glduck Posted February 28, 2021 Author Share Posted February 28, 2021 With USC’s rotten, horrible, no good weekend in the Mountains, UCLA and Oregon control their own destiny for the title — and play each other Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted March 3, 2021 Share Posted March 3, 2021 haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 The only thing more magical in this game than Jules is the random foul calls to slow the blowout Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 This game will go like the CU game, UCLA will falter down the stretch. Uggh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Comical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Our first made FT came on a play where Jaime wasn't even touched. Next play a flagrant elbow called, nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 We certainly cant break this press, but we only have one PG on the roster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Duarte for 3, game. Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Congrats to Oregon. UCLA should have just COVID it's way out of these games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastFan Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 If UCLA loses to USC, they'll likely be in 4th place, on the Oregon side of the Pac-12 tourney. So we may see this game repeat in Vegas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glduck Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 Oregon gets by with almost no bench scoring (3 points last night) by having our most well-balanced starting five since the Aaron Brooks Elite 8 club. Everyone has been back healthy now for a few weeks and it’s really clicking. OSU is no joke, though, and the game Sunday will be tough. Is this Tinkle’s best coaching job since coming to the Pac-12? I know they made the tourney a few years back, but I think the media picked OSU for 12th this year? And they’ve clinched a winning overall and conference record. Plus, they’ve had our number in recent seasons. We’ll have to earn this one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastFan Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 15 minutes ago, glduck said: Oregon gets by with almost no bench scoring This is great, except for a multi-day tournament (like in Vegas) when player exhaustion forces significant use of the bench. Several Pac-12 teams have significant scoring (and defense) with depth of seven, eight or nine players, which allows the starters to stay fresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glduck Posted March 4, 2021 Author Share Posted March 4, 2021 I don’t disagree with any of that. You won’t hear me calling UO any kind of definitive favorite in Vegas, even if they do get the 1 seed. Not much separation at the top of this conference. Our comeback last night was sparked by Chandler Lawson coming off the bench and giving UCLA fits at the top of our press. Our scoring mostly comes from 5 guys, but since you mentioned defense, our bench does contribute. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastFan Posted March 4, 2021 Share Posted March 4, 2021 Assuming the Ducks win at Corvallis they will have earned the #1 seed. The winner of USC/UCLA will have the #2 seed. CU, if they beat ASU tonight, will be the #3 seed. I would bet the final will be between the Ducks and the Buffs. UCLA is well-coached, but doesn't have all of the pieces needed. USC, while very talented, when the going gets rough, isn't well coached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtd Posted March 5, 2021 Share Posted March 5, 2021 And Altman won't win COY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scorcho Posted March 6, 2021 Share Posted March 6, 2021 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBug708 Posted March 7, 2021 Share Posted March 7, 2021 And end scene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glduck Posted March 8, 2021 Author Share Posted March 8, 2021 Oregon has now won 4 of the last 6 Pac-12 regular season titles, with a tournament title in one of the years they didn’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EastCoastFan Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 So here we are. A better Pac-12 than in recent years, with four teams with a realistic chance to take the conference tourney and even be more than one-and-done in the Big Dance. Vegas says USC is favored in the Pac-12 Tourney, while the sports writers seem to lean toward the Ducks or the Buffs. Friday and Saturday should be very interesting. A few thoughts: UCLA has a lot to worry about with the opener against Tinkle; an "upset" wouldn't be surprising. Colorado appears to have the easiest start, against either woeful Cal or imploding Stanford. Utah, the likely USC opponent, seared the Trojans a little over a week ago with Plummer's three-pointers, so that could be one very interesting re-match. Oregon is clicking right now as they often do late in the season, while either of their likely opponents (ASU and WSU) stumble and struggle. Duck/Buffalo finale, Late night fireworks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glduck Posted March 9, 2021 Author Share Posted March 9, 2021 My argument for Duarte winning POTY would be that with him we went 13-2; without him we lost to Washington State and Oregon State at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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