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Post by rock70 on Nov 24, 2010 12:20:00 GMT -5
Our next four games might be the toughest stretch of games we have this year especially when you consider they are all away from the Nutter Center.
In order we play:
11/26 Richmond ( In Chicago ) 11/27 Purdue or Souther Illinois ( In Chicago ) 12/1 at Cincinnati 12/4 at Detroit
Personally I would be more then pleased if we manage a 2-2 record when you consider the caliber of teams we are playing and the fact that none of them are at home. My fear is that we get swept and it affects our confidence.
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Post by keithfromxenia on Nov 24, 2010 13:11:33 GMT -5
rock, i agree with you 2-2 would be a good performance. nice if one of the 2 w's was the detroit game.
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Post by thatbaldraiderfan on Nov 24, 2010 18:12:03 GMT -5
I would not be satisfied with 1-3, but I feel unless we hit 21-21 free throws each game that's what will happen. I see us beating Detroit, but not getting blown out by any of the teams. (with the possible exception of Purdue.)
I think some voters got confused and didn't read the question. They voted what they would believe this team will do instead of their personal expectations
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Post by Doliboabros on Nov 24, 2010 18:46:08 GMT -5
2-2.
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Post by ohiopirate on Nov 24, 2010 20:07:46 GMT -5
I'd say 2-2 as long as one of the wins is the Detroit game. We have got to win one of these neutral site games against good competition or a road game against a BCS team in order to take the next step as a program. Hanging tough and being respectable isn't going to help us build - we've been able to do that already.
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Post by Bomber on Nov 24, 2010 20:22:20 GMT -5
2-2. I'd be pretty happy with a split in Chicago and a win at Detroit.
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Post by CincyDrummer on Nov 24, 2010 20:40:23 GMT -5
I want to beat UC so badly. I will be going with my family and will be the only Raider fan among 5 cincy fans!!
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Post by Class of '83 on Nov 24, 2010 21:31:12 GMT -5
I think we will go 2-2. I hope we can go 3-1. I fear we will go 1-3. It all depend on how we are shooting and if we keep the defense tight.
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Post by Nutt House on Nov 25, 2010 0:08:16 GMT -5
2-2
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Post by hhgreen on Nov 25, 2010 18:35:20 GMT -5
I will be taking 2 and myself down to the Cinci game. I don't expect this team to get shoved around like the last time we played down there. I witnessed a Bob Huggins team that thumped us bad and that team bullied all the time up and down the court. I think this is about the roughest team the Raiders have had on the court in a long time that is not afraid to shove back a little or hold an arm down on a shooter that is going to dunk the ball on us. I want a 4-0 but I think the Raiders could take 3 games with Purdue being the roughest one to play if we play them.
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Post by Sixth Man on Nov 26, 2010 9:36:11 GMT -5
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Post by rock70 on Dec 4, 2010 14:11:24 GMT -5
0-4 road trip is not good especially when you consider we have 4 seniors. Next year is looking pretty scary...............
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Post by raiderscout on Dec 4, 2010 14:16:09 GMT -5
I was puzzled why 0-4 was not an option on this poll the day it was posted. We have no clue on how to win away from home. Let's hope things can change or next year WILL be scary, rock.
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Post by Jazzfan on Dec 4, 2010 14:16:29 GMT -5
0-4 road trip is not good especially when you consider we have 4 seniors. Next year is looking pretty scary............... don't get all melodramatic. We are going to be fine next year.
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Post by Raider Country on Dec 4, 2010 14:50:19 GMT -5
I agree. We have a solid group of freshmen this year that have shown flashes of being really good. We have Cartharn and Mays sitting out and we have another solid group of freshmen coming in. Vest, Darling, and Pacher are going to have another year in the weight room under their belt and all of them will have a year of experience too. We will also be able to play guys at their natural positions next year. Darling and Battle are getting beat up playing in the post this year. Next year we should be able to put them both out at the wing. Vest is spending time at PG through SF. We should be able to use him as a wing next year, which is also his more natural position. Most importantly, next year we are going to have some muscle in the paint. AJ and Mpondo are going to have another year in our strength and conditioning program and we add Taveras Sledge and Alex Pritchett. Both off them already have D1 bodies. We are going to be really young next year, but I don't think we will get pushed around like we are this year.
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