Heading into year 2, Dan Lanning has exited the "honeymoon" phase and with how the offseason has gone, he has set expectations understandably high for 2023. The defense has to improve, but there's another area or 2 that need to be a high priority for the Ducks to hit their ceiling in 2023.

On today's episode of Locked On Ducks, Spencer McLaughlin talks about the top priorities for the Ducks' head coach with Spring ball looming. One other thing for him to manage is incorporating new OC Will Stein into the team. What sorts of new things might he bring to Oregon's offense?

Dana Altman's team fell short for the second straight year of making the NCAA Tournament, and the biggest culprit (not a person) has become rather clear. Will Richardson has caught the ire of many Oregon Basketball fans as his play has declined, and it's not something we've recently seen from a Duck on the basketball court. What happened?

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