Not much to learn from the ladies 77 point victory.

Five items of note from Oregon women's basketball's 113-36 exhibition win over Western Oregon

For the men, great that it was an exhibition

Sloppy Ducks drop exhibition finale on the road at Stanford

Nice to see Kwame Evans rebound from 2 points, 4 rebounds, and 0 assists in 20 minutes versus Utah to 13 points, 9 rebounds, and 5 assists in 26 minutes versus Stanford.

It would be helpful if Evans, former composite five star (#15 nationally), now a junior, could become a reliable 12/8/4 guy this year to go along with Bittle and Shelstad. Former Duke/Ohio State PF Sean Stewart (also a 2023 composite five star and #17 nationally) had a nice game with 15 on 6-8 from the floor to go along with 4 boards.

Seems like Texas transfer SF Devon Pryor (who pulled himself out of the NBA draft but was worked out by the Blazers in May) is off to a slow start, 5 points in 27 minutes against Utah and 0 points in 26 minutes against Stanford.

Altman should have both a fair degree of talent and upperclassmen in 2025 (plus a pair of international additions). It seems like a tournament bid, with no more major injuries, should about be the floor? Way off?

6 hours ago, AnotherOD said:

It seems like a tournament bid, with no more major injuries, should about be the floor? Way off?

Yes, every year.

The glass is half full on the men's side according to this report.

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Three Takeaways From Oregon Ducks' Exhibition Loss to Sta...

This exhibition between the Oregon Ducks and Stanford Cardinal may not count toward each other's overall record, but this game matters for those in the backcour

Stanford loss isn't a big deal, it's an exhibition, I do like that teams are now playing these types of exhibitions instead of playing Willamette or Southern Oregon.

Oregon will be a weird team, I'm not really sure how all the pieces fit together, I'm honestly not expecting a whole lot from Stewart or Pryor, we seem to once again not have a very good 3 points shooting team. Shelsted and Bittle can hit from deep, but I'm not seeing anyone else that will be able to hit 3s on a consistent basis to help open up the lane. I'm pretty worried we'll see what we've seen for a lot years, teams sagging off, and we'll just start firing up bricks.