• Have something to say? Register Now! and be posting in minutes!

Pac 12 basketball

TROJAN-MAN

Been around the block more times than the mailman
5,600
961
113
Joined
May 12, 2013
Location
Lake Havasu City
Hoopla Cash
$ 200.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Nice win by USC last night. 7th biggest come back in NCAA tournament history, biggest come back in the tourney by a PAC school and a nation leading 12th win in a game where they trailed by 10+ points.

Kind of a tough way to go through a season, but at least we know they never give up.



It's called fighting on my friend
 

jontaejones

Well-Known Member
3,904
739
113
Joined
Mar 4, 2014
Hoopla Cash
$ 149.32
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Kind of ironic that one of USC's better ooc wins was against SMU this year.

I actually didn't know that. That definitely counts as a good win. My bad...
 

Arizona_Sting

GoldMember
15,006
1,189
173
Joined
Jul 7, 2013
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona
Hoopla Cash
$ 811.96
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Congrats USC fans, big win against a very good SMU team.

I've said for a while now that USC is a scary team when they're on, very streaky and filled with talent. Wouldn't be surprised if they took Baylor down too.
 

Arizona_Sting

GoldMember
15,006
1,189
173
Joined
Jul 7, 2013
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona
Hoopla Cash
$ 811.96
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
I actually didn't know that. That definitely counts as a good win. My bad...

They also lost arguably their most important player in Boatwright for a stretch of 15+ games during which included wins over BYU and UCLA. Their OOC schedule was rather weak overall, but that SMU win earlier in the year was solid. I don't think they should've been in a play in game by any means.
 

jontaejones

Well-Known Member
3,904
739
113
Joined
Mar 4, 2014
Hoopla Cash
$ 149.32
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
They also lost arguably their most important player in Boatwright for a stretch of 15+ games during which included wins over BYU and UCLA. Their OOC schedule was rather weak overall, but that SMU win earlier in the year was solid. I don't think they should've been in a play in game by any means.

Well, it worked out for them, didn't it?

I wouldn't be surprised to see them beat Baylor either. They won't be underdogs by much.
 

Arizona_Sting

GoldMember
15,006
1,189
173
Joined
Jul 7, 2013
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona
Hoopla Cash
$ 811.96
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Well, it worked out for them, didn't it?

I wouldn't be surprised to see them beat Baylor either. They won't be underdogs by much.

Yeah, could be a close one. The key for USC is to get down by 12+ points, because as soon as they do they seem to start playing, lol.
 

dcZONAfan

Well-Known Member
2,942
135
63
Joined
Jan 3, 2014
Hoopla Cash
$ 100.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Yeah, could be a close one. The key for USC is to get down by 12+ points, because as soon as they do they seem to start playing, lol.
I think the key for USC is that Baylor sucks.
 

trojanfight

Well-Known Member
Supporting Member Level 3
4,671
695
113
Joined
Jul 22, 2013
Hoopla Cash
$ 1,000.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Imagine USC had they still had the 2 guys who declared for the draft and went undrafted. Playing times for others increased but those were some big losses on questionable decisions. Also lost a transfer to Marquette.
 

CCF151

Low flying fruit bat!
2,119
305
83
Joined
Jun 3, 2013
Location
PAC NW
Hoopla Cash
$ 2,000.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Imagine USC had they still had the 2 guys who declared for the draft and went undrafted. Playing times for others increased but those were some big losses on questionable decisions. Also lost a transfer to Marquette.
They clearly listened to the wrong people when making that decision. The Trojans might've been a 4-5 seed with them this year.
 

trojanfan12

R.I.P. Robotic Dreams. Fight On!
Moderator
80,954
34,933
1,033
Joined
Apr 17, 2013
Location
San Clemente, Ca.
Hoopla Cash
$ 16,709.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Yeah, could be a close one. The key for USC is to get down by 12+ points, because as soon as they do they seem to start playing, lol.

I learned early in the season to not change the channel when they get behind by double digits, even late.
 

trojanfan12

R.I.P. Robotic Dreams. Fight On!
Moderator
80,954
34,933
1,033
Joined
Apr 17, 2013
Location
San Clemente, Ca.
Hoopla Cash
$ 16,709.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
They clearly listened to the wrong people when making that decision. The Trojans might've been a 4-5 seed with them this year.

I was watching a game where during the very few minutes that I could take listening to him, Bill Walton kept saying that if those players had returned, USC could win the NC.

I think Bill was having an LSD flashback when he said that, but I do think we'd have been seeded much higher.
 

CCF151

Low flying fruit bat!
2,119
305
83
Joined
Jun 3, 2013
Location
PAC NW
Hoopla Cash
$ 2,000.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
I was watching a game where during the very few minutes that I could take listening to him, Bill Walton kept saying that if those players had returned, USC could win the NC.

I think Bill was having an LSD flashback when he said that, but I do think we'd have been seeded much higher.
I think Bill takes a tab of LSD during pre-game and another at half. That is the only explanation.
 

Arizona_Sting

GoldMember
15,006
1,189
173
Joined
Jul 7, 2013
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona
Hoopla Cash
$ 811.96
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Alright, we did our part tonight... now tomorrow we need the rest of the Pac to get it done. Let's go Trojans, Ducks and Bruins.

#Pac12FinalFour
 

CCF151

Low flying fruit bat!
2,119
305
83
Joined
Jun 3, 2013
Location
PAC NW
Hoopla Cash
$ 2,000.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Alright, we did our part tonight... now tomorrow we need the rest of the Pac to get it done. Let's go Trojans, Ducks and Bruins.

#Pac12FinalFour
If that happened I think I would die laughing at the rest of the nation.
 

Arizona_Sting

GoldMember
15,006
1,189
173
Joined
Jul 7, 2013
Location
Scottsdale, Arizona
Hoopla Cash
$ 811.96
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
If that happened I think I would die laughing at the rest of the nation.

As crazy as it sounds, now that Nova is out in SC's bracket if Duke goes down and the Trojans take Baylor down, then who the hell knows. UCLA and Oregon ovviously have enough talent to get there on their sides as well. Not saying it'll happen by any stretch, but wouldn't be shocked if we had 3 in the EE and 2 in the FF.
 

trojanfan12

R.I.P. Robotic Dreams. Fight On!
Moderator
80,954
34,933
1,033
Joined
Apr 17, 2013
Location
San Clemente, Ca.
Hoopla Cash
$ 16,709.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
As crazy as it sounds, now that Nova is out in SC's bracket if Duke goes down and the Trojans take Baylor down, then who the hell knows. UCLA and Oregon ovviously have enough talent to get there on their sides as well. Not saying it'll happen by any stretch, but wouldn't be shocked if we had 3 in the EE and 2 in the FF.

Baylor/USC should be interesting. The 2 teams are very similar in that they are long, athletic and fast. Imo, there are 2 key things that must happen for USC to win.

1.) We have to avoid long scoring droughts.

2.) We have to fall at least 10 points behind at some point in the game. lol
 

CatsTopPac

Well-Known Member
5,536
717
113
Joined
Aug 7, 2013
Location
USA
Hoopla Cash
$ 100.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Great fucking start Pac. Keep it going!

Special shout out to SC. You the real MVP.
 

trojanfan12

R.I.P. Robotic Dreams. Fight On!
Moderator
80,954
34,933
1,033
Joined
Apr 17, 2013
Location
San Clemente, Ca.
Hoopla Cash
$ 16,709.00
Fav. Team #1
Fav. Team #2
Fav. Team #3
Congrats to Baylor. Fun game too watch. Good luck to them the rest of the way.

As for my Trojans...one of the youngest teams in the country, weren't expected to do much in the PAC, weren't expected to even make the tournament, let alone, win a couple of games in it. I have no complaints.

Hopefully, everyone comes back. They have a chance to be pretty formidable next year.

Fight On!!
 
Top