BEVERLY HILLS (MI) -- With seven days to stew in their own juices following the embarrassing L to UT Chattanooga, the basketball Flyers cracked the books and prepared to face the Furman Paladins on Saturday. Those of you who are of a certain age will recall the TV western “Have Gun, Will Travel” featuring Paladin, a mysterious, dressed all in black gun-for-hire. Just to be clear, the guys UD face on Saturday are
not named after Richard Boone’s character. Here is why they are called thusly:
http://www.furmanpaladins.com/athlet..._paladin/index
In keeping with their French heritage, the Paladins might as well just go ahead and surrender -- this game is
not gonna be pretty.
If you are in hoops withdrawal, perhaps a highlight tape of the best Flyer plays from the month of November will help ease your pain:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVOj...ature=youtu.be
Recalling better times before the Mocs came to town and ended UD’s home winning streak, here is a “Freeze Frame” look at Vanderbilt’s distinct lack of defense in the SEC school’s home loss vs. Dayton:
http://rushthecourt.net/2015/12/10/f...source=twitter
UD ranks #29 in the latest ESPN Basketball Power Index:
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/bpi
As the father of two daughters who reside in Chicago, this game has got to happen:
http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/...icago-n/npmY9/
Not only will a matchup with Northwestern provide a homecoming for native Chicagoans Kendall Pollard, Kyle Davis, Josh Cunningham and Bobby Wehrli, but it will give the Flyers a chance to strut their stuff in front of deluxe 2017 PG Evan Gilyard of Chicago Simeon:
http://suntimeshighschoolsports.com/...elite-classic/
Ever wondered how much control offense and defense have on various stats in a college basketball game? Boy wonder Ken Pomeroy has got ya covered:
http://kenpom.com/blog/index.php/web...se_the_summary
How
not to host an outdoor college basketball game:
http://www.cbssports.com/collegebask...fed-petco-park
I normally agree with Reid Forgrave of
Fox Sports but he is dead wrong on his assessment of the new rules changes and their impact on the college game. Scoring and tempo may be up, but overall watchability is
way down:
http://www.foxsports.com/college-bas...changes-120915
This is how you end a HS basketball game!
http://www.sportingnews.com/ncaa-bas...hool-oman-oman
Devin Searcy’s HS coach Nate Oats is now the head guy at Buffalo and is facing some tough times off the court. Hang in there, Nate:
http://americansportsnet.com/buffalo...-wifes-cancer/
That’s it “From the Swamp.”
You can email me at:
swampy@udpride.com