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Tip time at the Convo is 2:00PM. The game will be televised on Time Warner Cable Sports.

The Bobcats have lost three straight games and currently sit at 4-9 in MAC play, 9-15 overall.

So far, there is nothing about this game preview that I like. But, Elton Alexander predicted an OU turnaround a few times this year, so that makes me feel better. More important, the fact is that if Kent State is a true contender, the Flashes should go and take it to the Bobcats.

Maurice N'dour has put up some impressive numbers this season, leading the team in scoring and rebounding. 5'11 senior Javarez Willis and 6'6 sophomore Antonio Campbell have also had solid seasons for the Cats.

Ohio has not held a team under 60 during conference play. If the Flashes can find some offensive balance I like their chances.

Kent State 68
Ohio Univ. 57
Defense! Defense!

Ohio and #SaulBall pretty much suck. That said, it's still the Convo and will be a difficult game. Go get the win and come home 1 step closer to March.

Check out today's Lorain Morning Journal for an interesting article about the 20-0 Lorain Titans. The Titans are paced by KSU commit Devon Andrews.

http://www.morningjournal.com/sports/201...postseason

Let's pump the breaks here.

Bean Willis is not having a "solid" season, he's a huge reason why the team is bad. He can shoot a little, but he's also an unrepentant gunner with no offensive or defensive awareness. This team won't get any better until he and Taylor are gone.

Ohio is 3-3 at home in conference, including a loss to NIU. The Convo is far from an impenetrable fortress. Beating the Bobcats is simple: Pressure the guards. They can't handle it and don't know what to do.

(02-20-2015 12:37 PM)JSF Wrote:  Let's pump the breaks here.

Bean Willis is not having a "solid" season, he's a huge reason why the team is bad. He can shoot a little, but he's also an unrepentant gunner with no offensive or defensive awareness. This team won't get any better until he and Taylor are gone.

Ohio is 3-3 at home in conference, including a loss to NIU. The Convo is far from an impenetrable fortress. Beating the Bobcats is simple: Pressure the guards. They can't handle it and don't know what to do.

Glad to see you drop in JSF. Its hard to believe that for the 2nd straight year one of these two teams has a losing conference record heading into matchup number two. A wise man once told me, "Rob Senderoff will be fine, Kent State will be fine." Let me extend those sentiments to Saul Phillips and the Ohio University Bobcats. If it were easy as coming in, taking over a program and winning right away then Ball State would be the class of the league by now.

Having not watched the Bobcats play this season, with the exception of the game at the MAC Center, you must forgive my blunder.

Looking at statistics alone I was intrigued by a guard who has started 23 of 24 contests, leads the team in scoring average and assists and shoots 84% from the line.

That said, I certainly understand your frustration and can relate to watching the numbers lie.

(02-20-2015 08:35 AM)fallsdog Wrote:  Check out today's Lorain Morning Journal for an interesting article about the 20-0 Lorain Titans. The Titans are paced by KSU commit Devon Andrews.

http://www.morningjournal.com/sports/201...postseason

Shooting 70% - Holy ISH.

(02-20-2015 12:57 PM)fallsdog Wrote:  A wise man once told me, "Rob Senderoff will be fine, Kent State will be fine." Let me extend those sentiments to Saul Phillips and the Ohio University Bobcats. If it were easy as coming in, taking over a program and winning right away then Ball State would be the class of the league by now.

Sure. I have 100% confidence in Saul. This is just an ugly transition year, so far as I'm concerned. It happens.

Quote:Having not watched the Bobcats play this season, with the exception of the game at the MAC Center, you must forgive my blunder.

Looking at statistics alone I was intrigued by a guard who has started 23 of 24 contests, leads the team in scoring average and assists and shoots 84% from the line.

The thing with him, statistically, is he'll either go 6-8 or 1-9. One of those guys. But he's going to put them up either way.

Any update on Hall?

(02-20-2015 01:57 PM)dannyb73 Wrote:  

(02-20-2015 08:35 AM)fallsdog Wrote:  Check out today's Lorain Morning Journal for an interesting article about the 20-0 Lorain Titans. The Titans are paced by KSU commit Devon Andrews.

http://www.morningjournal.com/sports/201...postseason

Shooting 70% - Holy ISH.

His teammate, Naz Bohannon, 6'5" Soph. averaging 14.5ppg and 7.1rpg. Might be someone to keep an eye on too, especially if he grows a couple inches.

(02-20-2015 12:37 PM)JSF Wrote:  Let's pump the breaks here.

Bean Willis is not having a "solid" season, he's a huge reason why the team is bad. He can shoot a little, but he's also an unrepentant gunner with no offensive or defensive awareness. This team won't get any better until he and Taylor are gone.

Ohio is 3-3 at home in conference, including a loss to NIU. The Convo is far from an impenetrable fortress. Beating the Bobcats is simple: Pressure the guards. They can't handle it and don't know what to do.

Good evaluation of my Bobcats. Willis is having a bad year. Yes if he gets hot as against Akron and Eastern he can be tough but more often then not he is throwing up bricks after only about 5 seconds off the shot clock with nobody to rebound. The assessment of pressuring the guards is correct. Willis is guilty of constant turnovers, Taylor not as bad but not good. They have trouble under pressure late in the game just getting the ball inbounds. The bigs aren't bad but the guards never get the ball to them down low so they wind up taking too many threes themselves. Except when they try to drive the basket and more often then not get called for traveling. Quite frankly I have seen better guard play in d3 this year then anything in Athens. Axelrod at Ohio Wesleyan is certainly better then Ohio's guards. You will win this easily. Now if they would just postpone the game till tomorrow so I can get down there. TV game though so that is not happening.

(02-20-2015 05:03 PM)bball4me Wrote:  Any update on Hall?

Cleared to play limited minutes based on conditioning.

Weather in SEO is pretty bad; most of the area under a level 2 snow emergency. Attendance won't be great.

(02-20-2015 05:03 PM)bball4me Wrote:  Any update on Hall?

http://www.recordpub.com/sports/2015/02/...-to-action

(02-21-2015 10:58 AM)JSF Wrote:  Weather in SEO is pretty bad; most of the area under a level 2 snow emergency. Attendance won't be great.

Perfect!

(02-21-2015 10:35 AM)davepi2 Wrote:  

(02-20-2015 12:37 PM)JSF Wrote:  Let's pump the breaks here.

Bean Willis is not having a "solid" season, he's a huge reason why the team is bad. He can shoot a little, but he's also an unrepentant gunner with no offensive or defensive awareness. This team won't get any better until he and Taylor are gone.

Ohio is 3-3 at home in conference, including a loss to NIU. The Convo is far from an impenetrable fortress. Beating the Bobcats is simple: Pressure the guards. They can't handle it and don't know what to do.

Good evaluation of my Bobcats. Willis is having a bad year. Yes if he gets hot as against Akron and Eastern he can be tough but more often then not he is throwing up bricks after only about 5 seconds off the shot clock with nobody to rebound. The assessment of pressuring the guards is correct. Willis is guilty of constant turnovers, Taylor not as bad but not good. They have trouble under pressure late in the game just getting the ball inbounds. The bigs aren't bad but the guards never get the ball to them down low so they wind up taking too many threes themselves. Except when they try to drive the basket and more often then not get called for traveling. Quite frankly I have seen better guard play in d3 this year then anything in Athens. Axelrod at Ohio Wesleyan is certainly better then Ohio's guards. You will win this easily. Now if they would just postpone the game till tomorrow so I can get down there. TV game though so that is not happening.

Bean is 6th in the MAC in scoring, 8th in FG%, 10th in 3pt%, 13th in assts and 13th in A/T. I agree that he has holes in his game but saying he's a huge reason why the team is having a bad season is a bit over kill. There's plenty of blame to go around.

Any reason for why it isn't on 640?

According to the blackout map on ESPN3 this game isn't blacked out in NEO. That just made my day.

Not a bad start. Both teams are cold. Keep the offensive possessions under control.

Game was blacked out for me on ESPN3 so I tethered my computer to my phone and can watch the game.

Setty is back on the floor. Good, very good.