WBB: Oregon @ Grand Canyon (Nov. 16, Thu 6 PM ESPN+)

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NOV 16 (THU) 6 PM
GRAND CANYON
PHOENIX, AZ
TV: ESPN+

[StevensTechU]

Is this a safe space for me to say this is a very losable game? Grand Canyon beat a ranked Saint Mary's team to kick off the year, and has been in the NCAA tourney 2 of the last 3 years, challenged top 3 seeds each time. GCU is hardly a real school, so underestimate a school that has no requirements at your own peril.

[GrandpaDuck]

Is this a safe space for me to say this is a very losable game? Grand Canyon beat a ranked Saint Mary's team to kick off the year, and has been in the NCAA tourney 2 of the last 3 years, challenged top 3 seeds each time. GCU is hardly a real school, so underestimate a school that has no requirements at your own peril.

Graves thinks it will be a tough one. I won't be watching because I don't have ESPN+.

[GrandpaDuck]

I'll add that height challenged teams with quick hands that shoot over 400 from 3 can present challenges for bigger teams they are not used to. I doubt Grace or Sloot practice much against 5-9 defenders. The first instinct is gosh I'll just post them up, but the little defenders are looking to deflect entry passes and for you to bring the ball down to their level to slap it away with quickness you're not use to.

The seemingly obvious advantage sometimes backfires until you adjust to what they can do.

[gogreen55]

Ducks lead by 7 going to the 4th quarter.

[Duck07]

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