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Washington vs. Stanford: Pac-10 Semifinal Game Thread

3 seed Washington vs. 7 seed Stanford
When: 8:30 PST
TV: FSN
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Here's your game thread for the late Pac-10 tournament game.  Watch not-Pac-10-player-of-the-year Quincy Pondexter and not-Pac-10-player-of-the-year Landry Fields go one-on-one to earn the chance to face Cal for an NCAA trip tomorrow.

Both conventional and unconventional wisdom dictate that Washington should cruise to victory.  They beat Stanford by 17 and 33 in the regular season and held Landry Fields below 20 points both times.  But everybody (me included) thought the Cardinal would fall easily to Arizona St., so who knows?  Kenpom says UW will win by 9 with 79% chance of victory.

Most are assuming that a UW win would safely put them into the field of 65, but they'll still want to win against Cal tomorrow to stay on the safe side.  And thank goodness Cal won, because I can relax and enjoy watching these two teams wear each other out before tomorrow's game.  I'll be pulling for UW, but getting a chance to go 3-0 on Stanford is pretty enticing...

Poll
Who are you rooting for?
Stanford, because I want another opportunity for Cal to beat the 'furd
61 votes
Washington
64 votes

125 votes | Poll has closed

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You can’t root for ‘Furd, that’s against the rules.

"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97

by atomsareenough on Mar 12, 2010 8:48 PM PST reply actions  

Wow

Leland Stanfurd was the founder of Pacific Life. Did not know that.

"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97

by atomsareenough on Mar 12, 2010 8:49 PM PST reply actions  

that caught my attention too.

by Cal '98 on Mar 12, 2010 8:51 PM PST up reply actions  

I’m rooting for like 6 OTs

"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97

by atomsareenough on Mar 12, 2010 8:58 PM PST reply actions  

Really?
Three minutes gone and it’s still 2-2?
Ugggggghhhhhhh. God.

Fire Starkey. You... complete me.

by since1997 on Mar 12, 2010 9:00 PM PST reply actions  

OMG four minutes and counting

Fire Starkey. You... complete me.

by since1997 on Mar 12, 2010 9:02 PM PST up reply actions  

Yay! 4-2 after 4 and a half minutes!

Fire Starkey. You... complete me.

by since1997 on Mar 12, 2010 9:02 PM PST up reply actions  

what an incredibly ugly game. first one to 6 wins

by need4jahvid on Mar 12, 2010 9:03 PM PST reply actions  

hahahaha

no fucking joke

Fire Starkey. You... complete me.

by since1997 on Mar 12, 2010 9:04 PM PST up reply actions  

besides not rooting for stanfurd, I’m not tempting the juju by demanding to play them one more time. I know how this script ends.

-kat

Member of the Lost Tribe of Mooch

by katster on Mar 12, 2010 9:05 PM PST reply actions  

Not this time

Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?

by Cugel on Mar 12, 2010 9:08 PM PST up reply actions  

That shot from Pondexter just summed up this game

The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS

by norcalnick on Mar 12, 2010 9:08 PM PST reply actions  

I’m too happy from beating fUCLA to watch any more B-ball, I feel it would detract from my joy right now.

Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?

by Cugel on Mar 12, 2010 9:09 PM PST up reply actions  

just dunk the ball…please!

by need4jahvid on Mar 12, 2010 9:08 PM PST reply actions  

’Furd has a chance to win it if they keep the score under 20.

"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97

by atomsareenough on Mar 12, 2010 9:14 PM PST reply actions  

They’ll win 20-18?

Am I known as Cugel the Clever for nothing?

by Cugel on Mar 12, 2010 9:17 PM PST up reply actions  

Uh-oh, ’Furd is down by FIVE now. That may just be insurmountable.

"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97

by atomsareenough on Mar 12, 2010 9:19 PM PST up reply actions  

LOL

can’t kick xtra points

Giants pitching coach Dave Righetti. "I treat Timmy differently from most pitchers: I leave him alone."

Bengie Molina: "I don't understand why they didn't want to commit to another year, with my numbers and my experience and things like that." Brain Sabean: "He's certainly welcomed back with open arms".

carp (paraphrased): "117 elements, and still no Stanfurdium"

by natteringnabob on Mar 12, 2010 9:19 PM PST up reply actions  

So ’furd has twice as many turnovers as field goals right now?

The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS

by norcalnick on Mar 12, 2010 9:25 PM PST reply actions  

yes

"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97

by atomsareenough on Mar 12, 2010 9:28 PM PST up reply actions  

I’ve never seen men’s basketball look so pathetic.

"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97

by atomsareenough on Mar 12, 2010 9:29 PM PST reply actions  

I’ve seen plenty of low scoring games, but at least in those games good defense had a role in the low scoring.

The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS

by norcalnick on Mar 12, 2010 9:32 PM PST up reply actions  

Hey

We can score.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 12, 2010 9:33 PM PST up reply actions  

Where do you fall on the trade/don’t trade Ellis debate, RRS?

The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS

by norcalnick on Mar 12, 2010 9:35 PM PST up reply actions  

Not RRS

but my two cents:

I kind of want to trade him, but I don’t trust the management to get any value in return – they would trade him just for the sake of trading him.

by Sharkbit12 on Mar 12, 2010 9:40 PM PST up reply actions  

I'll answer for him

DON’T TRADE ELLIS. One of the only exciting components of a team that has been ravaged by injuries and a style that lend itselfs to a bashing on the boards and the opponent’s place on the scoreboard, Monta Ellis is explosive and special. I don’t think he is a finished product and I certainly don’t think the backcourt tandem of Ellis and Curry is final product. I think this team can have both in the backcourt and be competitive if they can get a plus-rebounder and a lowpost scorer.

What did i tell you...didn't I say they would win? Yeah that's right I did didn't ? Wait.. what? They LOST?!?!?

by greenbean on Mar 12, 2010 9:40 PM PST up reply actions  

Ellis

To be honest with you, I think we need to move him. He’s an elite scorer, but his true shooting percentage is just around 52 percent. That’s not very good. Curry performs better without him on the court. The ball moves more. I want some size next to Curry at guard. Draft Evan Turner, get your big men healthy and I think this team is better off without Monta. When he was injured, I didn’t really miss him. I don’t think he adds much to this team.

At the end of the day, this is another issue within an issue. First, Cohan needs to sell the team. Next, we need a new head coach. After that, we can look at the talent and see who needs to stay or who needs to go.

The Ultimate Opportunist

by Rated-R Superstar on Mar 12, 2010 10:08 PM PST up reply actions  

this is like watching teen wolf’s bball team before he turned into a werewolf.

by need4jahvid on Mar 12, 2010 9:34 PM PST reply actions  

The game has turned from ugly to boring

"atomsareenough—cleaning up CGB one day at a time until we finally get that press pass." - Berkelium97

by atomsareenough on Mar 12, 2010 10:12 PM PST reply actions  

I abandoned basketball for The Soup. I don’t regret my decision

The #1 greatest threat to America: BEARS

by norcalnick on Mar 12, 2010 10:14 PM PST up reply actions  

Oooh, that is not a bad idea. I was struggling for what to watch on a Friday night. I had turned to reading the paper.

by Scootie on Mar 12, 2010 10:22 PM PST up reply actions  

Official, UW it is tomorrow.

by tmoran3020 on Mar 12, 2010 11:00 PM PST reply actions  

just got home from the game...

maybe the worst men’s basketball game I’ve ever been to. Except for a HUGE dunk by the UW center towards the end of the game, this game was sloppy and boring. Thankfully, the Cal victory was so sweet I could think about that and forget about the game i was watching…

by ucsdgoldenbear on Mar 13, 2010 1:14 AM PST reply actions  

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