3:39 left in the first half. Oregon up 33-26

This is unreal. Is Lin going to start making some shots at some point?

Edited 2 hours ago2 hr by GeotechDuck

Half Time Oregon 40 South Dakota 34

DUCKS should be crushing this team but South Dakota got it to 4 points just before the half. Playing at home, our DUCKS are not looking very strong.

Just more of the same, uninspired on defense, shooting is a little better, but waaayyyyy too many 3 attempts, no commitment to pounding it inside. Some awful turnovers. It's just a very mediocre team right now.

Recruiting in both freshman and the transfer market has to be better.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by spartan2785

If you're going to take 35 3 pointers you better shoot the ball better than 30%.

Edited 35 minutes ago35 min by Dave23

It's embarrassing how unprepared they look, there is no movement, no continuity, they don't know their assignments, no cutting, just passing it around and then jacking up a 3. No ability to beat a man and take it to the rim, there's no attempt to allow anyone other than Bittle to work inside. It's awful awful offense.

Positives would be Lindsey showing some shooting ability, Bittle is still a beast, but it's just not smooth at all.

I'm sure Altman is very frustrated.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by spartan2785

Unfortunately this version of OBD does not seem to have a killer instinct. Put them down already. They seem happy to build a small lead, then squander it. Rinse and repeat.

I want to see a couple 10-2 runs strung together.

Just now, PittDuck said:

Unfortunately this version of OBD does not seem to have a killer instinct. Put them down already. They seem happy to build a small lead, then squander it. Rinse and repeat.

I want to see a couple 10-2 runs strung together.

Part of it is that they just don't have much depth. I think the starting 5 is decent enough, but when you have Lin, Demir, Carter, and Kobzystyi just not being at that level where they can maintain the lead, it's hard. Stewart is a good 6 man down low, but there just isn't much depth. I'm hopeful Phillips is going to be good as a backcourt option.

They will come around. A lineup of Shelstad, Simpkins, Lindsay, Evans, and Bittle looks very promising. Shelstad won’t be rusty forever and they will start to gel.

Lin can’t shoot this bad forever. With him, Stewart, and Pryor contributing it will be fine. Maybe Phillips works his way in there, but after that I think the bench will shorten in a few weeks.

Defensively they have the potential to be very good.

Edited 1 hour ago1 hr by GeotechDuck

Ducks win 83-69 but the game was closer than that much of the time.

Mathew Knight Arena was really pretty empty of fans.

3 minutes ago, GeotechDuck said:

They will come around. A lineup of Shelstad, Simpkins, Lindsay, Evans, and Bittle looks very promising. Shelstad won’t be rusty forever and they will start to gel.

Lin can’t shoot this bad forever. With him, Stewart, and Pryor contributing it will be fine.

Defensively they can be very good.

I do like that they have improved with each game. Tonight was frustrating at times, but it was better, the shooting was better, Lindsay looks more comfortable, Simpkins shot better tonight, Shelstad is at least trying to make his presence felt, I would like to see him try to get to the rim more. I would also like to see Evans more involved. At times they try to force it into Bittle which just slows the offense down.

I don't think this is a team that can go into their deep bench much. It might be a season where it's a pretty tight 7-9 man bench.

83 points is a much better showing compared to the previous two games.

Huge step up when they play Auburn and SDSU, hope Shelstad is in better rhythm, maybe Pryor is back (they could use him). I'm always going to be hopeful they can rise to the occasion.

If Simpkins can start being the guy at the 3 point line like he was tonight things will start to gel and open up.

Lot of new players need to figure out where they belong Shelstad being back will help a lot but it will take time.