I fell asleep during half time and missed the rest of the game. The Ducks pretty much missed the whole thing. I haven't even checked the score. If you haven't you might want to keep it that way.
The Ducks missed an opportunity to impress the loyal fans in Portland. They missed a chance to perhaps get into the top ten. They missed too many foul shots for the second game in a row. They missed from beyond the arc. They missed in the paint. They missed getting offensive rebounds and let BYU have too many.
Altman's note book, or mind, is awash with things to work on. We know he builds strong teams over the season and he probably will again. He has a lot to work with.
Number 1 in the agenda should be the inside game play of his big men. He has four who could take over or at least heavily influence a game. None have yet. I know the chemistry of floor play develops over time, hopefully not too much of it, each year as new players enter the Picture. BYU had a lot more continuity and showed it last night. When the big men can't be depended on, other players have to try to create opportunity in the paint and the Cougar's bigs stopped them.
1A is foul shooting. The first game Oregon looked strong. Then. they flopped two games in a row. You can't leave points on the line when the talent and performance of the opponent is strong, even for just the one game they play vs the Ducks.
I've seen it pointed out but I don't think they shoot too many threes because they hit a good percentage (usually). Live by the 3 pointer, die by the 3 pointer, is hard to press when the team has so many marksman. All shouldn't go cold on the same night. Seldom can a defense stop good outside shooting if they have other things to occupy their attention. Ducks would be more open and hit more if there was a strong inside game their competition had to deal with. That goes back to point 1 and why it is that.
All the one shot, not always a good one, some very much forced, trips down the court are tough to overcome. With the height and size Oregon has there should not ne nearly as many as we saw last night. On the other hand defensive rebounds not gathered left some easy putbacks for BYU.
I guess it was one of those games which can happen early in a season before the team gels. I'm hoping we won't see too many more of them and too many is made up from a very low number, like I should have uninvolved fingers on one hand.
The Ducks missed an opportunity to impress the loyal fans in Portland. They missed a chance to perhaps get into the top ten. They missed too many foul shots for the second game in a row. They missed from beyond the arc. They missed in the paint. They missed getting offensive rebounds and let BYU have too many.
Altman's note book, or mind, is awash with things to work on. We know he builds strong teams over the season and he probably will again. He has a lot to work with.
Number 1 in the agenda should be the inside game play of his big men. He has four who could take over or at least heavily influence a game. None have yet. I know the chemistry of floor play develops over time, hopefully not too much of it, each year as new players enter the Picture. BYU had a lot more continuity and showed it last night. When the big men can't be depended on, other players have to try to create opportunity in the paint and the Cougar's bigs stopped them.
1A is foul shooting. The first game Oregon looked strong. Then. they flopped two games in a row. You can't leave points on the line when the talent and performance of the opponent is strong, even for just the one game they play vs the Ducks.
I've seen it pointed out but I don't think they shoot too many threes because they hit a good percentage (usually). Live by the 3 pointer, die by the 3 pointer, is hard to press when the team has so many marksman. All shouldn't go cold on the same night. Seldom can a defense stop good outside shooting if they have other things to occupy their attention. Ducks would be more open and hit more if there was a strong inside game their competition had to deal with. That goes back to point 1 and why it is that.
All the one shot, not always a good one, some very much forced, trips down the court are tough to overcome. With the height and size Oregon has there should not ne nearly as many as we saw last night. On the other hand defensive rebounds not gathered left some easy putbacks for BYU.
I guess it was one of those games which can happen early in a season before the team gels. I'm hoping we won't see too many more of them and too many is made up from a very low number, like I should have uninvolved fingers on one hand.
