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Post by lebaneaver on Feb 23, 2017 1:42:04 GMT -8
Geeeez. Did anyone know the Beavs played (and lost) to 'furd last night!? There wasn't ONE live post during the game, and.....as far as I know.....this is the first post game post. That's some SAD s%#t, right there.
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Post by bill82 on Feb 23, 2017 2:47:59 GMT -8
Geeeez. Did anyone know the Beavs played (and lost) to 'furd last night!? There wasn't ONE live post during the game, and.....as far as I know.....this is the first post game post. That's some SAD s%#t, right there. Only 3,000 at Maples. Looks like we will at least double that for the women's game Friday. |
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Post by alwaysorange on Feb 23, 2017 5:06:29 GMT -8
It is so tiring watching supposedly D1 players making such stupid careless turnovers. Most of us turned them off a couple of months ago.
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Post by gnawitall on Feb 23, 2017 5:16:38 GMT -8
It is so tiring watching supposedly D1 players making such stupid careless turnovers. Most of us turned them off a couple of months ago. I agree and it made me think that, for me anyway, when football struggles I can still hang in there and watch. I don't know if it's the popularity of the sport or the fact there are only so many games. And also I wonder if it's just so discouraging to have been sooo good for a number of years that it's too painful to see our school, once in the top 10? in all time winning percentage, not even be able to field a competitive team. I remember being at a civil war game at Mac court and hearing an Oregon fan say after we erased an 11 or so point lead very quickly, 'man they have such good athlete's.' And now it's not only the opposite case but it doesn't seem like it will ever return to that. |
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Post by ochobeavo on Feb 23, 2017 8:18:11 GMT -8
I saw.. not one, not two, but 3 instances in about 5 minutes where Stevie was playing "full court defense" - by this I mean he stood flat-footed and made a half-hearted/unsuccessful reach-in attempt to poke the ball away from the Stanford guards as they blew by him, leading to easy points for Stanford each time. I'm talking 4th grade level stuff here. Statues everywhere would have been proud.
On the bright side (staying with the positive theme from the other day)-
Big G had a career high.
Drew had a double double and went 11-12 from the line.
Muller made a basket.
There were a couple of times where we passed the ball and the intended Beaver target caught the pass.
A number of times we dribbled the ball up the court without losing it, kicking it, having it stolen or running into someone. About 15 other times - not so much. But those times it worked? it was GREAT.
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Post by jefframp on Feb 23, 2017 8:58:42 GMT -8
Geeeez. Did anyone know the Beavs played (and lost) to 'furd last night!? There wasn't ONE live post during the game, and.....as far as I know.....this is the first post game post. That's some SAD s%#t, right there. I guess I was thinking the season was over after we actually won a game. I recorded the game but then forgot to watch it!
I guess we lost......correct? LOL and then thinking/feeling sad. 
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Post by bennyskid on Feb 23, 2017 10:33:01 GMT -8
I don't get ESPNU, so my wife and I took the trouble to head to a local sports bar to watch - I don't think my wife has been in a bar three times in her life. We had a great time. It's impressive how WT keeps the players heads in the game right to the end. After 20+ losses, being on the road on a late Wednesday game, playing for nothing but pride, down by 16 with a few minutes left . . . the kids were still playing *hard*. Big G was an absolute wrecking ball. For weeks now we've seen his defense grow, but last night he combined good fundamentals with new-found confidence and he blasted through for 12 points in just the first half. It was a blast watching him. If you missed the game, you also missed Drew going into Monster Mode and nearly getting a double-double in a single half.
If these kids aren't worth your time because they aren't winning - what the h*** separates you from the bandwagon Duck fans we all profess to despise? The kids are still busting their balls to be competitive, representing OUR school, and they are getting better every week. There's plenty of entertainment value in every game they play, and it's sad that so many are missing out.
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Post by ochobeavo on Feb 23, 2017 11:16:55 GMT -8
I don't get ESPNU, so my wife and I took the trouble to head to a local sports bar to watch - I don't think my wife has been in a bar three times in her life. We had a great time. It's impressive how WT keeps the players heads in the game right to the end. After 20+ losses, being on the road on a late Wednesday game, playing for nothing but pride, down by 16 with a few minutes left . . . the kids were still playing *hard*. Big G was an absolute wrecking ball. For weeks now we've seen his defense grow, but last night he combined good fundamentals with new-found confidence and he blasted through for 12 points in just the first half. It was a blast watching him. If you missed the game, you also missed Drew going into Monster Mode and nearly getting a double-double in a single half. If these kids aren't worth your time because they aren't winning - what the h*** separates you from the bandwagon Duck fans we all profess to despise? The kids are still busting their balls to be competitive, representing OUR school, and they are getting better every week. There's plenty of entertainment value in every game they play, and it's sad that so many are missing out. I admire your enthusiasm. I do. And I sit through the games every week and I'll keep doing it. But with the exception of the Utah win, I'm not seeing the "heads in the game right to the end" and the improvement. A week ago we looked like a hot mess vs Colorado, the week before that we barely had a pulse in LA. Playing hard last night? yes, at times. Playing smart? Nope. Stanford was shooting 43% coming in and they shot 57% against us - guys still not rotating on defense, not closing out - not actually moving their feet. Stanford wasn't doing anything spectacular with their sets. They were penetrating and making an extra pass to the open guy and then they were beating us down court again and again in transition situations. On the other side, 21 turnovers. Just sloppy - stuff that shouldn't be happening in the slightest. That being said, yep - was happy to see Big G have a nice game. He looks much more comfortable in general. Drew got fired up after mixing it up w/Travis and was great to see him do something about it. He's getting better at not trying to block every single shot and realizing we need him in the game. 37 minutes last night. We need those 2 to keep it going plus the good Stevie tomorrow night vs Cal. |
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Post by TheGlove on Feb 23, 2017 11:45:49 GMT -8
I watched most of the first half but couldn't get interested enough to post here about it. Then the wife suggested we watch something else because it was clear that I wasn't enjoying it much by halftime. She was right.
I concur with @ochobeaver 's post above.
Turnovers on bad passes/dribbles. Just bad fundamentals. Not enough ball fakes.
Defense looks slow and unorganized. Can we at least mix in some man to man?
Big G is rounding into a solid contributor, on both ends of the court. He's limited by his lack of length, but makes up for it with width and decent footwork.
Drew works hard. I like his attitude and hustle.
Jacquori looked like a lost little sheep out there.
Stevie is so frustrating to watch. Inconsistent. Streaky shooter for sure. His ball handling is below P12 guard level. Once thing that could help his game is to put on some weight via some muscle. He gets bumped out of position on Off and Def so easily it's like a stiff wind could blow him over. I don't hold out much hope on him getting bigger though. Look at his Dad, still a string-bean at 50.
Frustrating season. Still a fan and I watch when I can because...I hate myself.
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Post by nabeav on Feb 23, 2017 13:05:15 GMT -8
As badly as I want Jaquori to be good and see potential in him, that was a rough game for him last night. His D is....well it's not good. At one point I saw him get his pocket picked and just lightly jog after the guy streaking towards the hoop for an easy bucket. Wasn't really impressed with his effort last night.
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Post by mbabeav on Feb 23, 2017 17:18:14 GMT -8
When you are playing on defense against a team that is constantly having to hesitate to think about what to do next, you can anticipate and disrupt the passing lanes - nothing about our offense is coming naturally to our perimeter players, and Stanford just picked us apart. Be that as it may, I think that next season's squad should be a lot better. As the Beatles sang though "Can't get much worse".
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Post by spudbeaver on Feb 23, 2017 21:38:53 GMT -8
Yawn...
But really, I H8 watching crappy basketball, especially when it's my team. I am much better off now because my sock drawer is totally arranged and organized!
Go Beavers!
J-E-T-S Just End The Season!!!
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Post by baseba1111 on Feb 23, 2017 21:44:11 GMT -8
TANNER SANDERS.... ok, dead horse, but last night listening on the way to Pdx, after Daine hit his "3", I heard Parker state that made Daine 13 for 26 from "3"!!! Really???
I had to check... he's now 13 for 28, and 3 of 6 in league play. Plays zero defense, nary a board (16), not terrible in the TO department (7 on the season in limited action), with 21 assists
So... WHY THE EFF does he not play over a guy who can't play a lick of D, jumps out of his shoes every pump fake, only 31 boards, 15 TOs to 18 assists... AND, yep 2 for 21 and 1 for 11 from "3".
WT... don't play Tanner!!!!
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Post by treasurevalleybeav on Feb 23, 2017 22:29:35 GMT -8
Sanders and Stacy gave us zero on everything.....minus Stacy's 3 turnovers lol
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Post by bennyskid on Feb 24, 2017 10:16:08 GMT -8
WT plays Dahlen and Sanders for the same reason he plays Drew Eubanks . . . they give the best chance to win. Matt and Tanner are clearly overmatched physically, but they have had more time in the system understand the offense and defense better than the other kids. So even if their stats are lousy, at least they don't gum up the works. Daine is certainly a better shooter and athlete than Tanner, but he missed a lot of games and practices and right now all he knows how to do is run back and forth between the corners. Ben is obviously in a different league, physically, than Matt, but he is way behind Matt mentally. As he has progressed in those aspects, he's seeing the floor and Matt is sitting on the bench.
And Sanders and Stacy don't give us "zero". That's just drunk-and-stupid talk. You can't ride your starters for 40 minutes and expect to win. Sanders and Dahlen are particularly important because of their experience - having older players with experience in the system is crucial for the development of the freshmen. WT has said a lot about Matt in particular on that score.
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