|
Post by bucktoothvarmit on Feb 10, 2022 10:57:32 GMT -8
I know little about Bball but the offense I observed last night had me perplexed. It consisted of four guys running to four different corners and waiting for the guy guarding them to sag to the ball on a double team so they would hopefully be open to miss a 3 pointer. If the Beavs were not in transition, they were lost.
Go Beavs!!
|
|
|
Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Feb 10, 2022 12:00:22 GMT -8
At least we’re back to just blowing games in the last minute. We’ve definitely done that multiple times this year How many is that now? I count: Samford, Princeton, Wake Forest, Tulsa, uo, and now Cal. Any I'm missing? Sure seemed like there were more than that... You could throw USC in there too seeing as we led with under 5 to go in that one too. We just keep finding new ways to lose. Tulsa, Samford, Princeton, Wake Forest, Oregon and Cal were within three in the last minute. Against USC, Oregon State led 71-70 with 3:41 left. Warith Alatishe fouled out, and USC went on an 11-0 run to win. Oregon State's luck rating on Ken Pom is 344th, 15th from the bottom. The Beavers are better than their record................but they would almost have to be, because the record is so bad.
|
|
|
Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Feb 10, 2022 12:35:58 GMT -8
Didn't Ronnie Lott cut off a finger so he could get back in the game? Ronnie Lott's left pinky finger was crushed in the regular season finale against Dallas. He had the choice between amputation and missing the entire postseason to allow the pinky time to heal. he choice amputation. The Niners lost by 14 to the Giants at Giants Stadium. The Giants, in turn, lost by 21 to the Bears at Soldier Field, who would go on to finish 18-1 and Super Bowl Champions. Basically a huge mistake for Lott. Lott said that he went into shock, when he was able to see his pinky for the first time two weeks after amputation, because he was able to appreciate the enormity and inalterability of his mistake.
|
|
|
Post by irimi on Feb 10, 2022 19:29:51 GMT -8
I'm watching Olympic figure skating with the better half. Mens figure skating. Talk about masochism Ouch! I'm very sorry. Even though the US took gold? Strange. You’d think on a sports board, there would be a little more respect for all kinds of athletes.
|
|
|
Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Feb 11, 2022 13:55:47 GMT -8
Even though the US took gold? Strange. You’d think on a sports board, there would be a little more respect for all kinds of athletes. White Goodman and the Ocho approve this message. I am pretty sure that several on here were denigrating competitive cheer the other day. In my mind, that is much more of a sport than competitive artistic figure skating and far more entertaining to watch then men's competitive artistic figure skating.
|
|
|
Post by beaverstever on Feb 11, 2022 15:35:24 GMT -8
How many is that now? I count: Samford, Princeton, Wake Forest, Tulsa, uo, and now Cal. Any I'm missing? Sure seemed like there were more than that... You could throw USC in there too seeing as we led with under 5 to go in that one too. We just keep finding new ways to lose. Tulsa, Samford, Princeton, Wake Forest, Oregon and Cal were within three in the last minute. Against USC, Oregon State led 71-70 with 3:41 left. Warith Alatishe fouled out, and USC went on an 11-0 run to win. Oregon State's luck rating on Ken Pom is 344th, 15th from the bottom. The Beavers are better than their record................but they would almost have to be, because the record is so bad. Close games can be deceptive, especially if the team never arrives on the positive side of them. That is, opponents can play poorly/low effort for 35 minutes, and then ramp it up to finish the game for a win. In that case, it's not really as close as it appears, because one team can take control at any moment, the other has to win without actually having control of the game. I thought OSU was actually able to take control at times earlier in the season, but after so many losses, it just seems like the close losses are from the opponent playing down.
|
|
|
Post by Judge Smails on Feb 11, 2022 15:37:41 GMT -8
Tulsa, Samford, Princeton, Wake Forest, Oregon and Cal were within three in the last minute. Against USC, Oregon State led 71-70 with 3:41 left. Warith Alatishe fouled out, and USC went on an 11-0 run to win. Oregon State's luck rating on Ken Pom is 344th, 15th from the bottom. The Beavers are better than their record................but they would almost have to be, because the record is so bad. Close games can be deceptive, especially if the team never arrives on the positive side of them. That is, opponents can play poorly/low effort for 35 minutes, and then ramp it up to finish the game for a win. In that case, it's not really as close as it appears, because one team can take control at any moment, the other has to win without actually having control of the game. I thought OSU was actually able to take control at times earlier in the season, but after so many losses, it just seems like the close losses are from the opponent playing down. Cal had lost 10 straight games......not sure how far down they were playing
|
|
|
Post by joeavocado on Feb 11, 2022 16:28:34 GMT -8
Close games can be deceptive, especially if the team never arrives on the positive side of them. That is, opponents can play poorly/low effort for 35 minutes, and then ramp it up to finish the game for a win. In that case, it's not really as close as it appears, because one team can take control at any moment, the other has to win without actually having control of the game. I thought OSU was actually able to take control at times earlier in the season, but after so many losses, it just seems like the close losses are from the opponent playing down. Cal had lost 10 straight games......not sure how far down they were playing Over the years OSU b-ball has mastered wasting opportunities in non-conference games. They usually (almost always) lose to other Power 5 teams in non-conference, plus drop at least one or two to a mid-major. Very slow out of the gates, even when they had veteran teams, and it hasn't mattered who was coaching. They generally kill their NCAA chances in the pre-season. I thought this year may be different, ride the Elite 8 success to some large home crowds, get some early wins, even if they were probably closer to a .500 team than the Elite 8. This year seemed to hinge on a four-game stretch in Nov: Lost at Tulsa by 6, Lost to Samford by 1, Lost to Princeton by 1, and Lost to Wake Forest in OT by 3. Then they lost to a mediocre Penn St team by 15 and seemed to realize they were not a good team. This year's team averages three less points per game and gives up eight more than last year. 3PT % is 31.4% vs 35.1% last year. Opp 3PT % is 34% compared to 30% last year. OSU averages fewer assists and rebounds this year. Last year they had 66 more assists than their opponents, this year the opponents have 44 more than OSU and there is still several games remaining to make that stat look even worse. Just a big step backwards in every aspect.
|
|
|
Post by irimi on Feb 11, 2022 16:37:34 GMT -8
Even though the US took gold? Strange. You’d think on a sports board, there would be a little more respect for all kinds of athletes. White Goodman and the Ocho approve this message. I am pretty sure that several on here were denigrating competitive cheer the other day. In my mind, that is much more of a sport than competitive artistic figure skating and far more entertaining to watch then men's competitive artistic figure skating. How do you figure? Have you spent much time on ice? Personally, I’d rather be on land.
|
|
|
Post by Judge Smails on Feb 11, 2022 17:34:46 GMT -8
White Goodman and the Ocho approve this message. I am pretty sure that several on here were denigrating competitive cheer the other day. In my mind, that is much more of a sport than competitive artistic figure skating and far more entertaining to watch then men's competitive artistic figure skating. How do you figure? Have you spent much time on ice? Personally, I’d rather be on land. Evidently Wilky is capable of landing a quad on ice. I would pay money to see that.
|
|
|
Post by wilkyisdashiznit on Feb 11, 2022 21:04:23 GMT -8
How do you figure? Have you spent much time on ice? Personally, I’d rather be on land. Evidently Wilky is capable of landing a quad on ice. I would pay money to see that. Me in Albertville the other day.
|
|
|
Post by lebaneaver on Feb 11, 2022 22:04:26 GMT -8
Evidently Wilky is capable of landing a quad on ice. I would pay money to see that. Me in Albertville the other day. Lol! Put some ice packs on yer ass, Wilky! It’s a damn good thing you weren’t able to get any AIR on those “leaps!” 🤣
|
|
|
Post by speakthetruth on Feb 12, 2022 14:46:09 GMT -8
If it makes people feel better Cal is taking care of the ducks quite handily.
|
|
|
Post by spudbeaver on Feb 12, 2022 17:29:43 GMT -8
If it makes people feel better Cal is taking care of the ducks quite handily. It does kind of. Thanks.
|
|