Hager
continued from page 9
hold this year’s tournament. The oth
er — Stanford’s Mike Montgomery —
has been quiet of late.
That, however, does not matter, as
eight schools — the required
amount to consent to play in the
tournament — decided it was time
to extend the season.
Of course, if the men’s side hadn’t
agreed to the tournament, then the
women’s version would have never
happened. And what a shame that
would have been, especially after wit
nessing the great play of last weekend.
Not only did the Ducks supplant
themselves as a possibility of having
an NCAA Tournament bid thrown
their way — even after a so-so season
— Oregon State, Stanford and Ari
zona State all laid foundations for a
strong postseason experience.
For the Ducks and Beavers, those
experiences may come in the form of
the Women’s National Invitation
Tournament, but that’s still a good
representation for the conference.
And Stanford, which many be
lieved was unbeatable, received a
wake up call from Arizona State in
the women’s championship game
Monday. But it’s probably the best
thing that could have happened to
Stanford. After sweeping through the
Pac-10, the Cardinal are blood thirsty
once again and should go into the Big
Dance with a new sense of life.
The trick now will be sustaining the
tournaments in the coming seasons.
The men’s version will become
synonymous with Los Angeles, at
least until the 2006 season. The con
ference agreed to a contract with the
Staples Center to become partners for
the tournament, and a gut feeling tells
me that contract will be extended to
the seasons after that.
The folks that ran the women’s tour
nament at McArthur Court should be
commended for hosting a great set of
games, but the decision to play next
season in San Jose, Calif., could not
have been any more right on.
Compaq Center at San Jose is a
grand facility, emblazoned with mar
ble everywhere the eye can see, and
the entrance to the building is breath
taking. But what is more important re
gards the fact that it is a modern, 21st
century arena, and is one of the finest
on the West Coast.
Unlike Mac Court, which had a
problem fitting 10 teams and person
nel into its space, the San Jose building
has that taken care of. It was built with
tournaments like the Pac-10 in mind,
and will be a boon to the future of the
women’s basketball in the conference.
With Fox Sports Net most likely in
tow for the next few years, women’s
basketball will be put on the map, and
schools like Arizona State and Wash
ington — and perhaps even the Ducks
— will become household names.
When it comes right down to it, the
Pac-10 Tournaments are more about
promoting the game and its players
than making money. At least that’s the
way it should be.
E-mail sports reporter Hank Hager
at hankhager@dailyemerald.com.
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continued from page 9
people’s minds that the Ducks are
a worthy Pac-10 champion.
Oregon was back to running its
style of play, once scoring nine
straight points off four straight
steals and fast break baskets. The
Ducks were also playing a much
more aggressive defense than they
had been in the first half.
“We just played the way we
did all year in the second half,”
Kent said.
For the Huskies (11-18,5-13), it
was a second half funk that ended
their downtrodden season, but
they did feel encouraged with the
way they played against Oregon
in the first half.
“This team didn’t quit on any
thing, we kept fighting and gave
ourselves another chance to play,
which unfortunately does now
end,” Washington head coach
Bob Bender said.
The Huskies entered the game
with a lot of confidence after split
ting the regular season with Ore
gon. They had been telling the me
dia all week how excited they were
to play the Ducks, which, in turn,
gave Oregon extra motivation.
“We knew they wanted to play
us,” Jones said. “We wanted to
play them too. We haven’t
shown them our best game and
wanted to show them what kind
of team we are.”
“We all read what they said in
the paper,” Jackson said. “I feel
that they’re not going to talk as
much now.”
But there will still be comments
in today’s newspapers to take no
tice of and, this time, it’s coming
from USC’s direction. After the
Trojans dismantled the Cardinal
Thursday, Pac-10 Player of the
Year Sam Clancy made a strong
statement about his team’s desire
to beat Oregon tonight.
“They stole two from us,” Clancy
said of Oregon’s two victories over
USC this season. “They stole two.
And we’re coming to get one back. ’ ’
Consider the Ducks up for the
challenge, with the winner ad
vancing on to Saturday after
noon’s Pac-10 Tournament title
game at 3 p.m. on CBS.
“We like the match-up with
SC,” Kent said. “We understand
the way they play.”
E-mail assistant sports editor Jeff Smith
at jeffsmith@dailyemerald.com.
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continued from page 9
scoring just two points. But in the
second half, he was back to being
his usual self and wowing the
Staples Center with one-handed
block shots and a thundering
breakaway dunk.
“Freddie’s a catalyst of this
team and even though he is sick,
he came out and played hard,
still making unbelievable plays,”
point guard Luke Ridnour said.
‘Quotable’
Luke Jackson on his dunk in
the second half that ended with
him falling hard on his back: "“I
think my pride is hurting a little
bit more than my back.”
Mark Michaelis on his long
range three-pointer that banked
in from the top of the key,
prompting Michaelis to run
down the floor in laughter: “I’d
rather be lucky than good.”
Jones on his reaction to not being
named Pac-10 Player of the Year:
“My reaction is I got a Pac-10
championship. I’m happy.”
Washington sophomore Doug
Wrenn on whether or not he’ll be
returning to the Huskies or leav
ing early for the NBA: “A lot of
people say I could come out early
and be a solid pick. But I could
probably come out early next
year and be a lottery pick.”
USC’s Brandon Granville, after
his Trojans crushed Stanford, on
the conference tourney: “It’s one
game elimination. We’re trying to
win the Pac-10 Tournament since
we didn’t win the regular season
championship.”
USC plays regular season
champ Oregon at 6 p.m. today.
E-mail assistant sports editor Jeff Smith
at jeffsmith@dailyemerald.com.
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