While Luckeyone leads the debate over the zone defense, we now officially enter the final third of the MAC regular season.

First up: Ohio.

Despite the loss of Campbell, Ohio has managed to play .500 ball in hid absence.

Ohio was always to be a very good team with Campbell, Simmons, Kaminsky, etc.

I have no idea how this game will turn out.

Ohio is a must-win, or else this season is probably DOA. We can't lose four home games in a row...that would be devastating.

They are still a pretty good team without Campbell, and we are reeling. Not feeling too optimistic, but I can't forget how lost they looked against the zone in the 2nd half of our game in Athens. Hopefully they don't watch Ball State's game tape.

I say Ohio wins by 10.

(02-13-2017 11:44 AM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  I say Ohio wins by 10.

If you (or a friend) were in Vegas you could have Ohio +1 point.

EMU is a 1 point favorite tonight at home...

http://www.vegasinsider.com/college-bask...las-vegas/

Ohio is 4-4 over their last 8 games. 4 losses on Tuesday night, 4 wins on the weekends. With how in-consistent this team has been, I expect them to run out early, then fade down the stretch to keep the streak intact. Hope not though :)

I do expect a big game from Thompson tonight though. No particular reason than just a hunch. Good luck. Hope its an entertaining game.

Edit: Just read that Ohio has averaged just 54 points per game in Ypsilanti since 2008....

Ohio lost Campbell who may be the best player in the conference.

EMU lost Raven Lee (2nd leading scorer in Conference last year) for whatever reason.

We've lost a couple home games in a row. I don't see the swagger and confidence in EMU right now.

Time for Murphy to pull us out of the nose dive. I say we win some how because Murphy has got to be feeling a lot of pressure.

Missing this one, unfortunately. I don't think the lady-friend would be too happy if I made her watch a mediocre MAC team on Valentine's Day. Last time I missed a conference game in it's entirety, we beat Toledo at home. Maybe I'll change this team's fortunes! When you're 1-6 in your last 7, I guess anything can help.

This should be the Thompson/Steele show tonight. Let them dominate around the basket, and don't let Dartis/Kaminsky kill us from three, and we should be fine. Easier said than done, though.

(02-14-2017 12:13 PM)EagleSam Wrote:  Missing this one, unfortunately. I don't think the lady-friend would be too happy if I made her watch a mediocre MAC team on Valentine's Day. Last time I missed a conference game in it's entirety, we beat Toledo at home. Maybe I'll change this team's fortunes! When you're 1-6 in your last 7, I guess anything can help.

This should be the Thompson/Steele show tonight. Let them dominate around the basket, and don't let Dartis/Kaminsky kill us from three, and we should be fine. Easier said than done, though.

According to ESPN we are a 2 1/2 point fav.

Might be a bad game to miss, but enjoy Feb. 14, 2017.

Now up to 3 point fav.

The game has moved from (+10, Nickle's private line. Lol) to EMU by 1 and now up to 3.0.

I don't understand why the line has moved from -1 to - 3 today.

Big empty

Did I hear that today we are an EIGHT seed. Not, not good.

As everyone knows, #8 (if they win the opening round) faces #1, Akron. Ugh!!

(02-14-2017 06:56 PM)emu steve Wrote:  Did I hear that today we are an EIGHT seed. Not, not good.

As everyone knows, #8 (if they win the opening round) faces #1, Akron. Ugh!!

Don't the top 2 get byes

Lee playing tonight.

Damn, I wish we would learn how to pass the ball. We have players who control it for 5 - 10 seconds. Other teams pass it like it is hot potato.

Thompson going to get the t

Buzzer beater... Oops, still a half to go. Lol.

Nice play: JT4 tosses to an open Mangum for an open three!!

(02-13-2017 11:44 AM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  I say Ohio wins by 10.

Close.

Time for change.

Very intereding last 2 minutes

(02-14-2017 09:24 PM)emussuperfan Wrote:  Very intereding last 2 minutes

Almost. If Nobles had made that short shot it would have been fun...