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Thank you very much guys. I'm bringing seven people up for the game and look forward to visiting. A little info about our team. The coach is Dan D'antoni, the brother of NBA coach Mike D'antoni now at Houston. He is in his third season at Marshall. As you noted above this team is talented at the guard position, especially with Jon Elmore who is averaging top 10 numbers nationally for both scoring and assists. Jon isn't overly athletic but can hurt you both shooting and taking it to the basket. The weakness of this team is definitely in the paint. We return senior Ryan Taylor who is very athletic, but at 6'5" he struggles with foul trouble defending in the paint. Our problems down low has been exacerbated by the absence of our starting center, Thompson. He has been out for several games with a torn stomach muscle. Fortunately he is expected to return to the lineup against you guys Saturday. In his absence we started a 6'9" European (Penava) who has length and athleticism but is thin and lacks strength. He can run the floor and make an occasional three-pointer as well as finish pick and rolls but sometimes has trouble finishing underneath due to his lack of strength. He too struggles with foul trouble. We bring freshman guard Allison off the bench as well. One of last years top players, Burks is sitting out first semester due to academics and isn't expected back till the game after our game Saturday. I think the game comes down to differences in style. We run a very fast paced offense and put up a ton of shots. We never post up our bigs and their points usually comes from drives and pick and rolls. When we are on our game we can score some points. Unfortunately we are still a few players short underneath and defend poorly in the paint. Having Thompson back will definitely help. But I'm going to assume you guys will try to exploit that weakness and try to pound it down low early and put us in foul trouble. When we get in foul trouble we play very soft underneath. You guys are a good team and we have had our struggles on the road this year, especially with our center being out. This probably gives you guys the edge and I suspect you will be favored in the game by 6-8 points. I look forward to coming up and thanks for the info.

Who cares if it was a cheap call on BD or not (I happen to think it was something that the refs couldn't ignore) ..... Why was he laying a shoulder into the guy 50' away from the ball? That's the point.

Here's a write up on Lane's agent. This guy knows what he is doing. I doubt he'd give Lane some slick talk to get him to declare early. I like his chances on getting drafted. http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20150426/SUB1/304269985/the-man-behind-the-players

Which brings us to a key point. We need to find ways of scoring the ball when Big Dog is nuetralized via needing rest, in foul trouble, or the rare case that opponent has someone to match him in size. Kwan did that for us against Creighton. He tried doing it again against the smaller defender Gonzaga had on him, but he couldn't finish near the rim when he backed his man down. Great teams will find ways of taking Big Dog away from us. We need someone whether it be Antino, Kwan, or Ivey to step it up and shoulder the load in those situations. In general I'd like to see more ball movement and more players moving without the ball.

Having had the advantage of actually attending the game and having a front row seat I would object to the idea that Big Dog and Kwan did not show any leadership during the last 8 minutes of the game. In the timeout huddles BD and Kwan were both very vocal in trying to pump up the other players. The facts are that Gonzaga is ranked in the top 10 for a reason and it took them 32-35 minutes to finally use the advantages of athleticism and home court to finally get the upper hand on the Zips. Gonzaga has the best home court wining % of all D-1 programs at 92%(164-14) . Their ability to guard BD one on one and deny him the ball anywhere near the basket was the main factor in the game. This allows their guards to cover the entire court without having to sag down for help around the basket. The size and athleticism of their guards makes it very difficult to penetrate and when it does happen there is a 7' rim protector waiting. Every single Gonzaga fan said the Zips were easily the best opponent their team had played at home in quite a while. Zags pull away late to defeat Akron

Point taken & I apologize. To be accurate, I did use a K, though.