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Post by Jazzfan on Mar 5, 2009 23:06:54 GMT -5
Oh yeah and for those of you who post live updates during the game thread, I will be counting on you tomorrow for the play by play. The game is still available on the radio.
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Post by Jazzfan on Mar 5, 2009 22:53:28 GMT -5
Wright State needs another scoring threatBy Marc Katz Friday, March 06, 2009 FAIRBORN — It can't hurt to have a little help scoring. "You can definitely see it on tape, how they guard other players and how they guard me," said Todd Brown, Wright State's only consistent scorer entering tonight's second-round Horizon League Tournament game against Wisconsin-Milwaukee at Butler's Hinkle Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. "They focus on me. Especially when I go by their bench, if I get a little bit open, they're screaming, 'Todd Brown, Todd Brown, get him,' or whatever." If they do "get him," Brown just passes the ball. "I know I can't do it by myself," Brown said. "If somebody's open, I'll try to find them. If other people are scoring, that takes the focus off me." The focus shifted to Brown early in the season when Vaughn Duggins went down with a finger injury, and even more when John David Gardner exited after hurting his hip 12 games ago. Brown, who averaged nearly 13 points a game last season, began this one with a torturous shooting touch. After 11 games, he was averaging 4.6 points, had posted just two 10-point games and had been shut out three times. In the 20 games since, Brown has averaged 16. "Now, I'm hitting shots," he said. It's just that he could use some help. In the 17 games in which only two or fewer Raiders connect for double figures, the team is 8-9. In the games in which three or more Raiders score 10 or more points, WSU is 11-3. Wright State has won three straight, and in two of those games, had three players score in double figures. "You certainly need that," WSU coach Brad Brownell said. "I hope it's a good trend, but it has to continue. More guys are going to have to do it consistently. In order to win a tournament and win games consecutively, you generally need several guys to step up." www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/college/wsu/2009/03/06/ddn030609spwsubb.html
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Post by Jazzfan on Mar 5, 2009 22:51:39 GMT -5
Preview: Wright State vs. Wisconsin-MilwaukeeBy Marc Katz Friday, March 06, 2009 Time: 6 p.m. Radio: WONE-AM (980), WIZE-AM (1340) Where: Hinkle Field House, Indianapolis Records: UW-Milwaukee 17-13; Wright State 19-12 Series: UWM leads 21-17. WISCONSIN-MILWAUKEE Tony Meier Fr. 6-8 F 6.7 James Eayrs Jr. 6-7 F 11.5 Avery Smith Sr. 6-3 G 11.3 Ricky Franklin Sr. 6-1 G 9.1 Tone Boyle Jr. 6-2 G 13.4 WRIGHT STATE Cory Cooperwood Jr. 6-7 F 9.3 Ronnie Thomas Jr. 6-9 F 3.9 Todd Brown Jr. 6-5 G 12.0 Will Graham Sr. 6-3 G 5.2 N'Gai Evans So. 6-1 G 6.3 About Milwaukee Panthers have won two straight but only three of their last eight. One of those victories, however, came against Butler on Feb. 18. Milwaukee has won 13 of its last 17 games against WSU, the four losses all coming at the Nutter Center ... Franklin is averaging 15.3 points in his last seven games, and Eayrs is averaging 17.4 in his eight games as a starter ... Boyle and Eayrs made Horizon League's All-Newcomer team, while Boyle also made second-team all-league ... About Wright State Raiders have won three straight and five of their last seven, including a 70-60 decision over Milwaukee on Feb. 26. "We can beat them," WSU junior guard Todd Brown said, "but we can't afford any slipups." Guard John David Gardner, who was supposed to have hip surgery Thursday, was postponed by the Ohio State Hospital, where the surgery was to be done. No replacement date has been set ... FYI Raiders won this tournament two years ago, and were ousted in this second round last season, by Valparaiso. The No. 1 seed (this year, Butler) has won the last four tournaments, and no team seeded lower than No. 2 has won since 2002 when No. 6 UIC won. Quote, unquote "Both teams won't have to go back to the archives to figure out what each team is trying to do. The preparation is not a problem. We'll know what each team's strengths are." — WSU coach Brad Brownell www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/college/wsu/2009/03/06/ddn030609spwsuprev.html
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Post by Jazzfan on Mar 5, 2009 22:47:47 GMT -5
It sucks that you have to pay for each game individually Friday. It seems like they would make it a 2 for 1 thing.
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Post by Jazzfan on Mar 5, 2009 22:44:25 GMT -5
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Post by Jazzfan on Mar 4, 2009 19:44:35 GMT -5
Gardner surgery scheduled ThursdayBy Marc Katz Wednesday, March 4, 2009 FAIRBORN — Junior Wright State guard John David Gardner spent Wednesday visiting with professors to tell them he will miss some classes during the next week as he undergoes surgery to ease a “hip impingement” on his right side. Gardner, who was going to wait until after the season to have the surgery, was told today Dr. Thomas Ellis at the Ohio State Hospital had an opening and could do the surgery Thursday. “We kind of knew he had to have the surgery,” said WSU athletics trainer Jason Franklin, “but we were also hoping we could get him ready to play some games. He had to be pain free, and we just couldn’t get it there.” Thursday is also the day the Raiders leave for Indianapolis to get ready for round two of the Horizon League tournament, which will be played Friday at Butler’s Hinkle Fieldhouse. Wright State faces Wisconsin-Milwaukee at 6 p.m. As for Gardner, he played in 21 games, starting 19. He averaged 8.7 points, but mostly was a double-figure scorer until his hip began bothering him and he played only 27 minutes against Loyola on Jan. 22, and seven minutes against Illinois-Chicago on Jan. 24. Gardner sat out the next two games and tried to play against Valparaiso on Feb. 5, but lasted just four minutes. He has not played since. Rehab is expected to take six months, which would allow Gardner to play next season. “We’re confident this will solve a majority of his problems,” Franklin said. www.daytondailynews.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/dayton/wrightstatesports/
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Post by Jazzfan on Mar 3, 2009 22:48:17 GMT -5
rrb is a joke for more reasons that I have time to list. The most obvious is their obsessive behavior towards UD, Butler, and the DDN. Their board censorship is also a joke. But seriously, if you like rrb so much, by all means, stay there.
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Post by Jazzfan on Mar 3, 2009 22:25:22 GMT -5
"RaiderRoundball is a joke. Do their game threads get about 1/8 the posts on this board?" I think its because we are all AT the game!!!! Maybe next year we can get you guys to show up at the Nutthouse? None of the people that post here during the games live in the area dumb ass.
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Post by Jazzfan on Mar 3, 2009 21:07:47 GMT -5
WSU 68 Valpo 56 Final
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Post by Jazzfan on Mar 3, 2009 21:05:54 GMT -5
Buggs fouled out too.
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Post by Jazzfan on Mar 3, 2009 21:03:06 GMT -5
Make your FTs boys!
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Post by Jazzfan on Mar 3, 2009 20:50:40 GMT -5
I would prefer to play Loyola but I think we can beat UWM too.
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Post by Jazzfan on Mar 3, 2009 20:43:40 GMT -5
Todd should have got the foul call on that.
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Post by Jazzfan on Mar 3, 2009 20:33:45 GMT -5
It's sad that Grote is the only person that has figured out you need to attack a zone.
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Post by Jazzfan on Mar 3, 2009 20:31:18 GMT -5
If anyone is wondering why they don't charge for Horizon League Network, we have our answer. The quality is pretty bad and they would be fielding 1,000 complaints if they charged for the service. If I was paying for this BS I'd be pissed. What are you talking about? My feed has been perfect. I haven't had any problems either. Maybe it's your internet provider.
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