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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Jan 3, 2015 10:39:29 GMT -6
MILWAUKEE (5-10, 0-1) AT DETROIT (6-9, 0-1)
JANUARY 4, 2015 – 12 P.M. CT
DETROIT, MICH. – CALIHAN HALL
AMERICAN SPORTS NETWORK – WCGV-TV (My 24 in Milwaukee)
WISN (AM 1130)
Milwaukee and Detroit meet for the 44th time in a series that dates back to 1995 and the Panthers own a slim 23-20 edge in the all-time series.
During its current four-game losing streak, Milwaukee has shot just 33 (71-for-214) from the field and 21 percent (19-for-91) from three-point territory, while averaging 56.8 points and 16.0 turnovers. In the first 11 games of 2014-15, UWM averaged 65.7 ppg and shot 43 percent.
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Jan 4, 2015 12:07:54 GMT -6
Panthers are a 7 point underdog, game is on channel 24.
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Post by PantherNation on Jan 4, 2015 12:10:06 GMT -6
According to the announcers, Milwaukee won the Horizon League tournament last year and had a great run - beating Alabama and Boston College. Hmmm. Someone must have misread the Wikipedia page.
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Jan 4, 2015 12:28:12 GMT -6
Dave Armstrong the play by play man worked for years doing Big 8/Big 12 games on the regional ESPN+ games. The other guy is so old, he is talking about how he doesn't like the shot clock.
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Post by GoPanthers33 on Jan 4, 2015 12:58:18 GMT -6
We're gonna need a solid 2nd half to win this one.
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Post by Pounce Needs Pals on Jan 4, 2015 13:51:45 GMT -6
This ASN is very poor. Just did a stat listing the last 5 years regular and tournament championship in the HL. In 2011 and 2012 they listed them as all going to the ncaa tourament.
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Post by FTA1982 on Jan 4, 2015 14:35:18 GMT -6
It has gotten to the point where I didn't even know that there was a game today or that it was on tv.
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Post by Spirit of Bruce on Jan 4, 2015 15:01:04 GMT -6
Well, at least they kept the deficit under 20... (crickets)
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Post by BBFran on Jan 4, 2015 15:07:36 GMT -6
At this point it's obvious we will see a lot of losses this year. We just don't have the horses. JJ has disappeared. That's on both him and the coaches, but the bottom line is that he had a huge opportunity this year and simply hasn't done what it takes to take advantage of it. Great kid but I guess he's just not really interested in reaching his potential in the sport. Don't know how else to read it. At this point Coach might as well give his minutes to Brett and be done with it.
Notwithstanding the situation I'm really proud of the effort we see from Matt, Steve and JR. Those guys are leaving nothing on the court. A season like this reveals character, and they are showing it.
One of the things that really hurt us today is that Cody is in a terrible shooting slump. He's our only significant threat from 3 with Austin and Brock not playing, so if he's not hitting we are really hamstrung offensively. But at least he's playing hard. Finally saw some spark out of Akeem today. It would really help if he could keep that going.
Overall I was happy with the way we kept fighting in the second half. Couldn't close the gap because our defense was porous and frankly Detroit was making great shots. And Juwan Howard was just phenomenal. Great player.
It would be nice to say the cavalry is on the way, but it's not true. We have a lot of talent coming in next year with Austin, Brock, Scotty, Jayquan and some others. But for this year the guys we saw today are pretty much the guys who are going to have to figure it out. I hate for this to happen when we have a senior point guard who works as hard as Steve does. I hope the other players see that leadership and respect it. He will be damn hard to replace next year.
I actually really enjoyed the color commentary on the broadcast today by Bob Donewald. Many of you are probably too young to remember but he was a very good coach at Illinois State. He almost got the Wisconsin job at one point. Bob Knight disciple.
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Post by 73withharoldlee on Jan 4, 2015 18:54:37 GMT -6
Nice comments!
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Post by ghostofdylan on Jan 4, 2015 19:34:50 GMT -6
Wow. I read today's boxscore and these were some of my very first thoughts.
Folks, get ready for 3-13. It's coming.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Jan 4, 2015 19:38:55 GMT -6
And let me say this for next year:
The Panthers had better find a juco big who's ready to go out of the chute.
They certainly don't have one now.
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Post by Hack on Jan 4, 2015 20:32:37 GMT -6
Only gave up 83 points today. Gave up 84 in each of the three games prior.
It's the little things.
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Post by ghostofdylan on Jan 4, 2015 20:58:12 GMT -6
Only gave up 83 points today. Gave up 84 in each of the three games prior. It's the little things. I'm laughing out loud. Leave it to Hack. Is this one of the worst defensive teams in the country? |
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Post by ghostofdylan on Jan 4, 2015 23:11:12 GMT -6
Plenty of raw, unbridled passion from friends who no longer post on this forum.
My friend Antonio seemed especially upset. "La Puerta esta abierta," he yelled. "LA PUERTA ESTA ABIERTA!!!"
Now I don't speak Spanish, but if I understand correctly, he's ready to jump ship.
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