MBB Game 18 Preview: Oregon @ Cal

by Matt Daddy on Jan 21, 2010 10:00 AM PST in Oregon Ducks Basketball

Tipoff: 7:00pm, TV (Comcast SportsNet NW), Radio, Satellite, Internet (Live Audio/Video & Stats)

Who knows, maybe a little road trip can get these guys back into the swing of things. Nothing like taking a trip to the friendly confines of Haas Pavilion and Berkley, California to shake a slumping team back into the focus and intensity needed to win a conference basketball game; at least I hope so. I think it goes without saying that Oregon is going to have to step up their play if they plan on hanging tough with Cal, much less hope of starting off their road trip weekend with a win.

Jerome Randle is Cal's biggest threat. Don't let his 5'10" frame fool you. Randle is a scoring threat from anywhere on the floor. He just dropped 39 on WSU last week and is averaging nearly 20 points per game. Hopefully Ernie decides to put someone other than Porter on him to try and slow him down and make someone else beat them. Cal is a very senior laden team with their four top players in minutes being all seniors.

Cal plays a pretty up tempo game which should help Oregon, considering the number of slow down teams they have played lately. Unfortunately, for Cal they are not a very deep team. Jorge Gutierrez is still out and outside of their top four seniors none of them average more than 6 points per game.

Keys to the Game

Start off quickly. Oregon has fallen into some holes early in their last couple of games which has taken them out of the offense Dunlap would like them to play and caused them to force more shots to try and get back into it. A quick start should allow them to continue to pound it down low to Dunigan and open bigger holes for Armstead, Longmire and Williams to get into the lane.

Shots in the paint. With Cal not being a very deep team either driving to the hoop or pounding it down low to Dunigan should help loosen up Cal's defense and get Oregon either some higher percentage shots or free throws.

Make someone else beat you. If, and that's a big if, Oregon can contain Randle and make someone else beat them, they should be in pretty good shape. This is going to be a very tough game for Oregon to win but limiting Randle's success will go a long way in helping that.

Stats

Since I get to do the preview I thought I would add some stats for us to be able to look at and talk about regarding the teams and it's players.

California

			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
Jerome Randle	17	33.4	6.1	13.2	46.4	2.8	6.6	42.0	4.5	4.8	92.7	0.4	1.8	2.1	4.8	3.8	0.5	0.0	1.9	19.5
Patrick Christopher	17	33.1	6.4	13.9	45.6	1.3	4.4	29.7	2.5	3.1	79.2	1.9	3.6	5.6	1.9	1.5	1.7	0.1	2.0	16.5
Theo Robertson	11	32.0	4.6	9.5	49.0	1.2	2.8	41.9	3.5	4.5	78.0	1.1	3.4	4.5	2.1	1.7	0.4	0.2	1.9	14.0
Jamal Boykin	17	26.8	4.9	8.5	57.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.2	1.6	77.8	1.9	4.4	6.3	1.1	1.3	0.8	0.2	1.8	11.0
Jorge Gutierrez	13	20.9	2.1	4.2	50.0	0.9	1.5	60.0	0.8	1.5	52.6	0.6	2.5	3.2	3.0	1.2	0.8	0.1	2.2	5.8
Omondi Amoke	17	16.2	1.9	4.2	45.1	0.0	0.2	0.0	1.7	2.5	69.0	2.3	3.2	5.5	0.3	0.8	0.2	0.2	2.1	5.5
Max Zhang	16	13.0	1.5	2.4	63.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	2.0	37.5	1.1	1.8	2.9	0.1	0.4	0.3	1.6	2.3	3.8
Markhuri Sanders-Frison	15	16.8	1.3	3.1	42.6	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.1	64.7	1.2	2.7	3.9	0.9	0.7	0.4	0.5	3.0	3.4
Nikola Knezevic	15	10.7	0.9	2.5	35.1	0.3	1.3	26.3	0.6	0.8	75.0	0.1	0.3	0.4	0.5	0.8	0.4	0.0	0.7	2.7
D.J. Seeley	15	8.2	0.8	2.1	37.5	0.2	0.7	27.3	0.5	0.6	77.8	0.3	1.1	1.3	0.9	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.9	2.3
Nigel Carter	8	2.9	0.6	0.9	71.4	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.5	0.8	66.7	0.1	0.5	0.6	0.0	0.1	0.0	0.0	0.4	1.8
Bak Bak	8	5.4	0.4	1.4	27.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.5	0.5	100.0	0.5	1.5	2.0	0.1	0.4	0.0	1.0	0.4	1.3
Brandon Smith	16	8.1	0.4	1.3	28.6	0.1	0.3	40.0	0.3	0.8	38.5	0.1	0.6	0.8	1.1	0.8	0.2	0.0	0.6	1.2

Oregon

			FG			3PT			FT			Rebounds			Misc
	G	M	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	M	A	Pct	Off	Def	Tot	Ast	TO	Stl	Blk	PF	PPG
Tajuan Porter	13	27.5	4.5	11.8	37.7	2.7	7.3	36.8	1.2	1.4	83.3	0.6	1.8	2.4	2.2	2.2	0.9	0.0	2.0	12.8
Michael Dunigan	15	20.9	3.9	6.5	59.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	4.1	6.2	65.6	1.9	3.8	5.7	0.1	1.4	0.8	1.4	2.5	11.8
Malcolm Armstead	17	30.2	4.6	9.6	47.6	0.8	2.0	41.2	1.5	2.1	71.4	0.6	1.7	2.4	4.0	2.2	2.1	0.1	2.3	11.5
Teondre Williams	17	20.3	3.1	6.9	44.9	0.7	1.6	42.9	1.6	2.3	69.2	1.5	1.5	2.9	1.1	1.4	0.5	0.4	1.3	8.5
LeKendric Longmire	16	18.5	3.1	6.6	46.2	0.1	0.9	14.3	1.4	2.1	66.7	1.7	1.6	3.3	0.6	0.8	1.2	0.1	1.9	7.6
Garrett Sim	17	19.8	2.0	5.1	39.1	1.2	3.1	39.6	0.9	1.3	72.7	0.8	1.5	2.2	1.4	1.0	0.5	0.1	2.3	6.2
Joevan Catron	4	21.3	1.0	3.0	33.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	3.5	4.0	87.5	1.8	4.0	5.8	0.8	1.5	1.0	0.5	3.0	5.5
EJ Singler	17	22.2	1.7	3.8	44.6	0.2	0.8	28.6	1.8	2.1	85.7	1.3	2.9	4.2	1.5	1.4	0.5	0.3	2.5	5.4
Jamil Wilson	17	19.7	2.0	5.1	39.1	0.5	1.6	28.6	0.9	1.2	75.0	1.5	2.4	3.9	1.1	0.9	0.7	0.6	2.1	5.4
Jeremy Jacob	17	14.2	2.1	4.4	48.0	0.0	0.1	0.0	1.0	1.5	68.0	1.3	2.4	3.7	0.0	0.7	0.1	0.1	1.2	5.2
Josh Crittle	10	8.0	1.0	2.0	50.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.8	1.4	57.1	0.7	0.6	1.3	0.1	0.7	0.1	0.1	1.7	2.8
Matthew Humphrey	5	7.8	0.8	3.0	26.7	0.4	2.2	18.2	0.6	0.8	75.0	0.2	1.0	1.2	0.4	0.8	0.4	0.0	1.6	2.6
Drew Wiley	14	8.1	0.9	2.0	42.9	0.6	1.6	36.4	0.2	0.3	75.0	0.4	0.4	0.8	0.4	0.6	0.1	0.2	1.1	2.5
John Elorriaga	3	2.7	0.3	0.3	100.0	0.3	0.3	100.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.7	1.0
Nicholas Fearn	3	2.3	0.0	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.3	1.3	0.3	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

-Go Ducks!

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Go Ducks!!!

Anyone else going to the game tonight?

There's no crying in baseball!

by gigglingone on Jan 21, 2010 10:23 AM PST reply actions

We're probably getting our ass kicked

And I won’t even be able to blame Ernie for it…

"Good evening Blazer fans, wherever you may be!"-Bill Schonely

by skywaker9 on Jan 21, 2010 10:54 AM PST reply actions

hasn’t stopped you before

I call him Malcolm Arm-stud!
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by Matt Daddy on Jan 21, 2010 11:44 AM PST up reply actions

I blame the offense.

Not the spread offense, just the offense, should one want to call it that.

"Computers are useless. They can only give you answers."-Pablo Picasso

by Bill Musgrave on Jan 21, 2010 5:15 PM PST up reply actions

I blame Costa for not fitting the system!

I fucking hate you Mariners

by kentroyals5 on Jan 21, 2010 5:54 PM PST up reply actions

I blame LaMichael James for being ill-suited for our offense.

His production was awful this season.

Kenjon Barner in a DNA helmet. 'Nuff said.

by CaDuck on Jan 21, 2010 5:58 PM PST up reply actions

Storytime!

Apparently the Ducks were practicing until 10:15 last night. I got an angry phone call from my girlfriend saying that our team wouldn’t get off the court so they could practice. Does that seem late to anyone else?

It's spelled "T-H-E-I-M-P-A-C-T"

I support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.

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by Takimoto on Jan 21, 2010 11:33 AM PST reply actions

Practice? We’re talking about practice? Not a game? Practice?

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by Matt Daddy on Jan 21, 2010 11:36 AM PST up reply actions

Not necessarily

A lot of coaches do that on the road so players are tired and don’t do stupid things afterwards.

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by skywaker9 on Jan 21, 2010 11:47 AM PST up reply actions

It’s also really not that late. Considering the game starts at 7:00pm, a longer game would be pushing the 10pm time anyway.

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by Matt Daddy on Jan 21, 2010 12:02 PM PST up reply actions

who is your girlfriend and why is she concered about the availability of a court at 10:30?

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by axemen23 on Jan 21, 2010 12:38 PM PST up reply actions

The Cal Dance Team needs to practice homey.

It's spelled "T-H-E-I-M-P-A-C-T"

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by Takimoto on Jan 21, 2010 12:39 PM PST up reply actions

lucky bastard...

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by axemen23 on Jan 21, 2010 1:08 PM PST up reply actions

You have no idea.

It's spelled "T-H-E-I-M-P-A-C-T"

I support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.

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by Takimoto on Jan 21, 2010 1:19 PM PST up reply actions

googling Cal dance team right now…

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by Matt Daddy on Jan 21, 2010 1:38 PM PST up reply actions

Done and Done

Can’t even hold a candle to Oregon’s

by Brian Floyd on Jan 21, 2010 1:41 PM PST up reply actions

Overall, sure. My girlfriend, no way. Most beautiful woman I’ve ever seen.

It's spelled "T-H-E-I-M-P-A-C-T"

I support Roger Kieschnick in his quest to becoming the best Kieschnick ever to play professional baseball.

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by Takimoto on Jan 21, 2010 2:07 PM PST up reply actions

Really cool name too.

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by qrsouther on Jan 21, 2010 3:58 PM PST up reply actions

The Ducks need more practice than the Cal dance team.

by grimc on Jan 21, 2010 7:35 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

Dux practice 2 much

"We'll go."

by DONALDUCK on Jan 21, 2010 9:19 PM PST up reply actions

amen

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by axemen23 on Jan 22, 2010 7:14 AM PST up reply actions

Maybe you guys should practice at 5:30 AM

And the Beavers will take the 10:15 slot. Maybe we’ll both start playing better.

Cal didn't have DJaxFIRST

by ConnorOSU on Jan 22, 2010 6:47 PM PST up reply actions

I think that is inconscionable

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by Matt Daddy on Jan 22, 2010 7:00 PM PST up reply actions

Besides that, its Bullshit.

"We'll go."

by DONALDUCK on Jan 22, 2010 10:18 PM PST up reply actions

The PAC 10 is REALLY WEAK this year

As much as I like the Ducks……………..and as much as I would like to see them win in the bay area…….it really doesn’t matter since the entire PAC 10 is very weak. The PAC 10 will be lucky to get 2 teams in the tourney. What happened????

Travis Rodgers

by trodge on Jan 21, 2010 3:03 PM PST reply actions

Just a really down year.

Thats all thats really to it

Kenjon Barner in a DNA helmet. 'Nuff said.

by CaDuck on Jan 21, 2010 3:45 PM PST up reply actions

Check the rosters....

Focus on the ages of the players

by Brian Floyd on Jan 21, 2010 3:46 PM PST up reply actions

I’m not sure it’s all about the ages as much as it is the attrition to the NBA over the last couple of years. The older (Pendergraph, Aflalo, Harden, Collison, etc) guys left as well as the good young guys too (Love, Bayless, Mayo, etc).

The PAC’s just been hit really hard and is in total rebuilding mode. The sad part about this is that as soon as Oregon is laden once again with quality veteran play again, so will the rest of the PAC.

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by Matt Daddy on Jan 21, 2010 3:55 PM PST up reply actions

I dont think the rebuild will take long

Next year there should be a jump as the conference catches up. ASU is the only Sr laden team right now and theres a ton of young talent. All the teams are growing up at the same time so whoever can develop their players is at the advantage

by Brian Floyd on Jan 21, 2010 4:51 PM PST via mobile up reply actions

how about Cal?

Top 4 players are all seniors.

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by Matt Daddy on Jan 21, 2010 5:48 PM PST up reply actions

Cal and ASU are the exceptions

And consequently, they’re probably the top 2 right now

by Brian Floyd on Jan 21, 2010 6:55 PM PST up reply actions

Let's get RRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEaaaDDDDDDDYYYY to Buuuuuummmmmbbbbbllleeeee!!!

Darn, a little premature, what will I do with this hour and fourty.

Eat dinner, 20 minutes.

Check work email like a good little indentured servant, 30 minutes.

Check back in at ATQ and write something stupid, 15 minutes.

Write an equation for the strong atomic force, boiling down all activity including human thought to a predictable set of electromagnetic reactions since the big bang, 2 minutes and 15 seconds.

Dammit, then what.

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by Bill Musgrave on Jan 21, 2010 5:24 PM PST reply actions

Write an equation for the strong atomic force, boiling down all activity including human thought to a predictable set of electromagnetic reactions since the big bang, 2 minutes and 15 seconds.

ha, you must be stupid, Terrelle Pryor can do it 4.2 seconds

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by Matt Daddy on Jan 21, 2010 5:49 PM PST up reply actions