March 30, 2012

Amber, Jos, Sisterhood, Baylor, Nerds, Altitude, Glass Wall

The Cardinal in Denver

Amber

Nate Parham (Swish Appeal) examines the impact of Amber's play in the latter half of the season: What Amber Orrange's Improvement Means For Stanford Against Baylor

Joslyn

Joanne C. Gerstner (New York Times) discusses the radical change in Jos' playing status since last season: For Stanford’s Joslyn Tinkle, a Chance to Have an Impact

The Sisterhood

Elliott Almond (Mercury News) writes about Stanford's perfect player combo: Nneka and Chiney Ogwumike's Stanford University sisterhood coming to an end

The Mercury News has a gallery of sisterhood photos — here's one of them:

Baylor

John Henderson (Denver Post) writes about many schemes that have failed to beat Baylor: With Griner and Sims, undefeated Baylor Bears have no weak links

Elliott Almond (Mercury News) focusses on Brittney: Baylor's Brittney Griner offers an imposing obstacle to Stanford women's NCAA title hopes

Nerds

James Kerley, a contributor to the Yahoo network, explains why it's not just about basketball at Stanford: Stanford Women’s Basketball Team Proud of Nerd Legacy

Altitude

Pat Graham (Associated Press) discusses how (or if) playing at 5280 ft will have an impact this weekend: Teams brace for thin air to reach hoops summit

The Glass Wall

Kate Fagan and Luke Cyphers (espnW) analyze, "Women continue to shatter stereotypes as athletes. So how come they can't catch a break as coaches?": The Glass Wall

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