Sweet 16: #3 Oregon vs #7 Michigan (Thursday 4:09 PM CBS)

[rockthief]

Why did we have two guys back when we shot FTs? I suppose to stop any transition plays, but we were missing FTs and maybe a fourth guy undr the basket would have gained a rebound.

[greenyellow]

Oregon posted a video of the post-game and Altman told Ennis he should thank Jordan Bell for saving his butt on that one missed FT. Overall Altman was positive but said that kind of effort and execution wouldn't get it done against Purdue or Kansas. Hopefully they come out much better and don't look so tight at times.

[EncinitasDuck]

One other note. Reggie was criticizing our press, but we forced SEVEN first half turnovers and I think a LOT of quick and awkward shots that Michigan normally doesn't taken with it. We really disrupted their flow. Great stuff from Altman.

Our press is high risk reward. We got a lot of TO's and disrupted their O and they had some wide open 3's. but I love the aggressive play. Keep it up!!!!

Go Ducks!!!! Not ready to go home yet!!!

[UofDuck]

Man, I was ready to throttle Ennis for missing both of those front-end one-and-one shots. Thank goodness Michigan missed that shot. Maybe think about putting Pritchard in in those situations henceforth?

Maybe if Pritchard was playing better, but he isn't. Benson also got beat quite a bit at the end. Need better play from all those guys.

Pritchard played better. Not great. But he's a tru Frosh. He'll keep improving. Benson was playing scared at the point.

[rockthief]

Next game a miracle will happen in that we make all of our FTs.

[nogerO]

Oregon posted a video of the post-game and Altman told Ennis he should thank Jordan Bell for saving his butt on that one missed FT. Overall Altman was positive but said that kind of effort and execution wouldn't get it done against Purdue or Kansas. Hopefully they come out much better and don't look so tight at times.

We've been saying this now for 4 games and yet-we're in the great eight again!

[dthomas=ddixon]

God, I love Bell. One of my favorite Ducks ever. Dorsey should be enshrined, along with Bell, for his tournament heroics. Both guys are playing so well, putting together amazing box scores.

Back to back Elite Eights and still playing. What a time to be alive.

Also, Reggie Miller was just awful on the broadcast. Every comment about Oregon was dismissive, he would actually DISAGREE with the other guys when they would compliment Oregon, and refused to give them any credit. Just lazy, biased commentary, the worst kind.

[Tray Dub]

Well Kansas looks pretty damn good. We're gonna gonna have to bring it Saturday.

[Ducks10]

Yeah they look absolutely absurd right now. The good thing is our wings are better than Purdue's, so I think we can guard Jackson and Graham a little better. But Mason is so damn tough. Another positive for us is Kansas doesn't really have big men to take advantage like Purdue could or hell even Michigan. No depth at C. Get Lucas in foul trouble and make some threes early, and you never know.

[Phenom]

We have to play a close to perfect game to win.

[greenyellow]

Kansas is just boatracing Purdue in the 2nd half. Oregon will likely need to play its best game of the year to win.

[Ducks10]

Yup, we're going to need an Arizona like game. Or first half of @UCLA

[Phenom]

The good thing is that we play better when we play better teams.

[Ducks10]

Kansas has lost to teams not as good as us, so it is definitely possible to win. It's just gonna need to be a game of the year type effort and hope Kansas doesn't play /this/ good

[greenyellow]

Kansas has lost to teams not as good as us, so it is definitely possible to win. It's just gonna need to be a game of the year type effort and hope Kansas doesn't play /this/ good

Main problem Purdue had was they tried to go big against Kansas and the Jayhawks just ran circles around them. Oregon likely won't have the same issues in keeping up with them.