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Post by austinace on Nov 18, 2023 2:25:18 GMT -6
Arizona beat Belmont 100-68.
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Post by ATP on Nov 18, 2023 17:52:24 GMT -6
Screaming Belknaps lose 79-78 in Philly to LaSalle, which is an A-10 program. Pretty close game all the way.
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Post by austinace on Nov 19, 2023 8:04:43 GMT -6
Chattanooga does play Tennessee Tech at 1 pm CST today on ESPN+. Great scouting opportunity. Tennessee Tech is not very good (#336) but Chattanooga seems to be very good (#152). Chattanooga is a 13 point favorite. This game is at the MacKenzie Center where we play them later this week.
Chattanooga is led in scoring by sophomore Honor Huff who is 5'10" and another 6'2" freshman guard (Che). They have four players in double figures and some good rebounders. They do have a lot of height as well with a front line of 6'10", 6'9" and 6'7". So, it sounds like it will be a good test for our bigs but also a contrast in height at the guard spot when Bailey and Cuff come in. Will 6'7" Tanner Cuff guard 5'10" Honor Huff?
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Post by ad1770 on Nov 19, 2023 9:34:30 GMT -6
Chattanooga does play Tennessee Tech at 1 pm CST today on ESPN+. Great scouting opportunity. Tennessee Tech is not very good (#336) but Chattanooga seems to be very good (#152). Chattanooga is a 13 point favorite. This game is at the MacKenzie Center where we play them later this week. Chattanooga is led in scoring by sophomore Honor Huff who is 5'10" and another 6'2" freshman guard (Che). They have four players in double figures and some good rebounders. They do have a lot of height as well with a front line of 6'10", 6'9" and 6'7". So, it sounds like it will be a good test for our bigs but also a contrast in height at the guard spot when Bailey and Cuff come in. Will 6'7" Tanner Cuff guard 5'10" Honor Huff? Considering some of the switching we see, we could see Toumi or Hughes guarding Huff, but I think it will mostly fall on Haffner/Strawbridge.
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Post by Aces&Eights on Nov 19, 2023 9:50:47 GMT -6
I was impressed by the in your face guarding by Haffner and CBIII yesterday. It looks right now that the whole team has really bought into playing defense. Yesterday Ball State had ZERO fast break points, 5 points off turnovers, and only 4 2nd chance points. The Aces because of their defense had 17 fast break points, 21 points off turnovers, and 12 2nd chance points.
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Post by austinace on Nov 19, 2023 14:08:40 GMT -6
Just turned on the Chattanooga game and they’re getting beat 39-35 by a bad Tennessee Tech team. Their big guys are playing good though. 6’9” Sam Alexis (#4) and their other 6-9 guy (Zidek #25) are playing well. Alexis had 11 points and 11 rebounds at the half. Alexis is very athletic with and can play at all levels.
I’m pretty sure Chattanooga will win this game, but this is supposedly their worst game of the year. Not to impressive and pretty sloppy. They are down 43-39 with 11 minutes to go.
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Post by ad1770 on Nov 19, 2023 14:23:58 GMT -6
Just turned on the Chattanooga game and they’re getting beat 39-35 by a bad Tennessee Tech team. Their big guys are playing good though. 6’9” Sam Alexis (#4) and their other 6-9 guy (Zidek #25) are playing well. Alexis had 11 points and 11 rebounds at the half. Alexis is very athletic with and can play at all levels. I’m pretty sure Chattanooga will win this game, but this is supposedly their worst game of the year. Not to impressive and pretty sloppy. They are down 43-39 with 11 minutes to go. I am not impressed with UTC, and I think we potentially run away with the game Friday as I am not seeing enough athleticism to hang with us. Also, we roll TTU by 30 if this team comes to the Ford. They would have to be hot from three the entire game to be in it.
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Post by austinace on Nov 19, 2023 14:36:05 GMT -6
I’m sure UTC is better than they are showing today but Louisville must be really bad it this team beat them at their place by 10 points. I think 6’9” Sam Alexis will see a steady diet of Ben, Yacine and Josh and possibly Tanner.
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Post by ad1770 on Nov 19, 2023 14:41:19 GMT -6
UTC relies on the three point shot. Already taken 29 for the game today. We have gotten much better at guarding the three ball. Not good for them.
On a side note. The threes I have seen Huff hit are the handoff screen variety against TTU. He winds up trying to shoot over a big when they do that to us.
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Post by austinace on Nov 19, 2023 15:15:05 GMT -6
UTC holds on to win 68-63. We both head into our Friday game 4-0.
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Post by Ace78 on Nov 19, 2023 15:21:08 GMT -6
After watching UTC this afternoon, I don't think they stack up any better than Ball State did. I think Huff will have a lot of problems with the Aces defense. I think the result for the Aces will be similar to the SEMO and Ball State games. Our bigs will own the lane with this team. If the Aces play the way they have the last 2 games ... and I think we will ... this will be another big win for us.
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Post by austinace on Nov 19, 2023 15:32:57 GMT -6
After watching UTC this afternoon, I don't think they stack up any better than Ball State did. I think Huff will have a lot of problems with the Aces defense. I think the result for the Aces will be similar to the SEMO and Ball State games. Our bigs will own the lane with this team. If the Aces play the way they have the last 2 games ... and I think we will ... this will be another big win for us. As long as we don’t underestimate them and take them seriously I agree. All D1 players and teams should be taken seriously as on any given day they can have a breakout game. But I like our chances.
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Post by acepurple84 on Nov 19, 2023 17:50:59 GMT -6
After watching UTC this afternoon, I don't think they stack up any better than Ball State did. I think Huff will have a lot of problems with the Aces defense. I think the result for the Aces will be similar to the SEMO and Ball State games. Our bigs will own the lane with this team. If the Aces play the way they have the last 2 games ... and I think we will ... this will be another big win for us. As long as we don’t underestimate them and take them seriously I agree. All D1 players and teams should be taken seriously as on any given day they can have a breakout game. But I like our chances. Right we have not got a record good enough to start assuming we will win. We all know what Assume means
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Post by ibleedpurple on Nov 19, 2023 22:29:51 GMT -6
One of the responsibilities of a coaching staff in any sport is to talk to the team about assuming, being overconfident and overlooking opponents. We can all go back to games where the underdog took down the 20+ point favorite (UE at UK Nov 2019). We have not had to worry about this issue for years. I sure hope we have to start worrying about this as the season goes along I am optimisitic and excited for this team. But, it is only 4 games in and we have yet to face a top 200 opponent. Years ago we complained if we even played teams in the 200-300 range like all those SWAC teams Marty used to like to play to build his win/loss percentage. I do agree we will start to see crowds growing to 6,000 and more if we can keep up the effort like we did in the 2nd half of the Ball State game. Go Aces !
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Post by Ace78 on Nov 20, 2023 14:10:23 GMT -6
Drake behind Stephen F. Austin 65-49 with 10 minutes to play this afternoon. Murray State and Illinois State are winning their games late in the 2nd half.
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