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Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - fallsdog - 01-17-2019 02:11 PM
Saturday starts a big stretch for the good guys. Three straight games against top notch MAC competition. NIU comes to the MAC Center with a 3-1 conference record. Their only setback was against a pretty good CMU squad. KSU will follow that up with home games against a very talented Toledo team and nationally ranked Buffalo.
Northern Illinois' top scorer, 6'0 junior Eugene German, averages 20 points per game, leads the team in steals and is second on the team in assists with 45. He does have 41 turnovers. Turnovers seem to be a problem for NIU. 6'7 senior Levi Bradley and 6'4 Dante Thorpe also average double digits for the Huskies. But the biggest concern for KSU may be 6'9/240 pound senior James Lacey. The big man averages 9 and 7 per night.
Getting two of these next three is big (is that a reasonable expectation?????????). But it starts with this one. NIU is 10-7 and they are NIU. They don't have the same cache as Buffalo or even Toledo.
How do you see the next three unfolding?
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - anti-zip - 01-17-2019 07:11 PM
Hopefully Gholston can provide a good scouting report on his old HS teammate German.
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - Slinkin Street Flash - 01-18-2019 12:21 PM
Note: "The game times for Saturday's men's and women's basketball doubleheader have been changed. The women's game against Central Michigan will tipoff at noon, followed by the men's game with Northern Illinois at 2:30 p.m.
With the strong possibility of an impending storm set to hit on Saturday, the Kent State athletics department has made the decision to move up the times for the safety of fans traveling to and from our games this weekend.
Both games are scheduled to air on ESPN3."
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - GFlash68 - 01-19-2019 12:08 PM
Just fed the huskies and set up the sled, ready to make way to the game. Just hope to be able to return home after the game.
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - fallsdog - 01-19-2019 12:58 PM
Over /under is 1500 warm bodies.
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - fallsdog - 01-19-2019 02:11 PM
Latest forecast now calls for an O/U of 1000. Knob Creek and Ty Linder for me. And If it pleases the masses I have sky high expectations of enjoyment.
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - luckyflash - 01-19-2019 03:37 PM
cold shooting and to much dribbling.
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - jbails0881 - 01-19-2019 03:46 PM
Any idea why Pippen isn’t on the bench and instead in street clothes in the student section? Seems odd even if he is redshirting to not be in warmups on or behind the bench.
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - luckyflash - 01-19-2019 04:07 PM
much better ball movement and the shots are falling this half
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - fallsdog - 01-19-2019 04:09 PM
The Flashes are on a 7 minute, 19-4 run. Walker playing well and Peterson making an impact on both ends. 13 point lead with 11 minutes left. I love when the varsity game is played before the JV (Virginia @ Duke at 6:00PM).
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - fallsdog - 01-19-2019 04:28 PM
Frederick isn't playing great. But he is contributing. Maybe he is back from the doghouse.
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - anti-zip - 01-19-2019 05:16 PM
Big win. I know it's still early, but this gives us the tiebreaker against NIU and this year figures to be a log jam outside of #1 and maybe #2.
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - anti-zip - 01-19-2019 06:44 PM
Seems like the rotation is continuing to shrink. Duling played 1 minute and Roberts didn't see the court. Fatigue could become a serious concern if we're planning on going with a 7 man rotation.
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - fallsdog - 01-19-2019 06:51 PM
anti-zip. Over the years I have scratched my head trying to figure out how guys go from starters, to five minute a game guys, to sixteen and back to zero. My frustration is that guys don’t come to understand their role when this happens. Anyway, I hope that doesn’t warrant an apology.
As for today. Big win is right. Guys stepped up, Walker took over and KSU holds serve at home.
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - dannyb73 - 01-19-2019 08:20 PM
The BG loss is looking acceptable. BG did some serious damage today to WMU.
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - burden - 01-19-2019 09:09 PM
(01-19-2019 06:51 PM)fallsdog Wrote: anti-zip. Over the years I have scratched my head trying to figure out how guys go from starters, to five minute a game guys, to sixteen and back to zero. My frustration is that guys don’t come to understand their role when this happens. Anyway, I hope that doesn’t warrant an apology.
As for today. Big win is right. Guys stepped up, Walker took over and KSU holds serve at home.
Great post.
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - AlphaFlash - 01-19-2019 09:10 PM
Good win today. Also, thanks to Athletics for changing the game times. I thought that was a bit overkill at first, but I stand corrected. Walker did excellent. I'm glad to see Peterson showing up now. That's 2 strong games from him.
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - Slinkin Street Flash - 01-20-2019 10:24 AM
(01-19-2019 08:20 PM)dannyb73 Wrote: The BG loss is looking acceptable. BG did some serious damage today to WMU.
BGSU is 5-0 in the MAC, WMU is 0-5
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - Muskrat - 01-20-2019 08:37 PM
This early in the conference season, and only two teams are better than 3-2.
RE: Kent State vs. Northern Illinois - dannyb73 - 01-21-2019 05:00 PM
(01-20-2019 10:24 AM)Slinkin Street Flash Wrote:(01-19-2019 08:20 PM)dannyb73 Wrote: The BG loss is looking acceptable. BG did some serious damage today to WMU.
BGSU is 5-0 in the MAC, WMU is 0-5
I was just commenting on how bad they beat them. And the fact that they are 5-0. They are pretty good.