Let'sGoZips94

I've posted a lot - probably to the point of nausea for some of you haha - about the size increase with this roster, but what you pointed out is the exact reason I've emphasized it in so many posts. 6'5"+ guards/forwards getting a hand up on defense while rotating/closing out is automatically going to be more effective than 5'11"/sub 6'4" guards which is what we had most of the time last season. I don't know how much of a step back, if any, we'll take on offense. Barring any change in Oriol's eligibility, he and Staveskie combine for ~40ppg based on last year's stats. Hammer, Henderson, Pence, Head, and Mahaffey are all guys I could see averaging ~8-10+ ppg, and guys like MMK, White, Halligan, Burton, Barre, Wilson, and Perkins can throw in 6-8 ppg each on any given night (not mentioning the true freshman because I have zero idea what to expect from them). Even if Staveskie/Oriol take a slight step back to ~30ppg combined due to a change in playing time/system, there's 85-90+ ppg on this team, and probably in a more efficient manner than we've previously seen. Guys' legs should be fresher throughout the game, too, due to our depth. The biggest questions... 1) How fast can these guys gel? 2) Can we get consistent outside shooting from guys not named Oriol (40% 3P last year) and Staveskie (37.3% 3P last year)?

YSU is perfect. It's a notch above NIU (hahaha Toledo) and a step down from playing our rival (looking at you Auburn/Bama).

This team 5 Evans, including himself.

Is Burton healthy? He was in a boot at the golf outing a month ago. If he is, I would be willing to bet we see him stretch the floor a bit and take some 3's. He was a shooter in high school and WMU never really used him away from the post. Barre is very athletic; here's to hoping Ford being the big man developer and now HC gives him a few more opportunities to prove his worth, especially on offense. I think we're going to see a wide open system on offense with a lot of dribble drives, cutting, kick-outs, etc. There is so much athleticism and versatility on this team, the potential is sky high.

Really cool data here. I wonder what achieves the ceiling finish of 43rd NET.

The team posted practice videos. MMK's jump shot looks to be much improved.

Fair. New plan - Kreed, I'm going to need you to stream the game from your phone. Bring a tripod so your arms don't get too tired.

Pay a student $40 for the game to operate the camera, tell them to just follow the ball to each side of the court, give them free concessions at the half, and make it happen. I don't need a score bug for an exhibition.

Unless there's some competitive advantage with not having scrimmage tape out there, the University should stream it on YouTube.

Is JoeMo fired yet?

Stoked that this is on ESPN+. Can't wait to see what this team looks like in action, even in an exhibition.

Toledo's board would seem to agree with their optimism. One poster said NIU looked like last year's Miami OH squad - shot the ball at a 40% rate with one guy making 30+ ft 3s, no easy shots inside, etc. It's not like the Horizon League is a known basketball powerhouse. That being said, I hope they fail tremendously as punishment for being an eye sore for the MAC for years. Toledo only had 19 pts at the half and it was 55-37 at one point in the game. NIU outrebounded Toledo 38-28. However, apparently Parks didn't play much and Toledo was missing James Jr., although I'm not sure what they were expecting from James Jr. considering he was a 3 ppg player last year for the Rockets. Interesting note. Toledo's roster only has 13 guys listed on ESPN.

Not sure what's funnier. NIU beating Toledo in men's basketball Or NIU tweeting like this game actually counted

Thank you sir. So as long as we take care of business, we're in?

Goes to show how much more significant good wins are compared to bad wins/draws/losses.

Top 2 from each division make the Big East tourney, correct?

Goodrich has cleverly found ways to fundraise. I'd imagine he's able to find a buyout.

Is he fired yet?

EMU in general is a stain on the conference. This likely will have a minimal effect on the NET.

What a win!!!!!! Is this a team of destiny? Never have I ever seen a team score so many late goals.

Win that wheel back then March it around FirstEnergy during the soccer match. This needs to be JoeMo's last Wagon Wheel game.

Cincy has 14 transfers including 3 MAC guys in Calhoun's first year. Very curious to see how Eric and Amani do in Big12 play.

SNL needs to recreate the Founding Fathers/2nd Amendment skits but with a NCAA spin. "Why did you make that rule?" NCAA: "Because"

Why not seed the entire field then?