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Message: [QUOTE="jonson, post: 3078070, member: 6034"] Although I agree entirely with the first paragraph and, indeed, almost all of this post, I do think that there are reasons to think--at least, as a Duck fan, I'd like to think--that the Pac 12 title game is not necessarily an accurate indicator of how Oregon will do in the tournament. In addition to the 3 games in 3 days schedule, with the second going into overtime and all three against ranked teams, there were some additional hurdles involved: Hebard's knee injury without a day of rest between games; Sabally's elbow injury; the fact that Cazorla spent the 4 days prior to the tournament in bed with the flu; and the absence of the player who had been first off the bench throughout the season, making a very short bench even shorter. The first (Hebard's knee injury) will still be present during the NCAA Tournament, but having a day between games should help a great deal. The last 3 should be behind them. No one had even a decent game against Stanford-- and Ionescu seemed to believe she had to do it all given the above, never a good thing for her or the team. But, even so, they didn't exactly get blown out by a very good team. So, I think the final four is is a possibility. Winning it all, however, is another story. [/QUOTE]