Oregon St. vs. Cal Poly

[nwhoopfan]

Currently streaming on the Pac 12 website. Q1 was kinda sloppy but Beavers leading 23-12. A bunch of 3 balls. Started a 4 guard lineup. Lots of subs already.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Beavs are sleepwalking. Up 36-24 at halftime. Should be ahead by about twice that much. Nobody really distinguishing them self so far. Constant subbing still. Have gone 9 deep I think? None of the Fr. have played so far.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I watched a little of Arizona vs. Idaho St. earlier. Ugly game. UA won easily 71-46 but didn't look that good. Reese had 21 and 10 in her debut and McDonald had 22 after RS last year following a transfer.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I think I need to remind myself that most teams look kinda rusty/sloppy early in the season.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Beavs D has been awful in 2nd half. 47-38. OSU heating up a bit but taking too many 3's, 9-25 midway thru Q3. Grymek is a defensive liability if the other team's post has any range, she can't close out at all.

 

[DaBball]

Me too OSU looking very sloppy, especially defensively. I wish Rueck would give a freshman big a chance. They can’t do much worse than Grymek is right now.

 

[HuskyFan1125]

Who got the start for the Beavers?

 

[nwhoopfan]

Finally getting a little separation, 57-42 w/ 1 minute left in Q3. Getting layups on drives. Stanback from Cal Poly has 19 and has been giving them fits.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Who got the start for the Beavers?

Grymek, Slocum, Pivec, McWilliams and Tudor.

 

[DaBball]

This game it was Slocum, Pivec, Tudor, McWilliams, and Grymek. In the exhibition Corosdale started over Tudor.

Tudor, Corosdale, and Goodman all recovering from surgeries in off season.

 

[nwhoopfan]

I wish Rueck would give a freshman big a chance.

I saw on the Beaver blog that Aquino is out with an injury, but yeah, no Morris. Washington and Thropay have been getting minutes tonight.

 

[nwhoopfan]

58-42 after 3Q. Pivec drove length of the court and hit Goodman in the corner for a 3 that rattled out as the clock expired. 9-26. A few of those drop and it turns into a blowout.

 

[nwhoopfan]

OSU finally quit screwing around. 74-51 w/ about 4 minutes left. Pivec spearheaded the charge. Rueck can't be happy about the 23 points Stanback has put up, just destroying their front court.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Simmons and Morris came in w/ about 2 minutes left. 11 deep for OSU.

 

[nwhoopfan]

79-54 final. Pivec and Slocum each w/ 15, Tudor w/ 14. 8 assists for Slocum, 9 rebounds for Pivec. Plenty to work on. 12-30 from behind the arc. 40%, and it really didn't seem like they shot the ball that well. 6 Beavs hit a 3 and 2 had 4 each.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Stanback had 26, she was impressive. 11-21 overall, 4-5 behind the arc.

 

[ochoopsfan]

I saw on the Beaver blog that Aquino is out with an injury, but yeah, no Morris. Washington and Thropay have been getting minutes tonight.

Aquino was dressed but didnt get in, wore #2.

 

[MikeBlue]

No match for Oregon. They are a second tier squad like Stanford.

 

[nwhoopfan]

Yep, Pac 12 race is decided one game into OOC.

 

[KnightBridgeAZ]

I watched a little of Arizona vs. Idaho St. earlier. Ugly game. UA won easily 71-46 but didn't look that good. Reese had 21 and 10 in her debut and McDonald had 22 after RS last year following a transfer.

I was in my on-court seat, but a friend I haven't seen for a long while stopped by for the 2nd half so I wasn't paying as detailed attention to the 2nd half as usual.

That said, the ref's were foul happy at times (I'm not saying biased, just called a lot of fouls, and for plays that didn't get called as fouls in the exhibitions and also one that was called that had Melissa Barlow scratching her head, literally. Called based on an assumption).

Arizona has a lot of young players and are a bit sloppy, but make no mistake, Reese is the real deal and McDonald was extremely impressive.

 

[LoTrader]

No match for Oregon. They are a second tier squad like Stanford.

Dude, where are you coming from? This is the 1st official game of the season, Rueck is experimenting with his lineup. I agree with nwhoopfan that Grymek is a defensive liability. She cannot guard any post that can shoot from the free throw line or beyond. As soon as OSU didn't settle for "wide open" 3's, and started attacking the hoop, it was over. And, OSU went into a zone in 2nd half which also worked well. Calling OSU a 2nd tier team is just hilarious after the 1st game of the season. If Oregon wins by less than 20, I won't be calling Oregon a 2nd tier team.

 

[LoTrader]

BTW, I attended the game last night, and season ticket holder for years. This OSU squad has way more talent than any OSU WBB squad to ever play at Gill. Rueck's single biggest challenge is the 5. In my opinion, after 2 games, Joanna Gymek is not the answer. If Andrea Aquino gets on the floor, I believe she will be part of the answer. Rueck is defense 1st coach, and, JG, has not demonstrated any ability to play defense. Outside of the "5", this team will continue to get better as the year progresses, as do all Rueck teams. Destiny Slocum is for real. She looked great, especially her defense. Mikayla Pivec is on her way to a 1st team PAC-12 player--the kid is as well rounded as they come. I could go on, but if Rueck comes up with answers at the 5, OSU will be a tough out every night.

 

[LoTrader]

Rueck's post game press conference:

 

[MikeBlue]

Dude, where are you coming from? This is the 1st official game of the season, Rueck is experimenting with his lineup. I agree with nwhoopfan that Grymek is a defensive liability. She cannot guard any post that can shoot from the free throw line or beyond. As soon as OSU didn't settle for "wide open" 3's, and started attacking the hoop, it was over. And, OSU went into a zone in 2nd half which also worked well. Calling OSU a 2nd tier team is just hilarious after the 1st game of the season. If Oregon wins by less than 20, I won't be calling Oregon a 2nd tier team.

Dude... By 2nd tier I mean non-final four caliber team. It's not just about it being 1 game, it's about the parts and how they work as a whole. We can revisit this conversation in March, just don't try to bog me down in overanalyzing to cover up for what was obvious. Oregon is only introducing one new player, Boley, is a talented perimeter threat and has size to help on the boards. Hebard is as good as anybody in the paint and S abally gives you anything you want anywhere on the floor. Or St has no true matchup for any of these 3 girls, nevermind their starting center is a liability on both ends of the court. Again, we'll see in March. Go Huskies!

 

[LoTrader]

Dude... By 2nd tier I mean non-final four caliber team. It's not just about it being 1 game, it's about the parts and how they work as a whole. We can revisit this conversation in March, just don't try to bog me down in overanalyzing to cover up for what was obvious. Oregon is only introducing one new player, Boley, is a talented perimeter threat and has size to help on the boards. Hebard is as good as anybody in the paint and S abally gives you anything you want anywhere on the floor. Or St has no true matchup for any of these 3 girls, nevermind their starting center is a liability on both ends of the court. Again, we'll see in March. Go Huskies!

Maybe you don't realize we are at the very beginning of the 2018-19 NCAA Division 1 WBB season? Good luck predicting who is and who is not a FINAL 4 team? Has UO WBB ever been to a FINAL 4? I'm not saying UO won't this year, but a lot has to go right for any team to make the FINAL 4. UO is an excellent team, but you are seriously stepping way beyond what is reasonable conjecture at this time in the season about UO, PAC-12 race, and, FINAL 4. BTW, I appreciate that you actually tuned into the OSU game-thanks. I look forward to exchanging our thoughts. And one thing we do agree on is GO HUSKIES (UCONN that is).