Desert Duck No. 1 Share Posted December 8 Ducks going for a 10-0 start today at home against UCLA. This, after playing 5 straight games on the road, which included three wins against teams ranked in The Associated Press Top 25. Tickets are somehow going for as low as $7, and the game in on the B1G network. Go to the game if you can. These Ducks deserve, and need, our support. GO DUCKS! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Duck No. 2 Share Posted December 9 Unfortunately, living on the edge finally bit our Ducks in the backside. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnotherOD No. 3 Share Posted December 9 UCLA player didn't call "bank", not sure it should have counted. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Desert Duck No. 4 Share Posted December 9 On 12/8/2024 at 6:16 PM, AnotherOD said: UCLA player didn't call "bank", not sure it should have counted. I watched the replay and could hear him call "bank." Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 5 Share Posted December 9 Thee Bruins were hitting 3's all game long, including the dagger at the end; but that block on Shelstad sure looked like goaltending to me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroBurst61 No. 6 Share Posted December 9 Awesome, competitive game and I really thought that Shelstad "dagger three" with like less than 5-6 seconds on the clock was the game winner. Unfortunately UCLA had one in their back pockets to "knife through the heart us" in that little bit of time left. Still, a loss like this will probably serve the team, in a positive way, in the big picture. Can't win em all, but 9-1 a third of the way through the season, with three Quad 1 wins, is an enviable place to be in. Keep on grinding hardwood Ducks! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 7 Share Posted December 9 On 12/9/2024 at 8:53 AM, MicroBurst61 said: Still, a loss like this will probably serve the team, in a positive way, in the big picture Full agreement. UCLA fan would argue, but I thought the Bruins played a great game, according to MacLean, they never shot 3's like that before, and when that happens, the whole game picks up. Meanwhile, the Ducks played worse than they have all season before they flipped the switch and were ready to win. Angel is in a slump, Bamba lost his shot completely 3 games ago, and they still almost won. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandy Rocks No. 8 Share Posted December 9 The ducks seemed off. They always play hard but their shots were not hitting and UCLA's shot lights out. It's amazing the ducks kept up. Their defense always keeps in them in games and probably will throughout the season. They will bounce back even stronger and probably more focused. Losing a game will do that. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wood Duck No. 9 Share Posted December 9 The way UCLA was hitting 3's its amazing the ducks nearly won it. That last one was a heartbreaker for sure. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan2785 No. 10 Share Posted December 9 On 12/9/2024 at 6:05 AM, 30Duck said: Thee Bruins were hitting 3's all game long, including the dagger at the end; but that block on Shelstad sure looked like goaltending to me. We got the call on the goaltending against Bama so I'll just see this as karma, we probably deserved to lose one of these games where we got down and then had to fight our way back. We continue to play incredibly well in crunch time. Not really bothered at all by this loss, UCLA basically played their best game of the season, shot better than have the entire season, and won on a banked in 3, it happens. Still think we're poised for a top 4 seed type season. Bamba who has been one of our better players basically did nothing in this game, and we still should have won if it wasn't for a fluky shot. Bittle and Shelstad shot better, Barthelemey might be the best backup guard in the nation, Angel is incredibly productive, just an incredibly balanced team who will be trouble for everyone this season. We do need to rebound better, that's probably the one thing that I really think we might be lacking, other than Bittle we don't have great rebounders, Angel has been pretty weak as a rebounder in his career for being 6'9. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 11 Share Posted December 9 On 12/9/2024 at 11:38 AM, spartan2785 said: Not really bothered at all by this loss, UCLA basically played their best game of the season, shot better than have the entire season, and won on a banked in 3, it happens. Exactly right. It was the best game UCLA played all year, probably will be the best for the rest of the year, and yeah, maybe the L will be what it takes to get the Ducks to play 40 minutes. They're at 9-1, 3 Quad 1 wins. This team will do what Altman's teams always do, get even better. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
30Duck Author Moderator No. 12 Share Posted December 9 2024-25 Men's College Basketball Rankings - ESPN WWW.ESPN.COM Find the 2024-25 NCAAM rankings on ESPN, including the Coaches and AP poll for the top 25 NCAAM teams. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan2785 No. 13 Share Posted December 9 On 12/9/2024 at 12:20 PM, 30Duck said: Exactly right. It was the best game UCLA played all year, probably will be the best for the rest of the year, and yeah, maybe the L will be what it takes to get the Ducks to play 40 minutes. They're at 9-1, 3 Quad 1 wins. This team will do what Altman's teams always do, get even better. UCLA's a good team, that won't be a bad loss last in the season, Cronin is one of the better coaches out there, he'll get his guys to 20 wins I think. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeotechDuck No. 14 Share Posted December 9 On 12/9/2024 at 3:16 PM, spartan2785 said: UCLA's a good team, that won't be a bad loss last in the season, Cronin is one of the better coaches out there, he'll get his guys to 20 wins I think. Agree. Not bothered at all by this loss. UCLA is back in the Top 25 and is 14 in the NET ranking. If you are going to lose a game, lose one to a good team. This didn’t hurt Oregon’s ranking or potential seeding very much. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
