GameDay Open Thread USC @ Oregon St.
by Paragon SC
on Jan 4, 2009 2:00 PM PST
in USC Basketball
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USC Trojans @ Oregon St. Beavers
Apologies for missing the thread on Friday against Oregon. I completely forgot...you know celebrating the Rose Bowl and all.
After a very solid win in Eugene USC heads over to Corvallis to take on the Beavers. The most important thing to watch for today is a let down after that big win and Tim Floyd is keenly aware of it.
Everyone knows that Oregon State is the speed bump along the Pacific 10 Conference road. The Beavers have lost 21 consecutive conference games, including a 69-46 pasting by UCLA on Friday. They are bad with a capital B.
Such are the perceptions of the Beavers, and many of them are true. For example, Howard's only victory this season was against Craig Robinson's team. So, of course, the Trojans walk into Gill Coliseum today to collect the only road "gimme" on their schedule.
SC has had a bit of a problem going flat in the second half so they need to keep the momentum going for the whole game.
Yes, the Beavers are seen as the doormat in that Pac-10 but they should be treated like any other team...seriously.
The game is on TV here in NYC so I will be on thread sporadically, I am still settling in here at home after being away.
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Yuck
0-8 run to start. Who needs that?
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 4, 2009 2:58 PM PST
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13-12 USC Just like that
Don’t know how it happened yjough, because all I get is the box score.
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 4, 2009 3:03 PM PST
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Here we go, 2nd half
30-24 USC, the Trojans really need to open this lead up and not let Oregon State see the light at the end of the tunnel.
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 4, 2009 3:38 PM PST
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Man what was OSU's gameplan coming into this one?
It seems like Schaftenaar is getting tons of touches. That is not what I was expecting. I though that maybe we would see a lot of outside shooting from guys like Claitt and Deane.
42-30 USC
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 4, 2009 3:47 PM PST
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Of course...
Shortly after I write the above Schaftenaar and Johnson each hit a three. The Trojans are hanging tough though.
46-40 SC
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 4, 2009 3:59 PM PST
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everytime theget a good lead
the Beavs cut right into it.
by Paragon SC on
Jan 4, 2009 4:00 PM PST
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And now Claitt hits a three
Maybe I need to stop typing?
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 4, 2009 4:03 PM PST
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just like football poor officiatiing
that was a walk
by Paragon SC on
Jan 4, 2009 4:06 PM PST
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Its nice too see Derozan get to the line...
In the box score. He does need to use his athleticism against these guys though.
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 4, 2009 4:10 PM PST
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Man OSU is about one shot away from making it really uncomfortable.
Ahh who am I kidding, its already really uncomfortable. I think they caught our guys looking ahead a bit. Oregon almost got ucla this afternoon.
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 4, 2009 4:12 PM PST
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they have been doing that all day
come on!
by Paragon SC on
Jan 4, 2009 4:14 PM PST
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People are complaining about the refs
over at uschoops too. I would think that Floyd would have these guys ready for the full court pressure though
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 4, 2009 4:15 PM PST
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Man Lewis seems out of control
At least his numbers seem that way. 2 for 7 on threes? 0 for 4 on everything else? Yeesh
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 4, 2009 4:16 PM PST
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That was poor by Hackett
just shoot the damn ball
by Paragon SC on
Jan 4, 2009 4:18 PM PST
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Never thought I would say this
But I am kind of glad that I’m not getting this game. Between the Trojans and the Vikings, it is turning into a very long afternoon.
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 4, 2009 4:20 PM PST
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wide open 3 at the top of the key for the center
derozan was out of position
by Paragon SC on
Jan 4, 2009 4:22 PM PST
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DeRozan way out of position there
he’s not ready to move on…
by Paragon SC on
Jan 4, 2009 4:21 PM PST
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54-54????
Are you freaking kidding me? CRAP ON A CRACKER!
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 4, 2009 4:22 PM PST
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This Team!
How do they give up double digit leads so easily? Talk about your second half collapses!
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 4, 2009 4:24 PM PST
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I just don't get
how hackett could have back-to-back turnovers that gave OSU the ball. poor ball handling on his part
by Paragon SC on
Jan 4, 2009 4:26 PM PST
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It seems like
we will ive or die by the number of turnovers this season.
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 4, 2009 4:28 PM PST
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YES!
Remember when they turned up the heat on Oregon in overtime last year after leading the whole game? Let’s see that again!
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 4, 2009 4:29 PM PST
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What do you have for the score?
Not getting any updates over here.
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 4, 2009 4:30 PM PST
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DeRozan got a big rebound then was fouled
57-54
by Paragon SC on
Jan 4, 2009 4:30 PM PST
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Ridiculous
Why do we have to rely on our freshmen to pull us out of tight games when we have three experienced upper classmen? I just don’t get it.
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 4, 2009 4:32 PM PST
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Unbelievable
Wow. This is really one of those losses that they will feel come tournament time, that is if they are even in the discussion.
by Laughing Stock on
Jan 4, 2009 4:38 PM PST
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I've always said
Never underestimate the ability of USC basketball to blow a large lead, turn the ball over many times in a row, give up a ton of 3 pointers, while not scoring for 8 minutes, and finally losing to a team they should easily prevail over.
I’ve seen it before, and I’ll see it again.
by frak on
Jan 4, 2009 4:45 PM PST
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thank god I am not into hoops
that was painful…
by Paragon SC on
Jan 4, 2009 4:48 PM PST
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That wasn't hoops that was a joke of coaching, why didn't he take the LSU job.
Paul D. Kelley
by so.cal.native1952 on
Jan 4, 2009 4:58 PM PST
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I have to agree that some very poor coaching
I will try to have a write up later tonite…
by Paragon SC on
Jan 4, 2009 5:01 PM PST
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I see some of you are starting to come around
That Tim Floyd is a vastly overrated coach, and lucky as hell that he gets to coach at a Div. 1 program in a power conference where he gets to hide beneath gigantic shadow of Pete Carroll.
If he took the LSU job, he’d be gone in four years. They actually care about winning there.
by Zoulou on
Jan 4, 2009 5:31 PM PST
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