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Post by vu72 on Dec 2, 2010 15:19:01 GMT -5
The guys who were suppose to challenge for the Horizon title have gotten off to a slow start. They are currently ranked 230 in the Sagarin's with a schedule strength of 253. They lost to Akron last night. They are 4-4 overall.
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Post by zvillehaze on Dec 2, 2010 16:44:37 GMT -5
The guys who were suppose to challenge for the Horizon title have gotten off to a slow start. They are currently ranked 230 in the Sagarin's with a schedule strength of 253. They lost to Akron last night. They are 4-4 overall. It's early, but the start isn't totally surprising to me. They were 9-9 last season and replaced Keeling, Kennedy, Payne and Blue with Minnerath, Calliste, McCallum and Lowe. The new group clearly isn't as physical or experienced as the group they replaced. McCallum is supposed to be a huge upgrade on the offensive end over Payne, yet through 8 games, his shooting percentages (FG, 3FG, FT) are lower than Payne's from last season. Assists per game are similar, but Payne's assist to turnover ratio of 2 to 1 is better than McCallum's 1.5 to 1. They "should" get better as the guards get more experience and they may get a bump if Chris Blake becomes eligible for the second semester. They have some very good talent, but I don't yet see the consistency it takes to contend in the Horizon. Much like last year, they can easily beat any team in the league, but they also have the potential of losing to most teams also. |
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Post by vu72 on Dec 2, 2010 19:43:46 GMT -5
The guys who were suppose to challenge for the Horizon title have gotten off to a slow start. They are currently ranked 230 in the Sagarin's with a schedule strength of 253. They lost to Akron last night. They are 4-4 overall. It's early, but the start isn't totally surprising to me. They were 9-9 last season and replaced Keeling, Kennedy, Payne and Blue with Minnerath, Calliste, McCallum and Lowe. The new group clearly isn't as physical or experienced as the group they replaced. McCallum is supposed to be a huge upgrade on the offensive end over Payne, yet through 8 games, his shooting percentages (FG, 3FG, FT) are lower than Payne's from last season. Assists per game are similar, but Payne's assist to turnover ratio of 2 to 1 is better than McCallum's 1.5 to 1. They "should" get better as the guards get more experience and they may get a bump if Chris Blake becomes eligible for the second semester. They have some very good talent, but I don't yet see the consistency it takes to contend in the Horizon. Much like last year, they can easily beat any team in the league, but they also have the potential of losing to most teams also. Thanks for that very well informed and complete answer. It makes a bunch of sense as I forgot about all their changes. Not sure why they were picked up so high but the conference schedule is just getting started and that, after all, is what really counts. The other part of their predicted finish has to do with having a McDonald's All American. We'll see whether or not he "dominates" the conference, and I'll bet not. |
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Post by agibson on Dec 3, 2010 8:34:37 GMT -5
The guys who were suppose to challenge for the Horizon title have gotten off to a slow start. They are currently ranked 230 in the Sagarin's with a schedule strength of 253. They lost to Akron last night. They are 4-4 overall. Interesting. Pomeroy has them down at 174, before the Akron game (UWGB 173, UWM 175). But, it looks like their schedule has been such that, looking only at wins or losses, we don't really know what we have. Akron was their first decent mid-major opponent. Playing in Detroit, we might have expected a win - but it's not a horrible loss. They've beaten the bad teams (even if Albany took them to 2OT!). A win on the road against MS State (Florida Atlantic did it!) or New Mexico would certainly have been nice. So, I wouldn't rule them out quite yet. But, I also would not be surprised if they were high on talent, low on consistency again. |
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