(12-21-2017 12:17 PM)Luckeyone Wrote: (12-21-2017 11:37 AM)emu steve Wrote: (12-20-2017 05:12 PM)EAGLE KING Wrote: Did not realize that Oakland had a game tonight against Towson. There are no excuses for us to not be the rested team Friday. However the other "R word" rusty may come in the play with us.
And here is the info on OU's win vs. Towson:
http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketb...=400991505
Nunn and Hayes really got it done last night...
Yes they beat Towson who was 10-1 but no noteworthy opponents. However, I believe this game helped Oakland prepare for us. These young adults could play all day and since Towson was a home game and they have a day and a half for rest, Oakland will be ready. It will take a monumental effort to beat them at their place. Again, if we win or keep it really close, I would place us as a top four Team in the MAC. If we lose by 10 or more, then we're looking at 8-10 wins in the conference.
"Yes they beat Towson who was 10-1 but no noteworthy opponents."
Towson was #4 on the Mid Major top 25 list. They're a pretty noteworthy team
this season. Check out the list of guys who voted them in to the #4 spot:
Casey Alexander (Lipscomb), Roman Banks (Southern), Randy Bennett (St. Mary's), Will Brown (Albany), Jamion Christian (Mount St. Mary's), Jon Coffman (Fort Wayne), Jim Engles (Columbia), James Fox (Appalachian State), Derrin Hansen (Omaha), Steve Hawkins (Western Michigan), Jason Hooten (Sam Houston State), Brian Jones (North Dakota), James Jones (Yale), Mike Jones (Radford), Robert Jones (Norfolk State), Greg Kampe (Oakland), Danny Kaspar (Texas State), Tod Kowalczyk (Toledo), Greg Lansing (Indiana State), Jim Les (UC Davis), Dan Majerle (Grand Canyon), Bob Marlin (Louisiana), Ritchie McKay (Liberty), Rob O'Driscoll (Drexel), Jimmy Patsos (Siena), Kyle Perry (USC Upstate), G.G. Smith (Loyola), Damon Stoudamire (Pacific), Jay Spoonhour (Eastern Illinois), Willis Wilson (Texas A&M Corpus Christi), Mike Young (Wofford).
^^^^ I'd tend to trust their opinion.
Now...
If I can make a Captain Obvious statement...
Our length in the zone and overall team height really bothered Oakland in the first match up and helped keep Nunn in check until he stepped out closer to the volleyball line and started knocking down shots.
If we continue to start Nobles (who goes 6'9) at the two and in the top of the zone, get what we've come to expect from Thompson, Minnie, Bond, and Jackson, and get 12-15 points, 5 rebounds, and 3-4 assists
from the combination of our three freshmen (Groce, McAdoo, and Ellison), I think we'll see another EMU victory.