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Western Michigan is 2-4 with only 1 D1 win against Central Arkansas. Losses are Oakland, Villanova, UTEP, and Boise

They only lost by 11 to Nova at Nova. Hope the Hawks come to play come Wednesday evening because true road games are difficult to win. And, they played us tough last year as I recall at Trask.

http://csnbbs.com/forum-488.html

Western Michigan has a forum on this site as well

Needless to say they are a little preoccupied with football this week

(11-27-2016 08:56 PM)billthebighawksfan Wrote:  They only lost by 11 to Nova at Nova. Hope the Hawks come to play come Wednesday evening because true road games are difficult to win. And, they played us tough last year as I recall at Trask.

There of WM losses were on neutral court in ESPN tourney in Charleston. Those were Villanova, UTEP and Boise St

Western Michigan Broncos
2015-16 Record vs D-I: 11-19 (7-11 MAC, 10th)
2015-16 RPI: 209
Returning Starters (3): Sr. G/F Tucker Haymond; Jr. G Thomas Wilder; Jr. C Drake LaMont
2016-17 Record vs. D-I: 1-4 (# 297 RPI)

With The Bronco football team sitting at 12-0 and ranked 13th nationally, it's easy to see why the fan attention has been diverted to this point in the basketball season. And to be fair, there hasn't been a lot going WMU's way so far in the basketball campaign for the fans to get excited about. Despite returning 3 starters from last year's squad, the team opened their season with four straight double-digit losses against D-I competition to start the season.

Still, there might be signs of hope. On Saturday, the Broncos defeated Central Arkansas 80-63. Junior center Drake LaMont was the star of the contest, posting a final line of 23 points on 8-14 shooting, 9 rebounds, and a block in 24 minutes of action. The 6-10 big man could give us fits down low. Meanwhile, junior scoring guard Thomas Wilder leads the team in scoring (15.2 ppg) and three point shooting (9-21, .429). Rounding out the returning core is Senior point guard Tucker Haymond, who is averaging 12.5 points, 4.8 assists and has a 2.4 assist/turnover ratio.

But the most exciting player on the team might be freshman forward Brandon Johnson. The 6-8, 225 lbs. Chicago product is already averaging double-digits (10.2 ppg) and leads the team in rebounding (6.7 rpg). Johnson has started all 6 games for the Broncos. The Broncos also have been going with 7-foot sophomore Seth Dugan in their starting lineup, with LaMont coming off the bench. Dugan is averaging 6.0 rebounds and has 4 blocks, but he also leads the team in turnovers, with 14, a likely reason why his minutes have been restricted to about 18 per contest.

Speaking of turnovers, WMU struggles in this department, giving the ball away 108 times this year (18.0 per game). This doesn't bode well for Steve Hawkins' squad, as the Seahawks are forcing opponents to turn the ball over at a clip of 18.2 per game. Also, while Wilder represents a perimeter threat for the Broncos, the rest of the team is shooting just .224 from beyond the arc.

Defensively, WMU is allowing teams to shoot a gaudy .473 from the field and .385 from beyond the 3-pt line. WMU has been able to use their size to outrebound opponents by a +2.0 margin, which is impressive given how many made shots opponents are making and how many the Broncos are missing. But they haven't been enforcers on the inside, with only 12 blocks as a team. The Seahawks shouldn't be afraid to get to the rim against the Broncos.

Our primary concern tomorrow night, in my view, will be Cacok staying out of foul trouble. Their big men may not be particularly talented, but height is height. Marcus Bryan would be giving up 3 inches to Drake LaMont and 5 inches to Seth Dugan if post duties get left up to him. That will greatly impede our rebounding capabilities, of course.

Cacok has the ability to dominate big men like these, but not Bryan.

Not sure if anyone has noticed, but CJ Gettys has started all six games for Rutgers (who by the way is 6-0) and he is averaging 9 points and 6 rebounds in about 21 minutes per game, while shooting 66% form the field and 75% from the line. We could have used his size against teams like Western Michigan, given how short our bench is of big guys.

(11-29-2016 01:29 PM)Seahawk33 Wrote:  Not sure if anyone has noticed, but CJ Gettys has started all six games for Rutgers (who by the way is 6-0) and he is averaging 9 points and 6 rebounds in about 21 minutes per game, while shooting 66% form the field and 75% from the line. We could have used his size against teams like Western Michigan, given how short our bench is of big guys.

We'll survive. CJ had graduated and moved on to a school that allows him to play in front of his family/friends several times this season (Big 10 road games near his hometown of Findlay, OH) without having to sit out a year. It was a no-brainer for him. Could we use him? Sure. But it's not as if we could have done anything to get him to stay.

Devontae can handle WMU's defense as long as he stays out of foul trouble. He's Top 50 in the nation in rebounding and has a pair of double-doubles to his name 6 games into his sophomore season. Rather than worrying about what we DON'T have in the post, I prefer to celebrate what we DO have: A monster who plays even bigger than his 6-8/6-9, muscular frame.

(11-29-2016 01:29 PM)Seahawk33 Wrote:  Not sure if anyone has noticed, but CJ Gettys has started all six games for Rutgers (who by the way is 6-0) and he is averaging 9 points and 6 rebounds in about 21 minutes per game, while shooting 66% form the field and 75% from the line. We could have used his size against teams like Western Michigan, given how short our bench is of big guys.

Drexel helped push his numbers. He scored 13 points and 9 boards against us with nearly his average for shooting and free throw percentage. Also keep in mind that the level of competition in the Scarlet Knight Showcase was not the greatest (Us, Niagara, North Texas, Hartford)

Our primary concern every game day/night will be busting a zone defense. Hopefully WMU doesn't play one. That would be the best case scenario.

(11-29-2016 03:26 PM)CoastGuardHawk06 Wrote:  Our primary concern every game day/night will be busting a zone defense. Hopefully WMU doesn't play one. That would be the best case scenario.

I'm not scared of any defense WMU chooses to operate out of. No matter what they've tried they've allowed teams to score on them basically at will, in every way possible.

And I'm not just talking about Villanova. I'm talking about Boise State (91 points, .593 FG %), UTEP (85, .587), Oakland (77, .431) and even NAIA Marygrove College (74, .390).

I'm sure our guys are tired, and WMU will try to "ugly this up" as much as possible. As a result it may end up a lot closer than I think it will. But even then we have the edge.

If I remember correctly, and I'm sure I do, WMU had a big man we couldn't handle down low. He was pretty much scoring at will until we put CJ in to body him. I think it actually won the game for us. I do think Cackok can get the job done. But he cannot get in foul trouble doing it. Could be a key to this game.

(11-29-2016 04:23 PM)SEA33HAWK Wrote:  If I remember correctly, and I'm sure I do, WMU had a big man we couldn't handle down low. He was pretty much scoring at will until we put CJ in to body him. I think it actually won the game for us. I do think Cackok can get the job done. But he cannot get in foul trouble doing it. Could be a key to this game.

That was Anthony Avery, who graduated last year. None of their current bigs are capable of doing what he could.

By no means should we take them lightly, but this is a game good teams win. Their weaknesses (particularly in the turnover department) play right into our strengths.

I am guessing their will be light attendance as their fanbase is probably in Detroit for the MAC football championship. A win gets WMU in the cotton bowl.

An issue here could be fatigue. The team landed back in Wilmington at 3:30 Monday morning. Some had an 8:00 class. Some others had a 9:00 class. Keatts wasn't sure how much they would be able to do at the afternoon practice. They flew back out late Tuesday afternoon. Hopefully they can shrug it off and come home with a W.

We are favored by 6.

I'm surprised we came back for 1 day

(11-30-2016 07:32 AM)solohawks Wrote:  I'm surprised we came back for 1 day

I mentioned that to the coach. And he reminded me that this is UNCW. I took that as they couldn't miss the classes.

(11-30-2016 07:36 AM)SEA33HAWK Wrote:  

(11-30-2016 07:32 AM)solohawks Wrote:  I'm surprised we came back for 1 day

I mentioned that to the coach. And he reminded me that this is UNCW. I took that as they couldn't miss the classes.

Which means to me we shouldn't be traveling 20+ men unnecessarily. But I appreciate the emphasis on class

(11-30-2016 07:57 AM)solohawks Wrote:  

(11-30-2016 07:36 AM)SEA33HAWK Wrote:  

(11-30-2016 07:32 AM)solohawks Wrote:  I'm surprised we came back for 1 day

I mentioned that to the coach. And he reminded me that this is UNCW. I took that as they couldn't miss the classes.

Which means to me we shouldn't be traveling 20+ men unnecessarily. But I appreciate the emphasis on class

I wholeheartedly agree. This is the kind of thing that separates us from schools that must not be named.