NIT Tournament (Official Thread)

[Tlangs]

Ever since UMass used the Box and 1 on Roberts, shortly after Wright went down, UD has been unable to solve it. Roberts gets too passive, and is slow to recognize the difference between a soft double team and an actual trap, giving up the ball too early. The rest of the guys also seem to be hesitant to attack a 4 man zone. You're probably right about us playing Illinois State rather than Dayton, but I'll still hold out hope for the UD v. tOSU matchup.

Last night, Roberts would just stand on the baseline and the rest of the team was just playing 4 on 4. If the shot clock got under 12 seconds, he would then run off of a baseline double screen and try to get an open jumper from the opposite corner. It didn't really work. My dad and I were talking, and UD would have been better off with Roberts on the bench and Cleveland St. playing man to man.

Also, UD lacks a pure shooter other than Roberts which kills them against that Box and 1. Roberts draws a lot of attention but no one can knock down any shots.

If OSU ends up playing UD, they better come out of that zone or Roberts will go bat shit. Here is a quote from Cleveland State's coach: "The key was Roberts. I did not realize how good he was." That has pretty much been the sentiment of most of the non-conference teams Dayton has played all year. The guy averages 19 a game and only takes 12 shots a game.

 

[IronBuckI]

That's what kills me about Jimmy Binnie. He makes like 80% of his threes in warm-ups, then never shoots during the game. He only averages just over 5 attempts, and from everything that I've seen, he's a pretty good shooter.

 

[MD Buckeye]

NIT Tournament Scoreboard for Thursday, 3/20/08

(5) Maryland- 72
(1) Syracuse- 88
FINAL
Carrier Dome (Syracuse, NY)

(4) Southern Illinois- 51
(1) Arizona State- 65
FINAL
Wells-Fargo Arena (Tempe, AZ)

 

[DaytonBuck]

London Warren's jump shot was a thing of beauty last night

 

[Tlangs]

London Warren's jump shot was a thing of beauty last night

ain't it always.

 

[MD Buckeye]

Scores updated from yesterday's games

 

[MD Buckeye]

NIT Tournament Scoreboard for Friday, 3/21/08

(3) Creighton- 54
(2) Florida- 82
FINAL
Stephen C. O'Connell Center (Gainesville, FL)

 

[Bestbuck36]

This is the game that decides if Florida will make it to the final four, imo.

 

[MD Buckeye]

This is the game that decides if Florida will make it to the final four, imo.

I wouldn't overlook Arizona State.

 

[bkochmc]

I wouldn't overlook Arizona State.

Agree... they're playing some decent ball right now (and should have made the NCAA field over Arizona in my opinion).

 

[MD Buckeye]

Agree... they're playing some decent ball right now (and should have made the NCAA field over Arizona in my opinion).

Definitely. I think Arizona State is out to prove a point

 

[Gatorubet]

Florida up 51-26 at 15:47 mark.

58-28.

 

[BuckeyeNation27]

I guess the first 3 games are played at the home of the better seed.

 

[Gatorubet]

Nick Calathes with a Triple double. 76-45 with 3:13 left.

 

[billmac91]

Nick Calathes with a Triple double. 76-45 with 3:13 left.

I guess Billy's point has been well taken.