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I agree with you regarding Alman's offensive approach ... at least getting his players to space correctly in that weave offense would help. But for certain the injuries really hurt this year's team ... but so did a lack of good shooters. The team shot UNDER 70% FTs. My 72 year old wife can almost hit that mark. And the 3 pt. shots at 32% for the year is no bueno. On the plus side of things, the guys were really hustling in the NIT. And they missed Couis and Dante for sure. But if I have one major grumble about Altman's coaching it was playing Richardson for as much and as long as he did. Hurt or not, he was a liability to the team. Berthelemy was a much better player...shooting, driving, dribbling, turnovers, defense and general hustle. Of course, I'm also not paid millions of bucks to know more than the coach, either. And then, I'm just feeling crabby today....doctor app'ts. 🦀

Having graduated and done my post-grad at SDSU WAY back when, I clearly recall the PAC-10 becoming the PAC-12 with the addition of the Arizona schools. The football and basketball performances by those two AZ schools was in no way superior to what SDSU has done during the last decade or two and what it potentially offers the conference. That includes matters of scholastics, fan and financial support, and athletics. I believe they would be a grand addition to the PAC. Unfortunately, I can't speak for SMU.

He did this portal maneuver much faster than anything he has done on court. His attitude has been clear in every game I've watched. His leaving is both believable and welcomed. Buh-bye, hirsute OaD.

I will probably rustle some feathers with the following comment. But what the heck, I just had dental surgery on Friday, need more tomorrow, and I'm in a grumpy mood. So...... For a bundle of reasons, the biggest improvement for the ducks next season will be the graduation of Will Richardson.

Great ponderables, Charles. Thanks. I, like most of our forum, have two heads about the future of our Ducks. I'm firmly in the conservative stay-in-the-PAC group. But I realize that money drives all things commercial. And collegiate football is most assuredly a commercial enterprise. We've already hashed out the changing future as regards the NIL, player agency (pay to play), transfer portal, etc. What also faces the Ducks and other members of the PAC is (unfortunately) the trend towards Super Conferences of 20+ teams. That's the future that media rights money will drive. Yep, as much as I hate having OBD travel to, as Bill Walton describes it, the "Truck Stop Conference" in the dead of winter, it behooves them to sign on. A $30 million funding deficit relative to the B1G is a tall order to fix. Uncle Phil is in his 80's and won't be the OBD benefactor forever. Even if he makes some other supportive commitments, they by their nature may not be future proof. I've bemoaned these changes to collegiate sports for months now. These issues truly take the fun out of supporting the teams in the way we always have. I guess we all have to change with these new times ourselves. But I'm most definitely not going to like it.

PD, was there any update or explanation as to the strange call in the 6th? Why was the second scored run reversed? (My DVR didn't get the end of the game.)

The lunatics most definitely are running the asylum. Perhaps the legislature would like to regulate my taco intake.

Kel'el is no-where to be found on this mock draft....(pardon the pun). Dante falls down to 116th. 2023 NBA Mock Draft - NBA Draft Room NBADRAFTROOM.COM Full 2 round 2023 NBA Mock Draft. Victor Wembanyama is the prize at the top of the 2023 NBA Draft with Scoot Henderson no.2. NBA Mock Draft And on the USA Today mock draft, Dante is not seen, and Ware checks in at 43. NBA Mock Draft 2023 before March Madness: Latest projections FTW.USATODAY.COM Let’s check the temperature before March Madness shakes everything up. It seems both can seriously upgrade their draft positions (and Benjamins!) by working on their weaknesses while staying one more year with the Ducks.

Ducks: Jermaine Couisnard announces return to Oregon for next season DUCKSWIRE.USATODAY.COM The Ducks not only advanced past WSU in the Pac-12 Tournament on Thursday, they learned guard Jermaine Couisnard is coming back for 2023-24.

Allow me to echo SmithRiverDuck's appreciation of all the work done by Pennsylvania Duck. PD provides great fun and information to go with my morning coffee. Thank you PD. Sadly, SRD, I fear something like Extreme Unction may be required for Richardson to revive his game. Still, if Dante's ankle is good enough to go, the team should give a good account of itself against UCLA.

...and his turnovers, and his stumbling drives, and his floating-ole defense. He has the shooter's yips and should really give way to Barthelemy.

I hope no one takes offense at this. But I've seen enough of Richardson. I can't wait for him to graduate. These last two years of stumbling, bumbling, can't defend and can't shoot. What else is there? More of Barthelemy please. Signed, Grumpy Old Man

Thanks, Coach. Your play studies are invaluable for those of us unfamiliar with some of the concepts.

So...engaging with the team more will make them better shooters? Last night all the players NOT named Paopao or Rogers shot 3 for 21. That's a whopping 14%. The problem isn't lineup or offensive schemes. How would you suggest Graves should proceed? And remember, the team has been rife with injuries this year...seriously handicapping them in practice and in games.

You know the old saying..."It's not about the X's and O's, it's about the Jimmies and Joes". I think Coach Graves and his staff are doing just fine. He hasn't forgotten how to coach. So what is the problem? Mostly it's as has been stated...there is only one Sabrina! Also, this year's team also suffers from multiple injuries to key players AND poor shooting. Here is a look at this season vs. the 2019-20 season....Sabrina's last year. FG% .429 vs. .509 3PT% .358 vs. .395 FT% .718 vs. .773 Assist/Turnover Ratio 1.3 vs. 1.9 Reb/Game 39.7 vs. 41.6 This year's team is full of life and good players. They just aren't as talented as the ladies of the past super teams. We can be a bit spoiled by OBD past successes, can't we?! Good shooting can fix all that ails. A couple more Rogers would be nice. Consistency is the mark of the professional.

Just spit-balling here, but I'd guess that a number of athletes, especially those from the northwest, hunt and thus possess firearms. We don't even know what sort of firearm was involved. Regardless of all that, I hope a fair decision is rendered to TH by the school.

Perhaps one reason for BI's lovely and successful 6.8 ypc was the fact that he was rested. I think the successful rb use overall was a testament to Locklyn's good choices. But Nix....well that's a different story. I'd like to see him run a lot less. He's great runner, but it's obvious the Duck's offense was diminished when he was hurt. Let's hope Stein has a plan to secure Nix's health this season.

Yes, Morgan being out for USC perhaps made us look better at inside drives than we would normally. Dante is playing hero for the team. He's doing spectacularly this season. And it was good to see Richardson cut down on his foolish turnovers and score some points. Soares...uh. And WHAT happened to Guerrier? He seems a little lost this year. Has he been injured? Still, the team is rounding into better shape....and is healthier than it has been all season. I agree with Charles. There still is room for improvement on this team. Let's see if they show it tonight. Hope so. GO DUCKS!

Cannot the same be said for UO and Portland? We do okay with OSU added to the mix. And the populations of Portland/Eugene/Corvallis is roughly equal to that of Denver/Boulder/Fort Collins. And CSU, for a few reasons, is certainly a superior addition over SMU.

Is there any reason the PAC is not looking at Colorado State? Perfect regional matchup with CU. Excellent academics. Good enrollment levels and is fast growing. Football could be competitive in football.

Pac-12 Reportedly Considering 2 Schools For Expansion WWW.MSN.COM Pac-12 commissioner George Kliavkoff is visiting with SMU on Wednesday, per college football insider Brett McMurphy. SMU and San Diego State are currently the top candidates to join the...

It's not just an east coast vs. west coast phenomenon. Until last month I couldn't get Ducks games, either. And I live in Oregon. It's the carrier that does or does not carry the games. I had Directv which does not carry the PAC12 Network. I now have Spectrum, which does. This was one of the major problems with good ol' Larry. He negotiated the network, unrealistically asking for the moon. And many carriers (and linear networks) just said "Go away". That is the reason you can't see the games.

And you have my preference. I'd gladly pay over and above the carrier costs for Timbers and Ducks games. I don't really give a hoot about other teams in their leagues. Ala carte is ala bueno for me...and I'd speculate most others here, as well.

I believe that the predicted success of sports streaming is totally speculative. This was the kind of thinking that went into Luddite Larry's effort to begin the PAC's own network. It wasn't cable distribution that failed. It was the gawd awful rights negotiations...particularly with Directv. This is factual. Currently, cable is the only platform that will produce excellent broadcast results. Broadband doesn't mean broad bandwidth in delivery systems such as satellite tv. I'd like to repeat this...streaming will be an extra cost over and above cable (or any other platform). So immediate success is most likely to be in the negative column. Assuming technology advances quickly to overcome cable reliance for streaming...years in the future as pondered by Charles, we still don't really know what the future holds. But successful, money-making sports trends are currently in the hands of PPV. Ala carte offerings have been discussed before by the various platforms. And they are still very much a possibility for our Ducks viewing future.

Thanks for your answer, GODUCKS. But you have sort of illuminated my point. This Comcast streaming tech is carried by CABLE tv. That is the only way streaming can be fruitfully realized. Some people think that if they have wifi, then streaming is a piece of cake. Not. It depends upon the platform (i.e. cable, dsl, satellite). Cable trounces other platforms with its speed and bandwidth. So basically one has to have cable to obtain decent streaming. Therein lies a little problem or two. Streaming adds on another layer of pricing to the cable system. Also, cable (such as my new Spectrum) already provides tons of sports that will compete with any streaming additions. If the PAC moves into a streaming system (e.g. Apple, Amazon, Netflix, etc.) it will be competing with the other solid and much viewed sports on the basic cable platform. And these streaming companies will have to wage a hefty financial war with established network and cable tv to obtain profitable network shares of the sports viewership. Like most of you, I believe streaming will be the next video (and audio) frontier. But even with as fast as technology advances, it will be a long slog for the companies to make serious headway in the ultra-profitable sports broadcast market. I'm not certain they have the competitive and financial will to go head-to-head with giants like NBC (which owns Comcast, by the way). I don't know. Perhaps my old man logic is still stuck in the '60s, and I don't see the scope of culture change...as it pertains to Gen Z and later. Attitudes certainly change. Still, I see much headwind facing the growth of tv streaming. My into-the-future telescope believes that all sports will eventually be offered ala carte. So PPV will be that next wave, me thinks. As an addendum, I'll say that I have watched a couple of Comcast cable streamed movies. (No sports, though.) There was a quite a diminished difference from the picture and audio quality of dvd/blu-rays. I did not see it on 4k capable equipment. So there is that possibility.