Reply to thread

Message: [QUOTE="Cedar, post: 3429296, member: 1309"] I agree that Oregon has problems with consistency. They didn’t bring their A game when they lost to Louisville and to Arizona State. But when the Ducks bring their A game, they are very good indeed. If Oregon can beat Team USA by 7 points, as the Ducks did in November, then they are capable of beating the UCONN championship teams. A skeptic might argue that Team USA did not have Stewie and Tina Charles when Team USA lost to Oregon, both of whom played for Team USA against UCONN. However, Diana Taurasi did not play for Team USA against the Huskies, but she scored 17 points against the Ducks. Moreover, Oregon had a more dominant victory than Team USA did when both teams played UCONN recently. UCONN had a two-point lead over Team USA at 9:05 of the fourth quarter, before Team USA went on a 25-8 run to win, 79-64. In contrast, the Ducks led the Huskies for all but the first 45 seconds of the game, culminating in an 18-point victory for Oregon. As you said, this Oregon team could go toe to toe with some of the best teams of all time if the Ducks are playing their A game. [/QUOTE]