by jays34 » Fri Mar 22, 2024 8:12 am
Meh. i'm nervous, i don't think that makes me a bad fan. Oregon a quality team playing their best ball of the season. But on the flip side, we're pretty darn good too. Plenty of pieces that Dana is gonna have to gameplan around. I'm gonna be lazy and sit back and wait for others to dig into the stats, but besides being March, not sure full season stats are all that relevant for this one given that the Ducks team we'll see tomorrow is not the same one that we would have seen even 6 weeks ago.
I do think Dante is subject to foul trouble and while Oregon has 2 dynamic difference makers, we have 4. Plus, historically speaking, the odds of Couisnard dropping 40 in back to back games seems unlikely (but not impossible). I worry about our turnovers against their very active defense, but I think we'll get plenty of clean looks against it if we can hold onto the ball. We need to take as many shots as they do on the game. Can't give them 10 extra shots. However, need to work on our zone offense and not fall in love with perimeter passes and bombs as the clock expires. Easier said than done I suppose.
And lastly, I absolutely LOVE that Kalk is goiing to be standing by the rim the entire game. Firmly planted 3 feet from that cylinder. Feels like awhile since we've had that luxury for the rest of our D.