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Oregon @ Stanford
DEC 12 (SUN) 4:00 PM PT
TV: PAC-12 NETWORKS

Wow. Keep waiting for this team to wake up, but it just isn’t happening.

Altman out on the floor yelling at Young. Dante and Quincey arguing in the middle of the game.
This team is really lost.

Wow. Can’t make it up.

A couple of things:
1) How is Harmon still the primary ball handler when he is in there? He had 0 assists again.
2) How is Soares not in the starting lineup and playing 30 minutes a game?

Just when you think Oregon is about to turn the corner, they start playing exactly like they did in the blowout losses. Little ball movement, poor rebounding, defensive rotation lapses, and more cold shooting from those who are supposed to be leaders. Right now may be time to take Harmon out and insert either Soares or Young into the lineup.

^^ but will Altman too stubborn?

This will be the year Altman doesn’t reach 20 wins. Terrible team. Have to say it, no way Altman makes this a tournament team. They could be in the bottom 5 of the conference. Dante is a pansy in the paint. Kepnang needs to teach him some toughness. Bad coaching, bad chemistry, bad team. Tough, when they were picked 2nd in the conference. All because of Altman’s rep. Would be happy to be wrong, but they really suck. For the first time in many years, they are leaderless. Richardson isn’t that kind of guy. Somebody has to have the stones to take that spot. Until then, they won’t accomplish squat.

northbeachsf wrote:Wow. Can’t make it up.

A couple of things:
1) How is Harmon still the primary ball handler when he is in there? He had 0 assists again.
2) How is Soares not in the starting lineup and playing 30 minutes a game?

Agree and agree. And how was Harmon even considering the NBA?

Bummer loss, but Oregon only played like they cared near the end of the game.

The team has changed drastically in recent years. It appears to be a collection of players rather than a team playing with united effort.

Franck had zero points and zero rebounds last night? How does that even happen?

I know Altman mentioned that Richardson is playing hurt, so could be part of the issue with him right now. He is definitely not himself right now.

On a positive note, Soares and Guerrier have both played very very well the last two games. Need to get both of those guys up to 30+ minutes a game.

rockthief wrote:The team has changed drastically in recent years. It appears to be a collection of players rather than a team playing with united effort.

No question. Again last night they only had 7 total assists as a team. That is tragic for any team, but especially considering we have 3 guards that have 3+ years of high level college experience. There is no movement or trust on offense right now. It is all, just 1 on 1 basketball. It is so un-Altman like, I am sure he is frustrated. Maybe he has to sit a couple of these guys for a game to make a point?

You can see it is starting to boil over in Altman's comments this past week after the ASU game. Altman was out on the floor at a timeout getting all over players. It looked like Dante and Guerrier were bickering with each other on the floor at one point. I wonder what is it going to take for this team to start trusting him and playing team basketball?

Have thought Soares should be starting from day 1. Clearly the most talented wing on the roster.

northbeachsf wrote:Wow. Can’t make it up.

A couple of things:
1) How is Harmon still the primary ball handler when he is in there? He had 0 assists again.
2) How is Soares not in the starting lineup and playing 30 minutes a game?

Both good points.

northbeachsf wrote:Wow. Can’t make it up.

A couple of things:
1) How is Harmon still the primary ball handler when he is in there? He had 0 assists again.
2) How is Soares not in the starting lineup and playing 30 minutes a game?

Both good points.