Recap: Oregon only lost by 12!

by jtlight on Jan 17, 2009 2:43 PM PST in Oregon Ducks Basketball

The Oregon basketball team made progress in their quest to average better than -15 in the point differential in Pac-10 games this season, losing to the Washington State Cougars by only 12!

Oh, wait, no. This team is terrible. They scored 17 points in the first half.

Defensively, I've seen worse. Though the Cougars are terrible offensively, it really wasn't that bad. However, the offensive side of the court, it was a nightmare. This team is one of the most undisciplined teams I've ever seen. They cannot set screens, that cannot block out, they cannot hit open shots. The offensive system consists of 4 guys standing on the perimeter, while one guy goes down low. They "pass" the ball a few times (I use this term loosely since they are terrible passers also) and are stuck with a terrible shot. A successful possession apparently consists of a wild shot within 15 feet of the basket. On occasion, someone will finally take charge and make a move to the basket, which will result in a turnover 50% of the time, as the other plays, shocked by actual movement, do nothing to help out the aggressive player.

There is absolutely nothing we've seen from this team in the past few games that can give us any hope. There is no any reason to think that this team could consistently score points. Every possession is a struggle. Nothing comes easy. And when the inevitable letdown occurs, the other team builds a seemingly insurmountable lead.

During the game, our bartender said that watching the game was like watching a high school game. It was that bad.

So where does it leave this team? I don't know. The are poorly coached, they don't execute, and don't pay with passion.

Improvement must be seen. But, at this point, I don't know where that will come from.

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Hey Jared

Tell us how you really feel.

This team was brutal to watch to today. The bartender asked if we were watching a high school game.

by ntrebon on Jan 17, 2009 2:45 PM PST reply actions

Sloppy... sloppy... sloppy...

Freshmen… freshmen… freshmen…

rebuildingyearrebuildingyearrebuildingyearrebuildingyearrebuildingyearrebuildingyearrebuildingyearrebuildingyear.

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by qrsouther on Jan 17, 2009 2:47 PM PST reply actions

3 year olds can pass and set screens better than this team can...

At some point, it has to stop being an excuse. We can’t execute on any level.

--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Jan 17, 2009 2:50 PM PST up reply actions

They can probably hit shots at a higher rate, too. There were a lot of open shots that were missed today.

by ntrebon on Jan 17, 2009 2:51 PM PST up reply actions

That is true...

They just are terrible at creating shots.

--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Jan 17, 2009 2:58 PM PST up reply actions

Yes they are

But Nico’s also right, they can’t shoot when they get the open shot, either.

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by qrsouther on Jan 17, 2009 3:26 PM PST up reply actions

especially lay ups. soooo many missed lay ups. It just kills me.

Ducks Go!
694, bam!

by trumpetduck on Jan 17, 2009 6:53 PM PST up reply actions

Crittle especially.

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by qrsouther on Jan 17, 2009 8:49 PM PST up reply actions

at least crittle is the one guy who actually knows how to box out and set screens

i think he is the only one who i saw get an offensive saturday, he just cant shoot…at all.

"I think people in this state like BOTH teams," proclaims Nick Aliotti, the Ducks' defensive coordinator. "Except for our hard-core fans, I don't think most Duck fans would have been terribly upset to see Oregon State going to the Rose Bowl."

Another reason he needs to go.

by UOSportsDude on Jan 18, 2009 10:57 PM PST up reply actions

One thing I noticed today especially is that no one is looking to recieve a pass

More than ever this year, I’ve seen passes bouncing off of chests and hands because we’re not looking for the ball. Everyone’s expecting the other guy to step up so they don’t have to.

It's spelled "M-A-R-C-H-I-N-G-B-A-N-D."

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by Takimoto on Jan 17, 2009 5:47 PM PST reply actions

Also, the passing is terrible.

There’s no zip, no effort. No care is being take with the ball.

--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Jan 17, 2009 8:55 PM PST up reply actions

after the game...

these old guys were walking by me and they said to another person walking by “they lost by 12 but they played better once Kent was ejected.” I hate to say things like that (because if they can’t do better then don’t fire him) but they were right, the team either rallied around their coach’s ejection or were better coached once he left.

by phillyduck23 on Jan 18, 2009 12:24 AM PST reply actions

following ernie's ejection

did we really play that much better? certainly not well enough to realistically
be “within range”.

by ochocokid on Jan 18, 2009 3:42 AM PST reply actions

I agree

They finally hit a few shots, but it’s not like anything became fundamentally different.

--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Jan 18, 2009 7:35 AM PST up reply actions

there was one fundamental change. TP stopped pouting and started playing. Instead of being lethargic and standing around, he started cutting to the basket…passing it off to people for shots. He buried some shots as well.

--Dominic

Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.

by dvieira on Jan 18, 2009 9:22 AM PST up reply actions

When things started getting chippy and Kent got Teed the first time i was hoping for an ejection. You often see an ejection lighting a fire under the team and sparking a run. I hope that can apply to our season and not just that game. We need a change somehow.

Ducks Go!
694, bam!

by trumpetduck on Jan 18, 2009 11:21 AM PST up reply actions

The crowd certainly got into it and gave Ernie a standing O.

It was kind of ironic that essentially the first positive thing Ernie has done in-game this year was getting tossed.

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by qrsouther on Jan 18, 2009 11:56 AM PST up reply actions

Maybe not as a whole

But I agree with Dominic, Tajuan seemed to decide after he got his steal that he was going to take one of his vintage pull-up 3s, and he buried it. This also made Garrett Sim shoot a little, which I realized he was kind of good at.

It made me realize that Tajuan clicking makes others better. It gets others shots. Tajuan can make his own shot, and when he’s on, it is going to go in.

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by qrsouther on Jan 18, 2009 11:58 AM PST up reply actions

he has not been on like that for a while now. But I agree when he is hot he may be the hottest.

Ducks Go!
694, bam!

by trumpetduck on Jan 18, 2009 12:23 PM PST up reply actions

Is that really the way to build long term offensive success?

In my opinion…no. Not even close.

--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Jan 18, 2009 12:29 PM PST up reply actions

Is that all that we have to build on right now?

In my opinion, yes.

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by qrsouther on Jan 18, 2009 12:35 PM PST up reply actions

I think someone has to step up and be an emotional leader on the court. There are only a couple of guys on the team right now that are even in the running. The team was very different after Ernie got tossed. Were they still making some mistakes? Yes but the entire feeling on the game changed. TP was visually different after that point and his emotion and play was working to inspire others to do it as well.

With such a young team, they need to build off emotion and momentum until they can learn to get by without it. Not having passion is why Ernie benched TP in the first place. If he has somehow recaptured that, then Ernie needs the credit for doing that. We’ll probably see if this had an effect in the next few games. Either we will lose by 5-8 or we will lose by 15-20.

--Dominic

Autzen Stadium is where great teams go to die." - J. Brady McCullough, The Michigan Daily.

by dvieira on Jan 18, 2009 4:04 PM PST up reply actions

This has to be the least fundamentally sound team i have ever seen

I dont know if its Kent or the his recruits, but there is no boxing out, no hustling after the ball (it seems like they just look at eachother like, “you’re getting that, right?”). The offense is abysmal, they can’t get an open shot. No one is explosive enough to create and no one is a good enough shooter to just stand around. There are soo many players that just seem to contribute nothing positive to the team.

Another reason he needs to go.

by UOSportsDude on Jan 18, 2009 11:01 PM PST reply actions

Terrible!!!!!

I was disappointed with the performance of the team but not surprised. I was ready to leave the game when Kent got ejected. I was curious to see how the team played without him coaching. I saw a big difference in the hustle and attitude of the players. I really don’t think it was because he “had their back, and was standing up for his team”. WSU is not a top caliber team but they are very well COACHED and run an offense. We get outcoached every game. Our players can’t even get in the flow of the game, before players are shuffled in and out. I am ready for a change. It is time!!!!!!

Webfoots

by Webfoots on Jan 19, 2009 7:00 AM PST reply actions

I'll say once again...

As bad as it is now… you’re going to look back on the wait like taking lumps time. In 2011 or 2012, I think this team could be very good. I personally will be glad I stuck with them when they were littluns.

Is a mancrush on LeGarrette Blount considered beastiality?

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by qrsouther on Jan 19, 2009 11:44 AM PST up reply actions

Maybe...

Or they could underachieve like many other Kent teams we’ve seen. Because even as seniors, Kent teams have never been fundamentally sound or played with discipline.

--AddictedToQuack, SBNation's Oregon Ducks blog

by jtlight on Jan 19, 2009 11:51 AM PST up reply actions