We Win !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

how often does a guy off the bench get a shadow like teams are doing with jared after his huge game the other week. It was nice to seem him ajust this game compared to the SCU where he just stood around the arc waiting for his shot. He was really using his picks well. I loved the little curl he did with about 6 minutes left when ginty was guarding him, at the dead ball, billy ripped into him, it was great. I've always though Jared could be a reggie miller type player, not the strongest, but if he continues to use screens and pump fake like he has, he's on the right track.


other notes from my view, eric played well while tj was on the bench. Anytime you can have a freshman come in and chew up minutes, without making mistakes is huge. Tai has lost all confidence in his shot, its been that way for a while now, but i remember as a freshman, he was a very promising player, now he has turned into a good leader, but he never looks for his shot. there were a few times when i thought nik forced his shot, especially in the second half but that happens when you become the go to guy. my favorite play of the game, TJ passed to robin after his man switched, Robin faked from just inside the three drove into the lane and caught the San Diego defense sleeping, the defender was way late and Robin Made the basket plus one. At least Robin isn't averaging a T a game anymore!!!

Fun basketball to watch all around. Rob Jones did posterize Robin once, and also Trumaine Johnson had a sweet play where he split the double team, and bounce passed to someone for a layup. He's a decent player, if he could get his act together.

Wow! The first thing I did when I got up was check to see what happened last night. I was quite anxious. When I opened portlandpilots.com I gave a little fist pump and cheered out loud. That was a great win. Makes Saturday absolutely huge, second place and possibly (unlikely) a tie for first is on the line. This is the "wait for next" season most of us Pilot Nationers have been looking forward to for years now. Congrats to the guys, hope they can keep the streak alive in front of a huge crowd on Friday!

So, I finally looked at the boxscore (I've been quite busy this morning with watching the tennis match and napping). The line I really liked was Luke Sikma's. 14pts 6reb 4ast 4-6fg 4-4ft 2st and 1blk. Filling up the stat sheet. I only watched a couple games last year (I am thinking BYU and OSU, I think, well, and Gonzaga) anyway, Sikma really impressed me. But this year, with that preseason injury, it seems he never got in the flow. But from what I saw from him last year, this is the kind of game I was expecting from him this whole year. It was good to see (or read about) and hopefully he is fully recovered. This could be a very dangerous team in the WCC tourney. I wish I could go. Anyway, that the the opinion of a fan who has seen like 8 games in the last two years...

Indeed, Luke had an AWESOME night last night. But Jared really stuck out to me... when he didnt have an open 3-shot, he drove... his passes were solid, and played good defense. Jared has come so far this year...

Granted TJ has been a huge addition to the team, but kudos to the coaching staff for developing these guys into solid players.

And let me remind you that there is not a senior amongst them....

mattywizz wrote: This could be a very dangerous team in the WCC tourney. I wish I could go. ...

You can still do it. Forget about Dunkin Donuts and get a part time gig in vegas!!

So are you going?

Maybe I could work security at the event. I do have a criminal justice degree from a participating school. That should be good enough right?

Supposedly I have a job lined up...but if that doesn't work out...I may just have to fly out to Vegas. Then I will be only a one way flight away from having a free round tripper with Southwest!

Or I could just hope they win and get in a pod with a team that will be put in Boston for the NCAA tourney...

purplepride13 wrote:
Fun basketball to watch all around. Rob Jones did posterize Robin once, and also Trumaine Johnson had a sweet play where he split the double team, and bounce passed to someone for a layup. He's a decent player, if he could get his act together.

I was glad the officials were able to single him out to "hammer" with a T. Give him credit, though--he played a lot of minutes so he's obviously too legit to quit.

Yeah, I should stop now...

Trumpet, Please don't hurt em...