Game-Time UGH!

In just about 24 hours there is going to be a collision of Pac-10 basketball heard around the world. Thw two giants of "The Best Basketball Conferance Around" are meeting head to head at Pauley Pavillion for the 981st GAME OF THE CENTURY (The last was technically the Michigan / Ohio State football game because they advertised that way but Boise State / Oklahoma was deemed after the fact)

Anyhow.........I give you





VS.


This game is going to have everything: Suspense, Speed, Shooting, Defense (at least from UCLA), and a butt load of transitions. The fast breaks are going to make the spectator feel like he was at a tennis match (okay..i don't know what I think of that metaphor).

Here's my breakdown.

Defense - UCLA
Offense - In general even
Inside - UCLA
Beyond the Arc - Oregon (If UCLA uses Roll more as an offensive unit than a body on the court. man this would be hard)
Rebounds - UCLA
Free Throws - Oregon
home court advantage - UCLA

Being at Pauley is going ot be a big deal for both teams. It's going to hurt Oregon as it helps UCLA. So here's my prediction. If UCLA get into foul trouble early, Oregon will be unstoppable. +5

If UCLA is able to play defense like it knows how and the officials let them play ball like they do. It's UCLA's game. You've all heard it before. Defense wins games. And when you're in a conferance like the PAC where defense is hard to come by, it's an easy win. +7

Yes I think it will be close...but now that I said that I jinxed it.
Well crap.. Here it is. UCLA by 15

Oh yeah..and there are some other games on tomorrow too.