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Post by ruxchighlander11 on Feb 10, 2020 10:11:20 GMT -5
ESPN gave us a nice little shout out this week in ESPN's 10 games to watch this week:
"These names won't jump off the screen, but Winthrop and Radford are the two top teams in the Big South.
The Eagles lead the conference with a 12-0 record, are on a 14-game winning streak and posted a victory over Saint Mary's back in November in Moraga, California. Their offense is elite, they distribute the ball at a high level and are one of the better offensive rebounding teams in the nation.
Meanwhile, the Highlanders have experience playing in the NCAA tournament, especially their leading scorer Carlik Jones, who nearly dropped a triple-double in the First Four vs. LIU Brooklyn in 2017-18. Meanwhile, Travis Fields Jr. is averaging 12.5 points and has led the team in scoring twice in the last two weeks."
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Post by ruxchighlander11 on Feb 10, 2020 10:12:52 GMT -5
We've got our work cut out for us in this one. Winthrop is hot! 14 in a row. They keep getting everyone's best shot and somehow keep coming out on top. It will be important to try and jump on them early with scoring and suffocating defense. I really don't want to see this game come down to free throws.
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Post by winthropeaglefan on Feb 10, 2020 11:10:22 GMT -5
Either team can choke this game away at the FT line...interesting to see that WU and RAD are the two worst FT shooting teams in the league.
I saw that Devonnte Holland missed the last game...does anyone know his status for tonight?
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Feb 10, 2020 11:28:21 GMT -5
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Post by claidheamhmor on Feb 10, 2020 11:28:21 GMT -5
I haven't seen any news on Holland, eaglefan. Definitely want to win this one to split theseason series and stay in contention to host the tournament. This would have been a good choice for a televised game, should be a good one.
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Feb 10, 2020 19:26:15 GMT -5
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Post by ruxchighlander11 on Feb 10, 2020 19:26:15 GMT -5
4 technicals....2 for each team in the first 6 minutes of the game. This is nuts! Lot of emotion in this one. I like our composure though. Started down 7-0. Since we’ve gone on a 17-3 run.
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Post by claidheamhmor on Feb 10, 2020 20:06:28 GMT -5
So far, so good. Travis Fields and Josiah Jeffers are playing great. One thing I've noticed about Kelsey's Winthrop teams, he likes to play dirty. I think he figures, foul first, make them hit foul shots later.
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Post by claidheamhmor on Feb 10, 2020 21:18:02 GMT -5
whew. had a 27 point lead, won by 4.
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Post by rubballfan09 on Feb 10, 2020 21:59:08 GMT -5
Man what a game. These are the 2 best in the Big South and it’s not close.
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Post by ruxchighlander11 on Feb 11, 2020 10:34:31 GMT -5
Well, we won! And there's no question that these are the 2 best teams in the conference. I would be shocked if it's not us and them in the final. Also important to remember here, Winthrop benched D.J. burns for the rest of the game following his technical. Not having his 12.5 points per game hurt them big time. So, we'll have to be prepared for that if we face them in the conference final. With the way the standings are shaking out, that's the only time we'd see Winthrop again....If we both make it to the final.
That said, I was happy to see Holland get in at the end and Eke go to the bench. Holland knocked down 2 clutch free throws late and that could have been a different story with Eke in the game.
I do hope Travis is ok. He was limping pretty bad in the last few. minutes but refused to come out of the game. We need him to be successful! Carlik can put this team on his back, but Travis came up huge tonight!
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Feb 13, 2020 12:14:48 GMT -5
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Post by rubballfan09 on Feb 13, 2020 12:14:48 GMT -5
So did y’all know Coach Jones is suspended vs Presby tonight?
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Post by ruxchighlander11 on Feb 13, 2020 13:06:27 GMT -5
So did y’all know Coach Jones is suspended vs Presby tonight? I assume this is in reference to the double technicals on Monday and things getting a little heated on both sides of the court. Wonder what he said/did.
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Post by ruxchighlander11 on Feb 13, 2020 13:08:42 GMT -5
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