Tony Woods to announce decision in "next couple of weeks"

[duckgrad99]

I'm really looking forward to Oregon basketball this season. If all of these guys live up to their hype, then wow.

[buckmarkduck]

All woods needs to do is rebound and play D, and we should have enough scorers on the court to win some games that we lost last year like Cal. I can see UO winning 20+ games this year with this group.

[Boom]

Nice to see that we have an actual center on our roster now

I hope his summer school won't keep him from the Italy tour.

With 8 new players and an unproven PG.... that summer tour is going to be crucial.

[duckfan22]

A real center? At Oregon? That can rebound and play D? How long has it been
since Oregon has had that? I hope he pans out for the ducks because that is what we have needed for along time. Altman is putting the pieces together for a pretty dam
good team. Italy trip is gonna be huge. Give these kids a chance to learn the
system, learn about each other and bond well. I'm excited to see what these kids
can do together.

[woundedknees]

If the chemistry develops quickly, a couple true floor leaders emerge, and all of these guys buy in to Altman's philosophy quickly, this could truly be a combination that Oregon fans haven't experienced in recent years... A very talented, cohesive, unit that also happens to be very well coached.

What in the world are we supposed to think of that?

A really bad theme song comes to mind. I Got A "Basketball Jones"...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWeII9xk ... re=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiBR6NC8 ... re=related

[Boom]

A real center? At Oregon? That can rebound and play D? How long has it been
since Oregon has had that? I hope he pans out for the ducks because that is what we have needed for along time. Altman is putting the pieces together for a pretty dam
good team. Italy trip is gonna be huge. Give these kids a chance to learn the
system, learn about each other and bond well. I'm excited to see what these kids
can do together.

2 seasons ago

[oregontrack]

what

Dunigan couldn't rebound or defend. Longmire was outrebounding Dunigan from the wing his final season.

[Boom]

what

Dunigan couldn't rebound or defend. Longmire was outrebounding Dunigan from the wing his final season.

ummm ok...... from what I can tell Tony Woods has yet break double digits in the rebound category.

[oregontrack]

No, Woods hasn't done anything yet either. But that doesn't mean Dunigan was good cleaning the glass or defending the paint.

[buckmarkduck]

Reading the Wake Forest boards it seems like they all really though he was about to break out pretty big time, and they all seem to hold him in high regard. The way they make it seem is he was a good guy who made a mistake, who if he hadn't was on the verge of big things.

[UOducksTK1]

Wow Oregon basketball is getting exciting again. How have centers under Altman fared before?

[Boom]

Wow Oregon basketball is getting exciting again. How have centers under Altman fared before?

Did a quick scan and nothing stood out.... but I doubt he's ever had any real talent there. At the very least... he can't be any worse than Kent in that department.

[UOducksTK1]

Wow Oregon basketball is getting exciting again. How have centers under Altman fared before?

Did a quick scan and nothing stood out.... but I doubt he's ever had any real talent there. At the very least... he can't be any worse than Kent in that department.

I noticed Greg Enrique was on the Creighton team this year, and he seemed to be a good player. He was a pretty big recruit if I recall correctly. I guess Woods will be a good test to see if Altman can develop a big boy. Like you said, he can't be any worse than Ernie.

[woundedknees]

IIRC, Enrique was one of the last players Altman recruited prior to leaving Creighton. Transferred from Rutgers in January 2010, and received a medical red-shirt for an eye injury.

At 6'9"/270 plus, Enrique is a little more of a load than Woods, but what really stood out was his numbers at Rutgers... As a freshman, Big E had 8.4 ppg, 8.4 rpg, and 2.4 blocks/game, in 28.4 minutes/game, sharing team MVP honors. As a sophomore, those stats improved to 12.6/7.7/2.3, in only 23.4 minutes/game.

http://www.gocreighton.com/ViewArticle. ... EASON=2011

If Oregon gets close to those numbers from Woods, fans will be ecstatic.

[Wayne Pesek]

You won't find many NBA-type big men in the Missouri Valley Conference. One of the recent best from the MVC is Anthony Tolliver. He was recruited to Creighton by Altman, and was so raw as a freshman and sophomore, there was a concern he would never make a significant contribution. With hard work by the coaching staff, and especially by Tolliver, he became an all-conference center and now plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves.