NAU GAME THREAD

CatfaninGA · Post by **CatfaninGA** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 10:07 am

I know it's early, but damn I]m ready for some hoops tonight!

BWahlberg · Post by **BWahlberg** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 11:52 am

I went to the UM/NAU game the other night, here's what you need to watch for with the 'Jacks

It's no secret, 3 pointers. Sir, Golob, and thier point guard who kind of sports a mullet (has a long last name) can KILL a lot of momentum by draining a few 3's. They do hit the 3's in streaks though. It was what kept them ahead of us for 3/4 of the game, when the 8:00 mark in the 2nd hit they started to miss those shots and that allowed the Griz to overtake them and eventually win the game.

Their center, Boykin, has some nice moves, he faked out Seyfert, Easly, and Strait at different times in the game, he can get around guys easily, and can shoot well 10 - 15 feet out as well.

Their weakness is they turn it over a lot, esp. in pressure situations. None of them are spectacular ball handlers and tend to get the ball slapped away when they're in close quarters. They also fall apart in zone defense and in double teams. There were 3 plays where the Griz went to a high zone and both Golob and Sir were standing all alone. The NAU guards were pressured so much they threw the ball away each time instead of dishing the ball to the two best 3 point shooters on the team.

The other weakness for NAU is their bench. They don't have much talent after their first 5.

Post by **kmax** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 1:50 pm

Good breakdown ReMax, thanks. I will have to keep an eye out for some of that stuff tonight at the game.

Go Cats!!

BWahlberg · Post by **BWahlberg** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 2:56 pm

Just watch the perimiter, ouch!

I think they hit 11 or 12 3s on us.

mslacat · Post by **mslacat** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 4:16 pm

Re/Max Griz wrote:Just watch the perimiter, ouch!

I think they hit 11 or 12 3s on us.

In highschool Sir's shooting range was from 1/2 court in.

Post by **rtb** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 7:53 pm

Who is listening out there tonight?

WYCAT · Post by **WYCAT** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:02 pm

rtb wrote:Who is listening out there tonight?

I am here and the feed seems good so far.

Post by **rtb** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:07 pm

My feed earlier was in and out during pre-game, but it has held steady now. I hope it keeps working tonight!

CatfaninGA · Post by **CatfaninGA** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:10 pm

I'm tuned in tonight from chilly Atlanta, but my power has been on and off all night, stupid winter storm coming through tonight (winter storm down south means a CHANCE of a snowflake and below 30 degrees) LOL!

CatfaninGA · Post by **CatfaninGA** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:16 pm

First media timeout, quick start for both teams:

14-10 MSU

WYCAT · Post by **WYCAT** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:21 pm

Much better start tonight - good shooting, rebounding, hustle - really everything seems better.

An especially good start for Ryan Holmes - I think we may have a real scorer in this kid.

WYCAT · Post by **WYCAT** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:27 pm

Other Big Sky scores tonight:

WSU 10 EWU 6 12:00 left in the 1st half
Sac. 22 griz 13 11:56 left in the 1st half
ISU 17 PSU 14 11:42 left in the 1st half

CatfaninGA · Post by **CatfaninGA** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:32 pm

Good lord, the scouting report was right, all NAU does is launch 3's

Good thing they aren't going in.

Post by **rtb** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:34 pm

We are playing well, but I don't like when we have a small lead like this....it always seems to bite us in the butt towards the end of the game.

Overall I like what I am hearing tonight.

Post by **rtb** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:43 pm

Update

UM 30 Sac 28 3:58 in 1st
WSU 23 EWU 20 3:55 in 1st
PSU 22 ISU 21 7:53 in 1st

WYCAT · Post by **WYCAT** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:43 pm

What is our deal with fouls? You can only blame the refs so much. Every night we seem to be in foul trouble and it is eventually going to cost us. Maybe some of the guys watching live can shed some light tomorrow?????????

Post by **rtb** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 8:45 pm

WYCAT wrote:What is our deal with fouls? You can only blame the refs so much. Every night we seem to be in foul trouble and it is eventually going to cost us. Maybe some of the guys watching live can shed some light tomorrow?????????

Yeah, last game sounded like part of the problem could be blamed on the refs, but Chris hasn't said anything negative tonight about the officials. We need to play a little better regarding fouls in order to stay in this game.

12 fouls already, OUCH!

WYCAT · Post by **WYCAT** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:02 pm

Halftime scores:

WSU 30 EWU 26
ISU 29 PSU 26
Griz 37 Sac 34

Looks a lot like Thursday's scores - all close so far.

Post by **rtb** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:08 pm

PSU must really be hurting without the player who broke his foot.

Chris does a really good job pointing out the flaws of the scorekeepers, officials, etc.

WYCAT · Post by **WYCAT** » Sat Jan 22, 2005 9:11 pm

rtb wrote:PSU must really be hurting without the player who broke his foot.

I didn't hear about that - was it their big gun (Boxley I think)?