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There were some great moments from this team, that win over Utah, big road wins, this season had a lot of fun. I'm proud of how well this team played. Of course this is a horrible way to end the season. Losing at the home of your bitter rivals, it's heartbreaking. However, there were a lot of good this season that we didn't expect. Top 3 finish in the Pac-12 exceeded expectations. Good season Ducks. I do have a lot to say about this game, but I'll put it on another thread.

Yeah great season. Slightly disappointing for how we played and the team we have to miss out on a shot at the ncaa tournament. But a poor showing at the Pac-12 tournament really did us in.

Can't wait for next season to see what Altman does.

UOducksTK1 wrote:Yeah great season. Slightly disappointing for how we played and the team we have to miss out on a shot at the ncaa tournament. But a poor showing at the Pac-12 tournament really did us in.

Can't wait for next season to see what Altman does.

Another good season for Altman but he needs to prove he can recruit some talent to replace Ashalou, Sim, and Joseph. As it looks right now, the leading scorers are probably going to be Emory, Singler, and Woods with Artis being the primary ball handler. The post and SG positions are really thin right in terms of experience and men so those are going to be what makes this team sink or swim next season.

If I have one criticism of this team, it had to be the defense. The offense came alive, but the defense really faded down the stretch. I'm no basketball expert, but it seems like our press is terrible.

duckgrad99 wrote:If I have one criticism of this team, it had to be the defense. The offense came alive, but the defense really faded down the stretch. I'm no basketball expert, but it seems like our press is terrible.

Yeah, you're right. The defense was pretty bad. The fundamentals on defense were almost non-existent at times, but the offense was sure fun to watch!

duckgrad99 wrote:If I have one criticism of this team, it had to be the defense. The offense came alive, but the defense really faded down the stretch. I'm no basketball expert, but it seems like our press is terrible.

Which is surprising because I thought under Altman defense would be our stronger point.

I can't wait to see Dominic Artis, let's hope he lasts longer than two games.

UOducksTK1 wrote:

duckgrad99 wrote:If I have one criticism of this team, it had to be the defense. The offense came alive, but the defense really faded down the stretch. I'm no basketball expert, but it seems like our press is terrible.

Which is surprising because I thought under Altman defense would be our stronger point.

The offense however was far more organized and had much better ball movement.

I was noticing the defense the last several games had been really poor in long stretches. If Oregon played sound defense for entire games, instead of only in bursts, this team would easily have been in the NCAA Tournament. One bright spot down the stretch though had to be Tony Woods on both offense and defense.

Artis, Singler, Woods, Emory to go along with everyone else in the recruiting class. Should be another fun season.

duckgrad99 wrote:Artis, Singler, Woods, Emory to go along with everyone else in the recruiting class. Should be another fun season.

The pre-season will probably look like cr@p again with so many new players but Altman always seems to have the team ready by conference play. Hopefully no one transfers out again after a couple games.

greenyellow wrote:I was noticing the defense the last several games had been really poor in long stretches. If Oregon played sound defense for entire games, instead of only in bursts, this team would easily have been in the NCAA Tournament. One bright spot down the stretch though had to be Tony Woods on both offense and defense.

Woods needs to improve on the boards though. He had 1 rebound tonight, that's unacceptable for a starting Center.

duckgrad99 wrote:If I have one criticism of this team, it had to be the defense. The offense came alive, but the defense really faded down the stretch. I'm no basketball expert, but it seems like our press is terrible.

It seems that the press, in and of itself is quite effective......but, we dont often have anyone in position to intercept the crucial pass that breaks the press.......UCLA, under Wooden, used to have the most effective press I recall ever seeing....Seems they would full court press and steal the ball 8 to 12 times in succession.....It was amazing

OregonFan4Life wrote:

greenyellow wrote:I was noticing the defense the last several games had been really poor in long stretches. If Oregon played sound defense for entire games, instead of only in bursts, this team would easily have been in the NCAA Tournament. One bright spot down the stretch though had to be Tony Woods on both offense and defense.

Woods needs to improve on the boards though. He had 1 rebound tonight, that's unacceptable for a starting Center.

Yeah, that is kind of pathetic. He gets blocks in bunches but rebounds seem to escape him a lot. Kind of sad that Singler is a much better rebounder than Woods, given that Woods has several inches on him.

ducksrock wrote:

duckgrad99 wrote:If I have one criticism of this team, it had to be the defense. The offense came alive, but the defense really faded down the stretch. I'm no basketball expert, but it seems like our press is terrible.

It seems that the press, in and of itself is quite effective......but, we dont often have anyone in position to intercept the crucial pass that breaks the press.......UCLA, under Wooden, used to have the most effective press I recall ever seeing....Seems they would full court press and steal the ball 8 to 12 times in succession.....It was amazing

Oregon's press doesn't really cause teams to turn it over on the passes, but usually when someone tries to dribble between the double team. Also, it seems that if a team can get past the initial trap, Oregon is in really poor position to get back on defense, which has led to some really easy baskets for teams who continue to push it up the court.