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Penquin68:
Big weekend coming. On national TV on Friday, ESPN2. Naz will be fine as will Q and Mays. The rest I worry about. We need some mid range production, not just 3's and try's at layups. Our full court pressure needs to be limited or they we kill us with easy baskets. And David and Garret need to be productive for us to have a chance. The new guys sure have a chance to step up, namely Vargo, Dunn, Hunter, and Traore. Dunn and Traore seem to be tall enough for an inside presence, but Dunn needs to bulk up some to survive inside and Traore probably needs some practice / playing time to get ready. Even David A could be more effective inside and help so much, but he likes to shoot 3's and that is not his game at this time. Unfortunately none of the redshirt freshman seem to be ready to contribute. I am not totally sure who the redshirt freshman are, Ogoro for sure and maybe Ganley.
We need to start fast to have a chance I think.
ucfpengbuck:
--- Quote from: Penquin68 on January 05, 2021, 06:48:20 PM ---Big weekend coming. On national TV on Friday, ESPN2. Naz will be fine as will Q and Mays. The rest I worry about. We need some mid range production, not just 3's and try's at layups. Our full court pressure needs to be limited or they we kill us with easy baskets. And David and Garret need to be productive for us to have a chance. The new guys sure have a chance to step up, namely Vargo, Dunn, Hunter, and Traore. Dunn and Traore seem to be tall enough for an inside presence, but Dunn needs to bulk up some to survive inside and Traore probably needs some practice / playing time to get ready. Even David A could be more effective inside and help so much, but he likes to shoot 3's and that is not his game at this time. Unfortunately none of the redshirt freshman seem to be ready to contribute. I am not totally sure who the redshirt freshman are, Ogoro for sure and maybe Ganley.
We need to start fast to have a chance I think.
Who is David ?
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Penquin68:
My error. David is Michael. But I think anyone who has watched the games would have known.
mudclods:
Akuchie always seems to be the difference. When he plays well and gets into double figures, YSU seems to win; there's a statistic out there I've seen before and it's pretty telling. It seems like when Akuchie gets going his game goes to a different level, but when he's off his D lacks, he gets frustrated and bad fouls ensue. Same can be said for Covington at times. I just really wish these two were more consistent.
The defense is the key. Last year, YSU was in most all of the games because of their defensive intensity even games when they weren't shooting the greatest. Outside of the 2nd half of the Binghamton game and the 2nd NKU game, this year has felt like the early Calhoun years. YSU needs to keep Wright State in the 60s this weekend to have a shot. Last year, YSU was nearly unbeatable when they kept teams under 70.
mudclods:
YSU is an 11.5-12 point dog tonight at Wright State. Even with how YSU has played, that seems a little high especially without fans and for a team that YSU should be.
I expect a really good effort tonight especially being on ESPN2, time to prepare, and hopefully DQ is closer to 100%. YSU really needs him to get going and hit some 3's along with having Akuchie be productive.
My only concern is if YSU puts everything into tonight and comes up a little short, will they have gas in the tank for tomorrow? At 2-4, YSU really needs to be able to split these next 2 weekends on the road so they don't really put themselves in a big hole.
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