Remember the movie "Bull Durham". Kevin Costner's Crash character is playing mentor to Tim Robbin's Nuke LaLoosh. The team is on a roll. On the bus trip after a victory, Nuke tells Crash something to the effect of winning is way better than losing. It was my first reaction once the Ducks put away UCLA in overtime last night. Not a very deep or thoughtful analysis, but dead on. After the misery of the past 5 games, getting that big, beautiful "W" was tremendous. Can't say enough about Matt Humphrey. Guy was sidelined for more than 2 months until a brief return at Cal last week. He's draining critical threes and dropping a couple of money free throws like he's in a mid-season groove. That's the kind of brass this team needs to get this mess turned around. Heading into the UCLA game, he'd played a total of 50 minutes and scored 16 points. In the victory he cranked out 15 in 21 minutes. Well done young man! I hate to harp, especially in the aftermath of an important win, but the Ducks need Tajuan Porter to accept his limitations. I know he made one nice drive and dish for a bucket, but for the most part, when he takes it inside, disaster looms. Blocked shots or terrible shots. This guy has tremendous value because he's an old school sniper who can shoot the lights out. He's just got to stay out of the paint and await his opportunities on the perimeter. The bottom line is a sweet, sweet victory.
How crazy is the Pac 10? Oregon is 3 & 5, tied for last place with Oregon State. Yet they're just 2 games behind Arizona who is in 2nd place! Nuts!
USC visits after turning in a horrible performance at Gill Colesium in a 51-45 defeat. Game time tomorrow afternoon is 3pm. I have a pair of tickets for the listener among you whose name we pick if you correctly email me the answer to the following at stevetannen@live.com
And don't be cute with the Cheryl Miller stuff, I'm talking men's hoops.
But who is the all time leading scorer in Trojan history?
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