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Post by Henry Skrimshander on Feb 28, 2021 20:57:58 GMT -8
Every win over the ducks is a great win. Can't stand that smug Campbell...my ex neighbor. Scott has to be quietly thrilled to beat him after he bailed on Scott. Kind of like when Alex Rodriguez left the Mariners for the Yankees (and the money). Coach may be quietly thrilled. I'll be openly thrilled for him. ARod left for the Rangers. But I get your point. Waiting for Sabzi to chime in. Analytics say we can't win this game!
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Post by blodgettbeaver on Feb 28, 2021 21:11:45 GMT -8
The Beavs end up in 5th place. Had you ask me before the season, I would have hoped for better, but would have expected to end up around 5th. It was the way the Beavs got here that was surprising. It looked impossible for a while. Nice strong finish that leaves us all hoping for a strong post season and 2021/2022 season. Looking ahead, I think most would agree Stanford is the choice to win the conference next year. But 2 through 5 is a bit of a tossup. I think we're clearly better than Arizona next year, and also stronger than UCLA. Either we or Oregon finishes second, the other one third, and he weekend trip to Oregon becomes every coach's nightmare again.
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Post by blodgettbeaver on Feb 28, 2021 21:13:42 GMT -8
If Aleah comes back and kennedy is healthy I do not agree Stanford wins the conference not in the slightest. Not to mention if mack also comes back.
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Post by wbosh15 on Feb 28, 2021 21:16:01 GMT -8
The Beavs end up in 5th place. Had you ask me before the season, I would have hoped for better, but would have expected to end up around 5th. It was the way the Beavs got here that was surprising. It looked impossible for a while. Nice strong finish that leaves us all hoping for a strong post season and 2021/2022 season. Looking ahead, I think most would agree Stanford is the choice to win the conference next year. But 2 through 5 is a bit of a tossup. I think we're clearly better than Arizona next year, and also stronger than UCLA. Either we or Oregon finishes second, the other one third, and he weekend trip to Oregon becomes every coach's nightmare again. Kiana Williams returning or not for Stanford will be something to watch. It will be interesting to see who returns and who doesn’t.
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Post by beaverstever on Feb 28, 2021 21:17:39 GMT -8
Now that was a great win. And before the Duck fans start whining that they didn't have PaoPao, we'll remind them we didn't have Kennedy Brown. Have to say I loved Rueck placing Mack in the middle where she could decide (quickly) where the next pass would go. Got us a lot of open 3's with her great decision making. I was also impressed with Taya's and Mack's defense against Prince and Sabally when they were our front court. Some the foul calls today were mind boggling. Beavers kept their cool and brushed it off, and, played big. If this doesn't get us in the NCAA Tournament, what will? How many quality road wins have the Beavs had in this streak? Colorado, Utah, USC, UCLA, Oregon. That is quality. Maybe we should not just be a lock for the NCAA, but a much higher seed than #11. Every "neutral" and Duck-sided news report I can find mentions how Paopao could not play due to an injury. Furthermore, they are not shy to remind the reader how well she did the first time OSU and Oregon played. The implication being her absence was BIG. Funny thing is, they never mention anything about OSU missing Kennedy Brown. "Strange" how that works. example: goducks.com/news/2021/2/28/womens-basketball-senior-day-caps-regular-season.aspxTVO didn’t play in the previous matchup either
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Post by beaverstever on Feb 28, 2021 21:23:32 GMT -8
Aleah mentioned in the postgame about the plan being to run off the shooters, meaning force the to score off the dribble. It’s what I like about this year’s OSU team (and probably more so next year) - our shooters can go to the rim. Aleah has gotten so good at that this year, where last year it often felt her drives were often into dead-ends.
A lot to be excited about - this team has found it’s identity.
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Post by Werebeaver on Feb 28, 2021 21:27:29 GMT -8
Aleah mentioned in the postgame about the plan being to run off the shooters, meaning force the to score off the dribble. It’s what I like about this year’s OSU team (and probably more so next year) - our shooters can go to the rim. Aleah has gotten so good at that this year, where last year it often felt her drives were often into dead-ends. A lot to be excited about - this team has found it’s identity. Aleah’s ability to drive to the hoop and finish has taken a quantum leap this season.
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Feb 28, 2021 21:36:25 GMT -8
Aleah mentioned in the postgame about the plan being to run off the shooters, meaning force the to score off the dribble. It’s what I like about this year’s OSU team (and probably more so next year) - our shooters can go to the rim. Aleah has gotten so good at that this year, where last year it often felt her drives were often into dead-ends. A lot to be excited about - this team has found it’s identity. Aleah’s ability to drive to the hoop and finish has taken a quantum leap this season. It started last year when she and Destiny would play the "anything you can do..." game. But yes she has taken it to a whole new level. If she returns next year we will be very good. I wouldn't mind it if Mack decided to play a full season as a beaver either.
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Post by beaveragain on Feb 28, 2021 21:43:12 GMT -8
Odd thing I noticed about the Ducks this season. They aren't very nice. They were yelling at each other. When an OSU player was down they make a big show about ignoring them (whereas the Beav's helped Ducks up several times). Heck, they weren't even helping each other up sometimes. The only exception I noticed was Dugalic, she helped up a Beav once and generally seems like a nice person. And before someone goes on about how I just don't like the Ducks. Last year the big three were all really nice (yes, even the Queen). I got to interact with a couple and see the others with fans and they were all really nice. I don't know, season seems to be going downhill for them and I could see that being hard to take.
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Post by rmancarl on Feb 28, 2021 21:48:00 GMT -8
If Aleah comes back and kennedy is healthy I do not agree Stanford wins the conference not in the slightest. Not to mention if mack also comes back. I'm a little concerned that the Beavs turnaround and making the tournament may be just enough for Aleah to move on. If the Beavs don't make the tournament, I think Aleah returns becaues there would be unfinished business....two years in a row without being in the tournament would probably lead her to return. Now, I'm a little less confident, but I hope she returns. As for Mack, I think her improved play, and the fact that she now sees herself able to compete in the Pac-12, may lead to her returning. There are a lot of questions for every team when it comes to next season with the extra year possible for everyone. I'm not ready to hand it over to Stanford yet, but they may have the early lead. I don't know how good the Beavs will be without Aleah, and they would be terribly shorthanded at PG if Aleah is not with the team next season. An injury to Talia would really be a problem. If Aleah decided not to return, I would hope the Beavs find a transfer PG as a backup. If Aleah and Ellie both return this team could be VERY good. Just think of the potential of the defense with Taylor, Kennedy, and Sasha on the floor together.
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Post by beaverfever148 on Feb 28, 2021 21:58:06 GMT -8
Odd thing I noticed about the Ducks this season. They aren't very nice. They were yelling at each other. When an OSU player was down they make a big show about ignoring them (whereas the Beav's helped Ducks up several times). Heck, they weren't even helping each other up sometimes. The only exception I noticed was Dugalic, she helped up a Beav once and generally seems like a nice person. And before someone goes on about how I just don't like the Ducks. Last year the big three were all really nice (yes, even the Queen). I got to interact with a couple and see the others with fans and they were all really nice. I don't know, season seems to be going downhill for them and I could see that being hard to take. I was going to say something about this. It also wasn’t hard to notice Prince snapping at her teammates when something went wrong. That type of attitude/first reaction will only tear teams apart!
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Post by believeinthebeavs on Feb 28, 2021 22:15:04 GMT -8
Odd thing I noticed about the Ducks this season. They aren't very nice. They were yelling at each other. When an OSU player was down they make a big show about ignoring them (whereas the Beav's helped Ducks up several times). Heck, they weren't even helping each other up sometimes. The only exception I noticed was Dugalic, she helped up a Beav once and generally seems like a nice person. And before someone goes on about how I just don't like the Ducks. Last year the big three were all really nice (yes, even the Queen). I got to interact with a couple and see the others with fans and they were all really nice. I don't know, season seems to be going downhill for them and I could see that being hard to take. I was going to say something about this. It also wasn’t hard to notice Prince snapping at her teammates when something went wrong. That type of attitude/first reaction will only tear teams apart! You get what you recruit. Rueck makes a very strong point of bringing in players that care about their teammates. gravy brings in the best players regardless of how they might interact with their teammates. These players are not used to losing and aren't sure how to deal with it.
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Post by jimbob on Feb 28, 2021 23:35:39 GMT -8
If Aleah comes back and kennedy is healthy I do not agree Stanford wins the conference not in the slightest. Not to mention if mack also comes back. I'm a little concerned that the Beavs turnaround and making the tournament may be just enough for Aleah to move on. If the Beavs don't make the tournament, I think Aleah returns becaues there would be unfinished business....two years in a row without being in the tournament would probably lead her to return. Now, I'm a little less confident, but I hope she returns. As for Mack, I think her improved play, and the fact that she now sees herself able to compete in the Pac-12, may lead to her returning. There are a lot of questions for every team when it comes to next season with the extra year possible for everyone. I'm not ready to hand it over to Stanford yet, but they may have the early lead. I don't know how good the Beavs will be without Aleah, and they would be terribly shorthanded at PG if Aleah is not with the team next season. An injury to Talia would really be a problem. If Aleah decided not to return, I would hope the Beavs find a transfer PG as a backup. If Aleah and Ellie both return this team could be VERY good. Just think of the potential of the defense with Taylor, Kennedy, and Sasha on the floor together. I agree with you rmancarl and no-one has mentioned this but we also have a versatile 6'4" inside-outside senior transfer proven Pac-12 starter-(WSU last year)-Jovana Subasic that could come back next year if she wanted to. She is a good player and I was wondering why we hadn't seen much of her in the last month and got my question answered when I watched the USC game replay. Coach put her in the last 3 min. of that blowout win and she was noticably limping trying to run up and down the floor and very limited in her mobility overall.....appeared to be her knee or possibly an ankle...not sure. She didn't play at all these last 2 games against UCLA and UO.
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Post by lotrader on Mar 1, 2021 5:27:15 GMT -8
I'm a little concerned that the Beavs turnaround and making the tournament may be just enough for Aleah to move on. If the Beavs don't make the tournament, I think Aleah returns becaues there would be unfinished business....two years in a row without being in the tournament would probably lead her to return. Now, I'm a little less confident, but I hope she returns. As for Mack, I think her improved play, and the fact that she now sees herself able to compete in the Pac-12, may lead to her returning. There are a lot of questions for every team when it comes to next season with the extra year possible for everyone. I'm not ready to hand it over to Stanford yet, but they may have the early lead. I don't know how good the Beavs will be without Aleah, and they would be terribly shorthanded at PG if Aleah is not with the team next season. An injury to Talia would really be a problem. If Aleah decided not to return, I would hope the Beavs find a transfer PG as a backup. If Aleah and Ellie both return this team could be VERY good. Just think of the potential of the defense with Taylor, Kennedy, and Sasha on the floor together. I agree with you rmancarl and no-one has mentioned this but we also have a versatile 6'4" inside-outside senior transfer proven Pac-12 starter-(WSU last year)-Jovana Subasic that could come back next year if she wanted to. She is a good player and I was wondering why we hadn't seen much of her in the last month and got my question answered when I watched the USC game replay. Coach put her in the last 3 min. of that blowout win and she was noticably limping trying to run up and down the floor and very limited in her mobility overall.....appeared to be her knee or possibly an ankle...not sure. She didn't play at all these last 2 games against UCLA and UO. Even if she was healthy, I don't think she will see the floor at all. Too much talent in front of her at the 4/5, and, we have players that are playing at the 3 that can slide to the 4, who are more talented. If OSU has a sizeable lead in Q4 of the Cal game, and, Jovana isn't suffering from an injury, she might get a few minutes in the Cal game.
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Post by willtalk on Mar 1, 2021 5:57:39 GMT -8
Aleah mentioned in the postgame about the plan being to run off the shooters, meaning force the to score off the dribble. It’s what I like about this year’s OSU team (and probably more so next year) - our shooters can go to the rim. Aleah has gotten so good at that this year, where last year it often felt her drives were often into dead-ends. A lot to be excited about - this team has found it’s identity. Aleah’s ability to drive to the hoop and finish has taken a quantum leap this season. She has always shown flashes of that type of potential. Much of it is consistantly getting actual on ball playing time in games and not just as a spot up shooter as she was used last season. Notice she did not start this season at the level she is playing now. She needed the experience to get the experience to work out her kinks and get her confidence level up. That was a major contributor, but players also have their on and off games. She just seldom had the opportunity to get much burn on her on games in the past. Geno often says that most players now days know how, but what they lack is knowing when. This, in Goodmans case, was the issue, much as it was with Pivec her sophmore season when she became a primary ball handler. I totally disagree with the poster who said that Goodman was helped by her experience on the 3x3 team. For a player still learning "when" it can be a detriment. The driving lanes in 3x3 are huge. Coming back from playing 3x3 she regressed in the decision making aspect of her game to start the season and it affected her confidence. Returned to playing 5x5 the lanes narrowed and she had to start from scratch in respect to knowing "when". It takes a lot of time playing correctly to change negative patterns developed at lower levels. If a player has not developed new brain memory it is easy to regress to a previous pattern.
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