UCLA @ Oregon (Thursday 7:30)

[Brophdog88]

Wow we won a game Oregon State also won. From the looks of things Cal will probably be the only team to make the tournament. The PAC-10 is pathetic this season.

We won, thats huge, especially after being down 11, and losing Dunigan late, shows the team has heart. but yes the Pac-10 is terrible....funny that Oregon Washington and Oregon State are the bottom 3

[UOducksTK1]

Humphrey back definitely helped..

[briarduck]

I'm shocked...and happy for our boys!

GO DUCKS!!

[greenyellow]

Humphrey back definitely helped..

Oregon definitely missed his shooting early on. He is probably the best shooter on the team and when he gets going, he's probably a better shooter than Wiley and Porter. Also, Armstead and Jacobs played good games. They seem to be coming on after hitting a wall earlier during Pac-10 play.

[uostudent]

Good to have Humphrey back. He, Singler, Armstead, and Jacobs played very well. Jamil Wilson looked good, but he didn't play much in the 2nd half. I'd like to see Humphrey replace Porter in the starting lineup. Humphrey is a better all around player. Porter is an atrocious defender - not only because he's undersized (what an understatement), but he gambles a lot going for steals.

[duckgrad99]

So does this win mean Kent keeps his job? You can bent that Ernie is going to be talking about how big a win this was and how the team is much better.

[shear_j]

What I saw tonight was a team that actually played with fire and played together. Its just been so painful watching a buncha guys play like someone just kicked their dog

[woundedknees]

If I had a dog... When I had a dog, kicking him would have started a major brawl.

I thought the team played with more desire and attitude tonight than I have seen since they thumped UW.

The mix of players definitely showed far better chemistry than what we have witnessed the last 3 weeks.

[buckmarkduck]

Humphrey back is gonna be huge for this team, not saying we are gonna be great, but he does definitely improve the team

Yep welcome back Humphrey. Both he and Singler came to the rescue in OT, who would have guessed that?

[woundedknees]

I loved seeing those two not only play hard, but calmly knocking down the foul shots in crunch time.

[pudgejeff]

I loved seeing those two not only play hard, but calmly knocking down the foul shots in crunch time.

This game coming with the first time EK did it his way not Dunlap's...Going with a full court trap not press and a zone while also shortening the bench...although it had to be stretched out a little bit cause of foul trouble and injuries...I liked that Armstead played alot...Jacob looked really good too and that was another thing EK said he was going to do this week.

[desertfan]

Wow, not saying this season hasn't sucked but very nice to finally win another Pac 10 conference game and at home. Mac Court deserves a far better send off then what this season has provided but at least this is something...

[gofightingducks]

UCLA is a very young team and has struggled but it is a win none the less and after 5 straight conference losses it is nice to get one. If the Ducks can go on a run and win the majority of their remaining games and finish 2-3 in the conference and do the same in the conference tourney and maybe make the tournament then Kent should be able to finish out his contract but not get an extension. Anything less then he needs to go. It sucks to say this but I personally want the Ducks to do poorly in hopes that he won't be back.

[gofightingducks]

Oh yeah I forgot to add, just as long as the Ducks beat the Beavers and finish with a better record. Right now our conference records are the same and they have the win.

[oregontrack]

UCLA is a very young team and has struggled but it is a win none the less and after 5 straight conference losses it is nice to get one. If the Ducks can go on a run and win the majority of their remaining games and finish 2-3 in the conference and do the same in the conference tourney and maybe make the tournament then Kent should be able to finish out his contract but not get an extension. Anything less then he needs to go. It sucks to say this but I personally want the Ducks to do poorly in hopes that he won't be back.

That is one incredibly big "if." I enjoyed the win, but let's not go nuts here. UCLA, at Mac Court, was probably the easiest game left on the schedule. We don't defend the basketball, but UCLA doesn't have the offensive man power to exploit it. The Ducks are still going to finish in 10th place.