BEVERLY HILLS (MI) — The UD Flyers are winners of four in a row and with the exception of allowing SLU back in the game late, all of ‘em have been relatively stress free. I don’t know about you, but I can definitely get used to not experiencing forty minutes of agita, complaining about the zebras or cussing at the TV.

Let’s take a look at the UD/SBU box score, shall we?

http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=366339

While we’re at it, here are the highlights:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=197&v=KHJHsafOaTU&feature=emb_title

– UD shot 54% to the Bonnies 35%; Dayton was 10-18 from three for 56%, with Brea hitting 6 of 7 and Elvis netting 4 of 6. Heck any statistical category you name, the Red and Blue dominated with the exception of FTs, where they were only 2-6.

– The one element that is really making the difference doesn’t show up in the stat sheet:

Team Defense

– Denizens of the UDPride MB game threads will recall my admonitions that Kobe Elvis needs to “get his puppies set” in order to be an effective shooter. His turnaround “Mamba Mentality” jumper has proven the old guy was most assuredly wrong.

– How did Deuce only get credited with three blocks vs. SBU? He had two rejections in one possession!

– The loudest college basketball arenas in each of the 50 states:

– Looking back on the Duquesne Dukes’ blowout, here is how the Pittsburgh beat writers saw the game:

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/duquesne/2022/01/15/duquesne-keith-dambrot-primo-spears-tre-williams-dayton-kevin-easley-dukes-vs-dayton-flyers/stories/202201150051

Pittsburgh Tribune:

https://triblive.com/sports/dayton-uses-size-advantage-to-top-duquesne-in-atlantic-10-matchup/

– Tom Eggemeier continues to tweet some great Flyers stats, courtesy of Bart Torvik:

https://twitter.com/TomDaytonFlyers/status/1482442803498029058

– Meanwhile, DaRon’s old Compass Prep teammate Ty Ty Washington is lighting it up in Lexington:

https://www.yoursportsedge.com/2022/01/17/kentucky-proved-a-lot-to-others-and-itself-with-rout-of-vols/vaughts-views/larryvaught/

Obi Toppin’s NYK season in a nutshell:

https://twitter.com/APachecoNBA/status/1483444338432618496?cxt=HHwWgMC5xYSxoJYpAAAA

– Really nice profile of Bucky Bockhorn who was recognized Tuesday night during the Bonnies’ game:

https://spectrumnews1.com/oh/dayton/news/2022/01/17/long-time-ud-basketball-broadcaster-honored-?cid=app_share

– The reviews on “Mongolian Mike” from his appearances at Flyin’ to the Hoop are in and they are quite favorable:

Derek Murray: https://twitter.com/DMurrayHoops/status/1482466712654168085

SUVtv: https://twitter.com/SUVtv/status/1482751308633452548

The recently revised ESPN Top 100 for 2022 has Mike as a four star player ranked #100 nationally:

http://www.espn.com/college-sports/basketball/recruiting/playerrankings

That’s it “From the Swamp.”
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