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JAN 2 (THU) 6:00 PM PT
COLORADO
BOULDER, CO
TV: ESPN2

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Ducks jump in to the Top 4 just in time for the hardest game of the season. Altman/Oregon 0-8 in Colorado.

Another terrific rebounding team.

Juiston seems to have a weird injury. No boot or anything, but out awhile.

GrantDuck wrote:Another terrific rebounding team.

Juiston seems to have a weird injury. No boot or anything, but out awhile.

I believe it's some type of knee injury since he had a player fall into his knee down in the Bahamas. Makes me think it's some kind of ligament or meniscus tear, which is why it's taking a bit longer for him to return.

Some of our latest kenpom #'s, with national rank. In other years we've been more balanced and outside of block%(Boucher/Bell/Wooten) we haven't been "elite" in anything. This year we are an ELITE shooting team but absolutely terrible on the defensive glass. We also have this crazy paradox of being an elite shooting team that can't make FT's?!

Offense:

Adj. Eff (5th) (This is awesome)

Effective FG%: 57.2 (2) (This is awesome!)

Off. Reb. %: 34.8 (33)

Turnover %: 18.1 (83) (I think this should continue to improve as we play together more)

3P%: 41.7 (3)

FT%: 67.3 (247)

Defense:

Effective FG%: 44.7 (46)

Def. Rbd %: 32.4 (308!!!!!!!!)

Steal % 11.0 (73)

This will be one of our hardest pac-12 games..

GrantDuck wrote:Some of our latest kenpom #'s, with national rank. In other years we've been more balanced and outside of block%(Boucher/Bell/Wooten) we haven't been "elite" in anything. This year we are an ELITE shooting team but absolutely terrible on the defensive glass. We also have this crazy paradox of being an elite shooting team that can't make FT's?!

Offense:

Adj. Eff (5th) (This is awesome)

Effective FG%: 57.2 (2) (This is awesome!)

Off. Reb. %: 34.8 (33)

Turnover %: 18.1 (83) (I think this should continue to improve as we play together more)

3P%: 41.7 (3)

FT%: 67.3 (247)

Defense:

Effective FG%: 44.7 (46)

Def. Rbd %: 32.4 (308!!!!!!!!)

Steal % 11.0 (73)

Weird indeed!

I'm sure that 3pt % will go down and the FT % will go up. Defensive rebounding will go up in time too. Vegas Odds makers coming around on the Ducks too...

Merganzer wrote:Ducks jump in to the Top 4 just in time for the hardest game of the season. Altman/Oregon 0-8 in Colorado.

Altman OWNS just every other coach in the Pac-12 EXCEPT for Tad Boyle for some reason.

In past seasons, Oregon always seemed to be playing Colorado at the best time for them, and the worst time for the Ducks (in CO). Would be huge to start off the conference with a win!

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Even if he doesn't play tonight, it's great news he's healthy enough for this to be a conversation. I was getting worried he'd be out a significant amount of time.

Juiston's playing but looks really rusty in his first few minutes.

I just don't get it. They are playing like they forgot how to run an offense. Payton is literally carrying the whole team.

mattc94 wrote:I just don't get it. They are playing like they forgot how to run an offense. Payton is literally carrying the whole team.

Must be that Mile High air as Oregon has had a hard time winning in Boulder.

Oregon is lucky to be down only 6 at halftime. Have to find a way to hit some shots and get better defensive rotations.

The buffs are playing damn good d. Interested to see how they come out from half. In Dana we trust

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