Oregon Ducks basketball season no dey go smooth like we want am. Dem just manage escape disgrace against Hawaii wey Jackson Shelstad no dey, and dem nearly beat Rice when e return. Dem fire 40 three-pointers against South Dakota State, plus dem struggle before dem win Oregon State. All these things make dem start 4-0, but plenty questions dey.
Na 0-3 trip to the Players Era Festival wey bring 18 turnovers against Auburn, allow San Diego State shoot 67.2% from field, and dem go 1 for 15 from three against Creighton. Now the Ducks dey prepare wella for tonight Big Ten opener against No. 24 USC.
Oregon coach Dana Altman talk say: “We be team wey coach no dey coach well. Na me cause am. Our players good pass how we dey play now. We get great staff. Coaching be about trust, but the players no trust wetin I dey talk. Connection no dey, and na me cause am.”
E continue say: “No part of the game wey we dey play well now. I dey vex for how we dey play. Na me cause am. Attention to detail, e no dey. When we play hard, we no play smart. Sometimes for transition defense, we no play hard, and na me cause am. My job be say make I make dem play hard.”
No be the first time, and e no go be the last time wey Altman go put the blame on himself for the team wey no dey perform well. But this team scatter scatter now; dem be one of the worst shooting teams for the country, defense no good, and dem dey lose ball too much.
USC Dey Come!
USC Trojans (7-0) go face Oregon Ducks (4-3) for Eugene, Oregon on Tuesday. People dey expect am to be tough game. BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE put Trojans -1.5; over/under be 156.
USC dey come after Chad Baker-Mazara score 23 points for USC win against Arizona State Sun Devils. The Ducks dey 4-0 for house. Oregon dey second for Big Ten with 12.9 offensive rebounds per game, wey Sean Stewart dey lead with 3.4.
The Trojans dey play their first road game after dem start the season 7-0. USC dey seventh for Big Ten with 18.1 assists per game, wey Rodney Rice dey lead with 6.0.
Oregon dey average 73.7 points per game, wey be 3.9 points less than the 77.6 wey USC dey allow. USC don shoot 49.0% from field this season, wey be 4.7 percentage points pass the 44.3% wey opponents of Oregon don average.
The Ducks and Trojans go meet Tuesday for the first time for conference play this season.
Key Players To Watch
- Jackson Shelstad dey average 2.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Ducks, scoring 15.7 points while shooting 30.4% from beyond the arc.
- Nathan Bittle dey shoot 48.3% and dey average 16.3 points.
- Rodney Rice dey average 20.3 points and six assists for the Trojans.
- Chad Baker-Mazara dey average 20.3 points and 5.4 rebounds.