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Message: [QUOTE="WestCoastPup, post: 3372842, member: 6462"] I was at the game, Stanford looked good, real good. Their defense, particularly in the paint, was OUTSTANDING!! Prechtel (#11) held her own against a much talker and athletic TN center (Key), and not just for a possession or two, she did is all night. TN just could not get their inside game going... In the second half, TN started 3/4 press with some strong on ball pressure and mid court traps, which Stanford adjusted to and ultimately handled quite nicely. Stanford offense was beautiful!! When TN aggressively defended the 3 pt line, they backdoor cut to basket or take defender off dribble (ala Kiana Williams)! When TN played tight man, Stanford drove to basket and kick out to open shooter on perimeter. Those possessions looked "UConn-eqest" and were VERY efficient. Don't read too much into the last 5 min of the game, TN was mentally on the bus headed to the airport (ie lot's frustration fouls, lack of movement / urgency / focus, etc) ... TN will be fine, Davis and Horston impressed. Stanford is the real deal, I would LOVE to see them play UConn this (and every) year... hopefully the series will resume soon. [/QUOTE]