Game Thread [2022-23] Phil Knight Legacy (tournament)

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Thanksgiving holiday
Portland, Oregon

Kenpom ranks:

3 Gonzaga vs. 261 Portland State
25 Purdue vs. 39 West Virginia

9 Duke vs. 238 Oregon State
34 Xavier vs. 36 Florida

Credit the organizers for seeding his tournament appropriately.

Oregon State is perhaps the worst high major team in history.

 

[Devilsforlife]

Oregon State made the Elite 8 in 2021.

They were 3-28 last year.

 

[DrKlahn]

Just wanted to emphasize the game times here.

Oregon St: THU 3:00PM ET, against Brazil/Serbia, Lions/Bills, Cowboys/Giants and presumably your Thanksgiving dinner
If Duke wins: FRI 3:00PM ET, against USA/England
If Duke wins again: SAT 3:30PM ET, against Duke/Wake

Not that Duke should be expected to win any of these games.

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

Duke is favored by 21.5 over Oregon State.

 

[rome8180]

Just wanted to emphasize the game times here.

Oregon St: THU 3:00PM ET, against Brazil/Serbia, Lions/Bills, Cowboys/Giants and presumably your Thanksgiving dinner
If Duke wins: FRI 3:00PM ET, against USA/England
If Duke wins again: SAT 3:30PM ET, against Duke/Wake

Not that Duke should be expected to win any of these games.

Please don't bring soccer into the basketball threads.

 

[Devilsforlife]

I see Duke will lose.

 

[CK86]

Whitehead's mannerisms remind me of Lance Stephenson

 

[Slap the Floor]

Whitehead with two threes early is promising.

 

[CK86]

Probably a terrible comparison of actual playing style but he moves like Stephenson used to

 

[Devilsforlife]

god I love Blakes

 

[CK86]

Ball movement is glorious

 

[Devilsforlife]

Defense has also been good. Their only points have been off bullshit threes

 

[Slap the Floor]

our zone offense stinks

 

[Slap the Floor]

Jeremy Roach still dying on screens just like last year

 

[Devilsforlife]

Roach is not very good

 

[Slap the Floor]

5 assists on 18 pts is good

 

[Slap the Floor]

Whitehead's shooting form looks better than I was anticipating

 

[Slap the Floor]

Roach missing a layup, rebounding it, and missing another layup, was quite the sequence

 

[mkvl04]

Man I hope Dariq does move better as the season go along. His athletic ability is nowhere near what it should be

 

[Devilsforlife]

rough half offensively