Here’s a game-by-game summary of the most disappointing offense in the nation – the Stanford Cardinal (using raw efficiency):
Opponent Season DE (Rank) Stanford OE UC Irvine 94.8(135) 93.9 San Francisco 110.0(311) 92.1 Cal Poly 112.3(319) 105.9 Montana 96.7(164) 102.8 UC Davis 111.2(315) 92.5
Stanford has played three of the 25 worst defenses in the country in raw efficiency terms. And in all three cases, Stanford made those defenses look better – in two of the games, much better.
Part of the culprit is that the guards have shot poorly.
Effective field goal % 2005 2006 Grunfeld 55.0 41.2 Hernandez 53.0 44.7
I would expect Hernandez to come into form eventually. Grunfeld is coming off a serious knee injury and was one of the nation’s most improved players last season. He’s the one to worry about. Stanford needs both of these guys to be effective in order to succeed.
Line o’ the Night
FG 3pt FT Reb Min M-A M-A M-A O-T A F S TO BLK Pts Cameron Robinson 23 5-7 0-0 2-2 6-17 2 1 0 1 0 12 Result: Win. Lipscomb 75, Jackson St. 62.