Who: Oregon Ducks vs. Lewis and Clark Pioneers (Exhibition Game 2)
Time: 6pm PST
Location: Mac Court, Eugene, Oregon
Media: Radio Only

The men's basketball team gets another exhibition game to show their stuff and refine their skills before the non-conference schedule starts. Here's to hoping that TP and Garrett Sim can hit lights out from the field and get on track for the season.

A Look at the Pioneers

Lewis and Clark makes the trip down I-5 to clash with the Ducks of Oregon at Mac Court as the men's team looks to tighten up their play in their second and final exhibition game. The Pioneers were 12-6 overall with a respectable 6-3 in the Northwest Conference, a conference that includes George Fox, Linfield, and Willamette. Josh Kollasch will be back at guard who averaged abou 14 points per game last year but did not shoot a high percentage from the field. James Hollins should run the other guard spot and will contribute scoring opportunities to the team as well.

Lewis and Clark provides a different set of challenges for Oregon than their first game against Concordia. While Concordia looked to go inside, the Pioneers will look to score from their perimeter players. Garrett Sim and Tajuan Porter have to step up big time given their performances last Sunday. Oregon will have a significant advantage in the paint which should provide a number of opportunities on the boards. Offensive rebounds shouldn't be a problem but I'll be happy if we don't have very many.

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3 days ago: Stanford linebacker Shane Skov (11) celebrates after bringing down Oregon's LaMichael James during the second quarter of an NCAA college football game in Stanford, Calif., Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Tough to stop Toby Gerhart. The guy is the real deal and the only positive I took from his play against us is the fact that he's a senior. Offense did it's job but maybe for the first time all year, the defense just didn't show up. Leave your thoughts in the thread below.

Oh and another thing, we still control our own destiny to get to the Rose Bowl.

Today, we look back at the last time the Oregon Ducks went to play the Stanford Cardinal on the Farm in Palo Alto. The year was 2007 and I was just one of the many Duck fans that made the trip. The stadium was about half green/yellow and half red with plenty of open seats. I personally remember the Duck fans in attendance chanting "Beat the Tree" in glorious reference to the Houston game from earlier in the season. Here's a look back at that game.

The men's basketball team got off to a nice start with an exhibition win on Sunday at Mac Court. 5 players scored in double figures and almost everyone got some meaningful playing time. This game went how it was supposed to. Get the guys in the gym under game-like conditions and see how they respond. How much can you learn from your first game against a vastly inferior opponent? I've got a couple things.

1. Jamil Wilson is going to have an immediate impact this season

2. Our shooting woes haven't gone away during the summer

The Ducks were very active in the hustle department. We won the rebound battle with 62 rebounds. Yes, you read that right. 62 rebounds in the game, 31 offensive and defensive rebounds respectively. Even though our shooting was off, the team was crashing the boards, getting after second chance opportunities. We also caused 22 turnovers, translating those turnovers into a respectable 34 points.

Offensively, I thought we shot ok, just not great. We averaged 43% for the game but most of that game from a bad first half. The second half had a decent field goal percentage at 46% but this is Concordia. We shouldn't be shooting under 40% at any time during the game, let alone for a half. Garrett Sim and Tajuan Porter both had tough nights in the shooting department, teaming up to decrease the overall percentage for the team. Take those two out and the team shot around 48%, even including Lekendric Longmire's 2-8 from the field. Sim and Porter won't have this type of game every night but certainly discouraging against this type of competition.

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5:00 pm Pacific at Mac Court    Radio Only

A Look at the Cavaliers

Concordia University comes to Mac Court on Sunday for an exhibition matchup with an Oregon Ducks Men's Team that looks to put a forgettable 2008-09 season behind them. Let's be frank on what this match up is. This is a way for the Ducks to work on some skills in a game style environment against a team that just doesn't have the caliber of athletes to compete with a Pac-10 team for a long.

Concordia hails from the Cascade Collegiate Conference, the same conference that is home to Northwest Christian University where former Duck Ben Voogd is playing his senior season. Last year was a bit of a disaster for the Caviliers, going 10-20 for the year and 4-16 in conference. They've already played an exhibition game at the Chiles Center against the Portland Pilots, losing 106-78 with 6 Pilots scoring in double figures.

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Mark Sanchez has moved onto the NFL but it was just 2 years ago where he was charged with leading the USC Trojans down the field in the waning seconds of the 4th quarter. USC was down by 7 and the Oregon Defense had to come up with a way to stop the storybook ending. There was a storybook ending alright, it just wasn't for the Trojans.

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17 days ago: Oregon quarterback Jeremiah Masoli throws against Washington in the first half of an NCAA football game Saturday, Oct. 24, 2009, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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Here's your chance to talk about the Oregon victory at the "Mistake by the Lake". That makes 6 in a row over Washington and we remain in the drivers seat for the Pac-10 Championship. What went right, what went wrong and who is your MVP for the game. We'll get a more detailed recap up later.

Oh and here's to you jtlight. I should never have doubted your prediction of a blow out