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I'm not worrying too much, I quite enjoy seeing WKU starters get back in the game.

What an answer by WKU.

Keep it up WKU!

Considering UAB's shaky play down the stretch, and WKU's bigs...do we really want WKU instead of UAB?

(03-10-2016 03:01 PM)ODUalum78 Wrote:  Considering UAB's shaky play down the stretch, and WKU's bigs...do we really want WKU instead of UAB?

should we win today (disclaimer)....yes. Its now a truly neutral court.

(03-10-2016 03:01 PM)ODUalum78 Wrote:  Considering UAB's shaky play down the stretch, and WKU's bigs...do we really want WKU instead of UAB?

I get your concern. The answer is yes. We do not want to play UAB in Birmingham.

Norton is a better defender than Evans.

(03-10-2016 03:01 PM)ODUalum78 Wrote:  Considering UAB's shaky play down the stretch, and WKU's bigs...do we really want WKU instead of UAB?

UAB is a better team and would have a home game. Western Kentucky was barely a .500 team. They are very little outside of Justin Johnson.

Not to mention wku would be playing their third game in 3 days against our very physical defense.

Let's get past La. Tech and then we can worry about that!

Anyone's tournament now, fellas! Down goes UAB!

I said before that I think any of the top 5 can win it, thats still true, imo. I don't see Charlotte, WKY, or UTEP wining it, but I could see any of the others.

(03-10-2016 03:17 PM)Gilesfan Wrote:  I said before that I think any of the top 5 can win it, thats still true, imo. I don't see Charlotte, WKY, or UTEP wining it, but I could see any of the others.

well...except for the #1 seed. they can't win it.

Wow... for the first time in forever. We are playing in a Conference Tournament on a neutral floor!

Need to finish off LaTEKK

Semi-Final game tomorrow against WKU. Two down, two to go!

GO MONARCHS!!!

(03-10-2016 11:03 AM)paintedblue2 Wrote:  In the Brandan Stith thread, ODU_NYG said that he thinks ODU's next loss will be because our opponent gets hot from behind the arc. That got me wondering.

In ODU's last 5 games, which were wins over UTEP, UTSA, UNT, Rice, and FAU, each team has been held below their 3 pt. average for the season. UTEP -15.9%, UTSA - 18.5%, UNT - 2.9%, Rice - 29.4%, and FAU -7.6%. I didn't go over the entire season, but I think combined with the steady advantage on the glass, this kind of perimeter defense significantly negates the small amount of perimeter offense from ODU.

LT has hit .333% of their 3 point shots this season.

LT shoots 5-20 from three, -13% off season average. I do realize that three pt. defense is just one aspect of why ODU is on a roll.