TP attempted only 5 shots on 2nd half, 4 of which 3 pointers. But only managed to hit one 3 pt-er
In fact that was his only made shot for the 2nd half/

Nice adjustment on defense for the 2nd half

I’m disappointed in the Beaver Dam. They got really quiet for long stretches, and they are the ones needing to fire the rest of the crowd/team up. I kept looking at Terrence Boyd to see if he was enjoying himself. He kept looking at his phone the whole game and was texting. But who knows what that even means.

Anyways, nice to gut out another win. 4 in a row. Looking forward to getting the Arizona schools after they had a tough weekend with the Washington schools.

Needs to work on getting better on FTs. Especially on crunch time
only made 1 of the last 7 FT attempts.

That was another 6 points there.

someone posted this at the pure-orange.net forum. I think it is a good analysis

Theme of the Game: We Have Met The Eneny and It Is Us

Outrebounded. Outhustled at times. Out of control at other times. Compounding all that was the abysmal FT shooting at the end that gave the Ducks their end of game miracle shot opportunity.

Folks, we have met the enemy and it is us. Rebounding can be dealt with by proper positioning. Hustle is a matter of who wants it more and a good a$$ chewing is in order on any player who gets outhustled. The worst outcome we should get is a tied up ball or a foul, all other things being equal. Maintaining the poise all 40 minutes is key as we aren’t going to do a Loyola-Marymount on anyone and simply blow-n-roll. Studs capable of playing at the Pac-10 level have ZERO excuses for missing end of game FT’s as those players (hopefully) came from winning programs that knew what it took to put an opponent away instead of choking at the end.

Now let’s look at what Oregon brought to the party. The little guy from Motor City hoisting treys. That’s it. He did his number in the 1st half. Our D adjusted it’s defense of him and that left him high and dry for trying uncontested 3’s. That was their only O-threat. With 3/4 of the 2nd half gone, Oregon had only scored 9 points. Unlike the Elite Eight teams Oregon has had, this one does not have the multiple outside shooting threats to truly spread out a D. That’s why they are now 0-9 in Pac-10 play.

that is what is great with the coaching and this team.

That is why most of our Pac-10 wins are come from behind.

Arizonas would still be hard. But I still rooting for the wins

Gill was definitely rockin’ tonight. Although I would’ve liked to have made more FT’s during crunch time, it was still nice to see our defense step it up. WE NEED TO MAKE OUR FREE THROWS.

GO BEAVS!

http://www.gazettetimes.com/gtblogs/cliff_kirkpatrick/?p=703

It’s a valid point, so hear me out. On campus, everyone knows who the football players are. They are just big guys, wearing “OSU Football” gear everywhere. But more often then not, you know the guy plays football, but you don’t know who he is. These guys, like Haynes, Johnson, Shaftenaar, they are going to be noticed around campus. This place has been hungry for a good basketball team for a while now. We’ve got a few wins, and it’s been great. It’s cool having basketball mean something again, but there is so much more to do before I would consider us a “good” basketball team.

It’s like being away from meat for 20 years. And all you want is a nice, big, 20 oz NY steak and mashed potatoes. What you get, however, is a Big Mac and a large fry. Delicious? Yes. But there is better out there.

A dumb analogy, maybe, but my point is that I would consider this season so far to be a Big Mac and fries. Pretty soon, I want that f*cking steak. I hope the team does too and doesn’t let a few Pac10 wins go to their head.

scorch