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WKU -8 over New Mex St

WKU is riding a 16 game win streak.They won w/o the "aircraft carrier"Marcus so this is a talented team.Marcus inside has that nice soft touch.Double team him and you have several good shooters.Robinson see's the floor and Boyden can score.
They are undefeated in Jan. and Feb. and play great defense.They are solid in the paint both on the off. bds and def. bds.
Aggies lost a few before the end of the season and have come alive again.Channing is tough and Moore can score.But Jackson in the middle could have big problems tonite.They don't have the inside game to stay with the Hilltoppers.And NMSU defense is somewhat suspect.teams can score vs them.
WKU has an aircraft carrier, a PT. boat in Robinson,several destroyers,and a few boats in dock[depth] that can set to sea in a minute.Aggies fleet is smaller and will be sunk tonite by more then 8 torpedo's.

UNC-wilmington -3 over VCU
VCU has a high powered offense with 2 outstanding gds in Taylor and Jones.They rebound well and have won over 20 games this yr.Playing in Richmond their home town but not home court will help them somewhat. VCU did win 2 games in tourney but struggled with ODU and Hofstra before they put them away.
But if you want to see defense tonite watch Wainwrights kids.They are one of the best defensive coached teams in the nation.I'm sure many of you rememberd lyr CAA final vs Mason.Mason won 35-33.I think the lowest total score since the clock was put in.
UNC now has a better offense with the POYr in Blizzard.he is the best shooter in the CAA and maybe in the state.But callahan the center-fd is the most improved player.he can score inside and outside.
Both teams split at home this yr.But last week in a close game the Seahawks were down by 5 and went on a 31-4 to beat VCU by 11.
I'll take the better defensive team here to win a close one.Get your VCR's out if you coach because sometimes its like a clinic watching them play D.

La-laf over ark-LR
Like Southall and Johnson.Laf more rested and like Johnson a lot.

MAAC game...who the hell knows.Top seeds all gone.Siena playing at home could get 9,000 tonite.Archbold on fire.Saints have won 6 in a row.But tonite will be 4 games in 4 nites.Adrelin and home crowd erase that.Niagara is talented.Won yest w/o greene doing anything.Teams each won at home.
Tough game to call.I'll take niagara +2.5 because they are quicker,more athletic,and shoot better.

Strong play is WKU.
Med play UNC-Wil
Small plays- La-Laf and Niagara GL......
 

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Box...nice write-up...i agree w/ you totally on NC-Wilm
and western K...I do coach..and I will watch NC wilm.---good luck ..crib_19
 

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hey box and one, did you make a call to the niagara coaching staff at halftime? shift to your namesake defense may help them get back in the game.
 

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Did WKty and NMSt switch jerseys at halftime? :confused: NMSt should be running on fumes by now. Still think WKty gets it done after all is said and done.

Nice write-up, box.
 

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Keepin the faith in the home strech!! ;) ' Toppers!!!


Boomm Chakalakkaaa Boom!!
 
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Unbelievable ending. If there was any justice, NMSt should have won that game, they played their hearts out in the 2nd 1/2.
 

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I had WKY on a straight ML for 5 nickels. :( Damn luck just to win that one. Can't believe they did an "el foldo" job in the 2H. :mad: Pissed off anyways.
 

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Good for you Gecko, nice pick up. Gotta agree, they deserved the W. Toppers folded but they pulled it out after second half meltdown, gotta give them there due as well.
 

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RAZ,

Well, I'm feeling better now. Big sigh of relief. And to think when I had handicapped the game both teams statistically were just about even in many major categories. Just didn't have the cajones to play NM St. +9. Never gonna lay 4:1 odds again on a straight play. It's potential suicide. Oh well, live and learn.
 

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Took WK myself, no ml local. Would have turned it into + in CBB tonight, :shrug: . Enjoy the win!!
 

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Funny thing is, I was so engrossed in sweating out the end of the NMS/WKY game, that I totally ignored putting in my play of Pepperdine +3 1H before it went off the board. Ended up with a tiny loss for the day as a result. Well, looking at in on the brighter side, things COULD have been worse, if you know what I mean. :eek:
 

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Sorry guys for the poor capping on WKU.What happened?I didn't see the game.It wasn't televised was it?
All I know was WKU was in total control and ????? My bad...

NC-wil was a pleasure to watch.Love that defense.They held 2 of the 3 top VCU scorers to Zero pys in the 1st half.But Wainrights motion offense is terrible.It's a type of a flex but it has no backdoors,and NO baseline attack.I hate it.NC is playing a VCU team that is overplaying the passing lanes and I don't think there was one backdoor play.

Didn't see la-Laf game but I liked them
Siena just dominated.Niagara looked liked the team that played 4 str. Purple did run the box and one but lanier attacked it perfectly.Flash the middle,get it to him and you split the 2-2.
I love teams that use it and still think it should be used more in college.Not as much as in HS but still used.

Went 2-2,not to good when I lost my strong play.Will do better tomr.Can't post here tonite.Will be back late..
gecko,just explain what happened at the end of the WKU..
 

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Box and one,
Good capping on UNC-W. Right on the money. As for WKY. No doubt they SHOULD have won. Had the 15 pt lead at HT. Wasn't on TV, so I wasn't watching it. Checked the Yahoo game box score about 10 min into 2H and saw NMS had outscored WKY 22-8 to make it a 1 pt deficit. wtf? :eek: Sorry I didn't follow it before that so I can't tell you what let to the collapse, but it was pretty much back and forth from then on. WKY, in fact, got an 8-pt lead back but let that slip away on NMS 3-ptrs and FTs. NMS were getting the calls all night it seems. 7 sec left, and with WKY up 2 pts, NMS inbounded the ball and made a 3-pointer to go ahead by 1. So with only 2.6 sec left, WKY inbounded the ball from otb halfcourt, the the guy shoots from the corner within the 3-pt arc and it went in with no time remaining. WKY wins by ONE!!:D
 
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