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Game 1 vs Club Nestre is today, and Ted Alexander is live-tweeting what's happening. Currently it looks like it's 42-24 Monarchs. Some of the tweets I found interesting.

Quote:Ted Alexander ‏@TedAlexanderodu
Deion Clark hits the 3. Monarchs transition offense is cooking#odusports

Quote:Ted Alexander ‏@TedAlexanderodu
ODU turning good defense into steals and points. 17-7 in the first of four quarters#odusports

Quote:Ted Alexander ‏@TedAlexanderodu
News: Richard Ross wearing a cast on right wrist after fracturing it in practice in Norfolk.#odusports

Quote:Ted Alexander ‏@TedAlexanderodu
Starters Wright, Bacote, Clark, Hill, Larson.#odu

Quote:Bacote, Painter, Pimentel, Hill, Palmore start second half.#odusports

Quote:Ted Alexander ‏@TedAlexanderodu
68-31 with 3 to go in the 3rd. Monarchs swarming on defense and sharing on offense.#odusports

That sounds like the BT scratch your head starting lineups to start a season. That's good though he's getting to see lots of configs of all the new guys early.

Sounds like some good stuff... except that wrist fracture.

(08-16-2012 01:42 PM)Cr8n Wrote:  That sounds like the BT scratch your head starting lineups to start a season. That's good though he's getting to see lots of configs of all the new guys early.

Sounds like some good stuff... except that wrist fracture.

at least the wrist injury is now vs. Oct or something (if you're looking for the bright side).

that is an interesting lineup...I've done little research, but how good are the teams that we're playing against supposed to be?

p.s.... 80-33 us at the end of the 3rd. So, we that good ya think or they that bad? =]

(08-16-2012 01:49 PM)ODU_NYG Wrote:  at least the wrist injury is now vs. Oct or something (if you're looking for the bright side).

that is an interesting lineup...I've done little research, but how good are the teams that we're playing against supposed to be?

True true... but it doesn't say which wrist. The fact that he's playing sounds like not his shooting hand. From experience I have to wear a wrist brace to play basketball at this point in my life. Too much "carpel tunnel" and tenosinovitus or whatever the hell the doc told me I've developed. And no matter how much I practiced it has changed the way I have to shoot and its hard to undo life long form. I can't imagine it'd be easy even at his young age.

Who said Ross is playing ?? His wrist is broken from the reports I have seen.

Oh oops I thought I read his name in the starting lineup

Quote:Ted Alexander ‏@TedAlexanderodu
It's over in Senna Comasco in Italy. Monarchs win 92-40. #odusports

Dang. I wish I could find something on Club Nestre, I wonder how good of a team they are. Sounds like Painter and Batten had a great game.

I found their wikipedia page. Won the Italian national championships back in 1942 and 43!

Sounds like they played a Virginia Beach YMCA team. Either way... awesome experience and time to see them gel.

Yeah...looks like it's actually Club Mestre.

The men's team plays in the top Italian league. No idea if they played them or a younger squad.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reyer_Venezia_Mestre

Here's a recap/boxscore + brief video of game 1:

http://www.odusports.com/sports/m-baskbl...12aaj.html

Man Painter is a beast. First time I've really seen him (don't really remember him standing out while watching NCSU in the NCAA's). I could easily see him having a Frank kind of season.

Is Ambrose Mosely not on the trip or did he not play (which I can't imagine)?

Yikes--our FT shooting was bad., less than 50%.

our FT shooting hasn't been good for 10 years. I have found its better to embrace it. then its like a reward when one of our players makes two in a row.

Any news on how they did in their 2nd game in Rome?

84-42.

Found this pic of the team. http://instagram.com/p/OfWeQxNIq_/

ODU defeated Orvieto 84-42. Donte Hill lead the way with 19. Palmore had 14 and 3 assts., Pimentel with 11, Painter had 10 pts. and 12 boards. Larsen with 3 blocks,12 boards.

The Monarchs are next in action in Athens on the 22nd., and 23rd.

Anton 12 rebounds...........dutch boy taking a paint brush to whitewash the boards..............!

(08-18-2012 10:31 PM)ODUsmitty Wrote:  Anton 12 rebounds...........dutch boy taking a paint brush to whitewash the boards..............!

Larsen's danish.

With 12 rebounds, I'd say he's a "Great Dane".