WSU Vs. Oregon: Ducks Cruise For Easy Win, 92-75
by Craig Powers on Dec 29, 2011 8:23 PM PST
in 2011-2012 WSU Basketball News
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PrintThe Oregon Ducks defeated the Washington State Cougars in their Pac-12 opener Thursday night. Oregon had very little trouble on offense, finding open looks from three on the outside and easy dunks on the inside all night long. Oregon was able to put up 92 points on about 70 possessions. That is about 1.31 points per trip. Would have been worse if they weren't attempting to run out the clock for the last four minutes. Oregon was closer to 1.8 points per possession in a 54-point first half.
The Ducks shot a ridiculous 79 eFG%. They were a bit unconscious, but WSU was playing some terrible defense to allow them to do that. Only the 17 turnovers were able to slow Oregon down as they were led by an unlikely source. Transfer forward Olu Ashaolu controlled the paint to put up a career-high 23 points.
DaVonte Lacy led the Cougars with his own career-high of 19 points. Lacy was the only thing keeping the game from being an absolute blowout in the first half (it was still 54-34) as he hit 5/5 three-point attempts.
Faisal Aden continued the shooting struggles he has had since returning from injury. He was just 2/10 from the field for 4 points and didn't attempt a single free throw. Reggie Moore also struggled with his shot, making just 4/12. He was able to get to the line and make 5/6 to finish with 14 points. Charlie Enquist, who has hit 14 of his last 16 field goal attempts and his last 12 free throws, didn't attempt a single shot.
Just an embarrassing defensive performance by the Cougs. Things aren't going to get any easier with Oregon State coming to Spokane Arena on Saturday. The Beavers are coming off a 95-80 loss to UW and will desperately want to avoid an 0-2 start in conference play.
It isn't a basketball game against Oregon if Coug fans aren't left being miserable afterwards.
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So I did my duty as a Spokane Coug and bought a pair of tickets for both games.
I wish I had stayed home tonight, and right now am glad I have to work on Saturday. For some reason I thought Mike Leach was going to talk at halftime of the game, major disappointment there. I guess only the Seattle Alum’s are worthy of his appearance. I thought the turnout was reasonable. I’d guess 8,000 people in attendance. Not bad for a Thursday night, in another school’s town, with a team that won’t and hasn’t made the NCAA tournament in a number of years. I can’t wait for the football scrimmage this Spring, party at my house!
Sometimes I act irrationally.
Bud said the ticket sales were a little under 9900. It would have been announced if he was going to make an appearance.
And I’m fairly certain that Leach went back to key West for the holidays. He also mentioned they’re packing up for the move to Pullman so his kids can be in school after New Year’s.
I'll check with my Pre-fiance about that party.
But my house is a 10 minute walk through Merkyl Park to Joe Albi Stadium. It’s a nice part of town, so we’ll see. Plenty of parking at the stadium for tailgating. Last year I thought the event was a great experience, and we had a pretty good turn out. I already have two reservations from west siders, here for the weekend. (Not to get away from the basketball season, but I can’t wait).
Sometimes I act irrationally.
i think i speak for all of america when i say
what the hell is a pre-fiance?
by BigWood! on Dec 29, 2011 10:39 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
it's a dude you intend to propose to
by Blackie1829 on Dec 29, 2011 10:46 PM PST via mobile up reply actions
For the record I am a male and my pre-fiance is a female.
As a college drop out, I ended up working in the construction industry. As we all know that hasn’t been a great industry to be involved in lately. So I had been out of work for a pretty good chunk of time. This is my third week at my current job, (which is why I’m working Saturday and not watching the WSU basketball game). Pre-fiance is the term I came up with while drinking beer with a WSU grad. Pre-fiance: A female whom a male wishes to marry, (and who’s family & friends expect an engagement to) but doesn’t get proposed to, due to financial hardship. I’m working again, so hopefully soon, we can drop the “Pre-”!
Sometimes I act irrationally.
you know I'm going to use that
and I’m fully aware that she might slap me. But it will be worth it.
It is not the size of the gift that demonstrate support…it’s the action of joining.
by woolybugger on Dec 29, 2011 11:36 PM PST up reply actions
How do you ask a girl to be your pre-fiance?
Do you get on a knee? Did you just take a seat in the barcalounger and let her ‘drive’ the remote for a night?
or did you just say “One of these days Alice, straight to the Moon!”?
Please let us know what her response was. Thanks
It is not the size of the gift that demonstrate support…it’s the action of joining.
by woolybugger on Dec 29, 2011 11:42 PM PST up reply actions
Pre-Steady before he lettered in a sport.
Thanks dslagg, best sub-thread in while.
CougCenter OG since 9/2/2008 | @THESoCalCoug
Your analysis is incorrect.
I believe we lost the game because they traveled and got away with it and all of our shots popcorned out. Fact.
Popcorn shots.....
If My Life Is Great, Why Am I Not Happy?
by well you win some and lose others on Dec 30, 2011 6:55 PM PST up reply actions
So sorry for ruining this thread.
I used the term “pre-fiance” at the bar with a buddy, within 2 days it had gotten back to my (girlfriend/fiance/wife/ex?). Just so everyone knows, I got ordained online, and have performed one wedding in a Coug Football Jersey, with another scheduled in May. I also am a country kid (Coug) and bring a bbg trailer to weddings and cook entire pigs for wedding receptions. Yeah I’m that guy!
Sometimes I act irrationally.
You did not ruin this thread
You made yet another awful loss to Oregon like 1000x more bearable.
Well, that and the Huskies giving up 60-whatever points.
by Jeff Nusser on Dec 30, 2011 12:37 AM PST up reply actions
After watching that game
I wondered if Leach will start salivating every time he sees Nick Holt.
CougCenter OG since 9/2/2008 | @THESoCalCoug
I might need your services
do you deliver whole pigs to tailgates?
you didn’t ruin the thread. You have a pre-fiance and the cougs have a pre-pac12 win
It is not the size of the gift that demonstrate support…it’s the action of joining.
by woolybugger on Dec 30, 2011 12:10 PM PST up reply actions
I cooked an entire pig once at Homecoming.
I don’t remember the year, but it was during the Bill Doba Era. The entire thing got ate, but that involved me stayed up all night to make sure the bbq kept running (sometimes you have trouble with the propane when it gets too cold). No one else wanted to stay up, so that was the last year of that. I cut the head off the pig when we butchered it, and some of my friends had trouble with it looking like a greyhound in they’re mind. Those are the same the guys that think meat comes from the store.
Sometimes I act irrationally.
From an Oregon fan's point of view....
I have no idea how we did this. Literally, no idea. I am still a little bit shocked that we won because I fully expected to lose.
by FromAutzenWithLove on Dec 30, 2011 12:30 AM PST reply actions
Clearly you haven't seen the Cougs play this year.
In photo form, it looks something like this:
#CougHarmonyOnTwitter #teamnopants
by TiltingRight on Dec 30, 2011 4:23 AM PST up reply actions
I think it is missing a photo.....
If My Life Is Great, Why Am I Not Happy?
by well you win some and lose others on Dec 30, 2011 6:58 PM PST up reply actions
It doesn't matter because they're girls?
by Kyle Rancourt on Dec 30, 2011 9:49 AM PST up reply actions
I stick to "no way this is a sarchasm"
Saying, “Yeah, because that matters.” isn’t sarcasm, it’s dickish.
by Kyle Rancourt on Dec 30, 2011 3:14 PM PST up reply actions 1 recs
Sorry, late reply
But I got what you were saying, but the “Ut oh” was for coug2828 writing something not to PC. Like, ‘ut oh, no you didn’t.’ Now you got the folks riled up.
CougCenter OG since 9/2/2008 | @THESoCalCoug
How bad was it....
By accident left the two tickets for the Saturday game against OSU on the dashboard of my car when I parked at the Spokane Arena last night. Somebody busted the window of my car and left me two more tickets.
by coug79 on Dec 30, 2011 8:56 AM PST reply actions 5 recs
I almost spit on my computer screen after reading this.
Glad I wasn’t drinking anything.
CougCenter OG since 9/2/2008 | @THESoCalCoug
So what's the difference between an "absolute blowout" and a plain old...
.
…run of the mill “blowout”?
Ref: " Lacy was the only thing keeping the game from being an absolute blowout in the first half (it was still 54-34) "
by westsidecougar1 on Dec 30, 2011 9:25 AM PST reply actions
I'll take a shot
Granted, I watched the game on DVR and not live, and I ended up fast forwarding a lot.
But Lacy had a stretch of hitting three 3’s in about a minute.
Since we were shooting around 30% as a team at that point, if we just take that stretch and revert to our normal output of one score in the three possessions, we would lose 7 points (3 possessions with triples = 9, 3 possessions with one converted shot for two = 2, difference of 7).
If that were the case, we would have been down 54-27 at half. Which means UO would have doubled our score in the half. And that would be an absolute blowout.
They were scoring a little over 1 point per possession with the threes.
Would have been about .65 without them.
So replace those five threes with the 0.65 everyone else was producing, and you get about 3 points, instead of 15.
54-22. Yikes.
CougCenter In Reid We Trust, Twitter!
by Craig Powers on Dec 30, 2011 11:50 AM PST up reply actions
It's just a word.
Are you really that guy?
CougCenter In Reid We Trust, Twitter!
by Craig Powers on Dec 30, 2011 11:41 AM PST up reply actions
No dslagg already said in the thread above that he was "that guy"
CougCenter OG since 9/2/2008 | @THESoCalCoug
And the word was intended to be vague.
Obviously there is no definition for absolute blowout, but since 54-34 is probably still a blowout there needed to be some more emphasis applied.
CougCenter In Reid We Trust, Twitter!
by Craig Powers on Dec 30, 2011 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
I know...I should have added a smiley face.
That’s the problem with messages via internet.
by westsidecougar1 on Dec 30, 2011 12:54 PM PST up reply actions
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