OldDogII
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Evansville coming to town should be just what the Dr ordered after the MO St blowout the other night. Let’s get back on the winning track and finish the season strong!
Here we go Bulldogs, here we go…
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DUBulldog
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+xEvansville coming to town should be just what the Dr ordered after the MO St blowout the other night. Let’s get back on the winning track and finish the season strong! I don't think any of us should be overconfident. Drake isn't good enough to just show up and win. Drake should win, but it's not automatic. The 'dogs shot incredibly well from 3 in the game at UE; can't count on that happening again. It was also UE's first game under Lickliter. By all accounts, they've been playing much better lately, even if they don't have a win to show for it.
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OldDogII
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Oh I’m not putting it in the “W” column just yet, but I would much rather get our act together against a last place team than someone in the upper half of the conference.
That last game showed that we have lots to work on so I trust that DD has been working on improving those areas. It’s got to be difficult with our limited rotation, but if we can play with the same intensity as theUNI GAME, we should be able to finish the season strong.
Here we go Bulldogs, here we go…
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musiccitybulldog
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It is about being ready to play and good decisions during play. The team has proved they can play with the best teams, do it.
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Bulldog2323
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Drake opens as an 11 point favorite. ESPN BPI gives Drake an 87.9% chance of victory.
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hamlox
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Conference- only defense Drake is 5th in conference-only offense and Evansville is 10th Conference-only offense | | | | | | | | | |
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Northern Iowa | 112.6 | 1 | 57.0 | 1 | 19.0 | 9 | 27.1 | 3 | 27.9 | 5 | 52.8 | 3 | 42.1 | 1 | 76.6 | 1 | 66.0 | 6 | Bradley | 105.4 | 2 | 51.5 | 4 | 18.0 | 5 | 28.5 | 1 | 30.3 | 3 | 48.8 | 6 | 38.0 | 2 | 74.5 | 3 | 66.0 | 5 | Indiana St. | 102.6 | 3 | 51.1 | 5 | 17.9 | 4 | 26.8 | 4 | 30.1 | 4 | 49.0 | 5 | 36.9 | 3 | 67.8 | 9 | 64.4 | 8 | Missouri St. | 102.4 | 4 | 49.5 | 6 | 16.8 | 1 | 27.7 | 2 | 23.6 | 10 | 47.5 | 8 | 35.5 | 6 | 74.9 | 2 | 68.1 | 1 | Drake | 102.3 | 5 | 53.3 | 3 | 18.0 | 6 | 21.5 | 7 | 24.7 | 9 | 54.4 | 1 | 34.4 | 7 | 72.3 | 5 | 67.0 | 4 | Loyola Chicago | 102.3 | 6 | 53.9 | 2 | 17.8 | 2 | 21.5 | 8 | 33.5 | 1 | 54.2 | 2 | 35.6 | 5 | 63.2 | 10 | 63.1 | 10 | Valparaiso | 98.2 | 7 | 48.1 | 8 | 17.9 | 3 | 24.6 | 5 | 26.6 | 6 | 50.2 | 4 | 30.3 | 9 | 74.4 | 4 | 67.7 | 2 | Illinois St. | 94.6 | 8 | 48.8 | 7 | 20.5 | 10 | 23.7 | 6 | 25.3 | 8 | 45.0 | 9 | 35.7 | 4 | 70.4 | 7 | 67.5 | 3 | Southern Illinois | 94.4 | 9 | 47.3 | 9 | 18.5 | 7 | 21.1 | 9 | 32.0 | 2 | 44.5 | 10 | 34.2 | 8 | 72.1 | 6 | 64.4 | 9 | Evansville | 87.6 | 10 | 45.4 | 10 | 19.0 | 8 | 19.6 | 10 | 25.4 | 7 | 48.6 | 7 | 27.4 | 10 | 68.5 | 8 | 65.5 | 7 |
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Loyola Chicago | 93.8 | 1 | 53.1 | 10 | 24.8 | 1 | 23.3 | 3 | 17.4 | 1 | 52.4 | 9 | 35.9 | 6 | 5.1 | 9 | 13.0 | 1 | Southern Illinois | 94.5 | 2 | 49.2 | 2 | 20.6 | 2 | 26.0 | 8 | 20.5 | 2 | 50.6 | 6 | 31.0 | 1 | 4.6 | 10 | 10.2 | 3 | Indiana St. | 98.0 | 3 | 51.1 | 6 | 20.1 | 4 | 23.4 | 4 | 31.6 | 8 | 52.5 | 10 | 32.5 | 3 | 11.9 | 2 | 7.9 | 6 | Valparaiso | 99.2 | 4 | 50.8 | 5 | 20.5 | 3 | 27.0 | 10 | 30.7 | 6 | 48.6 | 4 | 36.2 | 7 | 10.4 | 4 | 11.6 | 2 | Bradley | 99.4 | 5 | 46.8 | 1 | 16.7 | 7 | 24.8 | 7 | 31.5 | 7 | 46.7 | 2 | 31.2 | 2 | 12.4 | 1 | 6.9 | 10 | Northern Iowa | 99.8 | 6 | 49.4 | 3 | 14.4 | 10 | 21.7 | 2 | 25.9 | 3 | 47.8 | 3 | 34.6 | 4 | 7.6 | 6 | 7.4 | 7 | Missouri St. | 101.7 | 7 | 51.9 | 8 | 17.2 | 6 | 21.4 | 1 | 28.1 | 5 | 49.5 | 5 | 36.8 | 8 | 7.9 | 5 | 8.8 | 4 | Illinois St. | 103.4 | 8 | 51.9 | 7 | 18.8 | 5 | 26.7 | 9 | 31.9 | 9 | 51.6 | 8 | 34.9 | 5 | 6.0 | 8 | 8.7 | 5 | Drake | 105.7 | 9 | 50.1 | 4 | 14.9 | 9 | 23.9 | 6 | 33.5 | 10 | 44.8 | 1 | 38.5 | 10 | 11.7 | 3 | 7.0 | 9 | Evansville | 107.4 | 10 | 52.6 | 9 | 15.7 | 8 | 23.6 | 5 | 27.8 | 4 | 51.0 | 7 | 37.8 | 9 | 6.2 | 7 | 7.1 | 8 |
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UrbyJT
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Not playing great defense.
Of note, I’m pretty sure Tone played the entire first half. I like that as long as he can handle it.
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ILLINOISBULLDOG
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Yea. Plus you offense stagnant. Need someone to stick a firecracker 🧨 up their collective butts
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BRFDawg
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I don't want to jinx anything but if Robbins stays healthy it is entirely feasible that he finishes ahead of Ben Simons all time in scoring and Lynnrick could be in range. He'll likely be near the leader in blocks and top 5-10 in rebounds. Who could have imagined that when he walked on campus? If he continues to improve then we're looking at maybe one of the 2 or 3 best centers in the school's history? Bizarre stuff man.
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DUlawdog
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Well, if there's such a thing as a confidence eroding win, this would be it. But Evansville shot decently and we did figure out a way to win. So, good job dogs, let's finish the season strong. But going to need better effort on defense.
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Bulldog2323
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A win is a win, but if we can't make more than 3 3 pointers in a game we won't make it past Thursday of Arch Madness.
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UrbyJT
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Oh I also liked the strategy of driving towards the side of the court that Jonah is on. I’m not X’s and O’s expert but that seeeeemed like something they were keying on. Teams are always on him like glue so Roman can usually get a one on one matchup. Hopefully they can keep probing that to maybe eventually free up Jonah, and if not, Roman keeps getting one on one drives to the lane.
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hamlox
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+xA win is a win, but if we can't make more than 3 3 pointers in a game we won't make it past Thursday of Arch Madness. Evansville is getting better every game. I would hate to get them on Thursday, especially if they get healthy. Must stay away from seventh place. That first half was, again, uninspiring. It's great when the team passes, but it's awful when they are passive. It was great to see guys attack the basket. Rewarded with 42 trips to the line. Murphy and Sturtz with all around games. Robbins has to beg for some love from the refs. Some really bad calls, or no calls. Four teams tied in the Valley at 7-7, including the 'Dogs. THE Missouri State University playing at their highest level; Indiana State with their third loss in a row; Valpo, who is coming to town with a two game winning streak.
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DUBulldog
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I'll take an ugly win right now.
Yet another team that lit us up from 3-point range. Getting to be a regular thing.
Let's get Valpo on Wednesday.
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Optimist
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+xI'll take an ugly win right now. Yet another team that lit us up from 3-point range. Getting to be a regular thing. Let's get Valpo on Wednesday. Yep, Evansville hit 48% of their 3's. The way we played in the first half, it looked like we were headed for disaster. Fortunately, we sprang to life after the intermission. Tone played his best game of the year. Sturtz and Penn made a lot of "heads-up" plays and Thomas hit a couple of key 3's.
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musiccitybulldog
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Need to "switch" on defense. Practice free throws.
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zman2
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Really weird stats. 42 free throws to 14. 35 rebounds to 19. The only thing that kept them in the game was their crazy good shooting. 42 free throws means we were doing what a lot of people were complain out, we were attacking the goal all game long. Some good to take away from this.
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hamlox
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+xReally weird stats. 42 free throws to 14. 35 rebounds to 19. The only thing that kept them in the game was their crazy good shooting. 42 free throws means we were doing what a lot of people were complain out, we were attacking the goal all game long. Some good to take away from this. +1 Really good take home. I wonder if it was because Eville has the worst defense in the Valley.
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Mc Bulldog
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Since the Bulldogs won the game is it acceptable to talk about the officials without some goon crying about giving a bad rap on the officiating? That's right, a goon.
No. 1 on the list is what does Liam need to do to get a fair shake? He gets beaten on like a penyata filled with cash at a free dance, okay? It's a crock of horse hockey!
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Drakey
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+xSince the Bulldogs won the game is it acceptable to talk about the officials without some goon crying about giving a bad rap on the officiating? That's right, a goon. No. 1 on the list is what does Liam need to do to get a fair shake? He gets beaten on like a penyata filled with cash at a free dance, okay? It's a crock of horse hockey! He does seem to get a lot of fouls called that would not be called on anybody else. We had two out of three bad officials yesterday. Makes it hard.
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