I really like usc here too, oregon is not very good at hoops. usc has been handling teams by a decent margin and should pull away with a 8-10 point win tonight, good luck
I really like usc here too, oregon is not very good at hoops. usc has been handling teams by a decent margin and should pull away with a 8-10 point win tonight, good luck
All Trojans - still underrated - will surprise lot of people going forward - very solid team - the only thing tonight Oregon opens their new arena but shouldn't matter - SC wins by 10.
This is the best play once the books open up. Oregon has many injuries.
The Battered & 0-fer 2011 Oregon Ducks
Break the Seal on Glistening Matthew Knight Arena Highly expected buzz Knight-Opening
Is odd & altogether lacking Granted, The Ducks are sliding away to an 0-4 Conf Start
w/SIX STRAIGHT LOSSES All Told
& BCS-Title Gm Loss & Hangover is TRULY Palpable in Eugene
Yet, the hype surrounding this long-awaited, boast-inducing Gem
Should've elicited far more interest than it has so far DELAY IN POINTSPEAD?
MULTIPLE ORE INJURIES TO KEY PLAYERS
Expect Line to drop in at SC Fav by around Two PossessionsTrojans look more & more like
PAC-10's Goundhog Day, SC 7-Players Deep
Methodical, & Leaning on Conf Foes
FORCING Tms to play at SC's Suffocating Tempo SC sitting in unassuming Mid-30's spot
(KEN POM)
Looking deeply at Trojans Gm Results
I'd argue SC is as good or better SO CAL'S UNASSUMING OFFENSE
Is often dismissed
w/SC scoring above 60's just once in 10 Gms
& SC Offensive numbers creeping up
Up into Top Qtr of eFG%'s
& FAR BETTER THREE%'s: 36.2%
(Big Achilles Heel for Trojans Last Yr) MOREOVER, SC MOVING INTO RARE DEFENSIVE #'s #13 D-PPP (0.873 PT-PER-POSSESSION ALWD)
The reason SC's Current Run Should be Respected
Should Continue, & Should continue to be a Money Maker
Is this SC Run (8-2 ATS, w/OT Loss) SO CAL 'D' CONSISTENT, TREMENDOUS 'D':
9-Straight Gms
Trojans holding opponents UNDER 40% FG ALL 9 SC has Played a TOP-20 Schedule (most difficult)
& Had WON 3x ROW ATS v RANKED TMS & WON 2 of 4 S-U WON vs TEXAS 73-56
WON at TENNESSEE 65-64 Also, SC Narrowly Lost To Conf Rkd Tm IN OT LOST vs WASHINGTON (67-73 OT)
LOST at #2 KANSAS (68-70) Now, Oregon probably AS much of a MESS
As 6x L's may suggest 4 of ORE TOP 7 CONTRIBUTORS
Still Nicked up, w/varying degrees of Injury 2 KEY INJ: 1. CATRON (Leg Inj):
#1 ORE SCOR & REB' MAN
Just 12 Min & 4 Pts 4 Days ago 2. ARMSTEAD (Knee Inj)
Tied #3 Leading Scorer, & heating up before Knee Inj
Guard Armstead (Did NOT Play at Wzu Sat) Also: JACOB (Knee)
Back-up PF, Jacob, only 6 Min Sat
(Listed as Probable) LOYD (Undisclosed)
Key Back-up PG, Freshman Loyd IF ALL ORE INJ PLAYERS PLAY,
The Ducks Shooting is still dropping
& Consistently Weak
LAST-SEVEN-GMS, ORE HAS SHOT: 34%
34%
35%
32%
39%
33%
39% THREE's, SO CRUCIAL TO ALTMAN's SCHEME
ARE FALLING OFF THE TABLE:
(7-Gms, w/ Just 1-Decent Output) 15%
24%
6%
25%
41%
31%
30% Lastly, Oregon has scored under their Avg
SEVEN CONSECUTIVE GMS SC's Upsurge in FRONTCOURT DEFENSE TRIO Led by PAC-10's #4 Most Efficient Player
SC Jr Fwd 6-10 NIKOLA VUCEVIC, &
SC Sr 6-9 STEPHENSON
SC Sr 6-6 Sr SIMMONS Can easily be regarded as
The Finest DEFENSIVE 3/4/5's in PAC-10|12
& ESPECIALLY Suited to Jam up Oregon's Offense
Which is Top-Heavy w/Reliance on 3/4/5 Scoring:
Catron/Singler/Jacob. et al
Make Ore the #13
Highest % of Tm Pts from its' Bigs Truthfully, as Dynamic & Tenacious
As SC's Back-Court is
Including OUTSTANDING FRESHMAN Duo of 'Jones'ez'
& NAILS-Lock-Down Man, Donte Smith (off bench mainly)
SC's #1 Top FORCED A|T-Over Ratio
Is Proof-Positive SC's Guards
Awfully good Defensively (0.5 alwd)
& Ore is Next to LAST w/Ball in A|T-Over% (0.8) & (finally) some BENCH ENERGY
Fordham Transfer Fontan (58% eFG) Despite SC's 2 L's in Last 8
(By 2 at #2 KU | OT vs Wash) Despite Oregon's Grand Opening
This lines up as a 12-Pt SC Slog-Fest
66-54-ish Trojan Pounder
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