(02-11-2017 06:02 PM)hiroshimacarp Wrote:  some thoughts on today's game...

1. another tough loss...but towson should be a finished product by now and we're just getting started. i had thoughts about them being the next vcu with their new gym and new location of the tournament. it doesn't look like that panned out.

it's a shame in general that none of the northern can members have been able to take charge. uncw waited until i left north carolina to be great again.

2. spiker has to bring in at least 1 big time scorer because you need that type of player to win close games. lee does good things. i just worry about his height. usually i root for the little guys to do well and he does a great job of breaking down a defense with the dribble drive. it just seems hard for him to finish in the trees.

3. i keep biting my tongue before i say jonsson doesn't look like a division 1 player. he made some plays today that give me some hope. they were both drives to the basket: one he made a nice pass for a layup and another he finished himself. you can't just be a spot up shooter and honestly i haven't been that impressed with him as even that.

4. moran isn't a division 1 player.

5. have to make free throws down the stretch. we missed 2 inside 3 minutes which matters when you lost by 4. lee is a spiker guy so you can't blame it on carry over from the previous staff.

In terms of Towson's arena, they clearly missed the boat, and the recruiting advantage you get from beautiful new digs is now over. Towson doesn't have a new arena anymore. It's just an arena. I honestly do not think that Towson has any recruiting advantage over Drexel due to where they play. New arenas are nice if you have $50-$80 million to spare. I'm hearing that Towson didn't have the money and have financial issues as a result. Therefore, any talk about Drexel spending $80 million on a big fancy place JUST to be more competitive in Men's Basketball should be thrown down the toilet.

Moran isn't a D1 player, but he's serviceable and does things well. He fills a role nicely and they need him with Overton out. Bruiser on the other hand would never recruit or play guys like Moran, and then would make non-stop excuses when the injuries kicked in about not having enough players.

Free Throws killed tonight. Gotta hand it to Towson. If they shoot an average percentage from the line and Drexel shoots better than average, then Drexel probably wins the game.