What will it take to beat Stanford? Great question. I think in order to beat Stanford, the team is going to need to play a discipline game. From shot selection, passing of the ball, rebounding, offensive and defensive sets. Run Stanford's shooters off the 3-point line. Mix up the defense from time to time. And lastly, with all that this team has been through this season, and I am sure other teams have gone through a lot as well, but this UConn squad of 2021-22 has been super impressive. Faced a ton and has grown. Continue to trust each other out there. Play for each other. Have each other's backs out there.
Go, UConn!!
To beat Stanford, we have to be better at every moment than we have so far been, and we have to make them worse than they have so far been:
1. We have to be the team that gets fouled, not the team that gets into foul trouble.
2. We have to be 90-100% at the foul line.
3. Our defense needs to be in top form, and it needs to create offense.
4. We need to be smart. ( e.g. No point driving to the hoop if there are big people are in the lane). We need to make quick, intelligent
decisions ( passing and shooting).
5. Everyone needs to make their shots.
6. If CD gets substantial minutes, she needs to be at the top of her game from minute one.
7. We cannot turn the ball over. No unforced errors.
8. DeBerry needs to score 20, have 10 rebounds and 7 blocks.
In other words, beating this defending champion is going to take an extraordinary performance. But we made it this far. It is possible. But Vegas will be favoring the Cardinal.