[2018-19] Kentucky (at Indianapolis), Army, Eastern Michigan

[deepdarkblue]

There's no logical reason for Eastern Michigan's mascot to not be an emu.

 

[DurhamSon]

Isn't EMU considered to be the best institution in the MAC from the state of Michigan?

 

[ZackM]

Isn't EMU considered to be the best institution in the MAC from the state of Michigan?

*Don't take the bait. Don't take the bait. Don't take the bait.*

 

[torontoduke]

@physicsfactor I had forgotten about the 2013 EMU game. Rod Hood looking aggressive in those highlights

 

[SeanMayTriedToEatMe]

EMU line is up to 25.5-26.5.

 

[aiw]

 

[TS9]

Just sorta casually won that one by 40 or whatever, even with the reserves jacklegging around for most of the second half.

This team is wild.

 

[TS9]

That said, free throws are gonna bite us in the ass eventually.

 

[torontoduke]

I missed the game, but judging by your comments/videos there were lots of transition buckets.

That aside, what was the approach to dealing with their zone? Lots of dribble drive? Effective ball movement to collapse the zone?

 

[aiw]

Dunks

 

[Slap the Floor]

I can't believe we had a line-up featuring

Marques Bolden, Justin Robinson, and Antonio Vrankovic.

 

[childress22]

My favorite was when we had Goldwire out there with White, Williamson, Bolden and Vrankovic. That has to be the heaviest/most massive lineup we've ever put on the floor.

 

[aiw]

Only because Hood would vomit pregame to get underweight on the Jabari Porker team.

 

[rome8180]

What I appreciated about the first half, besides all the loose ball turnovers we forced and all the dunks that they led to, was all the diving on the floor. If there were a such thing as hustle points, we would have already exceeded our "hustle score" for last season.

 

[DukeNukem05]

What I appreciated about the first half, besides all the loose ball turnovers we forced and all the dunks that they led to, was all the diving on the floor. If there were a such thing as hustle points, we would have already exceeded our "hustle score" for last season.

We had people diving in exhibition games. I love the verve.

 

[deepdarkblue]

Were the EMUs that bad, or are Goldwire, O'Connell, White, Vrank, Robinson just that dominant?

The only interesting thing I'll remember about Eastern Michigan is that they have a guy named Rafus, Jr on the team and whenever he was mentioned, it sounded like they were saying Rapist, Jr.

 

[torontoduke]

What I appreciated about the first half, besides all the loose ball turnovers we forced and all the dunks that they led to, was all the diving on the floor. If there were a such thing as hustle points, we would have already exceeded our "hustle score" for last season.

We had people diving in exhibition games. I love the verve.

Verve is the word.

 

[rome8180]

I'll also say that the crowd was very loud considering the opponent. I think people are more excited for this team.

 

[rhfarmer]

How can you not be, holy shit.

 

[StopThePumpFakesShav]

Shithead plus/minus has definitely improved this year.