Can we please stop sucking and start eating some Beavers GT

[D-train]

Please?

[rockycola]

I am so glad you started the G.T. tonite, Darren. If I had had to, It was just going to be titled: "Loser's Game Thread".
Wasn't sure if I was talking about the Huskies or speaking of myself with my string of losing game threads.

Maybe this game fortunes will change and they'll put it all together. Supposedly J. Bey is being handed the point guard reins.

Oregon State Beavers-UW Huskies: What to watch for

BY LAUREN KIRSCHMAN - JANUARY 16, 2020 05:43 AM

When: Thursday, 8 p.m. PT
Where: Alaska Airlines Arena

TV: FS1 ..... Radio: KOMO 1000 AM/97.7 FM

Projected starters:

Oregon State Beavers

G Ethan Thompson, Jr. (6-5, 195): 16.8 ppg, 4.6 apg
G Zach Reichle, Jr. (6-5, 205): 9.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg
F Tres Tinkle, Sr. (6-7, 225): 19.8 ppg, 6.8 rpg
F Kylor Kelley, Sr. (7-0, 215): 11.2 ppg, 5.0 rpg
F Alfred Hollins, Jr. (6-6, 205): 6.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg

Washington Huskies

G Jamal Bey, So. (6-6, 210): 5.8 ppg, 2.4 rpg
G Nahziah Carter, Jr. (6-6, 205): 13.2 ppg, 5.4 rpg
F Jaden McDaniels, Fr. (6-9, 200): 13.5 ppg, 6.4 rpg
F Isaiah Stewart, Fr. (6-9, 250): 18.2 ppg, 8.6 rpg
F Hameir Wright, Jr. (6-9, 220): 5.0 ppg, 4.3 rpg

Outlook: Washington is looking to find its way without point guard Quade Green after a disastrous road swing that ended with losses to Stanford and Cal. The Huskies announced that Green was academically ineligible for the winter quarter hours before the game against Stanford.

Head coach Mike Hopkins has said UW will have a point guard by committee moving forward. Sophomore Elijah Hardy (9.8 mpg, 0.8 ppg) started against Stanford while Jamal Bey started against Cal.

Bey finished with 12 points, two assists, two turnovers and five rebounds against the Golden Bears. It seems likely he’ll get the nod again against Oregon State, especially with the Huskies in desperate need of outside shooting. Green was leading the team with a 44.7 three-point shooting percentage.

The loss of Green also trickled down to star freshman Isaiah Stewart, who averaged just 8.5 points per game and 5.5 rebounds per game in the two losses last week. Without Green, opponents were able to collapse on Stewart inside. UW will need to hit some outside shots to give Stewart more room to work in the paint.

While UW has lost four out of its last five games, Oregon State enters Alaska Airlines Arena having won three out of its last five. Two of those victories came against No. 20 Colorado and Arizona.

Tres Tinkle and Ethan Thompson lead the Beavers. An All-Pac-12 first-team selection last season, Tinkle is second in the conference in points per game (19.9) and fourth in three-point field goal percentage (46.8%). Thompson shoots 37.5% from beyond the arc, which is tied for 18th in the Pac-12. He’s ninth in scoring (16.8 ppg). Tinkle and Thompson totaled 38 points in the Beavers’ victory over Arizona. They combined to shoot 11-of-21 from the field, including 5-of-10 from the three-point line.

Oregon State ranks third in the Pac-12 in points per game (77.8) and second in field goal percentage (48.4%). The Beavers aren’t a strong rebounding team, which is an area where the Huskies have also struggled this season. UW is ninth in the conference in rebounding (36.2 rpg) while Oregon State is 11th (34.5)

The Beavers finished 18-13 overall and 10-8 in Pac-12 play last season. They fell to UW twice, 79-69 at home and 81-76 in overtime in Seattle.

LAUREN KIRSCHMAN

Lauren Kirschman is the UW Huskies beat writer for The News Tribune. She previously covered the Pittsburgh Steelers for PennLive.com. A Pennsylvania native and a University of Pittsburgh graduate, she also covered college athletics for the Beaver County Times from 2012-2016.

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[rockycola]

Will this experiment work?

Jamal Bey adjusting to new role as Huskies’ point guard
BY LAUREN KIRSCHMAN ..... JANUARY 15, 2020 05:36 PM

Jamal Bey is a point guard now, at least for the time being.

It’s not a position that comes naturally. Bey played it sparingly while in high school at Bishop Gorman in Las Vegas, but never for extended periods of time. And while he occasionally assumed the role behind Quade Green earlier this season, Green was averaging 30.5 minutes per game. Split between Bey and fellow sophomore guard Elijah Hardy, there weren’t that many minutes to fill.

But now Green is academically ineligible, and it’s not much of an exaggeration to say that’s changed everything for Washington. It’s certainly changed everything for Bey. Head coach Mike Hopkins has often praised his ability to play four of the positions on the floor. Now, he’s being asked to focus on one.

“It’s been a little bit of a struggle right now,” Bey said Wednesday. “Just trying to figure out what to say, what not to say, how to talk to different people. I think I’m getting better each game.”

With Green out for the winter quarter — he could potentially return for the postseason if UW makes it there — Hopkins said the Huskies will have a point guard by committee. He’ll use a combination of Bey, Hardy and freshman Marcus Tsohonis to help fill the gap left by Green.

But it appears most of the burden will fall to Bey, who started and played 33 minutes — including all of overtime — in last week’s loss to Cal. He finished with 12 points, five rebounds, two assists and two turnovers.

Bey is the most experienced of the trio, even if the majority of those minutes came at other positions. Cal marked Bey’s third start of the season, but he replaced forward Hameir Wright in the line-up against South Dakota and Eastern Washington. He’s taken advantage of each start, averaging 12.3 points and shooting a combined 11-of-25 from the field.

But the transition to full-time point guard will be a process. Asked what the hardest aspect has been, Bey shook his head with a laugh.

“Honestly for me,” he said, “it’s just knowing when coach calls a play on the fly. I’m like, ‘I don’t know if I know this one or not.’”

Bey had to know a few of the plays in his previous role as a spot backup. But this is different. Now, he has to know them all — and he has to be able to tell his teammates where to go, too.

“I feel like we all have to gather around and support him,” said redshirt freshman forward Nate Roberts. “This is a new role that he’s going to have to fulfill and I feel like we all have to support him and have his back at all times. Coach talks about it all the time, having next man up and having each other’s back.”

Bey hasn’t been completely without guidance in the process. While Green can’t play with UW, he can still practice. His presence has been a valuable resource not only to Bey, but also to Hardy and Tsohonis.

“It’s been really great,” Bey said. “He’s a very smart player. He knows where the plays are or where people are open. That’s just something for me to pick his brain and get really good at for us to win.”’

Roberts added that Green can also offer outside analysis on the Huskies’’ performance. That’s something Roberts learned during his redshirt season last year.

“You get a third eye for the game,” Roberts added. “Now from him, you kind of get that outside perspective from what you can see from being right in the game that we might need to be better. So, it’s great to have him around like that.”

But even though Green isn’t away from the team completely, UW still won’t have him not the floor for the rest of the regular season and the Pac-12 Tournament. That means he won’t be there to help in a pair of crucial conference games against Oregon State and No. 8 Oregon this week.

UW has now had more time to process the news of Green’s eligibility — it was announced just hours before the game against Stanford — and learn how to play without him. The Huskies didn’t just lose their point guard, but also the top three-point shooter on the roster. It wasn’t surprising that their offense looked so disjointed during the road trip.

But the time to dwell on what UW doesn’t have is over, Hopkins said. Now, it’s all about moving forward.

“This is what we’ve got,” he said. “This is who we are. This is how we have to win. Sometime, things like this happen. They’re great learning experiences. We got to rally. We’ve got good players in the program. We should be able to win. Sometimes it’s position by committee. It’s a big loss, but everybody’s got to pick up and do a little bit more.”

Lauren Kirschman is the UW Huskies beat writer for The News Tribune. She previously covered the Pittsburgh Steelers for PennLive.com. A Pennsylvania native and a University of Pittsburgh graduate, she also covered college athletics for the Beaver County Times from 2012-2016.

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[D-train]

Cougs Fuck the Ducks. First top 10 win since George W. Bush was in office.

[D-train]

Wright is shooting 17% from 3 point land on the season. That is worse than Zunino's batting average!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[D-train]

I CAN NOT BELIEVE how often these guys travel. The have the ball at the three point line with nobody guarding them and just take off on an drive without dribbling?????????????

Absolutely bizarre behavior.

[D-train]

Wow I feel like I just saw a solar eclipse on Friday the 13th. Wright drove into the lane got fouled while taking a little 8 footer.........AND MADE IT!!!!!!!!!

dt

[IStillLoveTheMs]

I've only screamed for Raequan to play since the beginning of the year.

Has 2 3's, a block, a steal... playing great D.

Literally the only dude who will knock down 3's with consistency on this team.

[IStillLoveTheMs]

I've only screamed for Raequan to play since the beginning of the year.

Has 2 3's, a block, a steal... playing great D.

Literally the only dude who will knock down 3's with consistency on this team.

Make that 3x 3's... 2 steals... a block.

I love this kid.

[seattlefan-daBronx]

no. 15 Marcus Tsohonis?

Looks like the difference in their play tonight.
Gets the ball moving.