Utah/Oregon game Wednesday

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I don't really know much about Utah, is Neville still the slowest person alive? But this is a pretty key game for a young Oregon team, which is 3-3 and plays San Diego, Kansas State and St. Mary's after this.

The Ducks have a legit big guy in Mike Dunigan a frosh who is averaging 14/7 and has looked like a McD AA so far. Tajuan Porter the 5'6" shooter who tore up the NCAA a couple of years ago has been very cold and needs to get going if the Ducks are going to be any good. Joevan Catron is playing kind of a point forward role and has been very good this year in getting to the hoop and creating for teammates. The rest of the group are a bunch of young players that are very up and down this team plays 6 frosh and 2 sophs, so kind of a roller coaster. Garrett Sim looks to be a solid PG, and LeKendrick Longmire is a good defender and athlete still looking to refine his game a little.

Oregon will look to push the ball and has a stated goal of trying to get to 90 points a game. The 3 is a pivotal part of their offense and as can be expected when they aren't falling they often struggle to find other ways to score (see the Texas game in Maui where the went 8-21 from 3 and 13-27 at the line and lost by 13).

I would be somewhat surprised to see Oregon win this game.

[RockyBalboa]

This is Lewis' blog from the Sltrib on the current U team.

http://blogs.sltrib.com/utehoops/

[il Padrino Ute]

SW Baptist used 3 pt. shooting to beat Utah. The Utes did a poor job defending the perimeter in that game. I'd even say that perimeter defense is a glaring weak spot on the Utah team.

Neville isn't quick, but he's pretty strong. He could be a lot stronger if he had the desire.

[smokymountainrain]

I don't really know much about Utah, is Neville still the slowest person alive? But this is a pretty key game for a young Oregon team, which is 3-3 and plays San Diego, Kansas State and St. Mary's after this.

The Ducks have a legit big guy in Mike Dunigan a frosh who is averaging 14/7 and has looked like a McD AA so far. Tajuan Porter the 5'6" shooter who tore up the NCAA a couple of years ago has been very cold and needs to get going if the Ducks are going to be any good. Joevan Catron is playing kind of a point forward role and has been very good this year in getting to the hoop and creating for teammates. The rest of the group are a bunch of young players that are very up and down this team plays 6 frosh and 2 sophs, so kind of a roller coaster. Garrett Sim looks to be a solid PG, and LeKendrick Longmire is a good defender and athlete still looking to refine his game a little.

Oregon will look to push the ball and has a stated goal of trying to get to 90 points a game. The 3 is a pivotal part of their offense and as can be expected when they aren't falling they often struggle to find other ways to score (see the Texas game in Maui where the went 8-21 from 3 and 13-27 at the line and lost by 13).

I would be somewhat surprised to see Oregon win this game.

Was Dunigan a McD's AA? I've just seen Oregon once and he impressed me then, but I wasn't aware that he was a McDonald's All-America.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

Was Dunigan a McD's AA? I've just seen Oregon once and he impressed me then, but I wasn't aware that he was a McDonald's All-America.

He was a McD AA last year, however it sounds as though he may not be playing against Utah. Still recovering from a tweaked ankle in Maui.

[DrumNFeather]

Watching the Utes vs. the Ducks, it is hard for me to imagine how Utah managed to lose to a DII school because they look pretty good tonight. I know Oregon isn't a world beater this season, but Utah has looked as solid offensively as I have seen them look in the last few years.

[Mormon Red Death]

Watching the Utes vs. the Ducks, it is hard for me to imagine how Utah managed to lose to a DII school because they look pretty good tonight. I know Oregon isn't a world beater this season, but Utah has looked as solid offensively as I have seen them look in the last few years.

I'll take a 14 point win over a pac10 team any day of the week

[Surfah]

I'll take a 14 point win over a pac10 team any day of the week

So would BYU fans. Nice win.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

I'll take a 14 point win over a pac10 team any day of the week

Good game by the Utes tonight. As much as I love Tajuan Porter he has become invisible for the Ducks. I would like to think that had Dunigan played tonight it may have been a closer game.

It could be a long year for this Duck team.

[SeattleUte]

Oregon will look to push the ball and has a stated goal of trying to get to 90 points a game.

I was wondering who was responsible for the ugly score. If my coach set a goal of 90 pts. per game I'd think it was time to get a new coach. It does violence to everything I've learned through a lifetime of following great coaches. But he looks like a good recruiter, so that could redeem him. Good recruiting cures a lot of ills, as we see with Roy Williams.

[SeattleUte]

As I wrote the above post a thought occurred to me. I wonder if a wide open, undisciplined style helps recruiting. It seems logical to me it might.

[HuskyFreeNorthwest]

As I wrote the above post a thought occurred to me. I wonder if a wide open, undisciplined style helps recruiting. It seems logical to me it might.

Yes Kent is I would even say a great recruiter. To have brought 3 McD AA players, and two top 15 classes to Oregon with no tradition and horrible facilities is nothing short of a miracle. He is however a very average, some would say below average game coach. In the end though his style of being wide open with a constant green light appeals to players, and the fact he graduates 90% of his kids (many within three years) appeals to parents.

If he could get a top flight assistant that could handle in game adjustments better Oregon would be really set up well when the new arena is built.

Good game last night, Green was a killer.

[Donuthole]

Good game last night, Green was a killer.

That might be the last time that sentence ever gets uttered about Shaun Green. Enjoy it while you can, Ute fans.

[New Mexican Disaster]

As I wrote the above post a thought occurred to me. I wonder if a wide open, undisciplined style helps recruiting. It seems logical to me it might.

Wide open and undisciplined is a better description of your writing style than it is of a fastbreak offense.