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GameDay Open Thread - USC vs. Oregon

Dsc_0032_tiny by Paragon SC on in USC Basketball Comment 143 comments

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SC looks to go for the sweep in the of Oregon tonight as the face the Ducks in Eugene. The Ducks almost pulled one out against ucla so they need to be taken seriously. I can't find a game preview on either ESPN or CBS Sportsline and I don't feel like writing one so you'll have to trust m that this one is important.

SC has a lot of confidence going right now with the win against ucla last Saturday at Pauley and their blow out of the Beavers on Thursday. The a had a bit of a dry patch in that game but the got it going in the 2nd half. So it should be a great game tonight. I will be around to run the thread so leave your comments or rants here. Lets see if we can keep riding the momentum.

FIGHT ON!

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gibson fouled
SC getting in on the inside.

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 6:11 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

7-5 SC
they need to watch the perimeter OU will shoot that all night.

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 6:15 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

SC doing ok so far
missing a bit on the rotation but not too bad.

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 6:33 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Lewis with that scoop shot GOOD!
Hairston's not having a good game. We might keep O under 20 for the half?

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 6:46 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

25 -20 USC at the half
USC - 10 for 28
Oregon 8 for 28

Both teams are shooting poorly

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 6:52 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah...
not pretty hopefully we can get it fixed in the 2nd half.

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 6:58 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

jefferson gets his 4th
not good, he will sit and sc will go small

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 7:28 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Taj fouled
shot almost went he will go to the line

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 7:35 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

7 and 1/2 min left
We gotta stay on these guys. The crowd doesn't seem to be into it. This is THE PIT?

54 -42 USC

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 7:38 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

decent showing so far
Can't watch it as my niece and nephew are in the room with the t.v. - but having a decent cushion on a good Oregon team is not bad. Still, that can disappear in a second in basketball?

by DC Trojan on Jan 26, 2008 7:39 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We're playing great D
just as I say that Hackett fouls in the paint, shot goes down for Oregon because of goaltending !!!
ARGGGGGHHHH!

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 7:40 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

foul shot tipped out by SC
foul on SC on the inbound
 OU makes both

56-46 SC

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 7:40 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

lewis drives the lane
makes the shot and is fouled

he misses

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 7:41 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

LEWIS!
Gets fouled at the top of key, shot goes down!
He's having a decent game

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 7:41 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

30 sec timeout?
Mayo has cramps.
Ktron is massive down low tonight.

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 7:43 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Jefferson got lucky
Almost another foul on him. Nice rejection tho.
What's with all THESE 3'S on USC's part?

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 7:46 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Tajuan Porter is 0 for 9 tonight
. . but he can light it up ANYTIME (that's what's so scary about his game)

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 7:50 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

SC up by 10
jefferson hanging tough 2:39 left

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 7:51 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We're doing good at the cherry stripe tonight
12 for 15 at the free throw line
Outrebounding OU by 2 (SC - 28 boards/OU -26)

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 7:54 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

he misses the first
time out called

1:56 left

hackett misses the 2nd...tight

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 7:54 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OU has 10 team fouls tonight
We're in the double bonus from here on out
every OU foul, we get 2 from the stripe
OJ to shoot 2

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 7:56 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

jeferson fouls out
that was a cheapie...bad call

Wow!

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 7:57 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Why did he foul Porter?
He was O for 9 and he's shooting 100% from the line.Bad Call yes. Bad fall to give. Totally

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 8:00 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

hack a shaq time
mayo at the line shooting 2

makes both

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 7:58 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OU is gonna foul us from here on out
They don't want us to set up our O
Just fouled OJ in the backcourt
They're full-court pressing and fouling
1 and 1/2 left we're up by 6

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 7:58 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No Taj
BAd foul. We can't foul. It onlyl stops that damn clock. It's been on 1 min for like forever

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 8:02 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

We gotta
make ALL OUR FREE THROWS. If they're giving them to us, we gotta take it!

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 8:03 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

sc up 70-66
lewis going to the line

57.4 left

makes both
72-66

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 8:03 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

No more OJ
He's outta the game with 27 sec left
Bad cramps

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 8:06 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Hackett is CLUTCH !!!!!
4 point game

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 8:07 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

The PIT is DEAFENING !!!
Now THAT'S A HOME CROWD

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 8:08 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

porter hits a long 3
73-72 SC

Hackett to the line again

hackett misses 1-2

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 8:09 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

we're going to OT
damn no body even saw him come around

christ

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 8:11 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OVERTIME????
That was a joke the inbounds pass with 2 seconds left and OU ties it to go into OT?

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 8:12 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

doesn't look good.
this game will be a character builder

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 8:13 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Having Davon out is hurting us
And OJ Mayo TOO !!!! We need his game in OT. His ballhandling is under rated. He can dribble and eat a sandwich.
Wilkinson is holding it down alright, but he doesn't have DJ's game at all!
5 minutes
I'm gonna age 5 years tonight

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 8:16 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Scoreboard is down?
It's no wonder. The Pit is like 1,000 years old. (2nd oldest bball court in the nation is it? seriously)

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 8:18 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

SC fouled on the board
wilkinson stepping up

mayo at the line misses 1st makes 2nd

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 8:27 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

AJ drains a 3
wilkinson gets the reb on the other end wilikinson fouled

1.7 left 92-84 SC

wilk 1-1

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 8:29 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Yeah
We got this
We got this!

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 8:29 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

TO OU
93-86 SC

7.1 to go...think we have this one

WOW!!!

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 8:29 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

WOW!
5-5 in OT all 3's

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 8:30 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

DUUUUUUDE
12 seconds left
Best guy out of the game
OJ with cramps
We can win this AT EUGENE!
BANANAS!

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 8:30 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

gotta hand it to the Ducks
man they played that one tough

95-86 final

freaking hard win

wow

wow

wow

by Paragon SC on Jan 26, 2008 8:32 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

OU played a great game
in the end
Wow, definitely Paragon!
Can't wait to read about this in the papers on the net.
Great great win for our young team
Way to go boys!

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 8:34 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

That was fun...
What a good game. Glad we didn't piss it away in the end.

by The Humanitarian on Jan 26, 2008 8:37 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

that's a sign...
... of a team that's getting better. I don't think they would have hung on earlier in the season. I may be wrong, but still.

by DC Trojan on Jan 26, 2008 8:52 PM PST reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Your words couldn't be truer DC
They had a decent lead with about 7 min left, it frittered away because OU was shooting lights out and the momentum was definitely on their side. With their crowd. It was just crazy scary.

With Davon Jefferson fouling out, Mayo and his leg cramps, Hackett down to his last 2 fouls, and Tajuan Porter from OU (last years PAC 10 tourney MVP- man he's a quick son of a biscuit too) pushing the tempo finding his men and then he STARTS HITTING his shots (he was 0 for 9 and shooting bricks)- it wasn't looking good. We starting hitting half our free throws towards the end, fatigue setting in, nerves getting wracked. Our boys played like men towards the end. We had to go small and fast, but we just couldn't hit our outside shots. The lane just collapsed.

OJ coming back into the game in OT really saved us I think. We started to look a lot better in the 5 min of OT than we did in the last 3 minutes of regulation, what with OJ slowed by cramps and coming out with a minute left- that's when OU really poured it on. Their guys weren't missing. The crowd had our guys jacked for all the wrong reasons.

We came through though. Can you imagine if we lost? It would have been devastating with the Arizona teams coming through next week. There's no  telling how a young team like ours would have responded had we lost this game. I think this game was our statement game towards how we'll play leading up until the PAC 10 tournament.

We got two in Oregon. Just like last year. But totally different. We had juniors and experience.

Both Washington State and Stanford won today. So, we keep pace with them. We'll see how UCLA does tonight. They CAN get upset. (I'm saying this not knowing how their game is going, it's on right now. But I've got my girl over and we're playing the karate game in a few minutes. nudge. nudge. wink. wink)

by tapoutstylist on Jan 26, 2008 9:43 PM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

Long of the short of it:
Back in early Dec., we stayed with and "coulda" beat both Kansas AND Memphis. (look at those teams now, they're tearing it up). Because of our youth, shot selection, and defensive lapses- we lost them both. And then, just less than 3 weeks ago we get "played with" at Cal and "almost" (again) get away from Maples Pavilion with a win against a pretty good Stanford squad.

Pink's done a fantastic job getting these guys to buy into his system and game adjustments. We're so friggin' athletic, some of the stuff Dwight Lewis and Mayo did last night, and the recent play of Davon Jefferson the last 3 games (he was taken out of last night's game through over-exuberance and ticky-tack fouls) has brought our team to 4 - 3 in the PAC 10 (we started out 0 - 3 remember?).

They're getting better for sure DC. Way better. Like leaps and bounds IMHO.

Mayo is seeing it. His game in the last 1 1/2 months has markedly improved. His shot selection is way better, although his PPG has dipped a little. (I think, or it just seems that way). Lewis' defense is lights out. Davon and Taj have been outstanding down low. Hackett is the "veteran" and he's always stays within the game, but his free throw shooting last night at end of reg. almost cost us. It seems OU was specifically fouling him.

We're getting better that's right. Which is scary right now. I hope we don't "peak", then "fall" before the tournament. It's still possible for a young team to do. I'm hoping with Pink's pedigree, he'll keep these guy rolling, then taper-off some- still maintaining defensive intensity and ball-control (movement and shot selection). If we go down that path of creating shots off the dribble/needlessly driving the lane like we were in early Dec.- the young men (I'm afraid) will have been reading too many of their press clippings.

They looked real good last night. Start to finish. I'll pay to see ALL THEIR REMAINING HOME GAMES and put forth the energy to do so in the coming weeks. That's how good they've become.

by tapoutstylist on Jan 27, 2008 8:52 AM PST to parent up reply reply actions actions   0 recs

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