January Hoops

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Saweeeeeet job.....been following, you are the man ! ! !

The greatful one, KEEP IT GREEN

/9 Notes: One-liners. Iowa is playing faster this year, but I like Purdue's defense here and they have some nice matchups for that and we get an early tip here. This is Iowa's third straight game against a top 50 offense and this one is on the road, whereas the first two were at home. This is also the second toughest defense Purdue will face this year.

 I like Dayton, but will avoid on the second game of a roady, and after playing a slow St. Louis squad. Both of these teams offenses haven't really played all that well this year, but both defenses have taken care of business. Some pretty big motivation for Umass coming off a 29 point loss to a nobody, and some even bigger motivation for them with revenge on last year's 96-68 Dayton win. Furthermore, Umass has some roster issues and are rotating at the PG spot. Dayton might want to run to take advantage of some opportunities, and Umass will run even moreso now without a true PG. They're going to have to score in transition, which is what they have done the past few years. In the loss at Central Connecticut, they had a total of 2 assists, b/c they tried to run so much. I think it will continue at an even faster pace now, especially with a team coming in that isn't all that great offensively in Dayton. I don't think Dayton's afraid to play the up and down game either. I just think we get a decent offensive showing from Umass with Dayton coming off a physical STL squad and showing some wear and tear on the road.

 I wanted to play Creighton/Evansville to the over, but at 130, no chance. Two things need to happen when you play a tough defensive squad in Northern Iowa. One, you need to have slashers and scorers, and decent post play. Two, at least this year, you need to protect the three-point ball.

 UNI is shooting more than I can remember, and they aren't getting the ball in the paint which is usually their strength. Coming off the bad loss at Indiana State where they were embarrassed, I expect them to slow it down even further and try to do this. Problem is, I'm not impressed with their inside game, and taking the shots away from the guards isn't necessarily going to help this offense which is struggling. Bradley's offense is definately not a world beater, but they have the best player on the court, and they're surrounded by slashers, which is exactly what you need against this type of defense. And I can't see this game going over, unless UNI shoots an awfully good percentage from three and continues to keep launching from deep, which I don't expect to continue.

 I hate going against Wichita State at home, but Missouri State is battle tested, and they've played a much harder schedule. Both teams are about as even as can be for the top end of any conference in America. Should be the best game of the day, Missouri State with triple revenge, including the loss to Wichita in last year's MVC tourney.

 I'm not at all impressed with USC even with the big victories on the year, and Howland's had a full nine days to prep, with what I feel is the more talented team. I lean Canisius, based on conference #'s and revenge. Rider's won six straight, but against nobody worth mentioning.

 nice job good luck today

Are you counting wins vs losses totals or $ balance?Because your record is good but some games are for 3 to 5 units but i dont see that reflected?Two of your losses could have gone either way yesterday as the Vols miss at the buzzer for OT etc

 THANKS Nropp.

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