Re: Pilots against Ewe Dub

by dholcombe on Mon Nov 14, 2011 8:59 pm

This is what we like to refer to as a teaching moment at UP, right?

by PurpleGeezer on Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:01 pm

University.

by **up7587** on Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:17 pm

11 - 2 Husky run to end the 1st half, followed by a 14 - 3 run to start the 2nd half. That's gonna leave a mark.

by PurpleGeezer on Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:21 pm

I think the word I was looking for was Yeouch.

by RipCityPilot on Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:22 pm

Rebuilding year... Get beaten (being nice) by UW and UK, but play well the rest of the season? I will take that.

by **up7587** on Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:26 pm

RipCityPilot wrote:Rebuilding year... Get beaten (being nice) by UW and UK, but play well the rest of the season? I will take that.

I am concerned that if UK puts their mind to it, the Pilots may never get across the half court line in that game. But then, I am not known as an optimist.

by RipCityPilot on Mon Nov 14, 2011 9:30 pm

up7587 wrote:
RipCityPilot wrote:Rebuilding year... Get beaten (being nice) by UW and UK, but play well the rest of the season? I will take that.
I am concerned that if UK puts their mind to it, the Pilots may never get across the half court line in that game. But then, I am not known as an optimist.

To UK... Let the freshmen play? ESPN video

by **PilotNut** on Tue Nov 15, 2011 12:27 am

Huskies Hand Pilots First Loss of the Season

SEATTLE, Wash. --- The Portland Pilots dropped the final game of the World Vision Classic to the host Washington Huskies, 93-63, Monday night at Alaska Airlines Arena. Sophomore point guard Tim Douglas led the Pilots with 17 points, while sophomore forward Ryan Nicholas just missed his second double-double of the tournament with nine points and 10 rebounds. Senior guard Nemanja Mitrovic was named to the all-tournament team.

The Huskies (3-0) shot a blistering 55 percent from the field and made 12-of-20 from three-point range. The Pilots struggled from the field at 34 percent and were just 4-of-19 from beyond the arc.

Portland was able to gain a 43-38 rebounding advantage, leading to a 17-9 margin in second chance points.

The Huskies closed the first half with an 11-2 run, including a pair of threes by Terrance Ross in the final minute, to take a commanding 43-23 lead at the break. Ross finished with a game-high 24 points, including 6-for-8 from three-point range.

Washington led by as much as 31 points midway through the second half, but Portland used a 9-0 run sparked by seven straight points from Douglas to cut into the deficit. But the Huskies continue to make shots down the stretch to pull away.

Six Huskies reached double figures, including tournament MVP C.J. Wilcox with 17 points.

The Pilots will return to the Chiles Center for their 2011-12 home-opener against the Washington State Cougars on Sunday. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. and tickets are still available through the Pilot Box Office, ticketmaster.com, and all Ticketmaster outlets.

World Vision Classic All-Tournament Team
C.J. Wilson, Washington (MVP)
Nemanja Mitrovic, Portland
Abdul Gaddy, Washington
Terrance Ross, Washington
Eric Buckner, Georgia State
Greg Gantt, Florida Atlantic

by blacksheep on Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:12 am

up7587 wrote:But then, I am not known as an optimist.

Understatement of the year Very Happy

The Florida Atlantic and Georgia State games showed us how how far our program has come. Those are games we wouldn't have won before the Reveno era. Certainly not with the number of freshman and sophomores we have this year.

The Washington game showed us how far we still have to go. Rev is doing a great job building a program, but still has a ways to go.

by Rochin54 on Tue Nov 15, 2011 11:43 am

blacksheep wrote:
up7587 wrote:But then, I am not known as an optimist.

Understatement of the year

by DoubleDipper on Tue Nov 15, 2011 3:01 pm

up7587 wrote:I am concerned that if UK puts their mind to it, the Pilots may never get across the half court line in that game. But then, I am not known as an optimist.

Pessimistically or optimistically, the reality is our guards are going to have to work hard to get it up the court against WSU and UK. Both teams are quick and athletic, and our guys have not shown they can handle the ball well against a pressure defense.

Seeing UW and GU fire in the three pointers yesterday was fun to watch (if you’re not a Pilots fan), but it is not going to work for us unless we can get someone to take the pressure off Nem. In the past we’ve had TJ and Jared to shoot or decoy – who’s it going to be this year? David is a freshman (but he is 4/9 Very Happy

); Tanner has been bothered by an ankle; and Korey hasn’t shown he can shoot. I love Derrick, but not outside the arc. Ryan and Dorian love to shoot the 3, but they’re a combined 2/9. So, is it Tim and Eric? Stay tuned!