OPEN GAME THREAD: WSU vs. Oregon (The play-in version)
by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 7:30 PM PST
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PrintWashington St. Cougars at Oregon Ducks, Mar 10, 2010 8:10 PM PST
The Time: 8:10 PST
The Place: The Staples Center in Los Angeles, CA
The Coverage: FSN National. I even have it in HD! Sadly, I will have to stay up to midnight to watch it in full, and east coasters until 1 am.
KenPom says: No. 116 WSU 70 No. 125 Oregon 69 (52% confidence, 67 possessions)
Key to the Game
The most important thing the Cougs must do tonight is score more points than the Ducks. They failed to do this on Saturday.
Yay for playing teams twice in a row!
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I see FSN pulled out all the stops
and got “Beach Girls” to sing the theme song for the tournament.
Also Porter
“May be the smallest guy on the court but he definitely has the biggest heart.”
Sounds like a serious condition.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
I have to admit I stole it right from the pre-game show.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 7:53 PM PST up reply actions
I hate the Staples Center for Pac-10 Hoops
The place is empty tonight. Is there any more than 2 thousand there?
I was going to put up a poll
Asking which would be more: Fans or players/coaches/referees/tournament staff.
They all count!
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
Ha!
But seriousley, we need to do the Seattle/Pheonix/Portland/Oakland/LA format you guys mentioned. Like, now.
by KirklandCoug on Mar 10, 2010 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
I like Miles
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 7:58 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed.
Best I’ve seen from FSN this year, I think.
by KirklandCoug on Mar 10, 2010 7:59 PM PST up reply actions
no problems with miles
he just got caught in a “the winner of the uw/asu game will go to the tournament and the loser won’t….unless they do”
i'm really kind of liking having everyone in the media overrate klay
for the life of me, i can’t remember when that’s ever happened for us…
Yeah it's a strange feeling.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:04 PM PST up reply actions
Very true
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:05 PM PST up reply actions
I was gonna say something as well...
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:04 PM PST up reply actions
Drinking Game
Every time Barry Tompkins says: Pacific Life Pac-10 Tournament presented by Pacific Life.
Accuscore has us wining by 3.5
and gives us a 60% chance of winning
Im feeling 30 from Klay
Maybe that is from Miles talking him up.
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:07 PM PST reply actions
Game thread preview says 8:10.
:-)
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
I guess if you're blogging it for SBN, you kinda have to watch
Does this mean you get to watch all day tomorrow?
I hope those of you watching the pregame show are flipping back and forth to the Big Sky Title game.
Awesome. Yay March!
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I'm pretty sure I heard "Beautiful People" on another one.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:11 PM PST up reply actions
NOOOOOOOOOOOO
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:10 PM PST up reply actions
Anyone watching Montana Weber State?
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by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:12 PM PST reply actions
UNREAL
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:12 PM PST up reply actions
My bad
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
ESPN2
Anthony Johnson has been awesome.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:13 PM PST up reply actions
And done.
Anthony Johnson’s back must be sore.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:14 PM PST up reply actions
Look at the box score
So funny looking.
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:14 PM PST up reply actions
It's the band.
They go crazy at tournaments.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:12 PM PST up reply actions
"Needless to say, not a sell out tonight"
Was concerned, thanks Barry.
i liked mcclean saying someone else on our team needed to step up tonight
and then to use an example, he just read down the names on our roster.
Castro sealed his guy well too.
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:16 PM PST up reply actions
I think thats his first name
Or according to the Alaskan announcers its “Decastro”
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by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:18 PM PST up reply actions
LOVE IT.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:16 PM PST up reply actions
Capers the drive and stuff!
Wow, love the start.
Still shocked by the 20 footer by Capers.
He shot it with such confidence.
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Good sign for the future?
Or just a fluke.
by KirklandCoug on Mar 10, 2010 8:18 PM PST up reply actions
No clue.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:18 PM PST up reply actions
Remember the St. Mary's game last year?
He hit like two of them. I remember thinking how he could turn it around and hit some this year.
by KirklandCoug on Mar 10, 2010 8:20 PM PST up reply actions
he did the same thing the last couple games last year
all the sudden he just hit em. It didn’t translate to this year though.
by spencer peaty on Mar 10, 2010 8:20 PM PST up reply actions
Isn't oregon just asking for Kent to get heckled?
“Kent, you better call a timeout or your going to get fired!”
baby steps
be happy he’s passing at all.
that's two plays in a row
where klay’s thrown it over casto’s head out of bounds
Porter will also chip in with his 6 three's
by KirklandCoug on Mar 10, 2010 8:20 PM PST up reply actions
Not until the last two minutes of course.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:21 PM PST up reply actions
Duh, with Oregon down 10.
And they come back and win.
by KirklandCoug on Mar 10, 2010 8:22 PM PST up reply actions
We've seen it TOO MANY TIMES.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:22 PM PST up reply actions
Its like you have ESPN or something
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:23 PM PST up reply actions
who bought tickets to the block party?
i went there.
yes
if by mic you mean cheeseburger
Also
OUR BLOG. OUR RULES.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:30 PM PST up reply actions
Indeed.
Grady. Does. Everything. With. Authority.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
It's like these teams aren't very good or something.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:27 PM PST up reply actions
My liver cringes.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:29 PM PST up reply actions
Crazy foreigners.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:28 PM PST up reply actions
why does Moore look for the 3...
when his #1 skill is getting to the rim/ft line
Wow, how is this game on my television?
Maybe Canada isn’t so bad after all.
by Coug Friendly Canuck on Mar 10, 2010 8:29 PM PST reply actions
It's like the "Yakima International Airport"
I think they have some flights to Saskatchewan.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:31 PM PST up reply actions
Hey, don't dis my airport
we had direct flights to Salt lake for a few months : (
by spencer peaty on Mar 10, 2010 8:32 PM PST up reply actions
but seriously the airport is horrible
the restaurant in there has closed at least 3 times
by spencer peaty on Mar 10, 2010 8:35 PM PST up reply actions
Yeah.
And it is something like a billion dollars to fly to Seattle.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
this is all well and good
but i’d like to know what Beach Girls think of the first half…
AUSIE AUSIE AUSIE!
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by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:32 PM PST reply actions
Brock with 3 K's?
yikes….
OIYE OIYE OIYE!
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:33 PM PST up reply actions
This is a solid point.
And on that note, all of our forwards can also shoot it. Making it is not what FSN is telling us.
was just typing that
loved how he got pushed back, but still bounced back and closed out on his shooter. very impressive move.
Yeah, that on-ball D was pretty good.
He gets a big lost sometimes though.
by KirklandCoug on Mar 10, 2010 8:36 PM PST up reply actions
Seems like we've seen that before.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:37 PM PST up reply actions
Indeed.
We should start worrying about him leaving for the NBA after he leads us to the championship run this year.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:40 PM PST up reply actions
That was awesome.
Now, we just need the tip-jam.
by KirklandCoug on Mar 10, 2010 8:37 PM PST up reply actions
Jeff's right
I miss these kind of gamethreads. I think we’re going to have to start cracking down on the bandwagoners next year. FIX YO NEGATIVITY
I don't
not enough pictures.
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:39 PM PST up reply actions
YES!!
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:41 PM PST up reply actions
Suffering together
Is the real cougar experience.
But in a good way.
Ughhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!
a 5 second call against a 2-3 zone? that’ terrrrrrrrrrrible [/Walton]
by Coug Friendly Canuck on Mar 10, 2010 8:41 PM PST reply actions
It usually takes him longer.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:42 PM PST up reply actions
Has the ball been inside the 3 point line against this zone yet?
Uh, to answer my own Q, yeah, for Capers to jack a 19 footer.
by Coug Friendly Canuck on Mar 10, 2010 8:42 PM PST reply actions
Refs hate us
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:43 PM PST up reply actions
Please graduate, Porter.
Please.
"A bad day at the race track is better than a good day at the office."
that too
"A bad day at the race track is better than a good day at the office."
by Matt Gardner on Mar 10, 2010 8:46 PM PST up reply actions
No way man.
He would have already been back on D.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:46 PM PST up reply actions
Ball never touched the ground.
My 7th grade coach would be proud.
Here we go!
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by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:45 PM PST reply actions
I think it's more a matter of guys not being strong enough to finish.
Or thinking they’re not strong enough.
by Coug Friendly Canuck on Mar 10, 2010 8:46 PM PST up reply actions
Two years running!
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:47 PM PST up reply actions
If Tony Bennet was a better coach
it would only be one year running
2-7 since he got dropped.
Didn’t realize he’d been shelved altogether.
by Coug Friendly Canuck on Mar 10, 2010 8:49 PM PST up reply actions
stats are all well and good
BUT HOW BIG IS HIS HEART?!?!?!
This biggest on the floor!
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:50 PM PST up reply actions
Casto Pass
Casto missed a wide open Klay on the wing.
You didn't hear?
The PAC-10 actually changed the rulebook for how to ref a Cougar basketball game
by tMeyerhoffWSU on Mar 10, 2010 8:52 PM PST up reply actions
AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE!
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:52 PM PST reply actions
"that's a shot he'll make more often that not"
No, he shoots 40 percent out there, which means he misses more often than not — about 60 out of every 100 times …
Details.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 8:54 PM PST up reply actions
Great shot, terrible possession.
Holding the ball for last shot to get a 3 pointer off the dribble? Ugh.
by Coug Friendly Canuck on Mar 10, 2010 8:55 PM PST reply actions
I like using the clock
but not the shot they got out of it.
by KirklandCoug on Mar 10, 2010 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
That was off a screen...
Catch and shoot.
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by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:56 PM PST up reply actions
I know it was off a screen, but he still needed a bounce to get it off.
I’d just way rather get something going to the rim to get a look at a higher % shot.
by Coug Friendly Canuck on Mar 10, 2010 8:57 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 8:58 PM PST up reply actions
I would have perferred some sort of drive to the hoop
But I’m not a coach, and the shot went in with no time on the clock=good possesion.
by KirklandCoug on Mar 10, 2010 8:58 PM PST up reply actions
True. Forgot Oregon was in a zone.
This is why Ken Bone is calling the shots and Im the idiot who doesn’t know what he’s talking about.
by KirklandCoug on Mar 10, 2010 9:00 PM PST up reply actions
Well, apparently out players are idiots, then
Because they keep thinking they can beat a zone by dribbling.
You know he's butter because he's on a roll
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by crimson and gray on Mar 10, 2010 9:02 PM PST up reply actions
Needed that. BIG shot..
Good job to use all of the clock as well.
halftime plus/minus
Motum 11
Harthun 9
Thames 9
Watson 9
Lodwick 5
Capers -7
Thompson -7
Moore -9
Casto -9
Koprivica -11
HALFTIME HEART RANKINGS
1. Porter
2. Son of former NBA star Mychal Thompson
3. Marcel Capers
4. Castro
5. Porter’s sweatband
6. The other Singler
…
23. Motum (sorry, Australians don’t have heart)
Yeah, I question the validity of this stat.
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by Craig Powers on Mar 10, 2010 9:00 PM PST up reply actions