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Post by Wolf on Dec 4, 2008 22:56:39 GMT -5
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Post by Willie on Dec 5, 2008 19:12:30 GMT -5
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Post by Willie on Dec 5, 2008 19:11:54 GMT -5
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Post by Willie on Dec 5, 2008 19:19:41 GMT -5
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Post by Willie on Dec 5, 2008 21:54:46 GMT -5
Somebody on this team has to scoreBy Marc Katz Friday, December 05, 2008 GREEN BAY, Wis. — A year ago, Vaughn Duggins averaged double figures, Todd Brown averaged double figures, and Scottie Wilson was right at the precipice of double figures. On any given night, one of them could break out big. That's missing on this Wright State team, which is now 0-5 following a 57-46 loss to Wisconsin-Green Bay on Thursday night, Dec. 4. Other than Duggins, no one has stepped up big, although junior Cory Cooperwood seems almost there. What that means is that Duggins has no partner with whom to share the scoring. Opponents can concentrate on him, and let the rest of the Raiders fire away at the rim. And now Duggins is out of the lineup for at least a month with a broken finger in his shooting hand. Will Graham, who began the season as the starting point guard, tried to put a good spin on it. Asked if it was tougher to find a guy to pass the ball to since no one seemed to be hitting any shots, he turned it around. "I think it's easier," Graham said. "On any given night, anybody can step out and shoot." Anybody can, but nobody is. Although every WSU game has seen two Raiders scoring in double figures, the high point is 16, once by Duggins, once by Cooperwood. The Raiders are only shooting 36 percent from the field and averaging 55.4 points a game. Defense kept them in Thursday's game, but defense couldn't win it. The Raiders have to find some offense, and have only a day to do so. Saturday afternoon, they're at Wisconsin-Milwaukee. www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/college/wsu/2008/12/05/ddn120508spraiderconnection.html?cxntnid=rc-120508
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Post by Tipp City Raider on Dec 5, 2008 22:41:54 GMT -5
At least practice went fineBy Marc Katz December 5, 2008 MILWAUKEE — Just returned to my hotel room from an hour-and-a-half Wright State practice (no, I wasn’t asked to participate) and have good news to report. Nobody got hurt. The Raiders are down 3 1/2 players and 2 of them were hurt in practice. Vaughn Duggins is at home with a broken finger suffered in practice. Troy Tabler is out with a separated shoulder suffered in practice. Kyle Pressley is out with a sprained ankle, suffered in a game, and Gavin Horne is nursing a sore back, suffered in a game. Horne can play. The others can’t. The Raiders left Green Bay directly after their Thursday night game, bussing the two hours to their Milwaukee hotel and arriving shortly before midnight. They had a morning meeting, ate lunch and relaxed in the afternoon and were given time in Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Klotsche Center on campus for a practice beginning at 5:30 p.m. That’s the only time available. The game will be played Saturday afternoon at the U.S. Cellular Arena downtown. After the game, the team boards the bus for one more long ride — back to Dayton. www.daytondailynews.com/o/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/wrightstatesports/
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Post by bballraider on Dec 5, 2008 23:16:52 GMT -5
No in depth pregame analysis for me this game, (too busy).
Milwaukee is a better team then they were last year, but rely mainly on beating their man one-on-one to create some kind of offense either with a shot or pass, after getting by their man. They have two new players starting for them this year, and both are producing. First is JC transfer, Tone Boyle. This kid has a very quick release and can score anywhere within 23 ft of the basket, and leads the team in scoring at almost 15/gm. Second is center Tony Meier who is scoring almost 8/gm and has been a force on the boards.
Another addition this year is the return of Avery Smith who returns after being forced to sit a year by the coach. Smith was the leading scorer on the team two years ago, and has returned as the second leading scorer on the team at 12/gm.
Boyle is the only outstanding threat from outside, he has to be covered closely because he doesn't need much space to get off his shot either inside or out, and his range is deep, but he will post up on occasion. The rest of the guys are quick and should be guarded to prevent penetration as they like to beat their guys off the dribble, especially Deonte Roberts.
Same story for the Raiders, they need 2 or more players to really step up on the offensive end if they want to make this a game.
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Post by Big D on Dec 5, 2008 23:21:45 GMT -5
I saw several things during the UWGB game that gave me some hope that we can still get this season on track. Here are the key things I want to see/or don't see vs UWM:
1. More selective 3 point shooting. I think our poor three point shooting percentage on the year is a clear indicator that we have too many people with a green light from three point range that shouldn't have the ok from the coaches to shoot from out there. I never want to see another three point attempt from Ronnie, Gavin, or Will Graham EVER. Not only should coach take away their green light to take this shot, he should immediately bench them for the remainder of the game if they attempt one. They are not good three point shooters. They all can make mid range jumpers and should focus on taking that shot. It's a lost art in todays college game.
2. I want our post players to get under the basket and stay there, including Land. We don't need them camping out at the 3 point line. Post up under the basket and go for every rebound/loose ball. You don't have to have great size or even athletic ability to rebound. Play smart. Play aggressive and play pissed off.
3. Keeping Cory out of foul trouble. Cory spends most of the first half of every game on the bench because he tends to pick up 2 fouls early in every game. I love his aggressive play, but he needs to play smarter and stay out of foul trouble.
4. Keep driving the lane. JDG has figured this out. Good things happen when you attack the basket. You either get an easy inside shot or you create an easy shot for your teammates.
5. I liked our aggressive defense against UWGB. Defense has been decent most of the year. Last night actually looked like a WSU team from last year. At least on the defensive side of the ball.
6. I liked that we never gave up. We started to fall behind at the end of the first half and at the beginning of the second half. Instead of giving up, we made several runs and kept the game within reach until the end.
7. Stop walking the ball up the court Will. Push it up the court. I know this isn't something our coaches teach you because none of our other guards do this. When you walk the ball up the court, you give the other team time to set up their offense. If you push the ball up the court, sometimes you get lucky and get an easy basket. If that's not an option you just pull the ball back and run the offense. When you are shooting as bad as we are from the floor, you have to try to create easy high percentage shots.
8. Start making your free throws. We leave way too many points off the scoreboard because we don't make our freebies.
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Post by bballraider on Dec 5, 2008 23:36:33 GMT -5
I second everything Big D just said. If we can do these things we WILL start to win games.
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Post by Raider Alumni on Dec 6, 2008 8:57:09 GMT -5
Cold shooting leaves WSU 0-5Marc Katz Saturday, December 06, 2008 MILWAUKEE, Wis. — One more day in the cold, cold north. One more day walking frozen tundra. One more day wondering where their collective shooting touch went, and when they will recover to win a game. Wright State's Raiders play Wisconsin-Milwaukee this afternoon, Dec. 6, at U.S. Cellular Arena, hoping to snap an 0-5 start to the season following Thursday's 57-46 loss at Wisconsin-Green Bay. "I've been in basketball long enough to know we have some problems," WSU coach Brad Brownell said. "I didn't think it would be like this, 0-5. We have problems. Until they get solved, we're going to have trouble a lot of nights." While there have been games the Raiders haven't played well, Thursday's wasn't one of them, at least on the defensive side. Green Bay was held to 57 points, 34 percent shooting and forced to turn the ball over 17 times. A much bigger Green Bay team grabbed only two more rebounds than the Raiders. "We played very hard," Brownell said. "I thought we played very good defense. It was a physical game. We're probably not the most physical team. We're undersized at times. We have to work at it. We were called for some fouls, which put us behind the 8-ball early. They went to the line, where they're terrific." Green Bay made 27-of-32 foul shots. The Raiders, taking their field goal woes to the foul line, were 9-of-16. After the game, Brownell and his staff charted WSU's 20 3-point shots, only three of which went in. "Sixteen of them were very good shots," Brownell said. "Four were contested. You're not going to win with shooting like that. If we're 7-for-20, that's another 12 points. You're looking at scoring close to 60. We have to figure out a way for some of these guys to make a couple shots." www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/college/wsu/2008/12/06/ddn120608spwsubb.html
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Post by Raider Alumni on Dec 6, 2008 8:59:00 GMT -5
Game preview: Wright State at UW-MilwaukeeBy Marc Katz Saturday, December 06, 2008 When: 8 p.m. Where: U.S. Cellular Arena Radio: WONE-AM (980), WIZE-AM (1340) Series: UWM leads 20-16 Records Wright State (0-5, 0-1 Horizon League) , UW-Milwaukee (4-4, 1-0) UW-Milwaukee Tony Meier Fr. 6-8 F 8.0 Anthony Hill So. 6-7 F 9.5 Avery Smith Sr. 6-3 G 11.8 Deonte Roberts So. 6-3 G 6.6 Tone Boyle Jr. 6-2 G 14.8 Wright State C. Cooperwood Jr. 6-7 F 9.6 Ronnie Thomas Jr. 6-9 C 3.2 Todd Brown Jr. 6-5 G 4.2 J.D. Gardner Jr. 6-4 G 5.0 N'Gai Evans So. 6-2 G 4.6 About Milwaukee Panthers pulled away in the final minutes to beat Detroit 71-62 in their league opener Thursday. Ricky Franklin, who was suspended a game for unspecified reasons, returned to the lineup as a sub, scoring just two points in 22 minutes. Reserve James Eayrs, 6-foot-7, 340 pounds, will probably cause some matchup problems for the Raiders. Milwaukee averages 71.2 points a game, allowing 71.9 points. About Wright State Raiders are in a shooting funk, making just 35 percent of their shots. In a loss at Green Bay on Thursday, starting point guard N'Gai Evans was 0-for-7, including 0-for-4 from the 3-point line, and reserve Scott Grote missed all four of his shots, including two from 3-point range. "My main concern coming into this season was would we have enough scoring," coach Brad Brownell said. So far, no. Outlook "We put a lot into it (at Green Bay) and didn't get a win," Brownell said. "That's tough. But kids are resilient. They'll try and bounce back. We've got guys who are struggling and I've been sensitive to them. They're taking shots they can shoot, and now they're worrying about shots they can shoot as well as worrying whether they're going in or not." Quote "(The Panthers) play very free and easy. They can create. They probably have as many guys who can create things as any team in the league. They're a very good passing team. They've got a very nice bench. I've been very impressed with their play." — Brownell www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/college/wsu/2008/12/06/ddn120608spwsuprev.html
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Post by rock70 on Dec 6, 2008 13:44:48 GMT -5
I would even put N'Gai Evans in the group of players that should not be allow to shoot a three. Coach Brownell even said on his show on Monday that N'Gai just isn't strong enough to make three's.
Both N'Gai and Will's game is driving to the basket to create a shot or and assist.
tip off in just over and hour!
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Post by OG Raiderfan on Dec 6, 2008 14:28:18 GMT -5
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Post by Big D on Dec 6, 2008 14:32:59 GMT -5
I would even put N'Gai Evans in the group of players that should not be allow to shoot a three. Coach Brownell even said on his show on Monday that N'Gai just isn't strong enough to make three's. Both N'Gai and Will's game is driving to the basket to create a shot or and assist. tip off in just over and hour! I agree and should have included him. I think he has the potential to develop more of an outside shot, but he isn't helping us now with the way he is shooting.
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Post by Raider Fanatic on Dec 6, 2008 14:39:59 GMT -5
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