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Tyson Alger's avatar

They’ll let just about anyone onto this platform…

Congrats John. Looking forward to reading.

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Forrest Lamb's avatar

He also has the development of his young bigs and a terrific recruiting class coming in next year to look forward to. Sometimes it just doesn't go your way, just ask Coach K.

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Carol Swanson's avatar

Good column, John. Hope you will do a similar analysis of the Duck women's basketball team.

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Dennis Reed's avatar

Good job John! The Ducks Will be Back!

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Kyle's avatar

A monster class coming in next year...this is a blip on the radar. We'll be back in 2023.

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Len Kowalski's avatar

John, Thanks for seeing clearly and pragmatically. Coach is a winner and court leadership struggles. The Bigs are getting there and Dante steadily improved on a weak wheel. Weight room time and new faces, hopefully with 2 years availability may be the new normal. There are a host of teams still on the bubble with high grade efficiency lower then the Ducks. Getting to NYC can be a springboard to opportunities coming to Eugene and contributing to “What’s Next”?

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Fred H's avatar

Looking forward to your fist full of facts at 5 on your radio show!

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John Canzano's avatar

Oh, that's good. Really good. I'm using that.

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Fernando Valenzuela's avatar

If I never see De'vion Harmon, and his standard 50 missed layups per game, or his incessant, poor imitations of Curly Neal until the shot clock expires, it will be too soon

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Oldcrankydude's avatar

I am glad to see you away from the Borigonian and on your own. Well written and the Ducks are still more fun than the Blazers right now.

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DEANNA OUELLETTE's avatar

Haha. I call it the Snoregonian 🥱

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Josiah Hart's avatar

To be a great college basketball team you either need a constant rotation of elite 5 star players or an experienced cohesive team that has played together for a few years. Oregon is somewhere stuck in the middle right now. The past few years they have recruited well, but they have mostly been high 4 star and low five star players or grad transfers who think that they are better than they are. They stick around for a year to display their athleticism and hog the ball just to leave early and go undrafted where they never amount to anything.

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John Canzano's avatar

Good assessment.

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Mark Kearns's avatar

Nice to still have a platform to read your articles!

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John Canzano's avatar

I'm not going anywhere. Excited for this. Thanks for reading.

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Webducks's avatar

Thanks John, really enjoy your insights and perspective.

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John Canzano's avatar

thanks for being here.

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Brad Weekly's avatar

Happy to see you still in the game, JC. Keep the columns coming!

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John Canzano's avatar

I will be right here. Thank you!

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Jack Folliard's avatar

John - tried to subscribe but got this error message: Jack

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Vincent L's avatar

I got the same message. Will try again later.

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John Canzano's avatar

Issue solved. Appreciate you both.

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Vincent L's avatar

Done 😊 Looking forward to reading your work here!

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Chris Hoem's avatar

Congrats on your new venture! I look forward to articles about Oregon State athletics. I’d say don’t bother writing about the pathetic basketball team. But more worth your time & our attention are articles on rise of Reser Stadium & OSU football & the dominance of Beav’s baseball & to me a likely run this season to Omaha.

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John Canzano's avatar

Appreciate you. I’ll write all things in our region and sometimes beyond

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DuckNDawg's avatar

Inconsistent guard play and "dumb" play by bigs doomed this team to B- mediocrity. I know that the portal has been Altman's friend, but I really hope he can target & develop some high schoolers who might stay and play well a while.

Glad to see John on his next journey. I enjoy the Truth in written word and on the airwaves.

Ken in Portland out...

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John Canzano's avatar

Thanks Ken

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