Oregon State 7. Arizona State 9. Washington State 10. Mike McDonald is sound and distributes the ball capably. One of the significant developments in November and December will be the progress made by McDonald's backup, either junior Tony Giovacchini or sophomore Julius Barnes.
Barnes has less experience but more athleticism.
McDonald played just 26 minutes a game last year, and shot .360 from the field. Those figures must improve if Stanford is to win the Pac-10. But with Jacobsen and Mendez and some of the younger kids, we'll still be a quality perimeter team. Stanford established an NCAA record with a .352 defensive field-goal percentage last year. If a perimeter defensive player gets beat off the dribble, the Collins twins are athletic enough to cover the basket.