Arizona Vs Oregon 🏀 Game Preview/Discussion Thread 3/23/25 640PM TBS

[arxpert]

Oregon is more experienced and deeper, since ADO is unplayable in this game, making us only 7 deep.
More experienced Dana > Lloyd in tournament play.
We aren't the smartest team, so how do we react to the multiple defenses Oregon will throw at us?
I think our backcourt penetration is neutralized by Oregons speed and athleticism. We will need to hit from 3 again.
We always had a R32 or S16 ceiling. I don't like this matchup.
Our frontline needs a big day.

Looks like Antman Dell'Taco saw this, got mad, and decided he belonged with the mid-bois of Oregon.

[arxpert]

The game plan for the referees will be to get 2 fouls on Henri as quickly as possible to make life easier for Dana Altman's son, Nate Bittle.

Looks to me like Tommy's entire plan was to get 2 early fouls on Bittle and then go to work with Henri and Awaka/Carter overpowering. The refs swallowed their whistles for most of the game until closer to the end of the 1st half and early 2nd.

Henri was schemed up for.

Awaka finally had a game where he was necessary and it worked out that the refs let him bully ball on Bittle as much as he did.

Does anyone know why Tommy refused to play Awaka with like 6min to go (besides 4 fouls)... The time to insert Awaka was when we went up 7pts and Dana called Oregon's last Timeout... but Tommy still held him out until the final minute-ish... proving.... what exactly?

And how about that insane steal where we should have ran 30 seconds off the clock, up 7 with around 1:40 to go... the easy 2 was there, but we often go too fast and don't execute our wide open situations. In fact, we are the least "Showtime" in Arizona History when it comes to run out Dunking and such. Just perform the layup and go up 9, defend the perimeter like crazy, give up the 2... 1:10 or so to go, up 7....... same outcome as running clock.

That goof up led to having to pray Oregon MISSED their chances. Especially with Bradley missing a FT which isn't surprising. Dana is a Master.. no MAESTRO at the FT Line. Making sure the moment drags out. Iciing the opponent. Sending players in and out of the lane, across, subbing in 1 guy at a time. Anything to rattle a shooter. The mind games are very real with Dana Duck.

[arxpert]

Arizona played a tougher schedule and played against much better teams than Oregon and best some of those better teams. We should expect to win, regardless of their different defenses. I'm sick of Oregon and Altman getting so much damn respect. Time to smack down those damn Ducks

Tell that to a few of our pretty well known CBOX people who live in fear of Dana

[TucsonTruckStop]

Oregon is more experienced and deeper, since ADO is unplayable in this game, making us only 7 deep.
More experienced Dana > Lloyd in tournament play.
We aren't the smartest team, so how do we react to the multiple defenses Oregon will throw at us?
I think our backcourt penetration is neutralized by Oregons speed and athleticism. We will need to hit from 3 again.
We always had a R32 or S16 ceiling. I don't like this matchup.
Our frontline needs a big day.

Looks like Antman Dell'Taco saw this, got mad, and decided he belonged with the mid-bois of Oregon.

Apparently. Clutch free throws and shot. His defense still sucks though.
I thought Awaka was key.

[Bear]

So much to talk about this game, especially when looking ahead to Duke. Far from perfect but some of our biggest player gripes this season were largely positive. Tom "Hannibal" Lloyd with his best A-Team impression.

[arxpert]

Oregon is more experienced and deeper, since ADO is unplayable in this game, making us only 7 deep.
More experienced Dana > Lloyd in tournament play.
We aren't the smartest team, so how do we react to the multiple defenses Oregon will throw at us?
I think our backcourt penetration is neutralized by Oregons speed and athleticism. We will need to hit from 3 again.
We always had a R32 or S16 ceiling. I don't like this matchup.
Our frontline needs a big day.

Looks like Antman Dell'Taco saw this, got mad, and decided he belonged with the mid-bois of Oregon.

Apparently. Clutch free throws and shot. His defense still sucks though.
I thought Awaka was key.

I think Delly is going to be outmatched in Man to Man and that's all Tommy likes to play, so realistically if we aren't going to give him some set spot jumpers to attempt or clear a lane so he can drive and lay it in, he really is just out there to give our other guys a breather.

But he can hit some shots and he can drive to the rim and finish.

I guarantee he is on Every team's scouting report to just let him get to the rim and attempt his layup or reverse layup ---> as in, don't waste a shooting foul on him, especially with a Big, because he will hit most of his FT's.

Yet Tommy doesn't really design pick and roll with him and Awaka or Henri much. Mostly because Delly isn't the greatest passer.. So it is hard for him to "out-athlete" his opponents -- however, when He does he usually puts up points.