Ole Miss takes down Stanford (merged)

[ME Husky Fan]

Award for the ugliest (but certainly enough to take down the beast of the overrated PAC 12) line - just under 30% from the floor, 45% from 3; 44 rebounds, 7 assists, 17 turnovers. They certainly got Stanford to play their game. SEC rules I suppose?

 

[Rowdy831]

Stanford going down before the FF was not a surprise, but losing to Ole Miss certainly was. It was a very ugly game but Stanford has played a few of those this year and it finally caught up with them. The officiating in the game was terrible but both teams benefitted from it at on time or another.

 

[hoopsfan22]

We should have gotten the last #1 seed instead of Stanford.

 

[UConnCat]

Cameron Brink is a warrior. I don't think she was 100% physically last night.

Tara needs to teach her guards how, when and where to get Brink the ball. She'll do the rest.

 

[Gamecockfan77]

Maybe this is just me, but I think this is a Stanford issue to some extent. Players arrive, look like gangbusters right away and then sort of disappear for a year or two or three or don't really develop. I think Prechtel falls in the first category, while Jump seems to have been on vacation from her freshman year until this season. Iriafen seems headed in the same direction: eye opening as a freshman but not that this year. On the other hand, Belibi and Jones belong in the second category: good players who haven't seemed to get much better year by year. I think some of this has to do with the way Tara substitutes and the success Stanford has overwhelming most of its opponents with what seems like an endless parade of talented players. That's admirable in many ways, but I don't think it's good for either player development or the overall performance of the team when faced with a tough opponent.

I was really surprised that Iriafen didn't have a better season after she looked great vs South Carolina this year.

I guess Brink and Jones make it difficult.

 

[SVCBeercats]

Award for the ugliest (but certainly enough to take down the beast of the overrated PAC 12) line - just under 30% from the floor, 45% from 3; 44 rebounds, 7 assists, 17 turnovers. They certainly got Stanford to play their game. SEC rules I suppose?

Reminded me of a NBA game from the 80s -- lots of physical contact around the basket and everywhere.

 

[JellyBean]

Stanford going down before the FF was not a surprise, but losing to Ole Miss certainly was. It was a very ugly game but Stanford has played a few of those this year and it finally caught up with them. The officiating in the game was terrible but both teams benefitted from it at on time or another.

Yeah. I thought that Stanford would make the FF. But when the committee made them a #1 Seed, that thought process changed. They were either going to fall in the 2nd round or Sweet Sixteen. Just a matter of time.

 

[JellyBean]

Reminded me of a NBA game from the 80s -- lots of physical contact around the basket and everywhere.

Yeah, that was a physical game. A lot of flopping but there was a lot of contact. Did anyone hear what conference the officiating crew came from?

 

[SVCBeercats]

Yeah, that was a physical game. A lot of flopping but there was a lot of contact. Did anyone hear what conference the officiating crew came from?

World Wide Wrestling Federation

 

[Heytherego]

They both looked terrible on offense. I’m not sure Stanford could score without Brink’s size and Jones’ strength. And Miss started half their O with 8 seconds on the clock and then drove to where Brink could easily block them. Stealing the ball is not an offensive plan.

To be fair brink was still sick. She said she was winded the whole game and you could see her on the sideline trying to get nutrients in her. She was just getting an IV a couple days ago. With that, I think she did as well as she could and still had a nice game

 

[oldude]

I was really surprised that Iriafen didn't have a better season after she looked great vs South Carolina this year.

I guess Brink and Jones make it difficult.

If it wasn’t for the prestige of a Stanford degree, there would be a bunch of very talented Stanford players, currently earning limited PT, who would all be hitting the portal in the next week or so.

 

[JellyBean]

World Wide Wrestling Federation

Sounds about right.

 

[hoopsnloops32]

I'm sure the AP poll will figure out a way to justify having them top 5 in the poll at the end of the year.

 

[Geesworld]

Yeah, that was a physical game. A lot of flopping but there was a lot of contact. Did anyone hear what conference the officiating crew came from?

Not sure where the refs came from. But I'm not a fan of SEC officiating. The clutch and grab style basketball is a little extra in that conference.

 

[Floridaduck]

If you take a look at the shot chart for Stanford it tells a story. Coach Yo said before the game that they were not going to let Stanford have ANY clear 3 point shots. Stanford ends up with 2 by Jump all game.
Except for a couple of random tries there was no mid-range game...everything had to be pounded inside. For whatever reason Stanford missed many, many close-in shots when the ball did go inside. Oh well...they are done.
I am commenting though because I do want to add some kudos for Cameron Brink. She was in complete warrior mode and kept the Cardinal in the game with 10-10 FT and 7 blocks. Only 5-13 from the field though. Uncharacteristic.
I always have mixed feelings about Brink since as an Oregon kid I'd have liked to see her stay in state. But Stanford education is a Stanford Education...what can you do.

 

[bballnut90]

If you take a look at the shot chart for Stanford it tells a story. Coach Yo said before the game that they were not going to let Stanford have ANY clear 3 point shots. Stanford ends up with 2 by Jump all game. Except for a couple of random tries there was no mid-range game...everything had to be pounded inside. For whatever reason Stanford missed many, many close-in shots when the ball did go inside. Oh well...they are done.
I am commenting though because I do want to add some kudos for Cameron Brink. She was in complete warrior mode and kept the Cardinal in the game with 10-10 FT and 7 blocks. Only 5-13 from the field though. Uncharacteristic. I always have mixed feelings about Brink since as an Oregon kid I'd have like to see her stay in state. But Stanford education is a Stanford Education...what can you do.

Brink wasn’t 100% and hadn’t played in a week, but she was still the most dominant player on the floor and played her heart out. Ole Miss defended extremely well but Stanford missed SO many chippies they normally make with ease.

 

[RSHERMVIKES]

A late last night upset!
Stanford 1st #1 out of NCAA's!

 

[bovwa10]

Brink wasn’t 100% and hadn’t played in a week, but she was still the most dominant player on the floor and played her heart out. Ole Miss defended extremely well but Stanford missed SO many chippies they normally make with ease.

Would you take her over Bueckers and Clark in next year’s draft, assuming they all enter? Posts as good as her are hard to come by

 

[Ct Dog]

Was that Basketball they were playing?

 

[Charliebball]

A late last night upset!
Stanford 1st #1 out of NCAA's!

wow......one of the few teams that had the height and depth to compete with South Carolina is gone..........considering the quality of their roster what an underachieving team........a good reminder to UConn to be ready for a challenge tonight!!

 

[Monte]

It was another brutal "football" game. In both men's and women's basketball, it seems that the physicality keeps getting worse and worse.
I am getting so tired of watching the brutal defense + offense in the game which used to be a game of skill.

 

[bovwa10]

Cameron Brink is a warrior. I don't think she was 100% physically last night.

Tara needs to teach her guards how, when and where to get Brink the ball. She'll do the rest.

Cameron Brink is a warrior. I don't think she was 100% physically last night.

Tara needs to teach her guards how, when and where to get Brink the ball. She'll do the re

She’ll be a great pro, she and Boston will by far be the best two posts to come out of college since Wilson. I’m still not sold on Betts, she looked very slow and unathletic last night

 

[The deacon]

It was another brutal "football" game. In both men's and women's basketball, it seems that the physicality keeps getting worse and worse.
I am getting so tired of watching the brutal defense + offense in the game which used to be a game of skill.

So well said, Monte. Watching Georgia vs. Iowa and then Ole Miss vs. Stanford definitely lessened my appetite to watch...

 

[Geew1992]

Would you take her over Bueckers and Clark in next year’s draft, assuming they all enter? Posts as good as her are hard to come by

I think it depends on the need of the team.