(03-09-2018 12:28 AM)FrankAnderson Wrote:  I haven't seen this shared yet, but we went 19 FOR 22 FROM THE FREE THROW LINE.

A major part of the game. That's huge for any team, but especially for us in a year we aren't gifted from the stripe.

Didn't even realize that. A weakness became a strength. Tim Bond went 7-7 and Paul Jackson went 9-10. That's how you win close basketball games.

(03-09-2018 02:24 AM)EMUAARON Wrote:  reading everyone's comments was a wild ride. you guys are great.

i'm bullish on our defense. i really liked it. they scored some deep threes, Utomi hit some contested mid-range shots, and we held them to 58 points. i can live with that. i think we got lucky that their center didn't do anything. a good center in there would have changed things quite a bit for Akron.

You could say they have a "big dog-sized" hole in the middle?

Man, do I not miss that guy. He was probably the single most damaging opponent in the Murphy era. We had no answer.

(03-09-2018 06:28 AM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  Glad the Akron game is done. In my opinion, Eastern matches up better with Toledo.

What's the deal with television tonight? I know it's on CBS Sports Network, but on my guide it shows it as playing tape delayed at 1:30 in the morning. It has the Mountain West Conference on at 9 p.

I have the question in to EMU.

My GUESS maybe streaming because of the conflict with the MWC semi.

Nice comeback. I’m hoping EMU wins the tournament.

(03-09-2018 07:35 AM)emu steve Wrote:  

(03-09-2018 06:28 AM)TheWoodenNickle Wrote:  Glad the Akron game is done. In my opinion, Eastern matches up better with Toledo.

What's the deal with television tonight? I know it's on CBS Sports Network, but on my guide it shows it as playing tape delayed at 1:30 in the morning. It has the Mountain West Conference on at 9 p.

I have the question in to EMU.

My GUESS maybe streaming because of the conflict with the MWC semi.

Streaming only per EMU SI.

I believe it will be free for everyone on CBS Sports' website.

Press Conference:




Shout out to Minnie for calling out MAC coaches on the All-MAC team placement. We all know people in this conference turn their noses up to EMU. Glad Minnie called them out on it.

I'm sure that's why Murphy had a nice grin after Minnie's answer.

Well guys, I guess it's better for your offense to go cold the first five minutes of a game than the last five minutes of a game.

(03-09-2018 10:23 AM)Block_E Wrote:  Well guys, I guess it's better for your offense to go cold the first five minutes of a game than the last five minutes of a game.

ABSOLUTELY!!! It is called crunch time... that's when games are won or lost.

http://www.emueagles.com/news/2018/3/8/m...akron.aspx

(03-09-2018 09:03 AM)FrankAnderson Wrote:  Press Conference:




Shout out to Minnie for calling out MAC coaches on the All-MAC team placement. We all know people in this conference turn their noses up to EMU. Glad Minnie called them out on it.

I'm sure that's why Murphy had a nice grin after Minnie's answer.

Whew....that took a lot of guts for Minnie to say publicly he felt disrespected by MAC coaches. I hope this fuels his fire tonight.

EMU will have to play their best game of the season to beat Toledo a 3rd time.

I didn't read through all the comments so I apologize if this has already been added....
Tim Bond doesn't score a lot, but I don't think it is for lack of ability.
He's never been the focal point of the offense.
He played alongside Ray Lee, Willie Mangum, and James Thompson for two years and then Elijah, Paul, and James this year.

His scoring was huge last night. He gets it done when we need him.

(03-09-2018 03:23 PM)KPJ Wrote:  I didn't read through all the comments so I apologize if this has already been added....
Tim Bond doesn't score a lot, but I don't think it is for lack of ability.
He's never been the focal point of the offense.
He played alongside Ray Lee, Willie Mangum, and James Thompson for two years and then Elijah, Paul, and James this year.

His scoring was huge last night. He gets it done when we need him.

Yep, Tim Bond has improved his ability to score over the years! Credit Tim and Murphy for his improvement!