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Post by gbanks on Feb 1, 2023 10:30:35 GMT -5
the Vikes travel to Detroit this weekend. Lions, Titans, and Bears! The 1st stop is Calihan Hall (Land of the Titans). Calihan Hall 7:00 PM, February 2, 2023 Coverage: ESPN+ Detroit Titan Basketball (Message Board) |
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Post by Admin on Feb 1, 2023 12:26:46 GMT -5
Calihan has always been a difficult place for us to win. Only 5 wins there in 35 tries all time. And 4 of the 5 all time wins there came since the 2008-2009 season to current. I don't think we win this game on those numbers alone.
One thing that Oakland did that I would like to see us try, is doubling Antoine Davis on the catch. Oakland did that at Calihan and it was effective, as he only shot 3/16 from the field and 2/9 from three.
Liddell is probably their best player after Davis, and he did have a monster game against us back in December, with 18 points and 13 rebounds
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Post by Admin on Feb 1, 2023 14:58:57 GMT -5
barttorvik.com/conf.php?conf=Horz&year=2023Bart Torvik Website top 20 players in the conference by team: Youngstown State: 5 Detroit: 5 Oakland: 3 Wright State: 2 Cleveland State: 1 Robert Morris: 1 Fort Wayne: 1 Northern Kentucky: 1 Milwaukee: 1 That Detroit team has some serious talent. Very surprising that they are 4-8 in conference. Granted their 5 in the top 20 is 4 now with Jayden Stone's academic eligiblity wavier denied by the NCAA today, but still that's a lot of the top players in the conference. Talent but the record isn't there. Could be a very dangerous team if they put it all together. Let's hope they don't start to do that until AFTER they play us Thursday. Also interesting that 3 of the 4 teams tied for first in the conference (CSU, Milwaukee and NKU) all only have 1 of the top 20 players. Guess that goes to show those are true good teams, whereas YSU has a bunch of really talented players.
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Post by gbanks on Feb 2, 2023 17:38:53 GMT -5
Let's see which Vike team appears tonight. If the Vikes start hitting jump shots, the Titans are in trouble. The Titans are all offense with a defense that is a little better than Green Bay and UIPUI. If the Vikes can't hit shots, they will not be able to keep up with the Titans offense.
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Post by why4 on Feb 2, 2023 18:23:57 GMT -5
Let's see which Vike team appears tonight. If the Vikes start hitting jump shots, the Titans are in trouble. The Titans are all offense with a defense that is a little better than Green Bay and UIPUI. If the Vikes can't hit shots, they will not be able to keep up with the Titans offense. The VIKES show up and show out in Calihan Hall tonight. Johnson and Lowder play big and help get it done in front of their home state crowd! |
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Post by azvike83 on Feb 2, 2023 21:05:05 GMT -5
Poor defense and awful free throw shooting....enough said...Must beat Oakland.
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Post by gbanks on Feb 2, 2023 23:08:56 GMT -5
The Titan starters did the job tonight and scored their way into victory. That's their MO. The Vikes could not duplicate their earlier performance (which was one their best of the year).
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Post by frankiemeatballs on Feb 3, 2023 5:01:11 GMT -5
Poor defense and awful free throw shooting....enough said...Must beat Oakland. Free throw shooting has become a concern. Yesterday’s game we probably end up losing anyway because we couldn’t buy a bucket for most of the second half - credit to UDM’s defense. But for 3/4ths of the game we were hovering around a 3-6 point deficit while Enaruna alone had already missed 5 free throws. Another observation, I’d like to see coach Robinson make offensive adjustments to get players who are shooting well more touches. I’ve harped on Enaruna not averaging enough shots per game already. Last night was another example. The team actually shot 46% from the field for the game. But Enaruna was 7-12 and Lowder was 6-10. Those two combined to score 32 points on 13-22 shooting (59%) while the rest of the team combined for 35 points on 12-32 shooting (38%). You have to find a way to get your best two scorers more shots. In this game and every other game going forward. |
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Post by Admin on Feb 3, 2023 15:35:40 GMT -5
One thing that Oakland did that I would like to see us try, is doubling Antoine Davis on the catch. Oakland did that at Calihan and it was effective, as he only shot 3/16 from the field and 2/9 from three. I said it before the game yesterday, and I'll repeat it. I don't get why we did not double Antoine Davis every time he caught the ball. We let him do what he wanted. That was a big reason why Detroit won. Poor preparation and poor in game coaching. Granted, CSU struggled all game on offense as well so maybe Detroit still would have won. Just didn't like that CSU did not "copycat" Oakland's successful strategy of containing Davis. Drew Lowder has been awesome. Consistently brings the offense every game. |
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Post by ede on Feb 4, 2023 2:57:53 GMT -5
One thing that Oakland did that I would like to see us try, is doubling Antoine Davis on the catch. Oakland did that at Calihan and it was effective, as he only shot 3/16 from the field and 2/9 from three. I said it before the game yesterday, and I'll repeat it. I don't get why we did not double Antoine Davis every time he caught the ball. We let him do what he wanted. That was a big reason why Detroit won. Poor preparation and poor in game coaching. Granted, CSU struggled all game on offense as well so maybe Detroit still would have won. Just didn't like that CSU did not "copycat" Oakland's successful strategy of containing Davis. Drew Lowder has been awesome. Consistently brings the offense every game. at this point it's mental when it comes to winning in Detroit |
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Post by henrymuto on Feb 11, 2023 21:41:01 GMT -5
Davis 41 more pts today he just might get that record. Why did Davis not transfer to a high level school I have often wondered.
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Post by henrymuto on Feb 11, 2023 21:44:36 GMT -5
If Detroit ends up exactly as the 6 or 7 seed that would likely give Davis an extra game playing Green Bay or IUPUI. If he has 6 games he has a legit shot to break record.
Problem for him is Detroit is 11-16 and had they just been something like 16-13 instead 1 of those low level tournaments could have taken them just to try and get another game.
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