[81alum]

I think VG nailed it when he suggested that Stanford guards tend not to be the slashing/instinctive/creative types.  Is it because of the kinds of students who tend to be attracted to Stanford?  Is it Tara\'s highly orchestrated detail-oriented method?

I think Tara chose and developed her philosophy around the kinds of student-athletes she has to work with.  I would be very interested if any of you here can remember what her Ohio State or Idaho teams were like?  My guess is that she decided that this style of basketball was well suited to athletes who were just a little nerdier and more studious than most.  It is not that our athletes are "smarter" (although perhaps they are) so much as it is that they all have good study habits to be in Stanford.

And so a basketball strategy that takes advantage of a strength that most of your players have seems to make sense.  It particulary made sense in the early 1990s when there were few teams with enough athletic ability to clog up a well oiled machine.

I still am inclined to think that this strategy is probably the best fit for Stanford.  But hopefully our 3 speedy new guards coming in next year and Toni will make us more flexible in dealing with the likes of A&M

[81alum]

I think VG nailed it when he suggested that Stanford guards tend not to be the slashing/instinctive/creative types.  Is it because of the kinds of students who tend to be attracted to Stanford?  Is it Tara\'s highly orchestrated detail-oriented method?

I think Tara chose and developed her philosophy around the kinds of student-athletes she has to work with.  I would be very interested if any of you here can remember what her Ohio State or Idaho teams were like?  My guess is that she decided that this style of basketball was well suited to athletes who were just a little nerdier and more studious than most.  It is not that our athletes are "smarter" (although perhaps they are) so much as it is that they all have good study habits to be in Stanford.

And so a basketball strategy that takes advantage of a strength that most of your players have seems to make sense.  It particulary made sense in the early 1990s when there were few teams with enough athletic ability to clog up a well oiled machine.

I still am inclined to think that this strategy is probably the best fit for Stanford.  But hopefully our 3 speedy new guards coming in next year and Toni will make us more flexible in dealing with the likes of A&M