Sandy Rocks

Luke Jackson made the comment that he believes Oregon can do well with Arizona. The ducks played well, their defense was excellent. Nice to see them getting some dominant wins, hope it continues.

The ducks are dominating like they should. One of the announcers said defending the three was going to be important. So far so good.

Both Angel and Bamba had monster games. It was very balanced scoring and defense. Bittle only had seven and Shelstad was top scorer. Bittle actually had the most assists. Get the ball to the hottest scorer. This is tournament time, that means the time when the experienced players who have been coasting along finally kick it into high gear. I am excited for the next game with Michigan State. They are both the hottest teams in the conference. If the ducks win that game, the sky's the limit. Altman's team owned the PAC-12 tournament, hopefully they will do well here too.

Geotechduck, several players on this duck team were starters and stars on their previous team. What a player can do and what they are doing often change in post season play. Take today's game, Angel already has ten points. Each year you see teams elevate their games in the post season. Shelstad always elevates his game when he needs to. A team will always beat an opponent opposed to a team with a couple stars on a team. I guess we will see.

The ducks finished the half with a 13-2 run. Everyone is stepping up. Bittle only has 5 points, Angel has at least 10 points. If they can keep scoring like that, Indiana has no chance. Bittle can't be kept down. Also have made several threes.

For a team that wanted so badly to leave the PAC, USC has done terrible this year. This was not one of Oregon's best games. Except for Bittle, who was awesome, everyone else was so so but like they have done repeatedly, they know how to pour it on at the end. How many games have they won in the last three minutes.I have lost count. Being able to win like that will really be to their advantage from now on. This team has a tremendous upside. The announcers said when Bamba fouled out that the ducks were going to have trouble replacing him but Tracy came in and made several defensive plays and one awesome basket in OT. We are now seeing all the role players elevate their game and Bittle is playing at a very high level. This team has so much potential, who knows what will happen. It's going to be exciting to watch.

You know the ducks have been in the sweet sixteen in years when they were not nearly as good as this team. Don't sell them short. They have all the hallmarks of a team that can make a deep run, experienced players, deep rotation, good defense, the best free throw shooting team in the country and a clutch ice in the veins shooter in Shelstad, not to mention Bittle's rim protection. This team is playing like they were at the beginning of the season when some were thinking they might win the BIG and get a 2 or 3 seed. I even heard some predict they might make it to the final four. This conference and the travel has been an adjustment for this team.

This team finds a way to win. That has been their story all season. They are playing like they did at the beginning of the season. They know how to turn it on when it matters. It is going to be interesting to see how they play in the conference tournament.

I think that Bittle would benefit from another year. He only played five games last year so the NCAA determined he can come back. I would love to see another year of Shelstad and Bittle. They are so much fun to watch. Mookie also is coming into the game more for defense. He will probably get a lot of playing time next year. I am getting really excited about this teams chances even Luke Jackson said that if this team can play like they have been with Bittle in the middle, they can beat anyone.

I meant Bamba's defense is really awesome. He plays so hard. He even got a couple of threes. If he can start hitting like he has in the past, the sky's the limit with this team. I wouldn't bet against them, that's for sure.

Bamba had a great game, his defense is really offense. Angel also had some good plays and rebounds. Overall a good game by all.

Good game by the ducks. I thought they might not pull it out but this is senior night and they don't lose tight games. Shelstad had an incredible shot, it did seem to break Indiana. If the games comes down to a free throw shooting contest, the opposing team will lose. I heard that this duck team is the best free throw shooting team in the country. Six wins in a row, they are HOT. It was a fun game to watch.

Why should Notre Dame get an automatic bid if they are a top 14 team? I think they should be made to join a conference like everyone else. Just because they have a lot of fans nationally doesn't make them better than other teams, they should have to earn their place, they are being treated like they are special. Garbage.

I don't even want to think about Altman retiring. I have thoroughly enjoyed all of his teams. This current team is really listening to Altman now and you can see his influence after time outs like at the beginning of the USC game. The announcers said that Oregon is now playing like they did at the beginning of the season, I agree. The Wisconsin win was a real motivator. Teams are having a very difficult time shooting over Bittle. He had five blocks yesterday. It's just like with Dante, Bittle is influencing everything around the basket.

Great win. A perfect example of good defense creating a good offensive. They fought every possession after the first three minutes. Finally at the end even threes were falling. A really fun game to watch. They posted a statistic, Altman has more wins in March than any other team including Kansas.