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Good preview, 81alum.  I haven't watched a game by that other team, so I didn't know their strengths.

I was a little suspicious of the rebounding rankings, given the shooting % differences, but it is appropriate.  Across the 9 games against common opponents (Texas + Pac-12), Stanford is rebounding 41% of the offensive chances and 70% of the defensive chances.  The other gals are rebounding 43% and 75%.  I also noticed a significant discrepancy in the number of offensive chances and defensive chances, which can be explained by the shooting percentages of the two teams.

If the game follows the stats, the opponent will outrebound Stanford (perhaps handily in total numbers, but close in %), but Stanford will (perhaps easily) win because of shooting percentages, which will be in part due to defense (or C's lack of defense).

When you look at shooting %, the team across the bay is barely ahead of their opponents.  It would seem they win because of more shots than their opponent.  Note that Stanford and they (and their opponents) have approximately the same number of shots over the Pac-12 season.

But, putting tomorrow's game aside, the rebounding for Stanford has been relatively weak (relative to the overall strength of the team).

Conf. stats: (common opponents).  Highlighted numbers seem interesting to me.  Interesting that a team with such good rebounding has been blocked so much more.

Team	FG%	FGA	3PT%	3ptA	FT%	FTA	OR	DR	PF	Pt/g	A	TO	Blk	S
S	43.4	523	26.2	145	71.5	123	122	236	104	72.5	133	92	31	59
S Opp	33.0	463	23.8	130	63.3	128	95	187	115	52.2	62	120	15	41
C	38.6	523	27.3	88	65.8	161	147	225	121	66.8	93	115	24	65
C Opp	36.9	452	33.6	128	73.2	127	75	196	136	58.8	84	128	41	54

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Good preview, 81alum.  I haven't watched a game by that other team, so I didn't know their strengths.

I was a little suspicious of the rebounding rankings, given the shooting % differences, but it is appropriate.  Across the 9 games against common opponents (Texas + Pac-12), Stanford is rebounding 41% of the offensive chances and 70% of the defensive chances.  The other gals are rebounding 43% and 75%.  I also noticed a significant discrepancy in the number of offensive chances and defensive chances, which can be explained by the shooting percentages of the two teams.

If the game follows the stats, the opponent will outrebound Stanford (perhaps handily in total numbers, but close in %), but Stanford will (perhaps easily) win because of shooting percentages, which will be in part due to defense (or C's lack of defense).

When you look at shooting %, the team across the bay is barely ahead of their opponents.  It would seem they win because of more shots than their opponent.  Note that Stanford and they (and their opponents) have approximately the same number of shots over the Pac-12 season.

But, putting tomorrow's game aside, the rebounding for Stanford has been relatively weak (relative to the overall strength of the team).

Conf. stats: (common opponents).  Highlighted numbers seem interesting to me.  Interesting that a team with such good rebounding has been blocked so much more.

Team	FG%	FGA	3PT%	3ptA	FT%	FTA	OR	DR	PF	Pt/g	A	TO	Blk	S
S	43.4	523	26.2	145	71.5	123	122	236	104	72.5	133	92	31	59
S Opp	33.0	463	23.8	130	63.3	128	95	187	115	52.2	62	120	15	41
C	38.6	523	27.3	88	65.8	161	147	225	121	66.8	93	115	24	65
C Opp	36.9	452	33.6	128	73.2	127	75	196	136	58.8	84	128	41	54