Oregon St vs Baylor - 3/23/18

[Ozzie1986]

Great game by gulich.

Maybe we might finally see Germany have a good women's basketball team in the next few years.
Gulich, Sabally sisters and a lot of quality youth coming through.

 

[JordyG]

Ashland Lost to Central Missouri 66 - 52. Their win streak is over.

Sad.

 

[sarals24]

Thank God, Ashland was really ruining D2 women's basketball for me.

 

[Plebe]

PAC having a good night (except for Stanford, that is...)

Man, it's not often that this statement has been true.

 

[MSGRET]

Now I hope that Oregon State and UCLA can each win their next game.

 

[IWearShoes]

Nah. I think they're showing the effect of not having Wallace.

Losing an experienced starting PG is often lethal at this point in the season.

 

[IWearShoes]

Not impressed at all with Baylor. With their talent, they should have won by 20. Kim consistently does less with more. Why is she scared to play anyone nonconference?

I think she just really hates losing.

 

[jonson]

Another fun factoid: Baylor's only 2 losses of the year came to Pac-12 schools.

I think that there are several keys to the tournament success the Pac 12 had last year and is having (so far) this year as well. One is that there are a variety of playing styles throughout the conference that have to be taken into account in one way or another--and especially among its top teams this year (Stanford, UCLA, Oregon State, Oregon). Another is the fact that there are a number of coaches in the league who are very good at taking away an opponent's strengths/identifying its weaknesses, so that, if a team wants to continue to be successful throughout the conference season, it must learn to adapt to meet those challenges--or, in other words, just continue to get better. And, although the Pac 12 has a number of very good teams, it doesn't imo have at this point a "great" team that is head and shoulders above the others. Nor does it have a lot of duds. So teams have to get used to being challenged week after week.

Finally, as regards two of tonight's games, I think that Baylor and Texas were good matchups for OSU and UCLA, respectively. Indeed, I was fairly certain that UCLA would beat Texas, since their athleticism is at least the equal of the Longhorns' and they thrive in the kind of helter-skelter game which seems to be a Texas marker. And Baylor? Well, for one thing, I doubt they have faced many teams, if any, as well coached as the Beavers. And with all due respect to Brown and Cox, they also don't have a post player as skilled (or savvy) as Gulich or the ability, apparently, to bring the kind of pressure that has given the Beaver ball handlers problems all season.

 

[Nuyoika]

I hope this helps with Oregon States' recruiting. They beat Tennessee with what seemed like half the state of Oregon playing for Warlick and then beats a young but talented Baylor team. Good coaching.

 

[IWearShoes]

Karma? The soft schedule debate goes on.

Maybe it's the schedule, but I know we had to work very, very hard (and get the game of a lifetime from our PG) to keep them from the FF last year and it really could have gone either way in regulation. I tend to think losing Wallace showed up big tonight. They seemed to be missing leadership.

 

[IWearShoes]

To all those saying that Baylor deserved a number 1 seed...Tsk Tsk

Certainly looks like the committee had them pegged right.

 

[Ozzie1986]

I hope this helps with Oregon States' recruiting. They beat Tennessee with what seemed like half the state of Oregon playing for Warlick and then beats a young but talented Baylor team. Good coaching.

Alot of potential in next seasons recruits...
6'9 Aquino
6'7 Morris
5'11 Simmons

 

[SCGamecock]

Oregon State gets better in my opinion... along with the recruits mentioned above they also get Destiny Slocum.

 

[LoTrader]

Oregon State gets better in my opinion... along with the recruits mentioned above they also get Destiny Slocum.

Not until we can find a way to replace Marie Gulich! That will be Rueck's challenge next year. The physical height is there, but not the skills of Gulich. Praying for a miracle in the tall recruits he is bringing in next year.

 

[Ozzie1986]

Aquino is very mobile from what I've seen.

Big frontcourt with 6'9 Aquino, 6'8 grymek, 6'7 Morris and 6'3 Corosdale.

 

[Ozzie1986]

Oregon ducks 2019-2020 potentially...
6'2, 6'2, 6'3, 6'3, 6'4, 6'4, 6'5, 6'6, 6'6 + 5 guards under 6ft.

Teams just keep getting bigger and bigger in the PAC 12.

 

[JordyG]

I think that there are several keys to the tournament success the Pac 12 had last year and is having (so far) this year as well. One is that there are a variety of playing styles throughout the conference that have to be taken into account in one way or another--and especially among its top teams this year (Stanford, UCLA, Oregon State, Oregon). Another is the fact that there are a number of coaches in the league who are very good at taking away an opponent's strengths/identifying its weaknesses, so that, if a team wants to continue to be successful throughout the conference season, it must learn to adapt to meet those challenges--or, in other words, just continue to get better. And, although the Pac 12 has a number of very good teams, it doesn't imo have at this point a "great" team that is head and shoulders above the others. Nor does it have a lot of duds. So teams have to get used to being challenged week after week.

Finally, as regards two of tonight's games, I think that Baylor and Texas were good matchups for OSU and UCLA, respectively. Indeed, I was fairly certain that UCLA would beat Texas, since their athleticism is at least the equal of the Longhorns' and they thrive in the kind of helter-skelter game which seems to be a Texas marker. And Baylor? Well, for one thing, I doubt they have faced many teams, if any, as well coached as the Beavers. And with all due respect to Brown and Cox, they also don't have a post player as skilled (or savvy) as Gulich or the ability, apparently, to bring the kind of pressure that has given the Beaver ball handlers problems all season.

All true. Just like last year.

 

[JordyG]

This game is available now on Youtube for download here.

 

[SCGamecock]

Not until we can find a way to replace Marie Gulich! That will be Rueck's challenge next year. The physical height is there, but not the skills of Gulich. Praying for a miracle in the tall recruits he is bringing in next year.

I'm ashamed tonight was my first time watching Oregon State all season. After tonights performance from Gulich I am DEFINITELY a fan. I think her skillset will fit in well in the W. She certainly outplayed Kalani Brown... Gulich is very similar to Wilson to me, both are mobile bigs that pass, put it on the deck and hit the 15 footer.. Gulich being a mobile 5 and Wilson a mobile 4. Stationary bigs like Brown and McCowan have problems with bigs like Gulich and Wilson and tonight was another example of that, just like the SEC Championship game. Gulich will be a HUGE loss.

With all of that said, I have nothing but the utmost faith and respect for Rueck. He is one of my favorite coaches and I have no problem assuring you that he'll put a competitive team on the floor next year. People spelled doom and gloom after the losses of Hamblin.. and Weisner.. and Weise.. hasn't stopped Rueck before. He'll prevail again.

 

[HuskyNan]

I think she just really hates losing.

Geno hates to lose, too, but if he's going to, he'd rather lose in the regular season than the post season.

 

[IWearShoes]

Geno hates to lose, too, but if he's going to, he'd rather lose in the regular season than the post season.

He definitely understands the value of challenging good teams early so they are ready for what's to come in the postseason.

 

[IWearShoes]

I was not impressed by Brown vs Oregon State last night. Too many 15 footers (she can hit them, but that's not the shot she should be looking for) and she looked like a bull in a china shop with her post moves. I try not to overly criticize refs, but they let her do whatever she wanted last night. She should have been in foul trouble.

She also simply does not appear to be in shape to me. McCowan is a similar player and it's obvious she's much improved in the conditioning area compared to when she arrived on campus.

 

[scubadog]

Now we don't have to hear Antonelli drool over Baylor anymore !

 

[Charliebball]

Oregon ducks 2019-2020 potentially...
6'2, 6'2, 6'3, 6'3, 6'4, 6'4, 6'5, 6'6, 6'6 + 5 guards under 6ft.

Teams just keep getting bigger and bigger in the PAC 12.

Don't be too excited about height alone ...........I bet the team that wins the tournament this year will not be known for having particularly tall players