Hey Zips,Just wanted to wish you good luck tomorrow. It should be a very good game between two good teams. A little summary of our team:We will run run run. That is our style. We have been in the top 10 in the nation in scoring all season long. We faced Stephen F. Austin in the first round who came into the game #2 in scoring defense and put up 80 against them. We are lead by Gary Forbes, a 6'8'' G/F who averages 20 points and 8 rebounds a game. He is a transfer from Virginia and POY in the A-10. We are a perimeter oriented team who loves to shoot the 3. We don't have much in terms of interior offense. Our best big man is Dante Milligan, 6'9'' who is productive but not dominant when he stays on the court. He actually leads the nation in games fouled out. He had a career game in the first round vs. SFA (24 points, 9 rebounds, 7 blocks.) That is not a typical game for him. We are 3rd in the nation in blocks per game. Our point guard is extremely fast and defenses often have a hard time staying in front of him. With those strengths, there are also weaknesses. We struggle with free throw shooting and often get outrebounded by a large margin. Since we love to run up and down the court, we also give up a lot of points. Defense has been a huge problem with this team although it has improved since the beginning of the year. Our message board is located at www.umasshoops.com/board. Good luck!
