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Wheels said:
gotcha thanks! Still not a bad deal :) Sounds like after initial disappointment that Altman is a hell of a coach! I'll have to check Matthew Knight Arena sometime. I remember going to a few games at the Pit which was a blast!
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It appears Altman can both coach AND recruit his ass off
 
Mediocre Man said:
It appears Altman can both coach AND recruit his ass off
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The Jabari Brown thing still sucks, but it was obvious from watching a few games that Brown should not have received a 5* rating. The crazy thing is that he landed at Missouri, which is full of perimeter players just like him, except bigger and better.
 
PapaG said:
The Jabari Brown thing still sucks, but it was obvious from watching a few games that Brown should not have received a 5* rating. The crazy thing is that he landed at Missouri, which is full of perimeter players just like him, except bigger and better.
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Better? Maybe. But, Brown is bigger than all the guards that get meaningful playing time except for Kim English and he's mainly a perimeter player. I wonder why Brown decided on Mizzou
 
MickZagger said:
Better? Maybe. But, Brown is bigger than all the guards that get meaningful playing time except for Kim English and he's mainly a perimeter player. I wonder why Brown decided on Mizzou
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Brown is a 6'4" SG who dominates the ball.

This is the most accurate synopsis of him I've read, based on what he showed at UO. I was thrilled when the Ducks signed him, but as I posted in this thread, even before he decided to leave UO, I just didn't see "it" in him.


"Jabari is, at least on the high school level and hopefully now on the college level, a well-polished wing scorer. He can shoot it out to college, if not NBA range and he has a body that will be able to hold up in the SEC. He is a good athlete, but he's not going to overwhelm people athletically. He is what I would call a crafty scorer. He can shoot it, he can post up and he has a mid-range game that will serve him well."
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He's a shorter and less athletic Bryce Taylor, and he doesn't play defense. The upside is he seems to be decent in the post area.
 
New signing:

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I want to put this Duck fan on cardboard cutout. I think hes saying Beaver players or fans are like a bunch of Justin Bieber crybabies. Looks like that didn't happened and the Beavs prevailed.
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Shocked that there are no comments in this thread about last night's dog abuse. I think PETA may be protesting MKA after the whooping the Puppies suffered.

Is it possible that a dominating victory like this over the conference leader might be enough to get Oregon into the "others receiving votes" section of one of the polls?
 
PtldPlatypus said:
Shocked that there are no comments in this thread about last night's dog abuse. I think PETA may be protesting MKA after the whooping the Puppies suffered.

Is it possible that a dominating victory like this over the conference leader might be enough to get Oregon into the "others receiving votes" section of one of the polls?
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lol it was great. Especially when a pups fan on the ESPN boards was popping off before the game yesterday.
 
If UO ends up no worse than 3rd in the PAC-12, I think we go to da Big Dance. If we're 4th, I forsee an NCAA snubbing.
 
BLAZER PROPHET said:
If UO ends up no worse than 3rd in the PAC-12, I think we go to da Big Dance. If we're 4th, I forsee an NCAA snubbing.
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12-6 in conference should be the goal, and a win at least one game in the Pac-12 tournament.

That puts UO at 23-10 if they lose in the Pac 12 semifinals. That's best case in terms of conference record, IMO. Beating Cal at Cal as one of those wins will be crucial, as will be beating CU at Matt Arena.

I'm still not sure that puts UO in the Big Dance, though. It's going to be difficult to even go 12-6 the rest of the way, anyhow. Beating WSU is crucial tomorrow. That puts UO at 9-4/18-7, with 3 road games upcoming @Cal/@Stanford/@OS. Winning 2 out of those 3 would be huge, but losing all 3 is certainly not out of the question, either.
 
MickZagger said:
I only see two Pac-12 teams making the dance.
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Me too. UW has been a complete disappointment this year, though. Romar is not a good coach. Great recruiter, horrible coach given the talent he gets to UW.
 
PapaG said:
I'm still not sure that puts UO in the Big Dance, though. It's going to be difficult to even go 12-6 the rest of the way, anyhow. Beating WSU is crucial tomorrow. That puts UO at 9-4/18-7, with 3 road games upcoming @Cal/@Stanford/@OS. Winning 2 out of those 3 would be huge, but losing all 3 is certainly not out of the question, either.
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I agree. We have to win 2 of those 3.
 
If we win 4 of our last 5 (losing to Cal), then I say we're in. If we win 3, then probably out.
 
Nice win over the Beavers. I think if we sweep next week and win a couple of games in the Pac-12 tourny, we're in.
 
thanks for the info Porkchop!
 
Good showing by the Pac last night. I only saw a few minutes of the Oregon game, but they were up 20 at the time (it was pretty early) so I figured the game was in hand. We (UW) looked shaky for a bit, but in the 2nd half we stopped fouling so much and it got better. Despite it being close until the very end, I wasn't ever that nervous about the game (unlike past games). Throw in Stanford's win, plus WSU in the CBI, the Pac had a pretty nice night (as good as it can get considering). Hopefully Arizona and Cal come out and play well tonight.

Here's to a UW-Oregon Quarter final.
 
anyone who follows basketball more have an idea how real of a threat Nebraska is to take Altman?
 
Wheels said:
anyone who follows basketball more have an idea how real of a threat Nebraska is to take Altman?
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My only thought on this is that Nebraska is not, by any stretch, a better job than Oregon. They last made the NCAA tourney in 1998, have only reached it 6 times in 115 years, and have lost in the first round every time. Yeah, he's from there, but it's a significant step down. If he wanted to coach in Nebraska, he would have stayed at Creighton (which was/is a better program than Nebraska).
 
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valid point. Thanks! :cheers:
 
Nice offensive performance last night. Next up--UO v UW tomorrow night for a trip to NY. Go Ducks!!
 
Good game last night. It was good to see a good Pac12 basketball game on a nationally televised broadcast (even if most of the country doesn't care about the NIT). You guys looked pretty damn good. Who are you losing this year? Because if it isn't much, then it looks like you'll be in contention for the Pac12 title next year. Hopefully next year brings about the rise of the Pac12. If (big, big big if) Wroten and/or Ross come back, we'll be really good. You guys look good. I expect UCLA to bounce back, same with Arizona. I think Colorado should be pretty good as well. Plus, I don't think USC and Utah can be as bad as they were this past year (270 and 274 in RPI), which should help the conference.

Here's to next season where the Pac will get at least 4 in the tourney!
 
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