Charles Fischer

A big one, and a direct fight with USC...

So cool; the recruiting at both programs is beyond what I ever thought possible at Oregon.

Wow...that is very cool. Lanning is winning the Pac-12 already over USC! And Washington STATE has a new staff rated higher than Miami and Washington? Look, this doesn't get any better...

Gotta love Twitter for the tough questions!

Hey Jon, THANKS for bringing that to us. Now when will the day come when a Consolidated ranking will occur...where both HS recruits AND Portal transfers are taken into account? Wouldn't you have to have a handicapping element for those who transferred out? (We would get quite a hit that would make anyone DYE)

Well I am in agreement with Canzano on this one!

While I recognize he is the first player off the bench and is playing quite well...I am still surprised that Eric Williams is not a starter. I thought he was better than Guerrier early on....but in Dana I trust!

Some good stat lines to be aware of, and it is fun to ponder about "what-if" for the remainder of the season. A shot at the Sweet Sixteen? Oregon Basketball: Three Takeaways from Ducks Dominant Win over Washington by Jake Verboven of Busting Buckets

A pervasive problem in our new sports culture... (Is "gotten" a real word for a sportswriter?)

For as bad as this team was playing in December, the Ducks are playing so well on the opposite end of the spectrum. I cannot believe the transformation in just a month, and the Mens Basketball is fun to watch again! I was skeptical that the veteran transfers that were "the man" at their prior teams would meld into team-ball, but they are doing it. Shooting lights-out helps too!

Not at all; what I wrote is while back and I love further confirmation of it. When you consider the level of hate toward me at other sites because I would suggest this over the last four years, and now the proof is out there? Since most of us, (and I) are only 50% correct ultimately in our many of our assertions--it is nice to be right on occasion. I appreciate your work and THANKS.

Well, every one of your bullet points are items I've written about in the past and it is great to see it graph form. A perfect combo? Helfrich coaching the offense and Lanning on the defense? Your observations about Willie are not only accurate, but I'll take it one further; when Herbert played in a game in 2017 (He was injured for many) the Oregon/Taggart offense averaged nearly 50 points per game. Cristobal had TWO high scoring offenses within the institutional knowledge of Oregon; the Oregon Spread of Bellotti/Chip/Helfrich and the Gulf Coast Offense of Taggart. Dumping them both is the worst management decision I've ever seen in my life.

I cannot believe all the cool stuff in this thread and the pictures. Thanks!

Well, we need a running back and an edge rusher...bad. Get what you can there and take from the wonderful list you created! But Arlis Broadingham looks like a winner too!

It is what you build championships around!

Very exciting and deserved, but I would like to think they will end up in Top-Ten territory before long...

You might be concerned because you present a view that is in the minority here, (for example I completely disagree with you) but that is the beauty of this forum. All views, especially minority views are protected as we are, "the forum with decorum."

He is being playful...that he is shocked about Cristobal. Not directed at you at all...

I think a sportswriter is telling the faithful what they want to hear....

For Buffalo to NOT get a chance to win or tie...is insane.

I agree with Matt Prehm, but we have to win a TON of games yet, with little to no slack.

Not a judgement I wish to make one way or the other...

Oregon's 84-56 win over Washington on Sunday was the Ducks' largest margin of victory in the history of the rivalry. EUGENE, Ore. — The struggles of late November and early December are growing smaller and smaller in the rearview mirror for Oregon men's basketball. The latest evidence was an 84-56 win for the Ducks over Washington on Sunday evening in Matthew Knight Arena. The UO men posted their largest margin of victory ever over the Huskies, winning their sixth straight game and dominating a UW team that had won three straight. Playing for the first time in more than a week due to COVID protocols, the Ducks led 24-6 midway through the first half, then scored 16 straight points to lead 40-8, on the way to a 48-13 lead at halftime. At that point Oregon's defense had more turnovers forced (14) than points allowed (13). "We kind of had a sense of urgency, and coach put a lot of emphasis on defense before the game," junior forward Quincy Guerrier said. "That's why, first half, we played really well on defense. … When everyone is locked in, connected, y'all see the result." Then Ducks led by as much as 38 in the second half before going deep into their bench. Oregon's largest margin of victory over UW previously had been 25, set a handful of times. How It Happened: After UW scored the game's opening basket, the Huskies went nearly six minutes without another field goal. The Ducks put together a 13-2 run over that stretch, including two three-pointers by Will Richardson that made him the 37th player in program history to reach 1,000 career points. After UW finally made another basket, the Ducks launched an 11-0 run that included two thunderous dunks by Franck Kepnang. Two free throws got UW within 24-8 before the Ducks went on another run, this time scoring 16 straight including three-pointers by Eric Williams Jr., Rivaldo Soares, Richardson and Guerrier. Up 48-13 at halftime, the Ducks were shooting 19-of-29 including 8-of-12 from three-point range. UW had more turnovers than points, and Richardson had more field goals (five) than Washington's entire team (four). "They were ready to play a game," said UO coach Dana Altman, whose team had a Thursday game against Washington State postponed by COVID protocols. "I thought in the first half, our defensive activity was real good. Second half it wasn't really as good, but the guys had a big lead and kind of exchanged baskets there. But the first half we forced a lot of turnovers, our activity was really good — I thought we did a lot of good things." A layup by De'Vion Harmon set up by a Richardson steal early in the second half gave Oregon its biggest lead, 55-17, and the Ducks matched that 38-point margin a couple of times later in the half. As the half wore on Altman went to his bench, ultimately playing 13 different Ducks. Among the reserves who played was Lök Wur, making his first appearance since Nov. 29. Who Stood Out: Richardson finished with 21 points on 8-of-11 shooting, reaching 20 for the third time in his last five games. Guerrier and Jacob Young scored 12 each, and Guerrier led the Ducks with four rebounds. Harmon had a team-high five assists with nine points, and Kepnang also scored nine. Oregon's defense not only forced 23 turnovers, the Ducks held the Pac-12's leading scorer — UW's Terrell Brown Jr. — to 14 points on 3-of-16 shooting. He came into the game averaging 21.4 points per game, ranking seventh nationally. What It Means: The big margin in the second half allowed Altman to evaluate his playing rotation. The Ducks are primarily using an eight-man rotation, with freshman Nate Bittle as the next man up. Bittle was able to get seven minutes of action Sunday, Isaac Johnson made his first appearance against a Pac-12 opponent and Wur was able to return after missing time due to injury. Up Next: The Ducks host Colorado on Tuesday (7 p.m., Pac-12 Network).

Oh those poor Huskies! Makes me so sad!

The NFL is just killing it. It must have incredible ratings with such exciting games...such a difference in judgement and decision between the NFL and the Pac-12.