FishDuck Article Administrator No. 1 Share Posted December 15, 2022 "Roaring back from a two year slumber" sorta says it all...don't miss what these women are doing! Oregon Women's Basketball: Gritty and Worthy of a Certain Ionescu FISHDUCK.COM We interrupt all this talk about football to alert you to something you might be missing. Oregon women’s basketball is roaring back from a two year slumber. 2 3 Two Sites: FishDuck and the Our Beloved Ducks forum, The only "Forum with Decorum!" And All-Volunteer? What a wonderful community of Duck fans! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smith72 Moderator No. 2 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Thanks Drex for your insights into the Duck Women's basketball team! Your writing is a joy to read. I think you have hit upon the key to recruiting - choosing players to fill specific needs not just looking at their "stars". Going after players who will mesh together into your system is crucial! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennsylvania Duck Moderator No. 3 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Many thanks for writing this terrific article, Drex. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it. To be honest, I have just started paying attention to the women's team again and find them so much fun to watch. You're right, they are gritty and fight for their points. I remember being so impressed when Graves brought in all those 5-stars. It was a hard lesson for him and us to learn, but unless there is team chemistry, the stars don't matter. GO DUCKS! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jemangi No. 4 Share Posted December 15, 2022 I love watching our womens basketball team! Go Ducks! 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dksez No. 5 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Has anyone else noticed how the team jelled after Sedona retired? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Fischer Administrator No. 6 Share Posted December 16, 2022 On 12/15/2022 at 9:33 AM, dksez said: Has anyone else noticed how the team jelled after Sedona retired? It's true. Thanks Drex, as it is fun to watch their growth and dream about their upside. Sweet Sixteen? Elite Eight? Mr. FishDuck Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartan2785 No. 7 Share Posted December 16, 2022 It's really tough to say what their upside is right now, we'll know a whole lot more after the games against Arkansas and UCLA, split those and I think getting to the second weekend becomes more of realistic expectation than just a upside hope. One thing that that really strikes me is that the Pac-12 is good and deep this year. Stanford, Utah, UCLA, Washington, USC, and Arizona all have either 1 or 0 losses. Nobody in the Pac-12 is .500 or under, it's going to be a dog fight in conference this year, could see at least half the conference get into the tourney depending on how it goes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonson No. 8 Share Posted December 18, 2022 I think it's a little unfair to talk about jelling "after Sedona retired" since we never had a chance to see what this team might have looked like with her. That said, it's certainly true that Philly has made the most of the added minutes, and maybe Grace as well. And, as much as I feel bad for Sedona, that's a very good thing. I think most fans have theories about what went wrong with the heralded top rated class of 2020. My sense is that what (to me) initially looked like a major plus--the fact that 3 of them were best buds before coming to Eugene and, as such, sort of a package--turned out to be really bad for team chemistry, and perhaps even for the three of them as well, since Parrish and Watson seem to be doing better at their new locations. But, in any case, this years group is very different and a pleasure to watch; I also think they have a far higher upside as well (discounting Tehina; I'd love to hear her take on the 3 that transferred at the end of last season.) Other than Tehina, there was no one in the 2020 class comparable to Grace or Chance or even Jenna, and I think Jackie Nared Hairston deserves a lot of credit for that. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRunningDuck No. 9 Share Posted December 18, 2022 I have yet to see one player on the team that plays poorly when on the floor. 1 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
