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If you like defensive basketball (or are a Big 10 fan), I hope you weren't watching last night.* The Buffs and Ducks combined for 171 points on over 54% shooting, as they strained the scoreboard through the 90-81 Oregon win.* Can't somebody please have the common decency to miss an open jumper!
It's painful to think about the fact that the Buffs were up five at half, shooting 63%, and silencing the home Oregon crowd in the process.* The Ducks, however, took the Buffs example and only improved on it, scoring 54 points on 65% shooting in the second half.* Are we sure those rims were regulation size?
The offense was so contagious that even slumping Buffs guard Carlon Brown regained his scoring touch, as he provided 20 points on 8-11 shooting (3-3 from deep).* 'Dre was close to his season averages, dropping 12/8, and probably only missed yet another double-double due to no one missing a damn jumper all night long.
Duck stars Devoe Joseph and Garrett Sim combined for 43 points on 17-26 shooting, including 7-11 from beyond the arc.* They decimated the Buffs perimeter defense, and kept any hopes of a CU comeback at bay.
Other than the glaring defensive stats, there were some other cracks in the Buffs effort last night.* After a week in Boulder spent holding onto the basketball (only 11 combined turnovers against Cal and Stanford), CU got back to coughing the ball up, allowing 27 points on 15 TO's.* Additionally, the Buffs allowed 11 offensive rebounds.
The Buffs simply didn't play enough defense to win.* While the offense looked about as good as it has all season, you can't allow a home team to shoot over 60% in the second half and expect to win.* With any hope of a first-round bye probably dashed, the only thing left to do is go for that 20th win against Oregon State.
Speaking of which, tip-off from Corvallis is set for 2pm tomorrow.* The regular-season finale can be seen on FSN/ROOT affiliates, while Mark Johnson will have the radio call on 760 AM.
My preview of the first game can be found here.
Click below for my preview of the rematch...
Read more »
If you like defensive basketball (or are a Big 10 fan), I hope you weren't watching last night.* The Buffs and Ducks combined for 171 points on over 54% shooting, as they strained the scoreboard through the 90-81 Oregon win.* Can't somebody please have the common decency to miss an open jumper!
It's painful to think about the fact that the Buffs were up five at half, shooting 63%, and silencing the home Oregon crowd in the process.* The Ducks, however, took the Buffs example and only improved on it, scoring 54 points on 65% shooting in the second half.* Are we sure those rims were regulation size?
The offense was so contagious that even slumping Buffs guard Carlon Brown regained his scoring touch, as he provided 20 points on 8-11 shooting (3-3 from deep).* 'Dre was close to his season averages, dropping 12/8, and probably only missed yet another double-double due to no one missing a damn jumper all night long.
Duck stars Devoe Joseph and Garrett Sim combined for 43 points on 17-26 shooting, including 7-11 from beyond the arc.* They decimated the Buffs perimeter defense, and kept any hopes of a CU comeback at bay.
Other than the glaring defensive stats, there were some other cracks in the Buffs effort last night.* After a week in Boulder spent holding onto the basketball (only 11 combined turnovers against Cal and Stanford), CU got back to coughing the ball up, allowing 27 points on 15 TO's.* Additionally, the Buffs allowed 11 offensive rebounds.
The Buffs simply didn't play enough defense to win.* While the offense looked about as good as it has all season, you can't allow a home team to shoot over 60% in the second half and expect to win.* With any hope of a first-round bye probably dashed, the only thing left to do is go for that 20th win against Oregon State.
Speaking of which, tip-off from Corvallis is set for 2pm tomorrow.* The regular-season finale can be seen on FSN/ROOT affiliates, while Mark Johnson will have the radio call on 760 AM.
My preview of the first game can be found here.
Click below for my preview of the rematch...
Read more »
Originally posted by The Rumblings of a Deranged Buffalo
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It's painful to think about the fact that the Buffs were up five at half, shooting 63%, and silencing the home Oregon crowd in the process.* The Ducks, however, took the Buffs example and only improved on it, scoring 54 points on 65% shooting in the second half.* Are we sure those rims were regulation size?
The offense was so contagious that even slumping Buffs guard Carlon Brown regained his scoring touch, as he provided 20 points on 8-11 shooting (3-3 from deep).* 'Dre was close to his season averages, dropping 12/8, and probably only missed yet another double-double due to no one missing a damn jumper all night long.
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| The reports of Carlon's demise were clearly mistaken.* Hopefully his performance carries over into next week.* From: the BDC. |
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| I was shocked to find that Joseph and Sim did in fact miss some shots last night.* From: the BDC |
The Buffs simply didn't play enough defense to win.* While the offense looked about as good as it has all season, you can't allow a home team to shoot over 60% in the second half and expect to win.* With any hope of a first-round bye probably dashed, the only thing left to do is go for that 20th win against Oregon State.
Speaking of which, tip-off from Corvallis is set for 2pm tomorrow.* The regular-season finale can be seen on FSN/ROOT affiliates, while Mark Johnson will have the radio call on 760 AM.
My preview of the first game can be found here.
Click below for my preview of the rematch...
Read more »
If you like defensive basketball (or are a Big 10 fan), I hope you weren't watching last night.* The Buffs and Ducks combined for 171 points on over 54% shooting, as they strained the scoreboard through the 90-81 Oregon win.* Can't somebody please have the common decency to miss an open jumper!
It's painful to think about the fact that the Buffs were up five at half, shooting 63%, and silencing the home Oregon crowd in the process.* The Ducks, however, took the Buffs example and only improved on it, scoring 54 points on 65% shooting in the second half.* Are we sure those rims were regulation size?
The offense was so contagious that even slumping Buffs guard Carlon Brown regained his scoring touch, as he provided 20 points on 8-11 shooting (3-3 from deep).* 'Dre was close to his season averages, dropping 12/8, and probably only missed yet another double-double due to no one missing a damn jumper all night long.
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| The reports of Carlon's demise were clearly mistaken.* Hopefully his performance carries over into next week.* From: the BDC. |
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| I was shocked to find that Joseph and Sim did in fact miss some shots last night.* From: the BDC |
The Buffs simply didn't play enough defense to win.* While the offense looked about as good as it has all season, you can't allow a home team to shoot over 60% in the second half and expect to win.* With any hope of a first-round bye probably dashed, the only thing left to do is go for that 20th win against Oregon State.
Speaking of which, tip-off from Corvallis is set for 2pm tomorrow.* The regular-season finale can be seen on FSN/ROOT affiliates, while Mark Johnson will have the radio call on 760 AM.
My preview of the first game can be found here.
Click below for my preview of the rematch...
Read more »
Originally posted by The Rumblings of a Deranged Buffalo
Click here to view the article.