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Post by austinace on Nov 11, 2023 22:36:27 GMT -6
| No. | Player | Hgt/Yr/Wgt | PPG | RPG | APG | BPG | | 4 | Adam Larson | 6'9" So 180 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | | 21 | Josh Early* | 6'7" Sr 242 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | 5 | TJ Biel* | 6'7" Jr 205 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | | 44 | Braxton Stacker* | 6'5" So 185 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 2 | Kobe Clark | 6'6" Jr 180 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | | 22 | Gavyn Elkamil | 6'5" So 190 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | | 1 | Rob Martin* | 5'10" So 160 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | 3 | Aquan Smart* | 6'3" Jr 175 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | | 10 | David Idada | 7'0" So 250 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | | 11 | Evan Eursher | 6'2" So 177 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
* denotes starters Stats on just the Butler game |
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Post by stlscooter on Nov 12, 2023 8:44:08 GMT -6
SEMO was out-rebounded by 16 vs Grand Canyon and 11 vs. Butler. 33.8 fg%, 53.1 ft% and 38.1 3p% in 2 games.
The Aces game plan should be defending the 3 and rebounding.
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Post by Ace78 on Nov 12, 2023 16:02:40 GMT -6
Defending the 3 seems to be a weak area for the Aces at this point. Even UHSP hit some big 3's against us (9 of them to our 7). Looking at SEMO's roster, and the thin front line (height wise), we need to pound the ball inside, take advantage of our height, and get to the free throw line. I like our improved free throw percentage this year.
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Post by aceloverlarry on Nov 13, 2023 12:11:01 GMT -6
SEMO has now fallen below us on Kenpom. Must win game if we’re going to break out of the analytics cellar we’ve been in for the last 3 years.
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Post by ad1770 on Nov 13, 2023 12:28:58 GMT -6
We did hit as high as 316 on kenpom, but have since dropped back to 318. So, the win against SEMO is very much needed, even if it won’t move us up too much.
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Post by Aces&Eights on Nov 13, 2023 13:19:17 GMT -6
Defending the 3 seems to be a weak area for the Aces at this point. Even UHSP hit some big 3's against us (9 of them to our 7). Looking at SEMO's roster, and the thin front line (height wise), we need to pound the ball inside, take advantage of our height, and get to the free throw line. I like our improved free throw percentage this year. After the Miami of Ohio game, Scott Shreffler commented in the post game wrap up that the guards were fighting thru the switches/picks incorrectly. This caused the defender to pick up the shooter too late giving the shooter uncontested shots. He said it would be addressed by the coaching staff in film review and expects to see better results. There should be opportunties for CBIII, Tanner, and BHum to post up smaller defender down low. |
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Post by aceloverlarry on Nov 13, 2023 14:29:38 GMT -6
We did hit as high as 316 on kenpom, but have since dropped back to 318. So, the win against SEMO is very much needed, even if it won’t move us up too much. Agreed. I wouldn’t expect to see much movement from a W unless we have a dominant performance, but having a sub 300 loss will hurt us all season. Ball State is around 220 in most metrics, so if we can get to 4-0, I would expect us to be out of the 300s for good finally. I believe in this team and fully expect us to finish the season below 200, but it’s going to take several conference wins before we get to that point. |
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Post by Ace78 on Nov 13, 2023 14:38:47 GMT -6
Defending the 3 seems to be a weak area for the Aces at this point. Even UHSP hit some big 3's against us (9 of them to our 7). Looking at SEMO's roster, and the thin front line (height wise), we need to pound the ball inside, take advantage of our height, and get to the free throw line. I like our improved free throw percentage this year. After the Miami of Ohio game, Scott Shreffler commented in the post game wrap up that the guards were fighting thru the switches/picks incorrectly. This caused the defender to pick up the shooter too late giving the shooter uncontested shots. He said it would be addressed by the coaching staff in film review and expects to see better results. There should be opportunties for CBIII, Tanner, and BHum to post up smaller defender down low. Looking forward to seeing that adjustment made on defending 3's! Thanks for sharing ... that is good news!
I agree about having Chuck, Tanner, and Ben posting up their defenders.
After watching a few other MVC teams play thus far, I'm very optimistic about how our offense is producing, in comparison. It's a world of difference from last year when our offense struggled to produce. I've noticed our passing is better (smarter), we move the ball around well on offense, we are taking care of the ball better, we're defending the lane better, hitting free throws better, we don't appear to be committing stupid fouls, we're making better decisions on shot selection, the bench and coaches are certainly engaged ... just lots of improved areas, from what I'm observing. I don't feel frustrated in watching this year's team, as I have in the past. It will definitely be interesting to watch the Aces during conference play! Side note: I was not impressed with IU last night. Poor shooting among other things, and notably a bench that didn't seem engaged.
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Post by Ace78 on Nov 13, 2023 14:52:43 GMT -6
Just noticed that Teamrankings.com has the Aces ranked at #295. SEMO is #334. Ball State is #187.
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Post by austinace on Nov 13, 2023 15:25:30 GMT -6
I am optimistic on this team like everyone else on this board. However, with that said, I will point out that Miami of Ohio is 0-2 after losing to Texas State and our other two games were against a D3 team and a low level NAIA school.
As the competition picks up and the wins hopefully keep coming in, it will validate what we all think is true - that we are much better this year. I do feel like the Ball State and Chattanooga games, in particular, will give us a better idea of where we are at early in the season as they are respectable teams. SEMO will be our first road test and will tell us how good a road team that we are. Our two games again SEMO may be a little deceptive as neither one of them is at home - one is on their court, and the other is on a neutral court in Chattanooga.
Let’s not forget, that historically road games are never easy for us.
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Post by aceloverlarry on Nov 13, 2023 16:36:10 GMT -6
Let’s not forget, that historically road games are never easy for us. Fair point, but I fully expect that to change at some point under the new staff. Hopefully that starts now. Beating a tough UTC team on the road might be too big of a challenge this early in the rebuild, but there is no reason we shouldn’t be able to beat SEMO on the road. Hopefully we’re not all getting overconfident, but I truly believe this team will be different than any we’ve seen since Marty was fired and will be adequately prepared and have the mental toughness to go on the road and win when they are the better team. |
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Post by municup14 on Nov 13, 2023 17:58:30 GMT -6
Defending the 3 seems to be a weak area for the Aces at this point. Even UHSP hit some big 3's against us (9 of them to our 7). Looking at SEMO's roster, and the thin front line (height wise), we need to pound the ball inside, take advantage of our height, and get to the free throw line. I like our improved free throw percentage this year. After the Miami of Ohio game, Scott Shreffler commented in the post game wrap up that the guards were fighting thru the switches/picks incorrectly. This caused the defender to pick up the shooter too late giving the shooter uncontested shots. He said it would be addressed by the coaching staff in film review and expects to see better results. There should be opportunties for CBIII, Tanner, and BHum to post up smaller defender down low. Haffner has a hard time fighting through these screens |
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Post by indyacesfan on Nov 14, 2023 16:24:34 GMT -6
Aces open as 3.5 underdogs vs SEMO tomorrow via DraftKings
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Post by indyacesfan on Nov 15, 2023 7:10:27 GMT -6
Aces open as 3.5 underdogs vs SEMO tomorrow via DraftKings Aces ML +120 O/U 150.5 Team totals also look high: Aces O/U 74.5 points SEMO O/U 76.5 points |
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Post by aces44 on Nov 15, 2023 7:25:11 GMT -6
Aces open as 3.5 underdogs vs SEMO tomorrow via DraftKings Aces ML +120 O/U 150.5 Team totals also look high: Aces O/U 74.5 points SEMO O/U 76.5 points Aces and the Under are LOCKS!!! |
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