GameThread: Washington State at Oregon
by Grady Clapp on Mar 6, 2010 5:07 PM PST
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Cal beats Stanford, so the Cougs can earn the #7 seed in the Pac-10 tourney with a win (eighth place overall).
If the Cougs lose, they are the worst team in the conference, but not really (because we already beat Oregon once). And whichever school finishes last has strange distinction of having the most wins of any last place team in conference history. So there's that.
I hate Oregon. Let's finish this regular season off right.
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Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 5:18 PM PST up reply actions
OK but just incase people did
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 5:22 PM PST up reply actions
They could earlier
but couldnt finish.
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 5:15 PM PST up reply actions
The feed is actually really solid too.
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 5:25 PM PST up reply actions
That was nice
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 5:17 PM PST reply actions
2 on Porter
I would kill to have him foul on, especially since he’s a 95% three-point shooter in the final three minutes and overtime
I have a question
If I watch this entire game, will watching Oregon’s bright yellow jersey’s make me go blind?
What a terrible call watson got hammered.
by Cougars Hunt and Kill on Mar 6, 2010 5:23 PM PST reply actions
The refs are letting them play physical
I wouldn’t be surprised if there is an incident this game
Bud doesn't seem
very happy with the officiating. More than usual
I'm more unhappy with the officiating than usual its been horrid.
by Cougars Hunt and Kill on Mar 6, 2010 5:24 PM PST reply actions
I care
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 5:28 PM PST up reply actions
I just don't want the distinction of
finishing last in both football and basketball…
I care.
We can’t give up on our athletes its so much tougher on them then it is for us.
by Cougars Hunt and Kill on Mar 6, 2010 5:28 PM PST reply actions
Use reply scotty boy :)
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 5:29 PM PST up reply actions
Watching this game on TV, the refs are letting them play physical
The no blood not foul rule
Why are they chanting How's your sister at Dee?
by Cougars Hunt and Kill on Mar 6, 2010 5:31 PM PST reply actions
I can't say on here
But it wayyyyyyyyy worst then Gonzaga chanting “Casto can’t read” that was really bad
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 5:32 PM PST up reply actions
Douchechills
Oregon fans, at least the ones being picked up by the mics, are just classless and I don’t typically care about such things.
Capers man just saggs off
and there packin the box on D, rather have a shooter in to help
Nik is down on the ground in pain
Not sure what happened
couldn't tell
if that was his knee giving out or he was hit in the face trying to get position to block out.
I would go right down
the bench and see if somone can hit a jumper
To me, family is always off limits
Oregon is stupid and should be ashamed
Even worst than you think
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 5:44 PM PST up reply actions
The way the broadcast crew
was spinning that was really gross. I don’t get how you don’t bust into outraged sportscaster mode there.
Watson missed a 1 ft shot
This team is shooting challenged
Watson really isn't that good.
He really needs to beef up and work on getting his free throw percentage over 50%
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 5:49 PM PST reply actions
He has a ways to go but he is only a redshirt freshman.
Hopefully he puts on a lot of muscle over the next few years and learns to shoot from the line.
by Cougars Hunt and Kill on Mar 6, 2010 5:51 PM PST up reply actions
He's just really really raw
He doesn’t have nearly as much basketball experience (prep and college) as the other guys out there. He’ll get better.
I like his hustle and energy
he runs the floor well.
by Cougars Hunt and Kill on Mar 6, 2010 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
i'm still feeling good about this
we’re missing good shots. they’re taking bad ones.
the law of averages are in our favor.
HAHAHAHA
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 5:51 PM PST up reply actions
I am kinda enjoying
Hearing the Pit Crew trying to argue semantics with the refs (and obviously, because these are pac10 refs, the kids are right.
I'm so sick of the pitt crew
I want to mute the game
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 5:53 PM PST reply actions
I hope my buddy who goes there
isn’t one of the douchebags yelling at Dee.
by Cougars Hunt and Kill on Mar 6, 2010 5:54 PM PST reply actions
He can still be very valuable
but he’ll never be a shooter
I think we're about 0-20
in shots that could give us the lead in the last few games
Yep, and I'm shocked Harthun isn't
But whatever… Tony wanted Sim but we didn’t have a scholarship. Oregon did.
Freshmen gonna freshman
I’ll take Reggie going to the hoop slightly too early there to waiting around and jacking a 3. I’d at least prefer his mistakes be agressive
why cappers with no shot clock
not like he is goin to hit a jumper !
Moore is Aaron Brooks cousin?
What are they gonna tell me next, that Capers is at WSU because Rochestie gave up his scholarship?
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 5:58 PM PST reply actions
Craig is her sister?
Now that is news :p
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 6:03 PM PST up reply actions
I'm not sure it was Oregon's good one
Their shooting was so ugly. But maybe that’s just normal, I haven’t seen many of their games.
they took some awful awful shots
if they keep doing that, they’re going to keep missing.
we took a lot of good wide open shots. they just didn’t fall.
i think we’re in a good spot.
Casto
Although our team seems to have gotten progressively worse, Casto’s improvement over the last few weeks has been awesome to watch.
He wasn't right the first half of the year
He really has picked it up the last part of the season. No summer hoops this year I hope.
Our defense has improved too
I was going to write a post… but it’s hard when we’re this burned out about the team
Defense is wayyyy better
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 6:02 PM PST up reply actions
Definitely
Still can’t stand Reggie’s consistent defensive lapses at 3 point range though
Checking out the mountain man Beaver fan
behind the FSN guys. The guy has a pretty big blowout going and some chops Walton would be proud of.
SO, half time has arrived.
Last game of the regular season, so I am now curious. Next year, who are you guys predicting to be the Top 3 finishers?
A big one player tho
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 6:09 PM PST up reply actions
Yep - Nic Wise is kind of a big deal
Also, ASU loses Glasser and Boateng… but Sendek is building a consistent winner
I think it'll be wide open though
Cal is losing their big 3
I'm going with the zona schools, washington schools, and UCLA in the mix.
by Cougars Hunt and Kill on Mar 6, 2010 6:12 PM PST up reply actions
UW without Quincy won't be very good
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by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 6:13 PM PST up reply actions
Problem is no one else gets much better either
Best recruiting classes belong to Arizona, UCLA, and Stanford of all places
Agreed
They missed Brockman this year. They’ll miss Pondexter much more.
Of course you're factoring in how recruiting isn't over
And the UW is still in the market (some say leading) for two blue chip players who could easily replace a lot of Pondexter’s production.
Easily replace Ponderxter's production
Good luck buddy.
Abdul Gaddy
is really tearing up the conference. He’s a blue-chipper.
uh huh
most freshman can easily do that- after allit onlt took QP 4 years
If you can't Go Cougs... don't go.
by hollyweirdcoug on Mar 6, 2010 6:25 PM PST up reply actions
The odds are very low
and you are saying it’s going to be easy…
How do you do pac-10 games and not remember that Ivy league doesn't have a tournament...
… and thus at least have a shot at that question.
For years it was just us and them that didn’t, right?
I think that was your job
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by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 6:18 PM PST up reply actions
It has to be said
There is NO reason for Klay to be taking 1/3rd of our shots when he’s out on the floor (which he is, I’m not exaggerating). He just can’t shoot anymore. Sorry.
He's nearly identical to his freshman stats.
http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/players/81128
He’s just taking more shots to give him an overall more PPG. His 3-Pt has dropped off a bit but his FG% is nearly identical.
Who else should be shooting tho?
Only guy I would like to get more touches is Casto.
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 6:22 PM PST up reply actions
Agreed
But I dont know who we are going to get it from right now.
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
Moore is the last guy I want taking more shot right now
And look at how Nik’s percentage has dropped since he has started taking more shots.
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 6:24 PM PST up reply actions
To be fair
Most of the looks have been good (that last one was arguable) and nobody else is doing much. Which is to say I don’t really fault Klay as much as the offensive design and execution.
what bum
best soph scorer since Pudoikis (sp?) in 1973/74
If you can't Go Cougs... don't go.
by hollyweirdcoug on Mar 6, 2010 6:27 PM PST up reply actions
Yes, but PPG isn't a great stat
Look, Klay’s awesome. We know that. But my point is he shouldn’t be taking the 33.3% of the team’s shots when he’s on the floor. 20-25% would be more reasonable right now.
Only 20 players in the entire nation put up a higher % of their team’s shots when they’re on the floor.
depends on who is
on the floor- when it is Capers Casto Hartung Abe Watson as the alternative I think I have to disagree…
If you can't Go Cougs... don't go.
by hollyweirdcoug on Mar 6, 2010 6:31 PM PST up reply actions
bingo
options are limited. also a dearth of girth…
If you can't Go Cougs... don't go.
by hollyweirdcoug on Mar 6, 2010 6:33 PM PST up reply actions
DeAngelo's Pac 10 PPG
9.2 PPG.
He’ll raise it up after tonight.
I love crap sandwiches
I’ve been eating them all year
Could be worse
you could be a tarheel fan right now.
by Cougars Hunt and Kill on Mar 6, 2010 6:30 PM PST up reply actions
Is it getting better?
Or do you feel the same?
Will it make it easier on you
Now you got someone to blame?
You say…
Well, what is there to say?
oh no Bono
If you can't Go Cougs... don't go.
by hollyweirdcoug on Mar 6, 2010 6:36 PM PST up reply actions
I think I'm with Nuss
Just get this over with already.
we have to win so I can see them at Staples-
I have conflicts Weds.- tell Bone- Hollyweird Coug needs a win.
If you can't Go Cougs... don't go.
by hollyweirdcoug on Mar 6, 2010 6:37 PM PST up reply actions
If you think the Cougars have it bad, Tony Bennett and Virginia has lost 9 in a row
and 11 of 13. Most to the losses have been by double digits.
I am enjoying that too
They improved by one conference game this year. Last year they had one of the youngest team in all of college basketball according to Kenpom (315th). This year they are 188th. They have gotten progressively worse like the Cougars this season.
That reminds me,
Tony Bennett took off his jacket during his game today and threw it across the court in complete frustration with a blocking foul near the end of the game.
I was like, HA!
This offseason is huge
Will be the difference in deciding whether the current Cougar basketball program turns into the current Cougar football program
And Klay needs a nice vacation
to get his head straight.
not playing 36 games of
19U on the world stage will ease his leg burden too
If you can't Go Cougs... don't go.
by hollyweirdcoug on Mar 6, 2010 6:46 PM PST up reply actions
That is a good point
I think that playing this summer may be the reason he hit a wall
How much of this season can we realistically attribute to youth?
I can understand the inconsistencies, but it boggles my mind that this team has gotten so much worse as time goes on.
by Eramm on Mar 6, 2010 6:48 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
Thats the issue I'm having
we should be improving, not regressing. How much is Bone to blame?
Well Bud's pissed
Good thing the Pac-10 coordinator of officiating is there, ‘cause he’s totally about accountability and improvement.
Dear Mariners,
Please bring some winning into my life this summer.
Sincerely,
Cougars Hunt and Kill
by Cougars Hunt and Kill on Mar 6, 2010 6:48 PM PST reply actions
If the M's suck
I might just jump off a bridge
I hate the sounders they take fans out of safeco.
by Cougars Hunt and Kill on Mar 6, 2010 6:55 PM PST up reply actions
I hate soccer with a passion
how did we get a fricken MLS team before we got a NHL team?
Yeah lose the NBA team and then gain a soccer team.
What an unfortunate turn of events.
by Cougars Hunt and Kill on Mar 6, 2010 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
Soccer blows
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
The only thing that sucks about soccer is the diving
And the fact refs don’t fine/suspend people for faking injuries
Plus they clog the bars
while I’m trying to prefunk for the Mariners!
My dream is that they Mariners are so good that
no one goes to the Sounders and they go broke.
by Cougars Hunt and Kill on Mar 6, 2010 7:02 PM PST up reply actions
A team going broke is NEVER good
I never watched the Sonics, mostly because I hate the NBA, but a team leaving is NEVER good. Just because you don’t like Soccer doesn’t mean that they should leave. The M’s and the Sounders can coexist.
I'm mostly being facetious
but I do seriously hate soccer
go crazy start firing it up from trey land
whoever is open out there- BOMB it
If you can't Go Cougs... don't go.
I kinda want to play Oregon again
Just so that we have a shot and winning and annoying this fanbase.
What is the combined 3pt% for Harthun and Lodwick this season?
It’s gotta be ugly.
Lodwick is over 30%
that’s actually surprising to me. I guess he did have that one good game a couple weeks ago
Well, we have track which means...
Jeshua Anderson!
and CASTOOOOOOOOOOOO! What!
And then Casto goal-tend! NO!
http://www.kval.com/news/local/86727857.html
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by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
So classy
Oregon, you’ve outdone yourself
by Couginthepink on Mar 6, 2010 6:57 PM PST up reply actions
I heard they are hiring Few
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by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 6:59 PM PST up reply actions
I have heard that
almost every year and Few sticks around at GU.
Okay, as much as I hate Oregon
I do not like how they did that during his game. Just wait after the season, honestly.
not sure why
they went with the casto dunk but I don’t really care about much at this point
At least it will all be over by Wednesday night.
I can still see lots of upside for next year. Now that they can lose together maybe they’ll figure something out.
Hey we’ve always got football…oh…right.
by Eramm on Mar 6, 2010 6:59 PM PST via mobile reply actions
The duck mascot is a douche just look at him.
by Cougars Hunt and Kill on Mar 6, 2010 7:06 PM PST reply actions
Nobody will ever be as
douchey as Duck Vader
Why are all the ESPN analysts wearing
retarded hats?
I know Klay is not playing well, he knows it, everyone on this board knows it.
Why does everyone think they need to remind us of this every time he misses?
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 7:07 PM PST reply actions
Moreover, beyond a few TOs
He’s playing really well, his shots are within the offense, he’s not really forcing, they’re just not going down. This is not the same bad Klay game as other bad Klay games.
Exactly
I am really annoyed with the minutely “Klay can’t shoot” or “Klay is so bad” post. Why isn’t anyone saying this about Reggie? He is a lot worst then Klay right now.
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 7:10 PM PST up reply actions
Agree it's not like anyone else is shooting well!
He’s our best chance at closing the gap here.
by Cougars Hunt and Kill on Mar 6, 2010 7:11 PM PST up reply actions
I'm really pissed I have to play Smith twice a year
He’s a really nice kid but I don’t wanna see him in this league
BFD. I'm watching this kid. He's slower than Bjornstadt if that's possible and half as sure footed.
He looks like a world beater next to a kid 80 lbs lighter and half a foot shorter.
He’s no Kevin Love.
I'm not seeing any AAU kids looking all that impressive
Hell, this has to be the worst year of talent in the GSL in the past 20 years. The same looks to be true on the West Side.
GPREP could have easily gotten first and Mead got 5th
Not sure how that is horrible.
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by crimson and gray on Mar 8, 2010 9:23 AM PST up reply actions
So is anyone getting their hopes up yet?
Or do we know better than that?
by Cougars Hunt and Kill on Mar 6, 2010 7:08 PM PST reply actions
OSN Announcers giving out
Ernie’s resume. Nice of them since he’s looking for a job.
Just saw the replay
Yup, the support buckled but managed to stay up.
High school refs are classic. The kid from Jackson drives, gets hacked to the floor and the ...
ref with the best view calls it out of bands for Jackson. The referee away from the ball makes the correct call of a personal on Kentwood.
Bunch of moron middle aged men.
That would have been poetic justice
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
I think we win Wednesday
Klay Thompson is my man crush
by crimson and gray on Mar 6, 2010 7:16 PM PST reply actions
KW has the better player
The refs are bad, but bad both ways I think. I like Kingma but damn he’s cold so far
The thing with Smith
Is Howland is so good with bigs I can see him getting way better. He’s been injured and is nowhere near in shape still
No, but bigs like Love don't come around often
He’s still very good and has the size that can’t be taught. I’m actually more impressed with how improved his passing has gotten over the years.
How many 7'2" guys actually end up being good?
CougCenter WSU's second main blog
by Craig Powers on Mar 6, 2010 10:10 PM PST up reply actions
Keep thinking on that.
Let’s just target 7’ and up.
Chamberlain, Jabbar, Walton, Ewing, Olajuwan, Robinson, O’Neal, Parrish, Ralph Sampson, Artis Gilmore, Donaldson, Mark Eaton, Mutombo, Vlade Divac, Kevin Garnett, Yao Ming, Dirk Nowitzki, Greg Oden [when healthy], Kevin Duckworth, Sam Bowie, Brad Daugherty, etc., all 7 Feet to 7-5 and all NBA stars.
The problem is today we just aren’t seeing many players over 7’.
Current kids over 7’ playing well in the NCAA:
ACC [3 or 4 others as Freshmen w/ practically no minutes]
Alabi, Solomon, Florida State
Brian Zoubek, Duke
Tyler Zeller, UNC
Chas McFarland, WF
The 7’ center star isn’t as common as it was in the 70’s/80s/early 90s and has been replace by the 6’10/6’11" Center.
We aren’t recruiting above 6’9" and one of the two kids we don’t have a shot at.
Go take a look. We either let some kids go to free up some scholarships to recruit bigger out fo British Columbia, back East or wherever they grow or we will continue to get mowed down when Casto is not in the game.
Top 30 Washington prospects?
http://www.seatownsports.net/2010/02/top-30-high-school-basketball-players.html
Slim pickens for bigs.
Either Moos expands the Recruiting Scouts budget or WSU will continue to be bottom of the barrel.
Why expand the budget?
We have no scholarships to give. So right now, yes our recruiting will look bad. IF, and this is a big IF, there is attrition after the season, then you will see recruiting for 2011 heat up. At this point, though, we cannot offer kids when there is nothing to be offered.
I’d say the recruiting budget is pretty high judging from where we’ve brought players in from (NZ, AUS, Serbia, pretty much everywhere except WA). It is damn hard to find talented bigs and unless you’re a big name school, you’re gonna have to develop them yourself (see: Baynes, Aron). What we do have around here is a ton of talent. Doesn’t take a recruiting budget to be able to get into the Seattle area and recruit. There is two of the top guards in the nation there next year, and plenty of other guys to go around. If Bone can start getting after some of that talent, that’s where you’ll see the success
I had no idea Boateng was that big
Smith is running up above 300 right now after that Patella injury. He should be down to 280 or less by next year
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