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Post by Big D on Mar 1, 2008 14:39:22 GMT -5
We were outplayed, outhustled, and outcoached. We aren't good enough to play like crap for 1/2 of the game and think you can pull it out at the end just because you have played in a lot of close games.
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Post by Tipp City Raider on Mar 1, 2008 14:45:08 GMT -5
Well to look on the bright side, I seriously doubt any IU fans want to steal Coach Brownell from us now.
I'm not watching the CSU/YSU game tonight. I think I'll puke watching CSU destroy YSU. CSU isn't the most talented team in the league but they play with top intensity every game. After our piss poor effort in the first half today, I don't think I could watch them claim the #2 seed.
At least we'll get to see what this team is made of. If they want to go to the post season, they are going to have to earn it now.
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Post by Pauley on Mar 1, 2008 15:02:12 GMT -5
"Well to look on the bright side, I seriously doubt any IU fans want to steal Coach Brownell from us now. "
LOL!!
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Post by Wolf on Mar 1, 2008 15:02:35 GMT -5
Not the way any of us wanted to end the season, but I'm still very happy with the year we have had. I'll take 20-9 and a top 3 finish in the HL. We all forget this was supposed to be a rebuilding year.
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Post by SilkySouthpaw on Mar 1, 2008 15:07:26 GMT -5
Wolf, I couldn't agree with you more....but I'm just numb after this one. What does everybody think our NIT chances are now? And if CSU wins, how bout them?
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Post by Pauley on Mar 1, 2008 15:09:25 GMT -5
I don't think either team gets into the NIT, personally. Akron had a much better resume last year and did not make it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 1, 2008 15:18:18 GMT -5
I don't think Wright State will get selected to the NIT now, but hopefully they'd get some consideration for the new CBI tournament thingy.
On that last play...I watched the replay a couple times on ESPN360.com...I think the Raiders were playing zone, which meant Scottie Wilson was out on the wing. I don't know if it was totally his fault that Huff snuck in there.
The way to beat a zone is either hit 3's or penetrate and there are usually areas for guys to cut to the basket if there is good penetration.
It was just a good play by Lloyd and Huff I think. Kind of basketball 101. With Lloyd falling down or whatever happened there, that may have made a couple Raiders defenders hesitate too just a bit and not recognize Huff cutting to the basket.
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Post by nybuckeye on Mar 1, 2008 16:00:24 GMT -5
I don't think Wright State will get selected to the NIT now, but hopefully they'd get some consideration for the new CBI tournament thingy. On that last play...I watched the replay a couple times on ESPN360.com...I think the Raiders were playing zone, which meant Scottie Wilson was out on the wing. I don't know if it was totally his fault that Huff snuck in there. The way to beat a zone is either hit 3's or penetrate and there are usually areas for guys to cut to the basket if there is good penetration. It was just a good play by Lloyd and Huff I think. Kind of basketball 101. With Lloyd falling down or whatever happened there, that may have made a couple Raiders defenders hesitate too just a bit and not recognize Huff cutting to the basket. We were playing zone but you still maintain man-to-man principles in that cutters can't move freely to the basket. Scottie should have jammed the cutter but instead got caught watching the ball rather than defending anyone. Lloyd was saved when Huff took advantage of the defensive lapse. Good recognition by Huff, poor defefensive fundamentals by Scottie.
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Post by wsu97 on Mar 1, 2008 23:12:43 GMT -5
This game was very frustrating to watch as a fan. I hate that we went 0-3 on National TV this week. The exposure sure could have helped recruiting for the future.
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Post by Raider Fanatic on Mar 1, 2008 23:15:18 GMT -5
Wright State falls in OT, loses No. 2 seed in HL tourneyBy Marc Katz Staff Writer Sunday, March 02, 2008 VALPARAISO, Ind. — A year ago, when everything looked so bleak and snow was swirling around them on the bus ride home from a final regular-season basketball loss, everything turned out OK for the Wright State Raiders. Butler also lost that night, giving the Raiders a Horizon League co-championship and all the tiebreakers for the tournament. Saturday, March 1, was another bleak day for the Raiders, and nobody saved them. A Valparaiso basket with 1.6 seconds to play in overtime, plus a free throw, downed the Raiders 75-73 in front of 4,935 at the almost full Athletics-Recreation Center. "We're fine," WSU coach Brad Brownell said. "We played hard and well. We'll see what happens, make some calls and have a plan for tomorrow." The immediate plan had to wait for Saturday night's Cleveland State at Youngstown State game, starting nearly five hours after WSU's game at Valpo ended. Cleveland State had to lose for WSU to hold the No. 2 league tournament seed and a pass into the semifinal round. But CSU won, pushing WSU into the No. 3 seed, which means the Raiders host a first-round game Tuesday against Detroit, but have to win four games instead of two to win the tournament. Twice the Raiders fell behind by 11 or more points in the first half and cut it back. Scottie Wilson's 3-point basket with 1:01 to play in regulation tied the game at 67. Valpo had three shots after that, missing them all as Wright State failed to regain possession. "We dug ourselves an early hole," said Will Graham, who scored on a driving lay-in to give the Raiders a 73-72 lead with 18.4 seconds left in overtime. "In the first half, we were just taking too many quick shots." The Raiders went to a zone and nearly denied Valpo a final shot, but falling down, senior Jarryd Loyd found senior Shawn Huff on the right baseline, threading him a pass that took him to the basket, the win and WSU's downfall. www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/college/wsu/2008/03/01/ddn030208wsubbweb.html
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Post by Raider Fanatic on Mar 1, 2008 23:35:47 GMT -5
True to form, Raiders in another close gameBy Marc Katz Staff Writer Sunday, March 02, 2008 VALPARAISO, Ind. — In a land where Fuzzy Thurston played football, Lloyd McClendon played baseball and Gene Bartow coached basketball, the Wright State Raiders did what they've done almost every game this hoops season. They played it close. Early leads don't seem to mean much to the Raiders. Well, once. They trailed 47-30 at the half at Marist on Dec. 1 and lost 79-64. They also trailed the Miami RedHawks 44-28 at the half Dec. 15 and won 58-57 on a last-second Todd Brown basket. Trailing at halftime, the Raiders were 5-7 entering Saturday's March 1 game at Valparaiso, where Thurston, McClendon and Bartow all made early names for themselves. They trailed the Crusaders 39-26 at the half, and within 11 minutes, had the lead down to a point. They were poised once again to be the One-derful Raiders, who already had six one-point victories in their total. Instead, they now have two two-point losses. They lost by two to Cleveland State 65-63 earlier in the season and 75-73 in overtime to Valpo. Waiting game It has been a mixed bag for the Raiders in the final game of the regular season recently. Last year, WSU lost at Youngstown State, then found out on the way home Butler also lost, leaving the Raiders with the No. 1 seed in the Horizon League tournament, and all home games, propelling them to the championship and NCAA bid. The year before, the Raiders lost at Illinois-Chicago in the final game and were forced to play their first (and only) tournament game at UIC three days later after all the possible tiebreakers went against them for a home tournament game. Overload worked Wright State held the lead with 18.4 seconds to go in overtime when Valparaiso set up its last play. It ended up being what appeared to be an off-balance pass from Jarryd Loyd to Shawn Huff on the right baseline. "I just had to go to the basket," Huff said. "I was determined to put it in." Huff did put it in on a drive and was fouled by Scottie Wilson. "They overloaded that side," Wilson said. "I didn't see him back out, and he ended up going for a layup. I thought I blocked it pretty good." Wilson did have his hand on the ball, but Huff managed to overcome the obstacle. Fatigue a factor With games so close together — WSU's game at Butler on Thursday night, Feb. 28, ended about 37 hours before Saturday's began — WSU coach Brad Brownell worried his team might not be as ready mentally as physically. "Early, we didn't follow our game plan," Brownell said. "We've got to learn to be more focused." Cleaning glass Senior Jordan Pleiman pulled in 10 rebounds, the second time this season he hit double figures. He took in 11 vs. Belmont. www.daytondailynews.com/s/content/oh/story/sports/college/wsu/2008/03/01/ddn030208wsunotes.html
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