Live Game Thread - Alberta Golden Bears at Gonzaga Bulldogs
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NCAA Exhibition University of Alberta @ Gonzaga University |
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McCarthey Athletic Center Official Opponent Site : Alberta Golden Bears Live Stats: GameTracker |
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| November 2, 2009 6:00 PM PT |
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| TV: KHQ-NBC Radio: 1510 KGA |
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| Probable starters: | ||
| Scott Leigh | PG | Demetri Goodson |
| Kenneth Otieno | SG | Steven Gray |
| Harvey Bradford | SF | Matt Bouldin |
| Jordan Baker | PF | Elias Harris |
| Jamaal Bucknor | C | Robert Sacre |
Well here we go Zag fans!!! The 2009-10 season is upon us. EDZ and I will be here for the duration of the game chatting so please feel free to join us in the comments. The live thread on SB Nation is great as the comments auto-update without refresh so it'll be like a game chat. We look forward to hearing your thoughts!
GO ZAGS!!!
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My guess at the starting 5
PG- Goodson
SG- Bouldin
SF- Gray
PF- Harris
C- Sacre
6th- Poling
7th- Gibbs
8th- GJ
9th- Arop
Final 4 or bust
Thanks
Got the radio portion and heard your interview! Good job, Guys. Will be up all night reading and listening. Again thanks for helping me have the chance to listen.
No problem
Hope you liked the radio segment…..no hard feelings on my Bouldin comments? :)
Final 4 or bust
Good news
I’m really hoping to hear some big things about how Poling plays….however, I just never can take too much from a game against this type of competition in an exhibition setting
Final 4 or bust
i just get that 'your game is loading' screen and it never loads
by James Buchanan on Nov 2, 2009 5:52 PM PST up reply actions
Interesting
I usually get a feed…but they have been really cracking down on illegal feeds for like NFL and European soccer games
Final 4 or bust
that could be why
ive only tried with colts games
by James Buchanan on Nov 2, 2009 5:55 PM PST up reply actions
No surprise
They have got really good at cutting down the live feeds….that is why I was unable to watch Spags get bathed in gatorade
Final 4 or bust
Andy
Watch him around the ball! One of the things that I loved about him in HS was his presence around the ball. He’s a smart player and just seems to get in the mix all the time. Let me know how he does, thanks.
Does he use his height
to make up for his lack of athleticism? My biggest fear is a Sean Mallon clone
Final 4 or bust
No Sean
It’s hard to explain except to say he’s a smart player.
Glad to hear
My understanding is that his game is much more geared towards the paint and playing with his back to the basket as well. I really think that he will be pushed hard for minutes next year by Dower
Final 4 or bust
Sam will be scary good
Once he puts on muscle and continues to refine his game. He is a natural scorer in the post and runs the court stunningly well for a big guy
Final 4 or bust
High Post
Something that hasn’t been mentioned is he’s really good around the high post. I don’t know how that fits into GU’s offense this year but he passes really well of of that position also.
Could be a great weapon
especially with a guy like Bouldin who can be so effective posting up his defender. If Rob can get steady position and finish quickly as well, that could be a great weapon
Final 4 or bust
Sacre has to start
He has too much size not to be out there….but I agree that he really needs to prove something early in the season
Final 4 or bust
Any luck with tv or radio feeds?
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by Zach Bell on Nov 2, 2009 5:52 PM PST via mobile reply actions
Love this quote from Gottleib today
“Good luck finding “home” teams for the West Region. Washington has great guards, but does not shoot it all that well and will miss Jon Brockman. Cal is solid, sound and has very good but not great wings, and is limited inside. Gonzaga is Gonzaga, but in truth, is rebuilding somewhat."
I just love the expectations this program has every year nationally
Final 4 or bust
playing solid though
has a nice fast break dunk of a steal and should have 2 blocks but one was called a foul
that would be my guess
gray brought the ball up a lot the year before meech got here
by James Buchanan on Nov 2, 2009 6:20 PM PST up reply actions
Jitters
This is normal. Surprised at Will’s quick entry into the game. Would’ve expected Andy or Sam, oh well!
Shots?
Are we playing “D”? Doesn’t sound like we’re in their face yet?
Interesting to see Olynyk and Arop
Looks like they may be ahead of Gibbs and Poling in the rotation
Final 4 or bust
Manny
Things are already changing on the radio with Manny.
I thought we would see an improvement in defense
But we are allowing this team to shoot the ball without doing a great job of contesting the jumpers
Final 4 or bust
Sorry I'm late
I was putting together a 6th grade team of domination at the old St. Anne’s
Sounds like bad things are happening
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harris
was all over the place on D…took a charge didnt get called, got right back up and stole the ball, dower followed nicely to put it back in with two hands
The young guys just provided a great spark
Love seeing Dower, Harris, and Arop put together this type of spark
Final 4 or bust
Steven gray's really 2-8?
ugh
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Not many assists so far
I’m I missing something on the radio? What it sounds like is a lot of individuals to the hoop,not finishing and no second pass.
couldn't have been better timing
kelly just had an extremely nice bounce pass to bouldin on the baseline
cool to see kelly is 2-2!
I’d love to see him contribute
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olynyk seems active
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i'd be happy if matt never shot three's
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to the hoop
that’s where he excels
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poling in?
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i feel like i'm so behind
all zag games should be national TV!!!!
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are you watching?
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reading some play by play in a chat room
second 10 min sound like they went a lot better than the 1st ten minutes
by James Buchanan on Nov 2, 2009 6:53 PM PST up reply actions
no doubt
oh well. i guess we’ll pray for miss. valley state and definitely michigan state!
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so true
Im really hoping this will be the only one that is televised only in Spokane
Final 4 or bust
wow i just noticed sam dower's line
looks impressive
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good to hear he's been active
all in all a decent lookin half.
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that's huge.
especially since that was a big question mark last year. love that we’re hitting the boards.
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your favorite!
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I think he is
must be the non-signed picture
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Get used to it
I’ll bash Few a ton it’s pretty rough…
He was just workin on the press tonight though.
The freshman will see a lot of action this year
Definitely thought that Manny and Elias would see action, but it looks like Sam and Kelly are pushing for time as well
Final 4 or bust
That is awesome to hear
We all had kind of written Olynyk off as a redshirt but it’s nice to see his ability to contribute right now, even if it is just alberta
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I really need to see him play
I dont know stats I expected, but I just want to see how he runs the offense
Final 4 or bust
10-10, 36 points and 15 assists...
too much?
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elias on the board
that is very neat
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seems like matt's D has been stelllar
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that's how it looks
love that he’s continuing to be solid on defense
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Let me see him do that against
teams like Memphis, Cincinnati, Maryland, and Michigan St this season
Final 4 or bust
i'm willing to admit that he'll never do it against memphis
it’s obviously mental
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time to start pouring it on
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BTW
i would have sworn alberta was the golden bears and not the pandas.
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very true
but i thought the pandas may have been the women and men were golden bears. obviously i assume to muchh
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its a rough nickname
but canada can pull it off
by James Buchanan on Nov 2, 2009 7:15 PM PST up reply actions
i just texted kgb if there were pandas in canada.
thoughts?
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i would say yes
its the national animal. with canadas abundance of bamboo and warm weather, its an ideal place for pandas to live.
by James Buchanan on Nov 2, 2009 7:17 PM PST up reply actions
thanks for clearing it up
i hear it’s fun to hunt them as well
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yep
slow animals. its like hunting buffalo on oregon trail
by James Buchanan on Nov 2, 2009 7:21 PM PST up reply actions
panda's are the womens teams...
Bears are the mens..
how has Sacre looked?
confidence good and such? he’s the big question mark
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the box score
indicates that Sam Dower is playing very well, especially on the boards.
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Sam has been our best big
from everything the stats show, he has been the most productive big….and appears to have great chemistry with Manny
Final 4 or bust
That's huge
with Sam and Kelly playing so well…maybe we don’t redshirt anyone and just keep Will last on the bench. I’d still like one to redshirt
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Point guards
I’m not liking what I’m hearing. Is it different live? Looks like the ball will still have to go through Matt.
I've got full confidence in Meech
But yes, the offense will go through Matt and/or Steven. It has to. It’s hard for point guards to find a groove in these kind of games.
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just an update on Meech
he has been bringing the ball up a lot more in the second half…as opposed to doing pretty much nothing on the court
Grant appears to be struggling
if he is turnover prone then GJ has to be part of the rotation
Final 4 or bust
just gonna say the same thing
i was hoping for more. andy as well. kind of been absent
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Will Foster
congrats on the free education
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I was about to say the same thing
He is so smart with the ball and appears to have the basketball IQ to know when to attack and when to work the offense
Final 4 or bust
I'm just so mad i can't watch it's crazy
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maybe i will
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great life decision
i would help you move in
by James Buchanan on Nov 2, 2009 7:29 PM PST up reply actions
that'd be lovely
burn down 304, rebuild it and paint it all purple
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with a big panda on the front door
or shape the front door like a panda
by James Buchanan on Nov 2, 2009 7:32 PM PST up reply actions
I feel like you have forgotten
the hatred you have for the city and the months you spent complaining about how miserable it was
Final 4 or bust
Manny
His name is being called on the radio in everything that is happening. Steals, rebounds screens, scoring assists……..wow!
have you found a new favorite, mike?
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Manny is a much better passer
then I had anticipated. I knew he could score and rebound, but it appears he is doing a good job of finding the open man
Final 4 or bust
his pass to andy
was a great animation on gametracker. i hope it’s true
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yep!
rebounding has been huge tonight!
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Incredible
but somehow I am not surprised because he has done this against every level of competition he has faced
Final 4 or bust
Definitely seems like manny and sam have a knack for rebounding
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lots and lots of missed shots
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hopefully next week we just work on all free throws and no 3's
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it's going to be hard
naming a ‘freshman’ of the game. everyone has impressed.
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I think i'd probably say kelly
i just had no idea what to expect but Sam is close. I expected big things from Elias and Manny. They are must haves.
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Manny
Manny for sure. But the biggest surprise for me without seeing him would be KO.
GJ shooting 3's
why, why, why.
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GJ should shoot less then Meech did last season
He has one of the uglier looking shots I’ve seen in awhile, and if he wants to play regular minutes, he needs to focus on attacking and kicking out to open shooters
Final 4 or bust
he's shooting alot right now
had a really nice lob from just inside halfcourt to harris though. Harris didn’t slam it in, but a nice little touch off the glass. Fun to see that play from two fresh
I'm also very happy
there has only been nine turnovers. with all these new guys, i expected much more
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Where the heck is BullDad?
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In regards to Sam and Kelly
we need to remember how well Andy played in the exhibition game last year. I’m not ready to assume these two can produce this well against upper-tier competition
Final 4 or bust
That would be best for the future
If we could somehow redshirt both, it would setup for some of the most talented teams in Gonzaga history in the coming years
Final 4 or bust
Can Will eat up minutes?
and is Andy good enough? that’s what worries me.
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Will and Andy are the key to this team
If they can eat minutes and just provide depth it would be such a luxury
Final 4 or bust
Foster's offense
hasn’t looked of improved other than one nice up and under reverse….I think he blacked out shortly after that
lol
probably. he’s always good for one. i’ve tried to enjoy will. i really have.
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Good point
I just like big lefties
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You may be right
But there are some guys just just plain got it……………..and they might!
I certainly agree
But I think that the coaches need to consider the long term gain in redshirting both Sam and Kelly
Final 4 or bust
who knows really
common sense would say no on GJ but I just don’t know.
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Depends on Grant
if Grant can be a steady back up point guard option, then it could maybe happen. However, I would assume that GJ will play his way into the rotation
Final 4 or bust
That's a million dollar question
Couple things working against him…first, his ankle is obviously hurting and second he hasn’t played organized basketball in a long time. He will need time to learn the offense and adjust to american basketball. we have to be patient though.
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8th or 9th in the rotation
He is talented, but he has never played with a group where he wasn’t the best player. It will take time for him to adjust and remember what it’s like to play in a system
Final 4 or bust
In order
my guess for the redshirt situation….and I think at least one guy will for sure, and possibly two
1- Olynyk
2- Dower
3- Vilarino
Final 4 or bust
Sam in double digits on 5-8
WAY above expectations.
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Would like to see Manny sit the rest of the night
This team can’t afford any of his tendinitis acting up
Final 4 or bust
thanks for stopping by
appreciate it.
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our offensive rebounding is blowing my mind
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i know they are small but it's still awesome
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Love how active this group is
This will piss you off….but it reminds me of the Trail Blazers. Few can bring in an entire second unit and not have much of a fall off….such a great luxury
Final 4 or bust
good point
hopefully Poling can be birdman-esque
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basically another coach
GREAT in the locker room
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Sadly
it appears that baseball might not end tonight
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it wont matter
spring training starts next week
by James Buchanan on Nov 2, 2009 7:52 PM PST up reply actions
Has anyone ever seen a guard rebound the way Manny does?
I can’t think of any comparisons
Final 4 or bust
can't think of anyone...not ever in a zag uniform at least
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pietrus?
love that man so much
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i wish he played an ounce of defense
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apparently hart and stockton will both provide quality minutes at some point
hart is a big boy
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:(
that’s mean
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i might
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Final Four here we come!
eh. maybe not
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sounds like the makings of a road trip
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f that
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we may need it
does it work well in portland?
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welp, we're still 0-0 but got a game under our belt
thanks to everyone for stopping by!
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