Schilling gives chilling message to Raiders
Coach to change lineup if team can't win on road
YOUNGSTOWN | If you sat still Saturday night before going to bed, you might have felt some rumblings.
It was Wright State men's basketball coach Ed Schilling chewing out his team in his hotel room ? something he rarely does ? after yet another close road loss, this one at Cleveland State.
"You may have heard it back in Dayton," said Schilling. "We've got to step up and play on the road."
That hasn't happened so far. The Raiders are 1-5 away from the Nutter Center after losing to CSU Saturday, 55-52. Making the setback especially painful is the fact the Vikings are under .500 at home.
The Raiders hope to win their first road game since Dec. 18 when they play Youngstown State today at 7 p.m. The task appears daunting: The Penguins are 5-1 at home and beat the Raiders at Youngstown 87-80 last season.
Clearly, Schilling is losing patience with his team's road performance. He hinted at lineup changes ? another thing he rarely does ? if they don't improve.
"It's not a threat, it's a fact," Schilling said. "It's like if I were in business and I don't get the sales. My boss is going to come to me and say, 'What's up?' And it's the same with me. We've got to respond to the challenge of playing on the road and winning.
"It's just one or two breakdowns here or there. We've got to be tougher on the road. Part of the fun when I played was having a crowd go silent when we won on the road. That charged me up and we've got to take some pride in that."
Look for Trent Vaughn and Braden Bushman to see increased minutes off the bench. Vaughn scored five points on 2-of-6 shooting in 16 minutes and Bushman scored six, shot 2-of-2 and played 17 minutes. Both outscored starters Thomas Hope and Joe Bills (both had zero points).
"In the second half (against CSU), Trent and Braden did good things," Schilling said.
Said Bushman: "We need to bring the intensity like we do at home. We have to create our own intensity. That's what it takes to get a win on the road. The people coming off the bench . . . we need to step up and give our leaders more than what we're giving them.??
YSU is 5-8, but Bushman said the Raiders won't be overconfident.
"There's no reason to be," Bushman said. "We lost a road game to a team (CSU) we probably should have beat. We're going to be intense for 40 minutes against Youngstown. I guarantee it."
They'd better. After all, Youngstown beat Cleveland State 57-55 last Thursday. The Penguins slow the game down and spread out their scoring. Doug Underwood, a 6-foot-3 sophomore, is averaging a team-high 12.8 points and is 14-of-39 from three-point range.
Adam Baumann, a 6-8 junior, averages 11.1 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds. The Penguins have four players averaging nine points, including TeJay Anderson (9.3, 5.2 rebounds).
"I think one of the things we've got to do is be patient and steadfast," Schilling said. "They're going to take time of the clock, they're going to change their defense and they're going to play a lot of matchup zones.
"They pass and they pass and they move well without the ball. They make you beat them. We've got to come out and attack. We broke down too much defensively (Saturday). We've got to come in with the mindset that being close on the road is not good enough."
Coach to change lineup if team can't win on road
YOUNGSTOWN | If you sat still Saturday night before going to bed, you might have felt some rumblings.
It was Wright State men's basketball coach Ed Schilling chewing out his team in his hotel room ? something he rarely does ? after yet another close road loss, this one at Cleveland State.
"You may have heard it back in Dayton," said Schilling. "We've got to step up and play on the road."
That hasn't happened so far. The Raiders are 1-5 away from the Nutter Center after losing to CSU Saturday, 55-52. Making the setback especially painful is the fact the Vikings are under .500 at home.
The Raiders hope to win their first road game since Dec. 18 when they play Youngstown State today at 7 p.m. The task appears daunting: The Penguins are 5-1 at home and beat the Raiders at Youngstown 87-80 last season.
Clearly, Schilling is losing patience with his team's road performance. He hinted at lineup changes ? another thing he rarely does ? if they don't improve.
"It's not a threat, it's a fact," Schilling said. "It's like if I were in business and I don't get the sales. My boss is going to come to me and say, 'What's up?' And it's the same with me. We've got to respond to the challenge of playing on the road and winning.
"It's just one or two breakdowns here or there. We've got to be tougher on the road. Part of the fun when I played was having a crowd go silent when we won on the road. That charged me up and we've got to take some pride in that."
Look for Trent Vaughn and Braden Bushman to see increased minutes off the bench. Vaughn scored five points on 2-of-6 shooting in 16 minutes and Bushman scored six, shot 2-of-2 and played 17 minutes. Both outscored starters Thomas Hope and Joe Bills (both had zero points).
"In the second half (against CSU), Trent and Braden did good things," Schilling said.
Said Bushman: "We need to bring the intensity like we do at home. We have to create our own intensity. That's what it takes to get a win on the road. The people coming off the bench . . . we need to step up and give our leaders more than what we're giving them.??
YSU is 5-8, but Bushman said the Raiders won't be overconfident.
"There's no reason to be," Bushman said. "We lost a road game to a team (CSU) we probably should have beat. We're going to be intense for 40 minutes against Youngstown. I guarantee it."
They'd better. After all, Youngstown beat Cleveland State 57-55 last Thursday. The Penguins slow the game down and spread out their scoring. Doug Underwood, a 6-foot-3 sophomore, is averaging a team-high 12.8 points and is 14-of-39 from three-point range.
Adam Baumann, a 6-8 junior, averages 11.1 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds. The Penguins have four players averaging nine points, including TeJay Anderson (9.3, 5.2 rebounds).
"I think one of the things we've got to do is be patient and steadfast," Schilling said. "They're going to take time of the clock, they're going to change their defense and they're going to play a lot of matchup zones.
"They pass and they pass and they move well without the ball. They make you beat them. We've got to come out and attack. We broke down too much defensively (Saturday). We've got to come in with the mindset that being close on the road is not good enough."
