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Post by beaverstever on Mar 27, 2021 19:49:22 GMT -8
Has anyone talked about this yet? One of the weirdest things I’be ever seen. It was like he was one of those GI Joe Cobra twins that feels everything that happens to his sibling. I’ve watched it like a hundred times and it gets weirder and funnier every time. I am sympathetic. My body does this as well - flinching all the time at game action. Happens in football as well,. I like to think his body just automatically goes to the floor on a loose ball - I'm sure he played like that.
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Post by qbeaver on Mar 27, 2021 19:50:22 GMT -8
415 game time Monday...win and advance
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Post by beaverbeliever71 on Mar 27, 2021 19:52:41 GMT -8
Apropos of nothing else, this is the Beavs first 20 win season since 1990 I believe Actually OSU went 21-15 in 2012 with CR as coach
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Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Mar 27, 2021 21:47:04 GMT -8
Apropos of nothing else, this is the Beavs first 20 win season since 1990 I believe Actually OSU went 21-15 in 2012 with CR as coach 2021 Oregon State has clinched a better winning percentage than any season since 1990. The second-best winning percentage since 1990 was previously the 2016 team. Oregon State can pass 2012 in wins by getting to the National Championship Game. Oregon State can become the Beaver team with the most wins since 1982 by winning the Championship Game.
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Post by beaverstever on Mar 27, 2021 23:28:05 GMT -8
Some interesting things from the postgame interviews:
- Moser said that he was told OSU was bigger in person than they look on tape, and he said it was true. Seems OSU's size is more than what teams regularly see.
- Ethan said that OSU switches between zone and man even in the same passion. That's pretty crazy, I have no idea how that works.
- WT said that it was loud at times, and caused communication problems on the defensive switches - giving them some open looks. It didn't seem very loud, so am surprised to hear that ... especially compared to how loud it would be in a normal year.
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Post by jefframp on Mar 28, 2021 7:54:37 GMT -8
Has anyone talked about this yet? One of the weirdest things I’be ever seen. It was like he was one of those GI Joe Cobra twins that feels everything that happens to his sibling. I’ve watched it like a hundred times and it gets weirder and funnier every time. I am sympathetic. My body does this as well - flinching all the time at game action. Happens in football as well,. I like to think his body just automatically goes to the floor on a loose ball - I'm sure he played like that. The sport I do this the most in is college wrestling. I have not been to many matches lately but when I do I practically end up sitting on the floor with my feet under the folks in the next row as I squirm so much trying to help our Beavs. lol
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Post by Mike84 on Mar 28, 2021 10:34:49 GMT -8
Some interesting things from the postgame interviews: - WT said that it was loud at times, and caused communication problems on the defensive switches - giving them some open looks. It didn't seem very loud, so am surprised to hear that ... especially compared to how loud it would be in a normal year. Perhaps because I was trying to find logic in the number of high seeds that have advanced in the tournament this year, it's strikes me that empty arenas are a huge advantage to the road team. These tournament games would be road games for the Beavers, for sure, when they're facing teams with a much larger group of fans there - favored teams. Add to that that the Beavers are mixing up their defense which requires good clear communication between the players, and you've got another reason that relatively empty arenas help. I don't imagine it will be appreciably louder in the game against Houston. However, you do have the fact that Houston took down Syracuse's zone defense.
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Post by bucktoothvarmit on Mar 28, 2021 11:17:31 GMT -8
I am sympathetic. My body does this as well - flinching all the time at game action. Happens in football as well,. I like to think his body just automatically goes to the floor on a loose ball - I'm sure he played like that. The sport I do this the most in is college wrestling. I have not been to many matches lately but when I do I practically end up sitting on the floor with my feet under the folks in the next row as I squirm so much trying to help our Beavs. lol I went to a HS wrestling tournament once. I had more fun watching dads contorting beside the mat than I did watching the wrestlers Go Beavs!!
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Post by seastape on Mar 28, 2021 11:30:40 GMT -8
Just a quick thought on Loyola's defense:
OSU had 3 points until 10:39 left in the first half when ET made a 3 pointer. From then on, OSU scored 62 points (inluding the aforementioned 3 pointer) in a little under 31 minnutes of play, a pace of right around 2 points/minute. So Loyola's vaunted defense played well for 10 minutes (when OSU played rather tight, IMO) and then played pedestrian at best the rest of the way. In the end, OSU kind of broke their defense.
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