Oregon @ Vanderbilt

[Phenom]

Too many TOs, too many offensive rebounds for Vandy, and we can't make FTs...

Still within reach against a top 10 team on the road.

[uostudent]

Sloppy game for Oregon. Too many turnovers and a horrible performance at the free throw line.

Really impressed with Tony Woods. He has been challenging a ton of shots and appears to have some nice moves in the post. He needs to do a better job on the defensive boards. Otherwise, he's been solid. At this point, Woods should probably be the starting center.

[distantobserver]

Jabari Brown has not looked very good.

I think this is more of a poor indictment on Vanderbilt than anything. Vandy is a senior laden team, playing at home in one of the strangest courts in North America, Oregon has made numerous unforced errors (incredibly stupid turnovers, leaving Jenkins wide open, awful rebounding, and missing free throws), and Oregon is still hanging around. There is plenty to like about this game but it is hard to see it through all of the ugly play by Oregon. The Ducks really have beat themselves more than anything (also Vanderbilt has two incredible players).

[uostudent]

Kingma is a fantastic shooter. I know they were trying to use him at the point during practice over the summer. Wonder how he is as a passer/ballhandler.

[dthomas=ddixon]

Like I said, u never know with Loyd haha. Kid balls when he wants to. Pretty much sparked our comeback.

[thomas time]

Great comeback but those turnovers and Vandy's offensive rebounding late hurt. Overall pretty good game for being first game on the road and against a top ten team.

[uostudent]

Like I said, u never know with Loyd haha. Kid balls when he wants to. Pretty much sparked our comeback.

He did play well in the 2nd half. Very erratic player. Can be turnover prone and sometimes his decision making isn't great. However, Loyd may be the only true PG on the team (Barron will redshirt this year).

Sim isn't a PG, but is a decent ballhandler. He's not a great passer and doesn't have very good vision.

Would like to see if Kingma can run the point.

Jabari will be ok. Turnovers were his biggest problem. He had to create almost every shot for himself. Vanderbilt did an excellent job defensively honing in on Brown and Singler.

Would like to see Tony Woods more involved in the offense. What a potential nightmare matchup for opposing teams - an athletic big who can run the floor and has a soft touch around the basket.

Carlos Emory is an interesting player. Fantastic athlete, very good rebounder, appears to have some perimeter skills, good defender. I expect him to get more playing time in the future.

Jacob got in foul trouble and was ineffective (2 BS calls).

Olu Ashaolu looked terrific in the first half. In the second half, he couldn't stay on the floor due to foul trouble. Olu looks like the team's best perimeter defender. You can tell that he has really high basketball IQ.

[TheMaehlMan]

I'm very impressed that on the road against Vandy that we were able to dig deep and get back in the game. Loyd and Kingma really sparked us, and it is crazy that Kingma just has no fear whatsoever. Turnovers and free throws really killed us, but overall you can take some good stuff away from this game.

Just a few observations:
-Woods is a monster on the low-block and has a more developed offensive game than I expected
-Jabari Brown needs to calm down a bit, but it was his first real college game. He's bigger than I expected as well.
-Olu needs to block out better
-Emory has a lot of potential, really liked what I saw from him
-We have a lot of guys who can score, but need a go-to guy. It's nice to not have to rely on one guy to score, but if we can find a leader we will be very tough in Pac-12 play

[uostudent]

Message to the SEC announcers (who I actually liked): His name is Olu Ashaolu, not Asha Olu. Ashaolu is pronounced "Asha-lu".

[Boom]

Things I didn't like
1) turnovers
2) free throw shooting
3) matching up defensively... specifically on the perimeter

Things I like
1) Woods (needs more touches)
2) Kingma is a fearless shooter
3) Overall athleticism on our frontcourt

[greenyellow]

You can tell this team has some actual talent, but is just so young and inexperienced with each other. I was actually surprised that they had a lead going into half. Coming out flat in the second half put them in a hole they just couldn't come back from, but was encouraged by them getting within 5-7 points late. They gave Vandy all they could handle and if not for poor FT shooting and massive amounts of TOs, Oregon could have taken this game.

[duckfan96]

Just got back from the game....Kingma can fn shoot. Jabari looks...lazy at times. Singler is really good and they were keyin on him big time. BS calls on him in the 1st half. Sim did a good job (after the 1st couple of minutes) on Tinsley. Woods looked pretty good. Overall happy with the comeback ...the effort. Not happy with the lack of offensive boards, crappy free throw shooting, leaving the one dude who was hot wide open, and some crappy officiating. Scrappy team that doesnt quit. I like it. Couple of years ago, they woulda rolled over when they got down by 18.

[duckgrad99]

Atrocious free throw shooting. That has to improve.

[duckgrad99]

Also, I'm glad we have a top point guard coming in next season. Sim has done next to nothing his entire career at Oregon. Loyd can dish it, but he hasn't shown he can score yet.

[oregontrack]

Until Devoe is eligible, I'd continue to start Sim and bring Loyd off the bench. Sim is a steady hand, Loyd's a better sparkplug off the bench. Loyd is like a shot of 5 Hour Energy when you got that 2 o'clock feeling, except he won't make your heart explode ten years down the line. Sim's a calming influence when everyone else is amped to start.

Agreed with most of what's already been said. We lost by 14 and missed 11 FTs. I thought we were fairly economical offensively (49%) by and large, and played decent defensively more than we did not, but we certainly look like a team that's only been playing together for a few weeks. Two games we should win coming up, then another trip (to Omaha! what fun).