John Platz
@JFPlatz
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Attorney; Stanford football/basketball broadcaster; author “Farm Foundation” (Stanford football) and “100 Years” (Stanford basketball) books; Jn. 14:6/Ro. 10:17
SF Bay Area
Joined August 2010
My new book, “Farm Foundation: An Illustrated History of Stanford Football” is available at the Stanford Bookstore. It’s a comprehensive, 420-page, coffee-table-size hardback history of the @StanfordFball program, with 160+ photos of Stanford’s impactful players/coaches/moments.
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Signature game was 2001 win at #5 ORE 49-42. (UO finished 11-1/#2 final poll). His team down 14 late Q3, Tank intercepted a Harrington pass in the end zone. His team down 42-41 w/5:00 left, Tank hit Harrington as he threw & Marcus Hoover intercepted. set up go-ahead TD/1:10 left.
One of the most dominant safeties in program history joins the ranks of Stanford greats. Congratulations to Tank Williams, Stanford Hall of Fame Class of 2025! 🌲. 🗞️ »
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During his 3 years (all as a starter), Stanford averaged 5.2 yds or better per rush for the season. In no other consecutive 3-year period has Stanford averaged 5.2+ ypc each year. Signature road grading game? 2011 vs #25 UW, 65-21 win. Team, 44 rush/446 yds, 10.1 yds per rush!.
A dominant force on the line cements his place among Cardinal all-time greats. Congratulations to David DeCastro, Stanford Hall of Fame Class of 2025! 🌲. 🗞️ »
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Career postseason record: 13-2 . Career college record at Madison Square Garden: 5-1. Preseason NIT semis/finals (2011), Postseason NIT semis/finals (2012 & 2015). Loss was to #5 Syracuse, by 6 pts, in Nov. 2011. How many collegians have a better MSG winning pct (min. 5 games)?.
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Your @GoStanford factoid of the day: former @StanfordMBB guard Peter Dukes (1989-93) created the pumpkin spice product, among other achievements during his long tenure with Starbucks.
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In shades of blue, yellow, purple and pink, the vivid flowers of spring blossomed as the faint glow of the February sun shined its light upon the quiet city of Seattle in the year 2003. Although, its...
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17 points (8-15 FG), 5 rebounds and 2 assists…his passing/assist plays from the high post & perimeter have been exceptional.
Maxime Raynaud’s court vision 👀 .
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Not just the quantitative—team high 19 points (8-12 FG, 3-6 from three), 6 rebounds and 2 steals—but also effective screening, off-ball cuts and loose ball hustle.
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And a recent @StanfordMBB 1st Round NBA Draft pick (below)….who was not a green room invitee. Dwight Powell was selected 16 picks after Huestis in the same draft. Four upperclassmen from the 2014-15 Sweet 16 team eventually played in the NBA (Chasson Randle/Anthony Brown too).
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Except on 10-30-82, when the undefeated and #2-ranked Dawgs fell, by a 43-31 score, to @StanfordFball at Stanford Stadium. --John Elway, 20-30 for 265 yds (including 12 consecutive completions).--Mike Dotterer, 105 yds rushing & two TDs.--Vincent White, 76-yd punt return TD.
If your home stadium hosted this amazing uniform during the '80s, you probably went home unhappy. @krichardson46 and @JFPlatz remember. @UW_Football
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Third @StanfordBSB alum to pitch for LAD, following Sandy Vance (1970-71) and Al Osuna (1994).
Another 🌲 in LA. Congratulations to @jack_little11 on making his @MLB debut with @Dodgers!. That's 8⃣ players who have now reached the Big Leagues from Stanford's 2018 squad 🤯. #GoStanford x #StanfordMLB x #StanfordBSBPros
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One of the best mocks I have seen. No groupthink factor and isn't relying on this or that source in some team's front office. For our @StanfordMBB guy Maxime Raynaud, I'd add, as comps, Al Horford (faceup perimeter offense) and Chet Holmgren's perimeter footwork/keep-in-front D.
If you’re into the draft, don’t sleep on @LoganPAdams. He has one of the more original voices in draft coverage. He’s confident in his evaluations, thinks outside of the box and a creative writer who uses a good balance of trusting his eyes and data.
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Charlie Ward came within one game of matching the feat. Florida State reached the regional final in 1993 (lost to Kentucky). In the current era of college sports, it's unimaginable that anyone could achieve both.
Terry Baker is the only person to win the Heisman Trophy and play (he started) in a Final Four. Does that feat ever get matched?
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Many, many examples the past two seasons of Max exhibiting this trait in switch/iso/perimeter scenarios, and especially when picking up a wing/point guard off of the opponent's high ball screen.
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Another Jacobsen from Glendora HS (the nephew, I believe, of former Glendora/@StanfordMBB superstar Casey) leads his team to a CIF Southern Section high school championship, this one on the Cal State Fullerton diamond.
JOB FINISHED: Glendora wins its first championship since 2010 with a 2-0 victory over San Dimas to claim the CIF-SS Division 3 title. Aaron Jacobsen had two doubles and an RBI.
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One of the top five wins in @StanfordMBB history, producing an NCAA Sweet 16 berth for the 2013-14 Cardinal. Wiggins/Selden, and the #2 seed Jayhawks, were appropriately “Chasson-ed”.
Andrew Wiggins and Wayne Selden didn't know who Chasson Randle was, and laughed about it before the game. They weren't laughing after.
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Dad Warren Gravely III was a @StanfordMBB player (1991-95). Son’s Santa Margarita baseball team moves on to the CIF-SS Division 1 semifinals on Tuesday….well done.
Santa Margarita 5, Los Alamitos 4. In the bottom of the seventh, Warren Gravely IV had the walk-off single. It will be Crespi at Santa Margarita in D1 semifinals on Tuesday and Corona at St. John Bosco.
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They (the NBA cognoscenti) are beginning to understand. When one projects Maxime's skill set, his on-court movement and his mind to NBA-level sets and spacing. .
Stanford star Maxime Raynaud was a major standout in scrimmage two at the NBA Combine.🔥. The highly-skilled 7’1 center is currently mocked at pick no. 34 (ESPN), but his stock is skyrocketing.📈. 20PTS | 9REB | 3AST | 7-12FG. All-ACC First Team at Stanford
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Update for @StanfordMBB peeps. stretch big Maxime stretching out nicely among the three-ball shooting leaders at the NBA Combine in Chicago.
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'24-'25 was a "plus" year in Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) basketball talent, multiple guys currently garnering widespread D-1 interest. (GNAC schools are located in Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, BC and Alaska. these guys will travel.). Keep working @1ksaams!.
6’4 CG @1ksaams Alaska Fairbanks D2 transfer tells me he has heard from:.Portland St, Howard, U of Vermont, NSU, West Georgia, Liberty, Bowling Green, Old Dominion, Montana, NDSU, Eastern Illinois, Le Moyne, Cal Poly, Fresno state, Mercyhurst, Stetson, UTEP, Chattanooga
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(Because I am a family friend, with direct knowledge)…you can add at least 7 schools to your list. Willing to go to, and had an all-conference 2024-25 year with, D-II Alaska-Fairbanks. Following all-conference 2023-24 at San Jose CC . “If you can play, they will find you. ”.
D2 transfer guard Isaiah Saams-Hoy from Alaska Fairbanks is receiving interest from Fairleigh Dickinson, Old Dominion, Eastern Illinois, Mercyhurst & USC Upstate. 6'4 player who averaged 16.3 points and shot 36.0% 3PT.
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Same kind of painful, “play at the plate”, walk-off ending as the final play of the 2000 MCWS (Stanford - LSU). Joey Volchko’s stuff today (no decision) was MLB-caliber.
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