Post by phil on Feb 6, 2021 17:52:38 GMT -5
Did anybody watch this game last night? If the answer is no, I'm not sure whether to say too bad or good decision. I watched some it, sort of.
Let me explain… No, there is too much. Let me sum up.
The game started at 9 PM. That's why it's not in DD's summary; it was too late for him.
I joined the game late. Let's set the scene. Colorado stunned undefeated at the time Stanford when Stanford played in Colorado. This was the backend of the home and home series and was actually played in Maples; ESPN records the attendance at 1. That's not a misprint. It might be an error, but I accurately reported what ESPN posted.
So what do you expect when Colorado visits Maples? One possibility is that Colorado is better than we think and/or has Stanford's number and will give them a tough game. Another possibility is that Stanford will be pumped up after giving up their first loss of the season and wreak destruction on the Buffs. Anyone old enough to remember the old CERTS commercial - "it's two, two, two mints in one". So why not both?
Stanford started out in destruction wreaking mode. Colorado scored 15 points in the first half; no I didn't miss type quarter, they scored 15 points in the first half.
Let's put that in perspective.
There were 45 Division I games yesterday so a total of 90 teams. Exactly 1 of them, George Mason, managed to score fewer than 15 points in the first half.
What do these four teams have in common:
Merrimack
California
Chicago state
Purdue Fort Wayne
If I told you they scored 20, 26, 29, and 30 points in the first half respectively that wouldn't tell you much. Now I'll tell you that these are the four teams playing last night that don't have a win this season. That's right every one of the teams without a win on the season scored substantially more in the first half than Colorado. (I know, I know, strength of competition matters, but still.)
I watched much of the third quarter. When Stanford had exactly doubled up Colorado 44 – 22 with about a minute left in the third quarter, I decided enough was enough and decided to watch something else.
A while later I decided to check to see if the game was still in progress and how bad the situation was. I was stunned to see Colorado down by six. Stanford hit a three just over one minute into the fourth quarter, and had not scored since. They were most of the way through a 17 nothing run by Colorado. While Stanford would score, only because Colorado filed them and they went to the free-throw line. After that initial three, Stanford did not score another basket in the quarter. Colorado cut the lead to four, but couldn't get any closer. Colorado even filed Brink who is a good player but only a 60% free throw shooter and she didn't miss. I believe Stanford hit eight consecutive free throws. In the meantime, Colorado shot 29 free throws and managed to miss 11 of them. You can conclude they would've hit all 11 but if they had hit a decent percentage, they wouldn't have had to foul Stanford and might well have pulled out a win.
Colorado scored 28 points in the fourth quarter, only two short of doubling up their first-half.
So it is a CERTS commercial— you got Stanford wreaking destruction over Colorado in the first half, and Colorado showing naked match up well and outplay Stanford in the final quarter.
Not very pretty.
Let me explain… No, there is too much. Let me sum up.
The game started at 9 PM. That's why it's not in DD's summary; it was too late for him.
I joined the game late. Let's set the scene. Colorado stunned undefeated at the time Stanford when Stanford played in Colorado. This was the backend of the home and home series and was actually played in Maples; ESPN records the attendance at 1. That's not a misprint. It might be an error, but I accurately reported what ESPN posted.
So what do you expect when Colorado visits Maples? One possibility is that Colorado is better than we think and/or has Stanford's number and will give them a tough game. Another possibility is that Stanford will be pumped up after giving up their first loss of the season and wreak destruction on the Buffs. Anyone old enough to remember the old CERTS commercial - "it's two, two, two mints in one". So why not both?
Stanford started out in destruction wreaking mode. Colorado scored 15 points in the first half; no I didn't miss type quarter, they scored 15 points in the first half.
Let's put that in perspective.
There were 45 Division I games yesterday so a total of 90 teams. Exactly 1 of them, George Mason, managed to score fewer than 15 points in the first half.
What do these four teams have in common:
Merrimack
California
Chicago state
Purdue Fort Wayne
If I told you they scored 20, 26, 29, and 30 points in the first half respectively that wouldn't tell you much. Now I'll tell you that these are the four teams playing last night that don't have a win this season. That's right every one of the teams without a win on the season scored substantially more in the first half than Colorado. (I know, I know, strength of competition matters, but still.)
I watched much of the third quarter. When Stanford had exactly doubled up Colorado 44 – 22 with about a minute left in the third quarter, I decided enough was enough and decided to watch something else.
A while later I decided to check to see if the game was still in progress and how bad the situation was. I was stunned to see Colorado down by six. Stanford hit a three just over one minute into the fourth quarter, and had not scored since. They were most of the way through a 17 nothing run by Colorado. While Stanford would score, only because Colorado filed them and they went to the free-throw line. After that initial three, Stanford did not score another basket in the quarter. Colorado cut the lead to four, but couldn't get any closer. Colorado even filed Brink who is a good player but only a 60% free throw shooter and she didn't miss. I believe Stanford hit eight consecutive free throws. In the meantime, Colorado shot 29 free throws and managed to miss 11 of them. You can conclude they would've hit all 11 but if they had hit a decent percentage, they wouldn't have had to foul Stanford and might well have pulled out a win.
Colorado scored 28 points in the fourth quarter, only two short of doubling up their first-half.
So it is a CERTS commercial— you got Stanford wreaking destruction over Colorado in the first half, and Colorado showing naked match up well and outplay Stanford in the final quarter.
Not very pretty.
