had to roll the dice and it worked. Superb team defense.

 

[Geesworld]

Because they vote on that stuff before the post-season

Totally understand that answer. But he did a pretty Great Job before the post season.

 

[Oldbones]

Surprised about the cold, no-look postgame handshake between Geno and Tara, after 35-plus years of being at the top of NCAA WBB coaching. Any thoughts?

 

[RowdyFan]

Do yhey always HAVE to make it so damned exciting?

Yes. I think they whole team has a NIL for my BP meds.

 

[CTGirl15]

Nika Muhl out rebounded Brink 8 - 7. Let that sink in

 

[Oldbones]

Respect. Stanford is Good.

Would have been nice to see it between the two coaches with 75 years of coaching between them.

 

[theu954]

I'm so hyped with Aaliyah Edwards and what she can bring to this team in the final.

Just hoping she continues to refine & develop her offensive side of the game with confidence can you imagine…

 

[hoopsfan22]

Surprised about the cold, no-look postgame handshake between Geno and Tara, after 35-plus years of being at the top of NCAA WBB coaching. Any thoughts?

It's pretty common at this point in the season. Tara's team just lost a tough game. There wasn't going to be many pleasantries.

 

[Waquoit]

Everyone carried (and messed up) a chunk of the game with Paige holding it together. That's a total team effort. The D speaks for itself. Jones went 8-21, 0-5 from 3. Imagine what she would have shot if UConn had an answer for her. The layups will fall on Sunday.

 

[jaydee602]

I can't stop laughing at Nika when she outrebounds those tall Cardinal trees. The undersized Muhl was not going to be denied when she went to the boards. She just cannot be intimidated!
The Stanford bigs were wondering, "How the hell did she get that rebound??"

 

[KMac]

I thought Tara's coldness was strange too. She made a b-line for the locker room. Players were still out congratulating our team, but she zoomed out. Really odd behavior from a really classy coach...