Duck's men's team barely beat a bad Utah team. Team does not look good. bad turnovers at the end and they don't shoot free throws well; doen't bode well for close games against good teams. Eric Williams still taking bad hots; Dante and Kepnang just look awkward. Will Ricahardson won the game almost singlehandedly, made a lot of tough shots.
I should add that Williams made two clutch free throws and threw a great pass that led to a victory clinching basket.
Men's team beat a tough Stanford team 68-60, despite having a six minute stretch without a made basket and only one made FT. I think Harmon had his best game with 21 points on 5 for 8 shooting and two steals. Dante seemed smoother tonight and was 5 for 6 with 7 rebounds, 2 steals and a block. Richardson bad shooting night but scored 8 point in a two minute stretch late and made some key free throws, no turnovers.
Ducks having a nightmare game against Cal today ; trailing by largest halftime margin ever (38-22) at Knight Arena. Almost a nine minute drought as Cal went on a 24-0 run. Ernie Kent claims Ducks are getting destroyed by the high post screen and don't seem to be making an adjustment to it.
Ducks never really able to close the gap; lose 78-64; shoot 38% overall, 18% from three. i think they will still somehow get into the tournament, but won't go anywhere once they get there. They just don't have the shooters.
terrible result yesterday but, the Ducks have a chance to go 7 for 7 against the Beavs today: https://www.oregonlive.com/ducks/20...n-state-of-historic-magnitude-in-rivalry.html that would be optimal dismay for beav fans
Men's basketball team against WSU in a crucial game for both if they want to get into the tournament. Ducks 35-29 at half. Dante and Young having good games.
Ducks eke it out 62-59 despite turning the ball over very late on an inbounds play. Dante and Kepnang shoot 10 for 15 between them and Kepnang has four blocks. I see Harmon make some nice plays and think he should be featured on offense, but then see he shot 5 for 14, most shots on the team. I still think Eric Williams is kind of a weak link in the rotation. At this point Ducks are considered last four in for NCAA tournament.
After tomorrow's game at ASU (should be a win, though a possible "trap game"), their next three games are against ranked teams. A loss to Arizona shouldn't hurt them terribly, but it feels like they'll need to sweep the S0-Cal teams in Eugene if they don't want to drop out of the bracketology bubble. I have a feeling that loss to Cal is going to haunt them come selection Sunday.
this Duck team just doesn't look like Altman's normal close of the season teams. It has too many flaws, the biggest of which is that they can go completely dead in the water in shooting. Against Colorado they were 1-19 from three before hitting 6 of their last 7 but by then it was too little too late, especially because the Duck D was allowing the Buffs wide open looks all game, which they hit I think they'll likely miss the tournament unless they win the Pac-12 tourney
This will be my last report on the Ducks' Men's basketball team. I have rarely ever stopped watching one my favorite teams mid-game but I did that tonight, Somehow this team just doesn't have it. No shooters and not a real leader, not someone who can will them to victory, Maybe next year they will find someone who can step up.....
The funny thing is; coach Altman has twice the fire of any of his players. But he recruited them......
the Duck BB team is either hot or cold...there's no in-between, and there's been way too much cold this year. One of Altman's worst Duck teams
