Posted: Dec. 7, 2008
How quickly things can change in college basketball. After struggling the previous week, 6-foot-7 junior forward James Eayrs played a critical role in the team's two Horizon League victories over Detroit and Wright State. Eayrs had nine points and five rebounds in 14 minutes against the Titans, scoring all of his points in the last 5-plus minutes. On Saturday, the junior college transfer from Roseville, Minn., was 4 for 4 from three-point distance and contributed 14 points and eight rebounds in the Panthers' 66-59 victory over the Raiders. "I wish he would have gone back inside," Wright State coach Brad Brownell said. "I was trying to explain to our guys how a guy this big has such good footwork and basketball IQ."
This comes with a caveat. Senior guard Avery Smith is not hot with his shooting touch, sinking just one of 10 shots against Detroit and two of five vs. Wright State. And he still is turning the ball over too frequently, with seven turnovers in those two games. But he is contributing in other areas and starting to be more comfortable with running the offense. Smith had five points, five rebounds and seven assists against Detroit, and he had nine points, eight rebounds and four assists against Wright State. And as the former Milwaukee Washington player pointed out after the game Saturday, he is not focusing on his shooting right now. "Tell the truth," Panthers coach Rob Jeter said as he turned toward Smith during the postgame news conference. "I yell at you when you pass and I yell at you when you shoot."
FOR THE RECORD: 5-4, 2-0 Horizon League (3-1 home, 2-0 neutral site, 0-3 road)
GRATEFUL TO BE BACK: Senior guard Ricky Franklin returned to the lineup last week after being suspended for the Wisconsin game after a drunken driving arrest. The incident occurred in the early morning hours on Nov. 27 in Milwaukee.
Franklin lost his starting spot to Smith but came off the bench in both league games. Franklin shot just 2 for 9 but did have a total of six assists in the two games.
"I made a serious mistake, and I'm just glad to see them support me and be back with my teammates," Franklin said. "I've been talking to my teammates and the coaching staff and trying to do what I can to get everything back right and gain everybody's trust back.
"Everybody's been positive, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the season."
Posted: Dec. 7, 2008
How quickly things can change in college basketball. After struggling the previous week, 6-foot-7 junior forward James Eayrs played a critical role in the team's two Horizon League victories over Detroit and Wright State. Eayrs had nine points and five rebounds in 14 minutes against the Titans, scoring all of his points in the last 5-plus minutes. On Saturday, the junior college transfer from Roseville, Minn., was 4 for 4 from three-point distance and contributed 14 points and eight rebounds in the Panthers' 66-59 victory over the Raiders. "I wish he would have gone back inside," Wright State coach Brad Brownell said. "I was trying to explain to our guys how a guy this big has such good footwork and basketball IQ."
This comes with a caveat. Senior guard Avery Smith is not hot with his shooting touch, sinking just one of 10 shots against Detroit and two of five vs. Wright State. And he still is turning the ball over too frequently, with seven turnovers in those two games. But he is contributing in other areas and starting to be more comfortable with running the offense. Smith had five points, five rebounds and seven assists against Detroit, and he had nine points, eight rebounds and four assists against Wright State. And as the former Milwaukee Washington player pointed out after the game Saturday, he is not focusing on his shooting right now. "Tell the truth," Panthers coach Rob Jeter said as he turned toward Smith during the postgame news conference. "I yell at you when you pass and I yell at you when you shoot."
FOR THE RECORD: 5-4, 2-0 Horizon League (3-1 home, 2-0 neutral site, 0-3 road)
GRATEFUL TO BE BACK: Senior guard Ricky Franklin returned to the lineup last week after being suspended for the Wisconsin game after a drunken driving arrest. The incident occurred in the early morning hours on Nov. 27 in Milwaukee.
Franklin lost his starting spot to Smith but came off the bench in both league games. Franklin shot just 2 for 9 but did have a total of six assists in the two games.
"I made a serious mistake, and I'm just glad to see them support me and be back with my teammates," Franklin said. "I've been talking to my teammates and the coaching staff and trying to do what I can to get everything back right and gain everybody's trust back.
"Everybody's been positive, and I'm looking forward to the rest of the season."
I think you would be surprised. You got a team that just lost by 2 to WISC and beat UTAH by 4 thats enough to make anyone pound IDAHO ST.
I think you would be surprised. You got a team that just lost by 2 to WISC and beat UTAH by 4 thats enough to make anyone pound IDAHO ST.
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Tillema's return comes at a good time because it adds another shooting threat against an Idaho State team that played predominantly a zone defense that gave Wisconsin trouble in the Badgers' 60-58 win over the Bengals at the Kohl Center on Tuesday. Tillema last season ranked seventh in the Horizon League in 3-point percentage (.445) and seventh in overall field goal percentage (.513).
The time off doesn't appear to have affected Tillema's shot. He nailed several 3-pointers during a five-on-five drill in practice Wednesday.
"He's got that shot still," Schachtner said. "So it's going to be great to have him back."
In Tillema's absence, the Phoenix has played some of its best defense in Kowalczyk's seven-year tenure as coach. It held Horizon League opponents Wright State and Detroit each to 46 points in games last week and has given up just 55.8 points per game and held teams to just 37.9 percent shooting during its current five-game winning streak.
Defense has never been the best part of Tillema's game in part because he doesn't have the quickness that some of UWGB's other perimeter players possess, but Kowalczyk said he's not concerned that the team's defense will suffer upon Tillema's return.
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Tillema's return comes at a good time because it adds another shooting threat against an Idaho State team that played predominantly a zone defense that gave Wisconsin trouble in the Badgers' 60-58 win over the Bengals at the Kohl Center on Tuesday. Tillema last season ranked seventh in the Horizon League in 3-point percentage (.445) and seventh in overall field goal percentage (.513).
The time off doesn't appear to have affected Tillema's shot. He nailed several 3-pointers during a five-on-five drill in practice Wednesday.
"He's got that shot still," Schachtner said. "So it's going to be great to have him back."
In Tillema's absence, the Phoenix has played some of its best defense in Kowalczyk's seven-year tenure as coach. It held Horizon League opponents Wright State and Detroit each to 46 points in games last week and has given up just 55.8 points per game and held teams to just 37.9 percent shooting during its current five-game winning streak.
Defense has never been the best part of Tillema's game in part because he doesn't have the quickness that some of UWGB's other perimeter players possess, but Kowalczyk said he's not concerned that the team's defense will suffer upon Tillema's return.
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